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County Road 778 (Sarasota County, Florida)
The following is a list of county roads in Sarasota County, Florida. County Road 72 County Road 72 is the county-controlled segment of Stickney Point Road connecting to Siesta Key. County Road 72A County Road 72A (CR 72A) is Proctor Road through South Sarasota and Bee Ridge. County Road 610 County Road 610 (CR 610) is University Parkway between US 41 and US 301 on the north side of Sarasota near Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport. County Road 683 County Road 683 (CR 683) runs along portions of Tuttle Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way just northeast of Sarasota. It runs along Tuttle Avenue from SR 780 (Fruitville Road) north for 1.5 miles to Martin Luther King Jr. Way. It then turns west along Martin Luther King Jr. Way another mile to US 301. The route was previously a spur of SR 683, a designation which remains the hidden designation of US 301. Both Tuttle Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way continue beyond the limits of CR 683 without designa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Blank
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) ''Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or, in his stead, a viscount (''vicomte'').C. W. Onions (Ed.) ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology''. Oxford University Press, 1966. Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and Slavic languages, Slavic ''Župa, zhupa''; terms equivalent to 'commune' or 'community' are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. Although there were at first no counts, ''vicomtes'' or counties in Anglo-Norman England, the earlier Anglo-Saxons did have earls, sheriffs and shires. The shires were the districts that became the historic counties of England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy Trail (Florida)
The Legacy Trail is an multi-use recreational rail trail connecting Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota and Venice, Florida. It runs along a former portion of the Seminole Gulf Railway corridor (most of which was originally a Seaboard Air Line Railroad corridor). The trail runs from the Venice Seaboard Air Line Railway Station, Historic Venice Train Depot to Florida State Road 780, Fruitville Road in Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota. The original segment of the trail from Venice to Palmer Ranch opened in 2008 and it was extended to downtown Sarasota in 2022. Route description The Legacy Trail begins in Venice at the Venice Seaboard Air Line Railway Station, Historic Venice Train Depot. At the depot, which now operates as a bus terminal for Breeze Transit, the trail connects to the Venetian Waterway Park (which runs south along the Intracoastal Waterway to the Gulf of Mexico). From the Venice Depot, the trail runs north along the former rail corridor, crosses over the Florida State Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarasota Square Mall
Sarasota Square Mall (also known as Westfield Shoppingtown Sarasota Square and Westfield Sarasota Square) was a shopping mall near Sarasota, Florida on the northwest corner of US 41 and Beneva Road. It opened in September 1977 and closed in late 2024. The mall was demolished in February 2025 with its anchor stores, Costco and JCPenney, operating as freestanding stores. History Planning and construction Arlen Realty and Development Corporation, a predecessor of CBL & Associates Properties, announced Sarasota Square Mall in 1976. The mall was planned to be anchored by Maas Brothers and JCPenney, the latter of which would relocate from nearby Southgate Shopping Plaza (which was an outdoor strip mall at the time). The mall would also include J. Byrons as a smaller anchor and a six-screen movie theater. Additional space was left on the north side for an additional large anchor. Maas Brothers, J. Byrons, and an AMC movie theater opened on August 4, 1977. Opening and early years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Gate Estates, Florida
Gulf Gate Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,118 at the 2020 census, up from 10,911 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Gulf Gate Estates is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.90%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 11,647 people, 5,987 households, and 2,981 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 6,720 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.46% White, 0.78% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.77% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.20% of the population. There were 5,987 households, out of which 15.1% had children under the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Florida State Road Renumbering
On June 11, 1945, Florida's state roads were renumbered. The State roads in Florida before 1945, old system numbered routes in the order they were legislated, while the Florida State Roads, new system used a grid. Notes See also *Florida State Roads *Pre-1945 Florida State Roads {{DEFAULTSORT:1945 Florida State Road Renumbering State highways in Florida, 1945 in transport, Florida State Road Renumbering, 1945 1945 in Florida, Florida State Road Renumbering, 1945 History of transportation in Florida Lists of roads in Florida, Renumbering Highway renumbering in the United States June 1945 in the United States, Florida State Road Renumbering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myakka River
