Florida State Road 48

State Road 48 (SR 48) was an east–west state highway that ran from U.S. Highway 41 in Floral City, Florida to Florida State Road 19 in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. In the last years of the route's existence, it was a 2.167 miles (3.487 km) state road in Bushnell, Florida which ran from Interstate 75 (I-75) at exit 314 to U.S. Highway 301 (US 301). Today, all segments are designated County Road 48 (CR 48) where they are under county maintenance. Segments in Sumter County are part of the Scenic Sumter Heritage Byway.[1]

State Road 48
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Existed1945 renumbering (definition)–2016
Major junctions
West end US 41 in Floral City
East end SR 19 in Howey-in-the-Hills
Location
CountiesCitrus, Sumter, Lake
Highway system
← SR 47→ SR 49

Route description and History

The route includes former segments of Florida State Roads 2, 22, 23, 210, 212, and 214 which were designated as SR 48 as part of the 1945 great renumbering.

East Orange Avenue in Floral City was once part of SR 48.

SR 48 ran from US 41 in Floral City, in Citrus County. Within Floral City itself, it is called East Orange Avenue, while east of the city it is known as East Bushnell Road. After crossing the Withlacoochee River it wound through western Sumter County along part of the DeSoto Trail. Within Wahoo, the road passes by the "DeSoto Trailhead" near a memorial for the Battle of Wahoo Swamp, and the Wahoo First Baptist Church.

East of CR 316A the road becomes a four lane undivided highway in Bushnell until it approaches Interstate 75 where it becomes a four-lane divided highway. The divided section ends east of the vicinity of the Walmart Supercenter. The widened segment continues into downtown Bushnell until in intersects CR 475 and CR 548. From there it turns south as a four-lane boulevard before intersecting with US 301.

The former SR 48 runs concurrently with southbound US 301 as well as westbound CR 476 along North Main Street which becomes South Main Street at the intersection with West and East Central Avenues. The overlap ends at West Seminole Avenue, where CR 476 turns west towards Nobleton, Lake Lindsey and US 19 at the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area while CR 48 tuns east. West Seminole Avenue ends at the intersection with South Florida Street and East Southland Avenue. CR 48 turns south onto East Southland Avenue which curves east before leaving Bushnell's city limits, and heads through the rest of rural Sumter County. North of the city of Webster it intersects with SR 471 as it heads towards Center Hill. Northeast of Center Hill, SR 48 crossed the Sumter–Lake county line and was named Leesburg Highway. In Okahumpka, the road runs concurrently with CR 33, then turned at 1st Street, taking the designation from CR 470 on its way to SR 19 in Howey-in-the-Hills.

CR 48 joins CR 33 in Okahumpka.




Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[2][3]kmDestinationsNotes
CitrusFloral City0.0000.000 US 41 (South Florida Avenue / SR 45) – Tampa, Inverness
​1.7[4]2.7 CR 39 south (South Istachatta Road)
​2.1[4]3.4 To CR 39A / East Trails End Road
Withlacoochee River4.06.4Bridge
Sumter​4.6[4]7.4 CR 575 south
​12.11619.499west end of state maintenance
​12.1719.59 I-75 (SR 93) – Ocala, Lake City, TampaI-75 exit 314
Bushnell14.03022.579 CR 475 north (Main Street) – Lake Panasoffkeewest end of SR 475 overlap
14.28322.986 US 301 north (East Noble Avenue / SR 35) – Coleman, Ocalaeast end of SR 475 overlap; west end of US 301 / SR 35 overlap; east end of SR 48 (becomes CR 48)
14.81623.844 US 301 north (SR 35) / CR 476 west (Seminole Avenue) – Dade City, Nobleton, Dade Battlefield Historic State Parkeast end of US 301 / SR 35 overlap (and of state maintenance); west end of CR 476 overlap
15.1[4]24.3 CR 476A north (East Seminole Avenue)east end of CR 476 overlap
Bevilles Corner18.7[4]30.1 SR 471 – Sumterville, Webster, Sumter County Fair Grounds
Center Hill22.2[4]35.7 CR 478 west (Virginia Avenue)
22.5[4]36.2 CR 469 south
LakeLeesburg31.2[4]50.2 CR 33 south – Mascottewest end of CR 33 overlap
Okahumpka31.7[4]51.0 CR 33 north / CR 470 west to Florida's Turnpike – Leesburg, Sumtervilleeast end of CR 33 overlap
Leesburg32.8[4]52.8 US 27 (SR 25) to Florida's Turnpike south
Howey-in-the-Hills39.8[4]64.1 SR 19 – Tavares
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Map of the Scenic Sumter Heritage Byway (Official Site)
  2. FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2014
  3. FDOT GIS data Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 2014
  4. Google Maps distance
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