State Road 61 (SR 61) is located in the
Big Bend area of
Florida
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, running through the state capital of Florida,
Tallahassee
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. Throughout most of its length, SR 61 is the unsigned state route assigned to
U.S. Route 319. The route's southern terminus is at
US 98
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, and its northern terminus is at the
Georgia
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state line, where it continues north as
Georgia State Route 35
U.S. Route 319 (US 319) is a spur of US 19. It runs for from US 98 at the foot of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge across from downtown Apalachicola, Florida to US 1/ SR 4 in Wadley, Georgia, through the Panhandle of Florida and the souther ...
.
Route description
SR 61 begins at
US 98
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as an unsigned route, heading north on
US 319
U.S. Route 319 (US 319) is a spur of US 19. It runs for from US 98 at the foot of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge across from downtown Apalachicola, Florida to US 1/ SR 4 in Wadley, Georgia, through the Panhandle of Florida and the souther ...
, until it splits off with the highway in
Crawfordville and becomes County Road 61. It turns east towards Shadeville Highway (former
State Road 365), where afterwards, it runs north as Wakulla Springs Road.
The main, signed portion of SR 61 begins at the Leon County line, where it continues north and eventually rejoins US 319 just south of
Capital Circle. Heading north towards the capitol building, it meets
State Road 363 and swaps roads, with SR 61 crossing over to Crawfordville Road and continuing north as Adams Street. The swapping ends at Paul Russell Road and then joins with
US 27
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as Monroe Street. SR 61 leaves downtown Tallahassee as Thomasville Road and just north of its intersection with
I-10
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at exit 203, it reunites with US 319 and heads north. US 319 and SR 61 stay concurrent from there until the road ends at the Georgia state line and continues there as State Route 35.
Major intersections
Florida State Road 61A
State Road 61A (SR 61A) is a
state highway
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in
Tallahassee
Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of and the only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2024, the est ...
,
Leon County,
Florida
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that connects Florida State Road 61 and
Florida State Road 363 in southern Tallahassee. SR 61A is unsigned throughout.
Major intersections
References
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External links
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