List of county roads in Lee County, Florida
  Standard route marker for county routes in Lee County | |
| Highway names | |
|---|---|
| Interstates | Interstate X (I-X) |
| US Highways | U.S. Route X (US X) |
| State | State Road X (NY X) |
| County: | County Road X (CR X) |
| System links | |
The following is a list of county roads in Lee County, Florida, United States. As with most Florida counties, numbers are assigned in a statewide grid. Many roads are former state roads that have been truncated or eliminated.
County Road 78[edit]
County Road 78 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pine Island Center–Cape Coral and North Fort Myers–Alva[1] |
| Length | 19 mi[2][3] (31 km) |
| Existed | 1980–present |
County Road 78 exists in two sections that were both formerly State Road 78.[4] The western section runs along Pine Island Road from SR 78 / CR 765 / CR 884 in Cape Coral to CR 767 in Pine Island Center, and the eastern section runs along North River Road from SR 31 in North Fort Myers to the Hendry County line in Alva, continuing east as County Road 78.
The entire route was once formerly SR 78.
County Road 78A[edit]
County Road 78A | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cape Coral–North Fort Myers[1] |
| Length | 3.6 mi[5] (5.8 km) |
| Existed | 1980–present |
County Road 78A is Pondella Road from SR 78 in Cape Coral to U.S. Route 41 Business in North Fort Myers. It provides a quicker way for motorists traveling east on SR 78 to access Downtown Fort Myers. The road was known as SR 78A before 1980.[4]
County Road 765[edit]
County Road 765 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cape Coral–Burnt Store Marina[1] |
| Length | 9.2 mi[6] (14.8 km) |
County Road 765 is Burnt Store Road from SR 78 / CR 78 / CR 884 in Cape Coral to the Charlotte County line in Burnt Store Marina. The road continues north into Charlotte County and serves as a direct connection between Cape Coral and Punta Gorda. The road was formerly known as SR 765.[4]
The road is named after the community of Burnt Store Marina, whose name refers to a general store and trading post operated by early settlers that once stood in the general vicinity. The trading post was burned down by a small group of Seminole Indians led by Chief Billy Bowlegs in protest of settlers taking their land.[7]
- Major intersections
| Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | 0.00 | 0.00 |       SR 78 east / CR 78 west (Pine Island Road) / CR 884 east (Veterans Parkway) | Western terminus of CR 884 | |
| Burnt Store Marina | 9.20 | 14.81 |   CR 765 north (Burnt Store Road) | Continuation into Charlotte County | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
County Road 767[edit]
County Road 767 | |
|---|---|
| Location | St. James City–Bokeelia[1] |
| Length | 14.6 mi[8] (23.5 km) |
County Road 767 is Stringfellow Road (also known as Pine Island Boulevard) from York Street in St. James City to Main Street in Bokeelia. The entire route is on Pine Island. The road was formerly known as SR 767.[4]
The road is named for Harry Stringfellow, a Lee County commissioner from Pine Island who served from 1926 to 1953. He played a major role in the construction of the road and the Matlacha Bridge.[9]
- Major intersections
| Location | mi[8] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James City | 0.00 | 0.00 | York Road | Southern terminus of county maintenance | |
| Pine Island Center | 7.50 | 12.07 | CR 78 east (Pine Island Road) | Western terminus of CR 78; former SR 78 | |
| Bokeelia | 14.60 | 23.50 | Main Street | Northern terminus at northern tip of Pine Island | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
County Road 771[edit]
Unsigned CR 771, formerly part of SR 771, is Gasparilla Road[10] extending north from Boca Grande to the Charlotte County line on Gasparilla Island.
County Road 810[edit]
County Road 810 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fort Myers–near Buckingham[1] |
| Length | 1.2 mi[11] (1.9 km) |
County Road 810 exists along Luckett Road from CR 865 (Ortiz Avenue) in Fort Myers to Country Lakes Drive west of Buckingham.