The Myakka River is a river in southwestern Florida. It arises near the Hardee County, Florida, Hardee-Manatee County, Florida, Manatee county line and flows southwest and then southeast through Manatee, Sarasota County, Florida, Sarasota and Charlotte County, Florida, Charlotte counties to Charlotte Harbor (estuary), Charlotte Harbor, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. The river is long and has a drainage basin of 602 square miles (1559.2 km2), of which lies in Sarasota county. The last of the river is tide, tidal and brackish water, brackish. The Myakka River remains relatively undeveloped. A stretch of the river is preserved in Myakka River State Park. A portion of the river in Sarasota County (including all of the park) was designated as a state ''Wild and Scenic River'' in 1985 by the Florida Legislature. Portions of the ancient water basin, however, have been altered by canals. In 2022, the river flooding during Hurricane Ian resulted in the temporary closing of 14 miles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bascule Bridge
A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed. The name comes from the French term for balance scale, which employs the same principle. Bascule bridges are the most common type of movable span because they open quickly and require relatively little energy to operate, while providing the possibility for unlimited vertical clearance for marine traffic. History Bascule bridges have been in use since ancient times, but until the adoption of steam power in the 1850s, very long, heavy spans could not be moved quickly enough for practical application. Types There are three types of bascule bridge and the counterweights to the span may be located above or below the bridge deck. The fixed-trunnion (sometimes a "Chicago" bascule) rotates around a large axle that raises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intracoastal Waterway
The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a Navigability, inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Massachusetts southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida, then following the Gulf Coast to Brownsville, Texas, Brownsville, Texas. Some sections of the waterway consist of natural inlets, saltwater rivers, bays, and Sound (geography), sounds, while others are artificial Canal, canals. Maintained, improved, and extensively dredged where necessary by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, it provides a navigable route along its length without many of the hazards of travel on the open sea. Context and early history Since the East Coast of the United States, Eastern coastline represented the national border, and commerce of the time was chiefly by water, the fledgling Federal government of the United States, United States government established a degree of national control over it. Inland transporta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico () is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southwest and south by the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo; and on the southeast by Cuba. The coastal areas along the Southern U.S. states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, which border the Gulf on the north, are occasionally referred to as the "Third Coast" of the United States (in addition to its Atlantic and Pacific coasts), but more often as "the Gulf Coast". The Gulf of Mexico took shape about 300 million years ago (mya) as a result of plate tectonics. The Gulf of Mexico basin is roughly oval and is about wide. Its floor consists of sedimentary rocks and recent sediments. It is connected to part of the Atlantic Ocean through the Straits of Florida between the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Port, Florida
North Port is a city located in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 74,793 at the 2020 US Census, up from 57,357 at the 2010 US Census. It is a principal city in the North Port– Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was originally developed by General Development Corporation (GDC) as the northern Sarasota County portion of its Port Charlotte development, the other portion located in the adjacent Charlotte County. GDC dubbed the city, "''North Port Charlotte''", and it was incorporated under that name through a special act of the Florida Legislature on June 18, 1959. By referendum in 1974, the city's residents approved a change to its name as "''North Port''", dropping "''Charlotte''" from its name to proclaim the city as a separate identity.City of North Port Charter, §1.02, City Ordinance 74-5 It is home to the Little Salt Spring, an archaeological and paleontological site owned by the University of Miami. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 776
State Road 776 (SR 776) is a state highway serving southern Sarasota County and northwestern Charlotte County, Florida. It acts as a loop road of U.S. Route 41 (US 41) that bypasses North Port. Route description SR 776 begins at an intersection with US 41/ SR 45 (Tamiami Trail) in South Venice. From US 41, SR 776 travels southwest along Englewood Road through Woodmere before entering the community of Englewood. At Old Englewood Road, SR 776 becomes North Indiana Avenue and it continues south through Englewood. In central Englewood, SR 776 intersects Dearborn Street (CR 777), which runs northeast to North Port. SR 776 continues south and while still in Englewood, it crosses into Charlotte County, where it becomes South McCall Road. Just south of Beach Road, it turns east and comes to an intersection with Placida Road (CR 775), which runs south to the community of Placida on Cape Haze. SR 776 continues its east trajectory from here, passing just north of Rot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venice Gardens, Florida
Venice Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,402 at the 2020 census, down from 7,104 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Venice Gardens is located at (27.070534, -82.407844). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 10.01%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 7,466 people, 3,528 households, and 2,342 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 3,836 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.43% White, 0.40% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population. There were 3,528 households, out of which 16.8% had children under the age of 18 livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
