- Interstate 175
Infobox road
state=FL
type=I
route=175
maint=Florida DOT
length_mi=1.44
length_round=2
length_ref=cite web|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table2.cfm|title=Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System: Table 2|publisher=FHWA|accessdate=2007-10-03]
established=
direction_a=West
terminus_a=Jct|state=FL|I|275 in St. Petersburg
junction=
direction_b=East
terminus_b=Jct|state=FL|SR|687 in St. Petersburg
previous_type=FL
previous_route=592
browse_route=
next_type=FL
next_route=595Interstate 175 (I-175) in
St. Petersburg, Florida , also known as South Bay Drive, is a 1.44-mile-long spur route from Interstate 275 into downtown. It is also designated as the unsigned State Road 594. There is a sibling segment of freeway nearby designated as I-375.History
The freeway was originally to have been a part of the former "Pinellas Belt Expressway" which would have continued from its western terminus. The Pinellas Belt Expressway was budgeted in 1974, but cancelled in the late 1970s due to local opposition. [http://www.southeastroads.com/pinellas.html] It was opened on April 23, 1980 having cost $5.5million ($13.7million in 2007 dollars) to build between 1977 and 1980. [http://www.southeastroads.com/i-175_fl.html] When I-75 was relocated in the late 1970s/early 1980s, five miles of additional interstate became available, thus the St. Pete feeder sections of I-175 and neighboring I-375 were upgraded to interstate status. [ [http://www.southeastroads.com/i-175_fl.html I-175 at South-East highways] ]
Exit list
The entire route is in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County.
References
External links
* [http://www.southeastroads.com/i-175_fl.html] I-175 @ SouthEastRoads.com (Part of AARoads.com)
* [http://www.kurumi.com/roads/3di/i175.html#175fl Kurumi - I-175 Florida]
* [http://www.interstate275florida.com/I175.htm Interstate 175 Florida page at Interstate275Florida.com]
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