The road is maintained by the Lee County DOT, except for the interchange with I-75, which is maintained by Florida DOT.[1]
- Major intersections
| Location | mi[11] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers | 0.00 | 0.00 |     CR 865 (Ortiz Avenue) to SR 80 / SR 82 | ||
| | 0.80 | 1.29 |  I-75 – Tampa, Naples | Exit 139 on I-75 | |
| | 1.20 | 1.93 | Country Lakes Drive / Luckett Road east | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
County Road 840[edit]
County Road 840 | |
|---|---|
| Location | near San Carlos Park–near Estero[1] |
| Length | 11.1 mi[12] (17.9 km) |
County Road 840 is Alico Road from US 41 (Tamiami Trail) just west of San Carlos Park to CR 850 (Corkscrew Road) east of Estero.
Alico Road begins at US 41 (Tamiami Trail) just north of San Carlos Park. From US 41, it heads east as a four-lane road, but becomes a six-lane road at the interchange with SR 739 (Michael G. Rippe Parkway). It continues east along the northern boundaries of San Carlos Park and Three Oaks before coming to an interchange with Interstate 75. It passes Gulf Coast Town Center just east of I-75 and then intersects with CR 885 (Ben Hill Griffin Parkway), which provides access to Florida Gulf Coast University to the south and Southwest Florida International Airport to the north. Beyond CR 885, Alico Road is reduced to four lanes as it travels along the south side of Southwest Florida International Airport. It is reduced to a two-lane undivided road at Airport Haul Road and turns south before coming to an end at CR 850 (Corkscrew Road).[1]
The road is maintained by the Lee County DOT, except for the I-75 interchange, which is maintained by Florida DOT.[1]
- History
Alico Road was originally was a rural dirt road connecting the Tamiami Trail (US 41) to agricultural and industrial land to the east. Much of this land was owned by the Alico Land Development Company, which the road is named for. The name Alico is an acronym of Atlantic Land and Improvement Company, the company's name prior to 1960 when it was a subsidiary of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (the company that built most of Southwest Florida's railroad network).[13]
Rock mines were prevalent along Alico Road in its early days. In the late 1960s, a rock mine was located near Alico Road and US 41. This mine was operated by West Coast Rock Company until 1971, when it was acquired by Shands and Baker, Inc. (which later became Florida Rock Industries).[14] In 1973, Florida Rock Industries leased 2,000 acres from Alico six miles further east for a larger rock mine. The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (the Atlantic Coast Line's successor) built a railroad spur along Alico Road to serve the mine.[15]
Alico Road would also gain more prominence as the community of San Carlos Park expanded in the 1970s and the road was paved by 1980.[16][17]
As Interstate 75 was being planned in the early 1970s, initial plans did not include an interchange with Alico Road. An interchange was added to the plans as residential and industrial growth in San Carlos Park continued. Interstate 75 opened through Southwest Florida in 1979, though its interchange with Alico Road did not open until February 1981. The interchange was originally a folded diamond interchange with all of its ramps on the south side due to the railroad spur.[18]
The easternmost 3.5 miles of the parallel railroad spur were removed in 1994 by Seminole Gulf Railway, who took over Southwest Florida's railroad network in 1987. The remaining railroad spur now ends at Domestic Avenue.[19]
Alico Road continued to become a major commuter thoroughfare in the 1990s and in the early 2000s, work began to widen the road. In 2005, the Lee County Department of Transportation completed widening Alico Road to six lanes from just east of the Seminole Gulf Railway main line crossing to Three Oaks Parkway (CR 881).[20] At the end of 2007, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) completed widening the road to six lanes from Three Oaks Parkway to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway (CR 885), which also rebuilt the interchange with I-75 as a partial cloverleaf interchange with ramps in all four corners.[21] In 2008, FDOT realigned Alico Road from the railroad tracks to US 41, moving its intersection with US 41 north a quarter of a mile. The four-lane realignment also included part of the ramps for the SR 739 extension and interchange (which was built in 2012).[22]
A two-mile stretch of Alico Road east of Ben Hill Griffin Parkway was widened to four lanes in 2021 due to residential development.[23]
