Florida State Road 694: Difference between revisions

State Road 694 and County Road 694
State Road 694 and County Road 694
Park Boulevard; Gandy Boulevard
Route information
Length	13.24 mi (21.31 km) CR 694: 7.01 mi (11.28 km); SR 694: 6.23 mi (10.03 km)
Major junctions
West end	SR 699 in Indian Shores
	; US 19 Alt. / SR 595 in Seminole; CR 1 in Seminole; CR 501 in Pinellas Park; SR A19A / SR 693 in Pinellas Park; CR 611 in Pinellas Park; US 19 / SR 55 in Pinellas Park; I-275 / SR 93 in St. Petersburg
East end	US 92 / SR 600 / SR 686 / SR 687 in St. Petersburg
Location
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Pinellas
Highway system
	Florida State Highway System; Interstate; US; State Former; Pre‑1945; ; Toll; Scenic;

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State Road 694 is an east–west route in Pinellas County, running from 66th Street N in Pinellas Park to US 92 (unsigned SR 600) in St. Petersburg.

Route description

State Road 694 starts at State Road 693 in Pinellas Park, where SR 694 heads east as Park Boulevard. At the intersection with US 19 in southeastern Pinellas Park, SR 694 becomes known as Gandy Boulevard and turns northeast into northeastern St. Petersburg, heading towards the interchange with Interstate 275. It continues northeast, intersecting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street N, before heading towards its eastern terminus at the intersection with 4th Street N, Roosevelt Boulevard, and US 92 (unsigned SR 600). East of SR 694's eastern terminus, Gandy Boulevard continues signed as US 92/SR 600 and crosses the Gandy Bridge into Tampa.

State Road 694 previously began at State Road 699 in Indian Shores, running through Seminole and to the SR 693 intersection in Pinellas Park. The former road to the west is now known as Pinellas County Road 694.

History

State Road 694 was originally visioned as a multilane freeway, running from SR 699 (Gulf Boulevard) east to the Gandy Bridge, known as the Gandy Freeway. However, the plan was nixed in the 1970s due to an increasing business population. The remnants of this planned freeway are the US 19 interchange in Pinellas Park, the configuration of the I-275 interchange, and the wide median between MLK Jr St N and 4th St N.

Future

Although the possibility of a freeway west of US 19 is dead today, the possibility of Gandy Boulevard becoming a freeway east of the US 19/Park Boulevard intersection is actually being reconsidered in series of studies. Funding has not yet been finalized, but a recent federal transportation grant made additional funds for the freeway project available. A timetable for the project is also not finalized. If the plan goes through, there would be overpasses at 4th St N/Roosevelt Blvd and MLK St N. However, according to an FDOT representative, there will be no changes made at the interchange with I-275.^[2]

Major junctions

SR 699 in Indian Shores
US 19 Alt. / SR 595 in Seminole
CR 1 in Seminole
CR 501 in Pinellas Park
SR A19A / SR 693 in Pinellas Park
CR 611 in Pinellas Park
US 19 / SR 55 in Pinellas Park
I-275 / SR 93 in St. Petersburg
US 92 / SR 600 / SR 686 / SR 687 in St. Petersburg

References

^ http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/pdfs/fedaidreport.pdf FDOT Federal-Aid Report
^ Connecting dots to uncork traffic St. Petersburg Times March 2, 2003

External links

Pinellas County Staff. Pinellas County GIS Viewer. May 9, 2006.

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[FDOTReport-1] ttp://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/pdfs/fedaidreport.pdf FDOT Federal-Aid Report

[2] Connecting dots to uncork traffic St. Petersburg Times March 2, 2003

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+|terminus_a={{jct|state=FL|SR|699}} in [[Indian Shores, Florida|Indian Shores]]
+|junction={{jct|state=FL|US-Alt|19|SR|595}} in [[Seminole, Florida|Seminole]]<br>
-|junction=[[Image:Alt plate.svg|20px]]<br>[[Image:US 19.svg|20px]][[Image:Florida 595.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 19 Alternate (St. Petersburg, Florida)|Alt US 19]]/[[Florida State Road 595|SR 595]] in [[Seminole, Florida|Seminole]]<br>[[Image:Pinellas County Road 1 FL.svg|20px]] [[County Road 1 (Pinellas County, Florida)|CR 1]] in [[Seminole, Florida|Seminole]]<br>[[Image:Pinellas County Road 501 FL.svg|20px]] [[County Road 501 (Pinellas County, Florida)|CR 501]] in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]<br>[[Image:Florida A19A.svg|25px]][[Image:Florida 693.svg|25px]] [[Florida State Road A19A|SR A19A]]/[[Florida State Road 693|SR 693]] in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]<br>[[Image:Pinellas County Road 611 FL.svg|20px]] [[County Road 611 (Pinellas County, Florida)|CR 611]] in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]<br>[[Image:US 19.svg|20px]][[Image:Florida 55.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19 (Florida)|US 19]]/[[SR 55 (FL)|SR 55]] in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]<br>[[Image:I-275.svg|25px]][[Image:Florida 93.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 275 (Florida)|I-275]]/[[SR 93 (FL)|SR 93]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]
+{{jct|state=FL|CR|1|county1=Pinellas}} in [[Seminole, Florida|Seminole]]<br>
-|terminus_b=[[Image:US 92.svg|20px]][[Image:Florida 600.svg|25px]][[Image:Florida 686.svg|25px]][[Image:Florida 687.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 92 (Florida)|US 92]]/[[SR 600 (FL)|SR 600]]/[[Florida State Road 686|SR 686]]/[[Florida State Road 687|SR 687]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]
+{{jct|state=FL|CR|501|county1=Pinellas}} in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]<br>
+{{jct|state=FL|SR|A19A|SR|693}} in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]<br>
+{{jct|state=FL|CR|611|county1=Pinellas}} in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]<br>
+{{jct|state=FL|US|19|SR|55}} in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]<br>
+{{jct|state=FL|I|275|SR|93}} in [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]
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 [[Image:Florida State Highway 694 02.jpg|thumb|left|Looking west toward The [[Gulf of Mexico]] and [[Indian Shores, Florida]] from bridge over Intracoastal Waterway]]
 [[Image:Florida State Highway 694 01.jpg|thumb|left|Looking north on Pinellas County Road 694 from bridge over Intracoastal Waterway; Indian Shores, Florida on left, [[mangrove]]s on right]]
-State Road 694 starts at State Road 693 in Pinellas Park, where SR 694 heads east as Park Boulevard.  At the intersection with [[U.S. Route 19 (Florida)|US 19]] in southeastern Pinellas Park, SR 694 becomes known as Gandy Boulevard and turns northeast into northeastern [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], heading towards the interchange with [[Interstate 275 (Florida)|Interstate 275]]. It continues northeast, heading towards its eastern terminus at the intersection with [[State Road 687 (Florida)|4th Street N]], [[State Road 686 (Florida)|Roosevelt Boulevard]], and [[U.S. Route 92 (Florida)|US 92]] [[State Road 600 (Florida)|(unsigned SR 600)]].  East of SR 694's eastern terminus, Gandy Boulevard continues signed as US 92/SR 600 and crosses the [[Gandy Bridge]] into [[Tampa]].
+State Road 694 starts at State Road 693 in Pinellas Park, where SR 694 heads east as Park Boulevard.  At the intersection with [[U.S. Route 19 (Florida)|US 19]] in southeastern Pinellas Park, SR 694 becomes known as Gandy Boulevard and turns northeast into northeastern [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], heading towards the interchange with [[Interstate 275 (Florida)|Interstate 275]]. It continues northeast, intersecting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street N, before heading towards its eastern terminus at the intersection with [[State Road 687 (Florida)|4th Street N]], [[State Road 686 (Florida)|Roosevelt Boulevard]], and [[U.S. Route 92 (Florida)|US 92]] [[State Road 600 (Florida)|(unsigned SR 600)]].  East of SR 694's eastern terminus, Gandy Boulevard continues signed as US 92/SR 600 and crosses the [[Gandy Bridge]] into [[Tampa]].
 State Road 694 previously began at [[Florida State Road 699|State Road 699]] in [[Indian Shores, Florida|Indian Shores]], running through [[Seminole, Florida|Seminole]] and to the SR 693 intersection in Pinellas Park.  The former road to the west is now known as '''Pinellas County Road 694'''.
 ==History==
-State Road 694 was originally visioned as a multilane freeway, running from the Gandy Bridge, west to [[Florida State Road 699|Gulf Boulevard]], known as the [[Canceled expressways in Florida#Gandy Freeway|Gandy Freeway]]. However, the plan was nixed in the 1970s due to an increasing business population. The remnants of this planned freeway are the US 19 [[Single-point urban interchange|interchange]] in Pinellas Park, the configuration of the [[Interstate 275 (Florida)|I-275]] interchange, and the wide median between MLK Jr St N and 4th St N.
+State Road 694 was originally visioned as a multilane freeway, running from [[Florida State Road 699|SR 699 (Gulf Boulevard)]] east to the Gandy Bridge, known as the [[Canceled expressways in Florida#Tampa Bay Area|Gandy Freeway]]. However, the plan was nixed in the 1970s due to an increasing business population. The remnants of this planned freeway are the US 19 [[Single-point urban interchange|interchange]] in Pinellas Park, the configuration of the [[Interstate 275 (Florida)|I-275]] interchange, and the wide median between MLK Jr St N and 4th St N.
 ==Future==
-Although the possibility of a freeway west of US 19 is dead today, the possibility of Gandy Blvd becoming a freeway east of Park Blvd is actually being reconsidered in series of studies. Funding has not yet been finalized, but a recent federal transportation grant made additional funds for the freeway project available. A timetable for the project is also not finalized. If the plan goes through, there would be overpasses at 4th St N/Roosevelt Blvd and MLK St N. However, according to an FDOT representative, there will be no changes made at the interchange with I-275.<ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/297966661.html?dids=297966661:297966661&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+2%2C+2003&author=JEAN+HELLER&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=1.B&desc=Connecting+dots+to+uncork+traffic Connecting dots to uncork traffic ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' March 2, 2003]</ref>
+Although the possibility of a freeway west of US 19 is dead today, the possibility of Gandy Boulevard becoming a freeway east of the US 19/Park Boulevard intersection is actually being reconsidered in series of studies. Funding has not yet been finalized, but a recent federal transportation grant made additional funds for the freeway project available. A timetable for the project is also not finalized. If the plan goes through, there would be overpasses at 4th St N/Roosevelt Blvd and MLK St N. However, according to an FDOT representative, there will be no changes made at the interchange with I-275.<ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/297966661.html?dids=297966661:297966661&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+2%2C+2003&author=JEAN+HELLER&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=1.B&desc=Connecting+dots+to+uncork+traffic Connecting dots to uncork traffic ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' March 2, 2003]</ref>
+==Major junctions==
+*{{jct|state=FL|SR|699}} in [[Indian Shores, Florida|Indian Shores]]
+*{{jct|state=FL|US-Alt|19|SR|595}} in [[Seminole, Florida|Seminole]]
+*{{jct|state=FL|CR|1|county1=Pinellas}} in [[Seminole, Florida|Seminole]]
+*{{jct|state=FL|CR|501|county1=Pinellas}} in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]
+*{{jct|state=FL|SR|A19A|SR|693}} in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]<!--begin sr 694-->
+*{{jct|state=FL|CR|611|county1=Pinellas}} in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]
+*{{jct|state=FL|US|19|SR|55}} in [[Pinellas Park, Florida|Pinellas Park]]
+*{{jct|state=FL|I|275|SR|93}} in [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]
+*{{jct|state=FL|US|92|SR|600|SR|686|SR|687}} in [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+==External links==
 * Pinellas County Staff. [http://pubgis.co.pinellas.fl.us/public_gis/ Pinellas County GIS Viewer.] May 9, 2006.