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U.S. Route 17 in Florida

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 17 in Florida. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 17.

U.S. Highway 17 marker

U.S. Highway 17

Coastal Highway
Map
US 17 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length317.070 mi[1][2] (510.275 km)
Major junctions
South end US 41 in Punta Gorda
Major intersections
North end US 17 / SR 25 south of St. Mary's, GA
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Polk, Osceola, Orange, Seminole, Volusia, Putnam, Clay, Duval, Nassau
Highway system
← SR 16→ SR 17
← SR 553SR 555→ SR 559

U.S. Highway 17 (US 17) in Florida is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs 317 miles (510 km) from the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area northeast to the Jacksonville metropolitan area.

As is the case with all Florida roads with American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) route numbers, the entirety of US 17 has a hidden Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) designation:

Concurrencies include US 98 between Fort Meade and Bartow, and a notably long one with US 92 between Lake Alfred and northern DeLand, which itself includes concurrencies with US 192 in Kissimmee, US 441 between Kissimmee and Orlando, SR 50 in Orlando, and SR 46 in Sanford. Others include SR 20/SR 100 between San Mateo and Palatka and Interstate 10 (I-10), I-95, US 23, and US 1 in Downtown Jacksonville in that order.

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  2. ^ FDOT GIS data, accessed January 2014