- Future
Lee County is currently developing plans for an expansion of Alico Road that would continue it past its southern turn to Corkscrew Road and continue it east to State Road 82. The existing north–south segment connecting to Corkscrew Road would then become a separate road.[24]
- Major intersections
| Location | mi[12] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 41 (Tamiami Trail) | ||
| San Carlos Park | 0.40 | 0.64 |   SR 739 north (Michael G. Rippe Parkway) | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| Three Oaks | 3.10 | 4.99 |   CR 881 south (Three Oaks Parkway) | Northern terminus of CR 881 | |
| 3.50 | 5.63 | I-75 (SR 93) – Tampa, Naples | Exit 128 on I-75 | ||
| | 4.20 | 6.76 |   CR 885 (Ben Hill Griffin Parkway) – Southwest Florida International Airport | ||
| | 11.10 | 17.86 |   CR 850 (Corkscrew Road) to I-75 / US 41 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
County Road 850[edit]
County Road 850 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Estero–near Immokalee[1] |
| Length | 15.8 mi[25] (25.4 km) |
County Road 850 is Corkscrew Road from US 41 (Tamiami Trail) in Estero to the Collier County line near Immokalee, where it continues east into Collier County towards Immokalee. East of Estero, it runs just to the north of Corkscrew Swamp.
The route was first commissioned as a state road in 1935 with the designation State Road 276.[26] It became SR 850 ten years later during the 1945 Florida State Road renumbering.[27] It was then transferred to Lee County control in the 1980s. All of CR 850 is maintained by Lee County DOT, except for the interchange with I-75, which is maintained by Florida DOT.[1]
- Major intersections
| Location | mi[25] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estero | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 41 (Tamiami Trail) | ||
| 1.40 | 2.25 | CR 881 (Three Oaks Parkway) | |||
| 2.00 | 3.22 | I-75 – Tampa, Naples | Exit 123 on I-75 | ||
| 2.60 | 4.18 | CR 885 north (Ben Hill Griffin Parkway) | Southern terminus of CR 885 | ||
| | 7.00 | 11.27 |  CR 840 west (Alico Road) | Eastern terminus of CR 840 | |
| | 15.80 | 25.43 | CR 850 east (Corkscrew Road) | Continuation into Collier County | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
County Road 863[edit]
County Road 863 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fort Myers[1] |
| Length | 1.8 mi[28] (2.9 km) |
County Road 863 is the county-controlled segment of Fowler Street south of Hanson Street within the city limits of Fort Myers. North of Hanson Street, Fowler is state-controlled and is part of State Road 739, which also includes Metro Parkway.
The unsigned designation follows Fowler Street from Hanson Street south, where it exists as a four-lane road before it intersects with State Road 884 (Colonial Boulevard). It then becomes six lanes then turns southwest and winds around Page Field before terminating at US 41
- History
Fowler Street is named for Captain W.H. Fowler, a U.S. soldier who fought in the Seminole Wars.[29] Fowler's grave was discovered in 1885 in a military cemetery that once existed near the intersection of Fowler and Second streets (on the state-controlled segment of Fowler Street). Francis A. Hendry, one of the first councilman of Fort Myers, proposed naming the street after Fowler. Today, a historic plaque on Fowler Street near Second Street marks the location of the former cemetery.[30]
In the early 1960s, Fowler Street was extended from Hanson Street south to just north of Page Field. It connected to US 41 via North Airport Road.[31]
Fowler Street was widened to four lanes in 1974.[32] A year later, Page Field opened a new passenger terminal at the end of Fowler Street.[33] This terminal ceased operation in 1983 when commercial air service was relocated to the new Southwest Florida Regional Airport. The terminal still stands and is now primarily occupied by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.[34]
In the mid-1990s, Fowler Street was realigned around Page Field's Runway 13 and extended to connect directly to US 41 at Boy Scout Drive, which continues a short distance to Summerlin Road (CR 869).[35]
In the fall of 2015, Metro Parkway (SR 739) was realigned with its southbound lanes connecting to Fowler Street just south of Hanson Street.[36] The county still maintains Fowler Street between Metro Parkway and Hanson Street, though this section carries the SR 739 designation concurrently.[1]
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Fort Myers.
