Florida State Road 548

State Road 548, the Lakeland In-Town Bypass, is a short six-lane arterial in Lakeland, opened in early 2004. It connects SR 35 (Florida Avenue) north of downtown to SR 35 and SR 600 (Bartow Road and Main Street) east of downtown, allowing traffic to bypass downtown.

SR 548 is signed, but only on reassurance signage. It is signed on street signs as Bartow Road, which is the name of its continuation along SR 35 at the east end.

In mid-2005, US 98 was rerouted onto SR 548.Fact|date=February 2007

Only roads intersected

* SR 35 (Florida Avenue)
* SR 33 (Massachusetts Avenue)
* SR 35/SR 600 (Bartow Road/Main Street)

History

SR 548 opened in 2004. Before that, there was no SR 548.

Future

There are plans to extend SR 548 west across SR 563 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue) and SR 539 (Kathleen Road) to end at SR 600 (George Jenkins Boulevard) west of downtown. This will provide a full east-west bypass to supplement SR 546 (Memorial Boulevard) and SR 400 (Interstate 4).

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