State Road 61 (SR 61) is located in the Big Bend area of Florida, running through the state capital of Florida, Tallahassee. Throughout most of its length, SR 61 is the unsigned state route assigned to U.S. Route 319. The route's southern terminus is at US 98, and its northern terminus is at the Georgia state line, where it continues north as Georgia State Route 35.
 State Road 61 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 57.477 mi[1] (92.500 km) including CR 61 | |||
| Existed | 1945–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 98 near Ochlockonee Bay | |||
 US 319 in Crawfordville  US 27 / US 90 in Tallahassee I-10 in Tallahassee | ||||
| North end |  US 319 / SR 35 towards Thomasville, GA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Wakulla, Leon | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 61 begins at US 98 as an unsigned route, heading north on US 319, until it splits off with the highway in Crawfordville and becomes County Road 61. It turns east towards Shadeville Highway (former State Road 365), where afterwards, it runs north as Wakulla Springs Road.[citation needed]
The main, signed portion of SR 61 begins at the Leon County line, where it continues north and eventually rejoins US 319 just south of Capital Circle. Heading north towards the capitol building, it meets State Road 363 and swaps roads, with SR 61 crossing over to Crawfordville Road and continuing north as Adams Street. The swapping ends at Paul Russell Road and then joins with US 27 as Monroe Street. SR 61 leaves downtown Tallahassee as Thomasville Road and just north of its intersection with I-10 at exit 203, it reunites with US 319 and heads north. US 319 and SR 61 stay concurrent from there until the road ends at the Georgia state line and continues there as State Route 35.[citation needed]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Wakulla | Ochlockonee Bay | 0.000 | 0.000 | base of Ochlockonee Bay Bridge | |||
| see US 98 (mile 221.013-230.350), US 319 (mile 48.654-55.429) | |||||||
| Crawfordville | 14.553 | 23.421 |  US 319 north (SR 369) – Tallahassee | north end of US 319 overlap; north end of state maintenance | |||
| Shadeville | 26.4[2] | 42.5 |   CR 365 south (Spring Creek Highway) – Shell Point, Spring Creek, Live Oak Island | ||||
| | 21.188[3] | 34.099 |  CR 365 north | ||||
| | 32.3[2] | 52.0 |  SR 267 – Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park | ||||
| Wakulla–Leon county line | | 28.773[3] | 46.306 | county line | south end of state maintenance | ||
| Leon | | 30.249 | 48.681 |  CR 2204 (Oak Ridge Road) | |||
| | 32.055 | 51.588 |  US 319 south (SR 369) – Crawfordville | south end of US 319 overlap; no left turn northbound | |||
| Tallahassee | 34.052 | 54.801 |     US 319 north / SR 263 west (Capital Circle) to I-10 – Tallahassee Regional Airport, Thomasville | north end of US 319 overlap | |||
| 35.693 | 57.442 | Gaile Avenue (SR 61A east) | |||||
| 36.256 | 58.348 |  SR 363 north (Adams Street) | south end of SR 363 overlap | ||||
| 36.440 | 58.644 | SR 363 south (South Monroe Street) | north end of SR 363 overlap | ||||
| 36.939 | 59.448 |    SR 373 west / CR 373 east (East Orange Avenue) – Airport, Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science | |||||
| 37.450 | 60.270 |  CR 265 north (East Magnolia Drive) | |||||
| 38.523 | 61.997 |   SR 371 west / CR 1555 north (Gaines Street) | |||||
| 38.706 | 62.291 | US 27 south (Apalachee Parkway) | south end of US 27 overlap | ||||
| 38.807 | 62.454 |  SR 366 west (Jefferson Street) | |||||
| 39.159 | 63.020 | US 90 (Tennessee Street / SR 10 / SR 20 west) – Florida State University, Quincy, Monticello | north end of SR 20 overlap | ||||
| 39.545 | 63.642 | US 27 north (Monroe Street / SR 63) – Havana | north end of US 27 overlap | ||||
| 39.638 | 63.791 |  CR 1559 south (Calhoun Street) | |||||
| 40.101 | 64.536 |  SR 155 north (Meridian Road) | southbound access only | ||||
| 43.510 | 70.023 |   To I-10 east / US 319 south / Raymond Diehl Road (SR 162 east) – Lake City | |||||
| 43.56 | 70.10 |  I-10 west (SR 8) – Regional Airport, Pensacola | I-10 exit 203 | ||||
| 43.778 | 70.454 |   CR 0352 west (Timberlane Road) / Killearn Center Boulevard (SR 160 east) | |||||
| 43.922 | 70.686 | US 319 south (Capital Circle Northeast / SR 261) to I-10 east | south end of US 319 overlap | ||||
| see US 319 (mile 83.236-96.791) | |||||||
| | 57.477 | 92.500 | US 319 north / SR 35 north – Thomasville | Georgia state line | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Florida State Road 61A
edit State Road 61A | |
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| Gaile Avenue | |
| Location | Tallahassee |
| Length | 0.103 mi[4] (166 m) |
State Road 61A (SR 61A) is a 0.103-mile-long (0.166 km) state highway in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida that connects Florida State Road 61 and Florida State Road 363 in southern Tallahassee. SR 61A is unsigned throughout.
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Tallahassee, Leon County.
| mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 0.000 |  SR 61 (Crawfordville Road) / Ridge Road | Western terminus; continues beyond SR 61 as Ridge Road | ||
| 0.103 | 0.166 | SR 363 (Woodville Highway) | Eastern terminus; continues beyond FL 363 as Gaile Avenue | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2014
- ^ a b Google Maps distance
- ^ a b FDOT GIS data Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 2014
- ^ a b "Florida Department of Transportation Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 13, 2018.