| mi[28] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 | US 41 (Cleveland Avenue) | |||
| 1.30 | 2.09 |  SR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) to I-75 | |||
| 3.00 | 4.83 |  SR 739 south (Metro Parkway) | End southbound concurrency with SR 739 | ||
| 3.10 | 4.99 | Hanson Street | Continues north as SR 739 Begin southbound concurrency with SR 739 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
County Road 865[edit]
County Road 865 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bonita Springs–Fort Myers Beach, Iona–Tice[1] |
| Length | 35.9 mi[37][38][39] (57.8 km) |
County Road 865 exists in three sections. The southernmost section begins in Bonita Springs where it is known as Bonita Beach Road, the main east–west route through Bonita Springs. When it reaches the Gulf of Mexico near Barefoot Beach, it turns north along Hickory Boulevard. It becomes Estero Boulevard as it crosses the Bonita Beach Causeway onto Fort Myers Beach. This section ends at the north end of Fort Myers Beach at SR 865 just south of the Matanzas Pass Bridge.
The central section travels along Gladiolus Drive through Iona, Harlem Heights, and Biggar and passes Lakes Regional Park before ending at US 41 (Tamiami Trail).
The northern section runs along Ben C. Pratt Six Mile Cypress Parkway and Ortiz Avenue from SR 739 to SR 80 in Tice.
The segments were once part of a continuous SR 865 and Ortiz Avenue was part of SR 80B.[4]
County Road 867[edit]
County Road 867 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Punta Rassa–Iona[1] |
| Length | 4.8 mi[40] (7.7 km) |
County Road 867 is McGregor Boulevard from the Sanibel Causeway in Punta Rassa to SR 867 in Iona.
The road was formerly known as SR 867,[41] a designation which still exists on a section of McGregor Boulevard from Iona to McGregor.
County Road 867A[edit]
County Road 867A | |
|---|---|
| Location | Villas–Cape Coral and North Fort Myers[1] |
| Length | 15.2 mi[42][43] (24.5 km) |
County Road 867A is the main north–south route through Cape Coral, connecting it with North Fort Myers and South Fort Myers.
Beginning at an interchange with McGregor Boulevard (SR 867) and College Parkway (CR 882), CR 867A crosses the Cape Coral Bridge and runs along Cape Coral Parkway for 0.7 miles (1.1 km). Up to this point, it is unsigned. At Cape Coral Parkway's interchange with Del Prado Boulevard, the route turns north along the street, and is first signed as CR 867A here. The route continues north through much of Cape Coral to Pine Island Road (SR 78).
North of Pine Island Road, addresses on Del Prado Boulevard have the attached "North" suffix to the name of the road; south of Pine Island Road uses "South." After Pine Island Road, Del Prado Boulevard continues north as a city street, though the city of Cape Coral maintains the CR 867A designation. It intersects Diplomat Parkway and the Kismet Parkway, before intersecting with US 41 (Tamiami Trail) at the northern Cape Coral city limits.[1] The extension into North Fort Myers was built in the 1990s.
From US 41, Del Prado Boulevard once again becomes a county road and continues east along the northern edge of North Fort Myers. Just past the Prairie Pines Preserve, it briefly becomes Mellow Drive before it terminates at Slater Road. Future plans call for Del Prado Boulevard to be extended north from Mellow Drive in North Fort Myers around the Prairie Pines Preserve to Interstate 75 with a new interchange near the Lee-Charlotte County border.[44]
Formerly State Road 867A between McGregor Boulevard and Pine Island Road, it became a major route when the Cape Coral Bridge opened in 1964.[4]
County Road 869[edit]
County Road 869 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Iona–Fort Myers[1] |
| Length | 11.7 mi[45] (18.8 km) |
County Road 869 is the designation for Summerlin Road which runs from CR 867 (McGregor Boulevard) in Iona east and north to CR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) in Fort Myers. It is the main route connecting Fort Myers with the islands of Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Captiva. The road is named for Jacob Summerlin, a prominent Punta Rassa cattleman.[46]
Built in the early 1980s, Summerlin Road was planned to be part of State Road 869 (a designation which has since been reused for the Sawgrass Expressway near Fort Lauderdale), but the road was never added to the state highway system since it turned over to Lee County before it opened.[47] It was originally intended to be an alternative to McGregor Boulevard (SR 867) as a limited-access road, but development along the route has since hindered that intent.[48] To better handle increasing traffic, the intersection with San Carlos Bouelvard (SR 865) was upgraded to an interchange in 2007 along with being widened to six lanes. Elevated interchange ramps were also added at the Gladiolus Drive (CR 865) intersection at the same time.[49] The College Parkway (CR 867A) intersection was upgraded to an interchange in 2011 along with further widening.[50]
South of Fort Myers, Summerlin Road roughly follows the route of the abandoned Punta Rassa branch of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, which was removed in 1952.[13] It runs along the former railroad corridor from just north of Gladiolus Drive to Bass Road.[51]
- Major intersections
| Location | mi[45] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona | 0.00 | 0.00 |  CR 867 (McGregor Boulevard) – Sanibel, Captiva | ||
| 2.20 | 3.54 |  SR 865 (San Carlos Boulevard) – Cape Coral, Fort Myers Beach | Interchange | ||
| Cypress Lake | 6.10 | 9.82 | CR 865 (Gladiolus Drive) to I-75 / US 41 – International Airport | At-grade intersection with same-direction flyover ramps | |
| 7.90 | 12.71 |  CR 876 (Cypress Lake Drive) – International Airport | |||
| 8.70 | 14.00 |  CR 867A (College Parkway) | Interchange | ||
| Fort Myers | 10.50 | 16.90 |  Boy Scout Drive to US 41 | ||
| 11.70 | 18.83 | CR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
County Road 876[edit]
County Road 876 | |
|---|---|
| Location | McGregor–Fort Myers Shores[1] |
| Length | 23.0 mi[52] (37.0 km) |
County Road 876 serves as a major east–west thoroughfare through Lee County just south of Fort Myers city limits before becoming a north–south route through Lehigh Acres and Buckingham. Beginning at SR 867 in McGregor, CR 876 travels east along Cypress Lake Drive through Cypress Lake to U.S. Route 41 (Tamiami Trail). It continues east of US 41 as Daniels Parkway towards Interstate 75 and Southwest Florida International Airport. East of Gateway, CR 876 intersects State Road 82, where it turns north and continues as Gunnery Road through Lehigh Acres before merging with Buckingham Road. Buckingham Road carries CR 876 north through Buckingham to its terminus with SR 80 in Fort Myers Shores.
County Road 881[edit]
County Road 881 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bonita Springs–Three Oaks[1] |
| Length | 13.6 mi[53] (21.9 km) |
County Road 881 exists just west of Interstate 75 from the Collier County line in Bonita Springs to just north of CR 840 (Alico Road) in Three Oaks. Locally, it is known as Three Oaks Parkway north of Coconut Road in Estero, and Imperial Parkway south of this point. The road continues past its southern terminus into Collier County as County Road 881, which is known as Livingston Road. The entire route is controlled by Lee County, except for the short segment between Bonita Beach Road and East Terry Street which is controlled by the city of Bonita Springs.[1]
- History
The first segment of CR 881 built was Three Oaks Parkway, which opened in April 1988 between Alico Road (CR 840) and Corkscrew Road (CR 850). The two-lane road was originally named Corlico Parkway (a portmanteau of Corkscrew and Alico) but was later changed to Three Oaks Parkway within a year of opening. It was built by the developers of the residential community of Three Oaks.[54]
In the early 2000s, a four-lane extension of Three Oaks Parkway was built south from Corkscrew Road to just south of Coconut Road. The extension from Williams Road south was built by Bonita Bay Properties, the developers of The Brooks neighborhood (who also built Coconut Road). Lee County built the remaining segment north of Williams Road to Corkscrew Road.[55]
The segment of Imperial Parkway from the Collier County line to Bonita Beach Road (CR 865) was built in 2000 by Bonita Bay Properties, the developer of the Mediterra community. It was built in conjunction with the construction of Livingston Road, the Collier County portion on CR 881.[56] In 2007, the city of Bonita Springs expanded Imperial Parkway (originally Imperial Street) from a residential street to a four-lane road from Bonita Beach Road to Terry Street.[57]
The corridor of CR 881 in Lee County was largely completed in 2008. Imperial Parkway was extended north from Terry Street to Coconut Road in Estero to connect with Three Oaks Parkway, making CR 881 a third major thoroughfare connecting Lee and Collier Counties along with U.S. Route 41 and Interstate 75.[58] Later that year, the original segment of Three Oaks Parkway from Corkscrew Road to Alico Road was widening to four lanes. The widening also realigned a portion of Three Oaks Parkway to run beside Interstate 75. The original alignment is now Pine Chase Drive.[59]
In 2010, Three Oaks Parkway was extended on the north end from Alico Road a short distance to a dead end at the airport canal. This segment was built by a private developer.[60]
- Future
Construction is currently underway to extend Three Oaks Parkway from the airport canal north to Daniels Parkway (CR 876). The extension will parallel Interstate 75 and connect CR 881 to Daniels Parkway via Fiddlesticks Boulevard and set to be completed around 2025.[61][62]
- Major intersections
| Location | mi[53] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Springs | 0.00 | 0.00 | CR 881 south (Livingston Road) | Continuation into Collier County | |
| 1.00 | 1.61 | CR 865 (Bonita Beach Road) to I-75 / US 41 | |||
| Estero | 9.10 | 14.65 | CR 850 (Corkscrew Road) to I-75 / US 41 | ||
| Three Oaks | 13.60 | 21.89 | CR 840 (Alico Road) to I-75 / US 41 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
County Road 882[edit]
County Road 882 | |
|---|---|
| Location | McGregor–Villas[1] |
| Length | 2.4 mi[63] (3.9 km) |
County Road 882 is an east-west route just south of Fort Myers. It is locally known as College Parkway and it runs 2.4 miles from McGregor Boulevard (SR 867) to U.S. Route 41.[64] Its name is due to its proximity to Florida SouthWestern State College (originally Edison Community College). CR 882's western terminus is an interchange with McGregor Boulevard, with the route continuing west as CR 867A over the Cape Coral Bridge. College Parkway also has an interchange with Summerlin Road (CR 869). CR 882 is only signed at its interchange with Summerlin Road (CR 869).[65]
County Road 884[edit]
County Road 884 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cape Coral–Fort Myers and Fort Myers–Alva[1] |
| Length | 32.5 mi[66][67] (52.3 km) |
County Road 884 exists in two sections. The western section runs through Cape Coral along the Veterans Parkway and the Midpoint Bridge from SR 78 / CR 78 (Pine Island Road) / CR 765 (Burnt Store Road) in Cape Coral to SR 884 / US 41 (Cleveland Avenue) in Fort Myers. The eastern section travels through Lehigh Acres along Colonial, Lee, Leeland Heights, and Joel Boulevards from SR 884 / Dynasty Drive in Fort Myers to SR 80 in Alva.
The eastern segment came into existence in the early 1980s when Colonial Boulevard (SR 884) was extended from I-75 to connect with State Road 82 at Lee Boulevard.[68][69] Lee Boulevard was previously State Road 82B while Leeland Heights and Joel Boulevards were part of State Road 873 (a designation which also continued south down Alabama Road).[4]
The western segment, which previously ended at State Road 867 (McGregor Boulevard), was extended into Cape Coral in 1997 upon the completion of the Midpoint Memorial Bridge and Veterans Parkway.
County Road 885[edit]
County Road 885 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Estero–Fort Myers[1] |
| Length | 13.00 mi[70] (20.92 km) |
County Road 885 lies just east of Interstate 75 from CR 850 (Corkscrew Road) in Estero to CR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) in Fort Myers. As a major north–south corridor, it provides access to Florida Gulf Coast University, Gulf Coast Town Center, and Southwest Florida International Airport. It is known as Treeline Avenue north of the entrance to Southwest Florida International Airport, and Ben Hill Griffin Parkway south of it.
- History
The first major segment of CR 885 to be completed was Ben Hill Griffin Parkway between Alico and Corkscrew Roads. It was named for Ben Hill Griffin, Jr., former chairman of Alico Inc., whose land was partially donated by Griffin's son Ben Hill Griffin III to the state for the construction of Florida Gulf Coast University.[71] Ben Hill Griffin Parkway was completed by 1997 in conjunction with the opening of the university, as it was the main access road.
Treeline Avenue, which originally was a short local road off Daniels Parkway, was extended south and connected to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway in early 2005 in conjunction with the opening of the current terminal at Southwest Florida International Airport. Treeline Avenue was later extended to Colonial Boulevard in 2006.
- Major intersections
| Location | mi[70] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estero | 0.00 | 0.00 | CR 850 (Corkscrew Road) to I-75 | ||
| | 4.30 | 6.92 | CR 840 (Alico Road) to I-75 | ||
| | 5.60 | 9.01 | Terminal Access Road – Southwest Florida International Airport | Partial diamond interchange; former at-grade intersection | |
| | 8.00 | 12.87 | CR 876 (Daniels Parkway) to I-75 – Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Gateway, Lehigh Acres, Tampa, Naples | ||
| Fort Myers | 13.00 | 20.92 | CR 884 (Colonial Boulevard) | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
County Road 887[edit]
County Road 887 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bonita Springs[1] |
| Length | 5.3 mi[72] (8.5 km) |
County Road 887 is the unsigned designation for Old 41 Road from the Collier County line north through Bonita Springs to US 41.
The road was originally a routing of Tamiami Trail (US 41) through Downtown Bonita Springs. It became SR 887 when US 41 was moved to its present alignment in 1976.[4] It was turned over to Lee County in the early 1980s. Bonita Springs was incorporated in 1999, and CR 887 has since come under city control.[1]
The SR 887 designation has since been reused for the Port Miami Tunnel since its opening on August 3, 2014.[73]
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Bonita Springs.
| mi[72] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 |  CR 887 south (Old 41 Road) | Continuation into Collier County | ||
| 1.20 | 1.93 | CR 865 (Bonita Beach Road) to I-75 | |||
| 5.30 | 8.53 | US 41 (Tamiami Trail) | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
County Road 901[edit]
County Road 901 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bonita Springs[74] |
| Length | 1.0 mi[75] (1.6 km) |
County Road 901 (CR 901) is the unsigned designation for Vanderbilt Drive from the Collier County line north, along the Collier–Lee county line for its entire length, into Bonita Springs to CR 865.
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Bonita Springs, on the Collier–Lee county line.
| mi[75] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 |  CR 901 south (Vanderbilt Drive) / Woods Edge Parkway east | Continuation into Collier County; western terminus of Woods Edge Parkway | ||
| 1.0 | 1.6 | CR 865 (Bonita Beach Road) / Luke Street north | Northern terminus of CR 901; southern terminus of Luke Street | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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