Florida State Road 553
State Road 553 (SR 553) is a 1.4-mile-long (2.3 km), north–south highway in Plant City, Florida connecting U.S. Route 92 (US 92) and Interstate 4 (I-4).
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.410 mi[1] (2.269 km) | |||
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| South end |  US 92 in Plant City | |||
| North end |  I-4 in Plant City | |||
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| Counties | Hillsborough | |||
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Route description
SR 553's southern terminus is at US 92 to the east of downtown Plant City. The road head towards northeast Plant City to intersect I-4 at its exit 22. Just north of the interchange, state maintenance of roadway ends at North Frontage Road, while the roadway continues north as North Park Road. SR 553 never leaves the city limits of Plant City and is also known under the name of Park Road and is a 3-lane divided highway north of US 92 all the way to Interstate 4.
History
State Road 553 originally appeared along the north–south section of, what is now, County Road 2224, in eastern Liberty County.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Plant City, Hillsborough County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | US 92 (SR 600) Park Road - truck route to SR 39 south | |||
| 1.24 | 2.00 | I-4 (SR 400) – Tampa, Orlando | I-4 exit 22 | ||
| 1.410 | 2.269 | Frontage Road | North end of state maintenance | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014