![]() ![]() ![]() As a result of the 1945 Florida State Road renumbering, the route became State Road 80 from Fort Myers to Palm Beach, and the segment west of Fort Myers to Punta Rassa became State Road 867. The route was first designated State Road 25 in 1923, running from Palm Beach to Punta Rassa. Segments west of Lake Okeechobee would be completed by 1926. The section from Twenty Mile Bend to West Palm Beach was considered part of the Conners Highway, which opened on July 4, 1924. The first vehicle to travel the route from Belle Glade to Palm Beach was in 1923. The route of State Road 80 was largely built in the 1920s. History Eastern terminus of US 98/SR 80, Palm Beach East of the Florida East Coast Railway bridge crossing, it intersects US 1 and SR 5, reducing to two lanes as it crosses Lake Worth Lagoon on two bridges, and ending on a roundabout with SR A1A in Palm Beach near the Mar-a-Lago estate. It then approaches a bridge over the Tri-Rail main line as it intersects Interstate 95 at Exit 68, then becomes a four-lane road in several older, high-density neighborhoods in West Palm Beach. East of Military Trail, it loses a lane in each direction as it straddles the southern end of Palm Beach International Airport, where private aircraft are serviced, with commercial access to the airport available via SR 704A. After passing Florida's Turnpike, it gains two more lanes and becomes an expressway, with diamond interchanges with Jog Road, Haverhill Road and Military Trail. The South Florida Fairgrounds and the Coral Sky Amphitheater, where the South Florida Fair takes place, are next on the route, just east of SR 7. At the State Road 7 intersection, US 441 turns south towards Miami. ![]() The road doubles from four to eight lanes in Royal Palm Beach, as the road serves as the border between Royal Palm Beach and Wellington. Lion Country Safari marks the beginning of a rural to urban transition of the road for the remainder of its journey. Between Belle Glade and Loxahatchee, the roads are surrounded by sugarcane fields, with US 441 and US 98 both joining State Road 80 during this stretch. In South Bay, US 27 heads south towards Miami, following the North New River Canal. In Palm Beach County, it serves as a commuter route between South Bay and Belle Glade at the western end, growing suburbs Loxahatchee, Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and county seat West Palm Beach. After LaBelle, it continues east until an interchange with US 27, where the two roads run concurrently as a four-lane highway as it heads east towards Clewiston and the southern coast of Lake Okeechobee. At its county seat, LaBelle, it serves as the town's main street and intersects SR 29. It has an interchange with Interstate 75 as it passes through the eastern suburbs of Fort Myers before being reduced to four lanes east of SR 31 before leaving Lee County and entering Hendry County. ![]() It follows the river east out of the city, expanding to six lanes east of the Ortiz Avenue ( CR 865) intersection in Tice. From here, it is known as Palm Beach Boulevard, a four-lane divided highway that parallels the Caloosahatchee River. State Road 80 resumes at Allen Street (just east of Seaboard Street) on the east side of Fort Myers. Historically, SR 80 continued east through downtown but that segment has since been turned over to city control. This segment of SR 80 terminates at Monroe Street and the route becomes discontinuous. From the terminus, it runs briefly along Main Street northeast to Monroe Street in the historic downtown of Fort Myers. State Road 80 begins at an intersection with US 41 (Tamiami Trail) in downtown Fort Myers. Route description Lee and Hendry Counties Due to increasing traffic, State Road 80 has experienced upgrades and widening in various sections since 2000. The road is the northernmost of three linking Southwest Florida to South Florida via the Everglades ( Alligator Alley and Tamiami Trail being the other two). State Road 80 ( SR 80) (also known as Palm Beach Boulevard in Lee County and Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County) is a 123.5 miles (198.8 km) route linking US 41 Business in Fort Myers and State Road A1A in Palm Beach. ![]()
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