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| George Jenkins Boulevard | ||||
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.809 mi[1] (2.911 km) | |||
| Existed | 2004–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | SR 600 in Lakeland | |||
| East end |  US 98 in Lakeland | |||
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| Counties | Polk | |||
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SR 546
SR 549State 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 opened in 2004.
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
The entire route is in Lakeland, Polk County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | Sloan Avenue / George Jenkins Boulevard (SR 600) | Former US 92 BUS | ||
| 0.549 | 0.884 |  SR 539 (Kathleen Road) | |||
| 0.749 | 1.205 |  SR 563 (Martin L. King Jr. Avenue) | |||
| 0.989 | 1.592 | US 98 north (Florida Avenue / SR 35) | West end of US 98 overlap | ||
| 1.184 | 1.905 | Massachusetts Avenue | Former SR 33 | ||
| 1.809 | 2.911 | US 98 south (Bartow Road / SR 35 south) / Main Street (SR 35 north / SR 600) | East end of US 98 overlap | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014