Interstate 175
South Bay Drive | |||||||
I-175 highlighted in red | |||||||
Route information | |||||||
Auxiliary route of I-75 | |||||||
Maintained by FDOT | |||||||
Length | 1.285 mi[1] (2.068 km) | ||||||
Existed | 1980 – present | ||||||
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Counties | Pinellas | ||||||
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Interstate 175 (I-175) in St. Petersburg, Florida, also known as South Bay Drive, is a 1.3-mile-long spur route from Interstate 275 into downtown St. Petersburg. It is also designated as the unsigned State Road 594. There is a sibling segment of freeway nearby designated as I-375.
Route description
The interstate begins at I-275 with Tropicana Field on the northeast side of the interchange, going east into downtown St. Petersburg, passing through eastbound exits with 9th Street South/8th Street South and 6th Street South before the interstate ends at 5th Avenue South next to an at-grade intersection with 4th Street South. Westbound, the interstate begins with a split from southbound 4th Street South just north of the 4th Street South/5th Avenue South intersection, and has no exits until the interchange with I-275. Along with its sister highway I-375, I-175 lacks exit numbers.[2]
History
The freeway was originally to have been a part of the former Pinellas Belt Expressway, which would have continued from its western terminus at I-275. The Pinellas Belt Expressway was budgeted in 1974 but was cancelled in the late 1970s due to local opposition.[3] I-175 was built between 1977 and 1980 and opened on April 23, 1980 at a cost of $5.5 million (equivalent to $13.8 million in 2016).[4]
When I-75 was relocated in the late 1970s/early 1980s, five miles (8 km) of additional interstate became available; thus, the St. Petersburg feeder sections of I-175 and neighboring I-375 were upgraded to interstate status.
Exit list
The entire route is in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County. All exits are unnumbered.
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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0.000 | 0.000 | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; western terminus, I-275 exit 22; tri-stack interchange. | ||||
0.785 | 1.263 | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; access to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg | ||||
1.089 | 1.753 | 6th Street South | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
1.285 | 2.068 | 4th Street South | East end of I-175; SR 594 continues one block (eastbound only) | |||
1.372[5] | 2.208 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
Florida portal U.S. Roads portal
References
- 1 2 "Florida Department of Transportation Interchange Report" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. August 4, 2010. pp. 8–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Florida's Interstate Exit Numbers". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Pinellas County Highways". Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ "I-175 at South-East highways". Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., accessed March 2014
External links
Route map: