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Central Polk Parkway
The Central Polk Parkway, also known as State Road 570B (SR 570B), is a proposed controlled-access highway, controlled-access toll road in Polk County, Florida. The proposed road is actually two separate roads—called ''legs'' by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The western segment will connect the Florida State Road 570, Polk Parkway with Florida State Road 60, SR 60 between Bartow, Florida, Bartow and Lake Wales, Florida, Lake Wales. The eastern leg will start a few miles east of SR 60 and run north, parallel to U.S. Route 27 in Florida, US Highway 27 (US 27), and terminate at Interstate 4 (I-4) north of Davenport, Florida, Davenport. The most recent, and viable, proposed routing will connect the two legs together near the CSX Transportation, CSX Intermodal Facility south of Wahneta, Florida, Wahneta. In December 2015, FDOT announced the cancellation of any further work on the project, citing insufficient funds (a $1 bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polk County, Florida
Polk County () is a County (United States), county located in the Central Florida, central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. The county population was 725,046, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and estimated to be 818,330, as of July 1, 2023. Its county seat is Bartow, Florida, Bartow, and its largest city is Lakeland, Florida, Lakeland. Polk County comprises the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan statistical area (MSA). This MSA is the List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 77th-most populous one and the List of United States primary statistical areas, 89th-most populous United States primary statistical area, primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012. The center of population of Florida is located in Polk County, near the city of Lake Wales, Florida, Lake Wales. Polk County is home to one public university, one state college, and four private universities. History Early history The first people to inhabit the area now called Polk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wahneta, Florida
Wahneta is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,731 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lakeland– Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,731 people, 1,342 households, and 1,050 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,464 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.20% white, 1.01% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 26.08% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.26% of the population. There were 1,342 households, out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 21.7% were non-families. 14.1% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypress Gardens
Cypress Gardens was a botanical garden and theme park near Winter Haven, Florida that operated from 1936 to 2009. As of 2011, the botanical garden portion had been preserved inside the newly formed Legoland Florida. History Billed as Florida's first commercial tourist theme park,"Cypress Gardens Adventure Park" . About.com – Florida Travel. Retrieved 2010-12-18. Cypress Gardens opened on January 2, 1936, as a planted by Dick Pope Sr. and his wife Julie. Over the years it became one of the biggest attractions in Florida, known for its [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legoland Florida
Legoland Florida Resort (stylized as LEGOLAND Florida Resort) is a vacation destination in Winter Haven, Florida. The resort features the Legoland Florida theme park itself, the Legoland Water Park, three on-site accommodations and a separately-ticketed on-site park based on the British children's animated series ''Peppa Pig'' that opened on February 24, 2022. Built on the site of the former Cypress Gardens theme park, Legoland preserved the botanical gardens and re-themed the water park and select attractions and venues to reflect various Lego brands. History On January 15, 2010, Merlin Entertainments declared its intention to build a Legoland theme park on the site of the former Cypress Gardens theme park, which permanently ceased operations in 2009. Six days later, a news conference was held with Florida Governor Charlie Crist and park officials. The story broke a day before the press conference after an email between public officials was obtained by a local newspaper; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polk Parkway
State Road 570 (SR 570), also known as the Polk Parkway, is a controlled-access toll road which runs through Polk County, Florida. It is operated as part of Florida's Turnpike Enterprise system of tolled freeways. The Polk Parkway mainly serves as a beltway around Lakeland forming a semicircle, which along with I-4 circumscribes most of the city limits of Lakeland. As part of Florida's Turnpike network, SunPass, E-Pass, and LeeWay electronic toll collection were recognized along with coin collection at toll plazas and interchange ramps. The Polk Parkway didn't, however, employ open road tolling like numerous other toll roads in Florida until on September 23, 2022, at 8:00 pm, when it went to all-electronic tolling, like the other toll roads within the network. Route description SR 570 provides easier access to I-4 from Polk County cities Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Mulberry, and Auburndale, as well as providing quick routes from city to city. The road is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Crist
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. ( ; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2022. Crist has been a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party since 2012; he was previously a Republican Party (United States), Republican before becoming an Independent politician, independent in 2010. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Crist graduated from Florida State University and Samford University, where he received his Juris Doctor degree. He served in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 1999, vacating his seat to run unsuccessfully against incumbent Bob Graham for the United States Senate, U.S. Senate in United States Senate election in Florida, 1998, 1998. He won a 2000 Florida Education Commissioner special election, 2000 special election to serve as Florid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeb Bush
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Bush family, Bush political family, he was an unsuccessful candidate for president of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. Bush, who grew up in Houston, was the second son of former president George H. W. Bush and former First Lady of the United States, First Lady Barbara Bush, and a younger brother of former president George W. Bush. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and attended the University of Texas, University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a degree in Latin American affairs. In 1980, he moved to Florida and pursued a career in real estate development. In 1987, Bush became Florida's Florida Secretary of Commerce, secretary of commerce. He served until 1988. At that time, he joined his father's 1988 United States presidential election, successful campaign for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Heartland
The Florida Heartland (also known as South Central Florida) is a region of Florida located to the north and west of Lake Okeechobee, composed of six inland, predominantly rural counties— DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee. In 2020, The US Census Bureau recorded the population of the Florida Heartland region at 251,927. The most populous county in the region is Highlands County (2022 population of 105,618). Highlands County also contains the region's two largest cities - Avon Park (2022 population of 10,046) and Sebring (2022 population of 11,379). Economy and resources The region is primarily rural in nature, with the primary economic driver being agriculture. Important products grown in this area include tomatoes, beef, sugarcane, cucumbers and citrus products including oranges. In Hardee County, phosphate mining is also a substantial industry, particularly along the Peace River basin. Demographics As of the 2020 United States Census, ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 86,395; it was estimated to have grown to 95,949 in 2022, making it the List of municipalities in Florida, 25th-most populous city in Florida. Together with the larger and more residential city of Cape Coral, Florida, Cape Coral, it anchors the Cape Coral–Fort Myers metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Lee County and has a population of 834,573 as of 2023. Fort Myers is a gateway to the Southwest Florida region and a major tourist destination within the state. The Edison and Ford Winter Estates, winter estates of Thomas Edison ("Seminole Lodge") and Henry Ford ("The Mangoes") are major attractions. The city takes its name from a local former fort that was built during the Seminole Wars. The fort in turn took its name from Colonel Abraham Myers in 1850; Myers served in the United States Army, mostly the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. Located along Interstate 4, I-4 east of Tampa and southwest of Orlando, Florida, Orlando, it is the List of municipalities in Florida, most populous city in Polk County. As of the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau release, the city had a population of 112,641. Lakeland is a principal city of the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan area, Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lakeland is situated among several lakes including Lake Morton downtown and is sometimes locally referred to by the nickname "Swan City" due to its sizeable population of swans, all of whom are descendants of two mute swans given to Lakeland by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957. Lakeland is home to several colleges and universities. Lakeland Linder International Airport is in Lakeland as is the corporate headquarters of Publix, a supermarket chain. European-American settlers arrived in Lakeland from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and South Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartland Parkway
Heartland Parkway was a planned controlled-access toll road consisting of approximately from near the Polk-Osceola County line in central Florida to the Fort Myers–Naples area of southwest Florida, through rural portions of Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Glades, Lee, and possibly Collier counties. The proposed corridor has been in planning since 2006 with the project revived and abandoned multiple times until its most recent abandonment in 2021. Background The mention of building a "Heartland Parkway" route spans several decades. Between 2006-2007, preliminary planning and corridor studies were performed by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Florida's Turnpike Enterprise in Central Florida to evaluate interregional toll routes. The studies consisted of Heartland Parkway, Polk Parkway Southeast Extension, and the Coast to Coast toll road. Alligator Alley and several two-lane rural roads can transport millions of people living in Collier, Lee, and Charlott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Polk Parkway Proposed Map
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