West end: US 41 near Bradenton Length 238.2 km | East end: US 1 in Fort Pierce | |
Existed: 1945 renumbering (definition) – present Counties Manatee County, Florida, DeSoto County, Florida | ||
Stretching 148 miles (238 km) across the Florida peninsula, State Road 70 (SR 70) spans five Florida counties and straddles the northern boundaries of two more. Its western terminus is at US 41 (14th Street West) south of Bradenton (Manatee County); its eastern terminus is an intersection of Virginia Avenue and South Fourth Street (U.S. Route 1/SR 5) in Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County).
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Map of FL-70, Florida, USA
Route description
Between the termini, SR 70 serves the following Florida counties and cities:
• Manatee County – Bradenton, Oneco, Lorraine, Verna (on the boundary with Sarasota County), Parmalee, Myakka City, Edgeville
• DeSoto County – Pine Level, Arcadia
• Highlands County – Childs, Bairs Den, Bear Hollow, Brighton (northeast of a stretch of SR 70 on the boundary with Glades County)
• Okeechobee County – Okeechobee, Cypress Quarters. The route includes part of the Conners Highway
• St. Lucie County – Fort Pierce
SR 70 is signed throughout its entire route, including the mile-long stretch of road it shares with US 98 (State Road 700) in Okeechobee.