Florida State Road 540

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SR 540 marker

SR 540

Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length17.669 mi[1] (28.435 km)
Major junctions
West end US 98 near Lakeland
Major intersections US 17 in Winter Haven
East end US 27 near Waverly
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
Highway system
SR 539SR 542

State Road 540 is an east-west road in Central Florida, serving Polk County. It runs 24.3 miles (39.1 km) from US 27 to the south side of the city of Lakeland. SR 540 also runs along the entrance to Cypress Gardens. It is a major road along the south side of Winter Haven, where it is known as Cypress Gardens Boulevard, and an important link between Winter Haven and Lakeland, the Polk Parkway, and also Interstate 4 and the Tampa Bay area.

SR 540 is known by the following names:

  • Cypress Gardens Blvd. (US 27 – US 17)
  • 4th St. (cosigned with US 17)
  • Winter Lake Rd. (US 17 – US 98)
  • Bartow Rd. (cosigned with US 98)
  • Clubhouse Rd. (US 98 – SR 37B)

SR 540A[change | change source]

State Road 540A is a set of traffic bypasses for the termini of SR 540.

References[change | change source]

  1. FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed March 2014