Florida State Road 31

Infobox road
state=FL
type=SR
route=31
maint=FDOT


length_mi=36.3
length_round=2
length_ref= [http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/gis/default.htm FDOT GIS data] ]
established=2004
direction_a=South
starting_terminus=
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=
previous_type=SR
previous_route=30
next_type=SR
next_route=33

State Road 31 is a state road in Southwestern Florida in Lee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties. It is about 36 miles (58 kilometers) long. The entire roadway is two lanes wide, even near Fort Myers. The highway crosses the Caloosahatchee River via the Wilson Pigott Bridge, a small drawbridge, a mile north of the southern terminus. The northern terminus is with an intersection of SR 70 near Arcadia. The southern terminus is with an intersection of SR 80 near Fort Myers Shores. The route is home to G. Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital, replacing the old De Soto Aircraft Field.

In 2006, [http://www.cameratta.com Cameratta Properties] purchased convert|5860|acre|km2|0 of land along SR 31 in DeSoto County for a master-planned community that upon completion will add approximately 17,000 homes and convert|500000|sqft|m2|-4 of retail and office space.

In 2006, DeSoto County announced that the county will build a new wastewater treatment facility along SR 31 to accommodate the future demand for residential housing anticipated along the SR 31 Corridor.

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