Florida State Road 471

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State Road 471 marker

State Road 471

Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length34.6 mi[1] (55.7 km)
Major junctions
South end US 98 / SR 35 / SR 700 near Branchborough
Major intersections SR 50 in Tarrytown
North end US 301 / SR 35 / CR 470 in Sumterville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
Highway system
SR 451 SR 472
Old-style shield at a road that crosses SR 471 in Webster

State Road 471 is a two-lane rural highway primarily in Sumter County in the state of Florida. It runs north and south from US 98 in northwestern Polk County to US 301 in Sumterville to US 98 in Sumter County.


Route description

In Sumterville itself, SR 471 runs along a former railroad line that ran towards Winter Haven, then turns directly south though primarily farmland and the City of Webster, a popular farm-to-market trading post.

South of SR 50 in Tarrytown, SR 471 runs entirely through preserved forest land and swampland, including the Withlacoochee State Forest. Contrary to what maps indicate, it's not as straight through this area, frequently shifting from left to right and vice-versa. Within this preserved land, it runs along the Hernando–Sumter border, then the Pasco–Sumter border until it reaches the Withlacoochee River and crosses into Polk County, running along the Pasco–Polk border until finally reaching US 98, southeast of the intersection with Pasco CR 54 entirely within Polk County.




Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Polk0.00.0 US 98Southern terminus
East of Branchborough
SumterTarrytown21.234.1 SR 50
Webster24.539.4 CR 478A
24.940.1 CR 4780.3 mile concurrency
Belville's Corner27.844.7 CR 48County extension of SR 48
28.846.3 CR 476 / CR 567
Sumterville33.654.1 CR 528To Lake-Sumter Community College
34.154.9 CR 526
34.655.7 US 301 / CR 470Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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