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Florida State Road 548

State highway in Florida, United States

Summary

State highway in Florida, United States

Field	Value
state	FL
type	SR
route	548
alternate_name	George Jenkins Boulevard
maint	FDOT
map
map_custom	yes
length_mi	1.809
length_round	3
length_ref
established	2004
direction_a	West
terminus_a	in Lakeland
direction_b	East
terminus_b	in Lakeland
counties	Polk
previous_type	SR
previous_route	547
next_type	SR
next_route	549

State Road 548 (SR 548), also known as the Lakeland In-Town Bypass, is a short six-lane arterial in Lakeland, Florida, United States, opened in early 2004. It connects George Jenkins Boulevard (west of downtown) to U.S. Highway 98 (US 98) and SR 600 (Bartow Road and Main Street) east of downtown, allowing traffic to bypass downtown.

History

SR 548 began construction in 2002 and opened in 2004. In 2005 it was stalled by budget cuts only for construction to resume in 2006, with a scaled back design that excluded the originally proposed bridge over SR 539 (Kathleen Road) east of the bridge over Lakeland Junction.

Second phase

SR 548 was extended west across SR 563 (Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue) and SR 539 (Kathleen Road) terminating at George Jenkins Boulevard west of downtown. This provides a full east–west bypass to supplement US 92 (Memorial Boulevard) and SR 400 (Interstate 4).

Major intersections

References

[https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2006/01/24/in-town-bypass-back-but-with-catches/25910023007/ "In-Town Bypass Back, but With Catches; Lakeland project delayed until 2007 and won't get bridge over Kathleen Road," by Bill Rufty (Lakeland Ledger; January 23, 2006; Updated January 24, 2006)]
[https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2009/11/07/years-in-the-making-lakeland-in-town-bypass-opens-at-last/26222563007/ "Years in the Making, Lakeland In-Town Bypass Opens at Last; Officials hope road will make downtown safer for pedestrians," by Shelley Rossetter (Lakeland Ledger; November 6, 2009)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091001122845/http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2009/9/27/526401.html Phase Two of Lakeland In-Town Bypass nears completion (BayNews9; September 27, 2009)]
[http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/Straight-linesOnlineGIS/ FDOT straight line diagrams] {{webarchive. link. (March 6, 2014 , accessed March 2014)

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