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{{short description|Highway in Florida}}
:''For a street in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] that was once designated State Road 82, see [[Florida State Road 736]].''
{{For|the street in Fort Lauderdale once designated State Road 82|Florida State Road 736}}

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==Route description==
==Route description==
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State Road 82 begins in Downtown Fort Myers at [[U.S. Route 41 in Florida|US 41]]. Motorists continuing past the western terminus of SR 82 travel along McGregor Boulevard ([[Florida State Road 867|SR 867]]). Other State Roads within a few blocks of the western terminus include [[Florida State Road 80|SR 80]] (western terminus located two blocks to the north) and [[Florida State Road 739|SR 739]]-[[U.S. Route 41 Business (Fort Myers, Florida)|Business US 41]] {{convert|1/2|mi|km|spell=in}} to the east.
West of [[Interstate 75 in Florida|Interstate 75]] ([[State Road 93 (Florida)|SR 93]]), State Road 82 is a divided residential/[[commuting|commuter]] road. Within the city of Fort Myers, it is known as '''Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard'''. East of Lehigh Acres, SR 82 loses its median and becomes a two-lane <!-- Most likely needs to be updated as its being widened--> [[agriculture|agricultural]] road as it crosses the southwest [[Florida]] [[agriculture|farmlands]] and [[wetlands]], a part of [[Big Cypress Swamp]] and the western edge of the [[Everglades]] drainage system. Though, it briefly becomes a four-lane divided roadway again in its short segment in Hendry County.


Between [[U.S. Route 41 Business (Fort Myers, Florida)|Business US 41]] ([[Florida State Road 739|SR 739]]) and [[Interstate 75 in Florida|Interstate 75]] ([[State Road 93 (Florida)|SR 93]]), SR 82 is a divided residential/[[commuting|commuter]] road. Within the city of Fort Myers, it is known as '''Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard'''.
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Motorists continuing past the western terminus of State Road 82 travel along McGregor Boulevard ([[Florida State Road 867|SR 867]]). Other State Roads within a few blocks of the western terminus include [[Florida State Road 80|SR 80]] (western terminus located two blocks to the north) and [[Florida State Road 739|SR 739]]-[[U.S. Route 41 Business (Fort Myers, Florida)|Business US 41]] {{convert|1/2|mi|km|spell=in}} to the east.

After intersecting Interstate 75, it continues east and passes close to Lehigh Acres. SR 82 intersects Daniels Parkway and Gunnery Road at a [[continuous-flow intersection]] near Lehigh Acres. As it continues east, it crosses the southwest [[Florida]] [[agriculture|farmlands]] and [[wetlands]], a part of [[Big Cypress Swamp]] and the western edge of the [[Everglades]] drainage system. After clipping the southwest corner of Hendry County, SR 82 enters Collier County and it briefly loses its median and becomes a two-lane [[agriculture|agricultural]] road but expands back to a four-lane divided road about four miles later. SR 82 then comes to an end at a [[roundabout]] with [[Florida State Road 29|SR 29]] just north of Immokalee.


==History==
==History==
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SR 82 was originally named '''Anderson Avenue''' within Fort Myers and it was an early city street. Anderson Avenue was named for Dr. Richard Anderson, who is believed to be the first physician to set up a practice and drug store in Fort Myers. The street was named for Dr. Anderson in 1885, one year after his death.<ref name="Jacobs">{{cite news|last1=Jacobs|first1=T.M.|title=The Man Behind Anderson Avenue|url=https://fortmyers.floridaweekly.com/articles/the-man-behind-anderson-avenue/|access-date=February 9, 2024|work=Florida Weekly|date=May 5, 2010}}</ref>
The route was designated State Road 184 until 1945, when it was changed to State Road 82 as part of a [[1945 Florida State Road renumbering|state-wide renumbering]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Collier, 1936|url=http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/pages/500/f539/f539.htm|website=Florida Center for Instructional Technology|publisher=University of South Florida|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref>

In the early 1900s, Anderson Avenue was extended east from Fort Myers to [[Buckingham, Florida|Buckingham]]. The road ran from Fort Myers east to present-day Buckingham Road, which was built at the same time, creating a direct route from Fort Myers to Buckingham.<ref>{{cite news |title=Commissioners Proceedings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-commissioners-proceedings/157588655/ |access-date=21 October 2024 |newspaper=The News-Press |date=12 October 1918 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>

The road was built as a dirt road from present-day Buckingham Road to Immokalee in the 1930s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee, 1936|url=https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/pages/2000/f2065/f2065b.pdf|website=Florida Center for Instructional Technology|publisher=University of South Florida|access-date=February 9, 2024}}</ref> The road was officially added to the state highway system in 1931 as SR 184.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/TheStateRoadSystemOfFlorida1939/page/n33/mode/1up The State Road System of Florida (1939)]</ref> It was paved in the 1940s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Road to Immokalee From Buckingham Is Council Project |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-road-to-immokalee-from-buckin/157588942/ |access-date=21 October 2024 |date=27 September 1936 |newspaper=The News-Press |page= |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Road to the Oil Field |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-road-to-the-oil-fields/157588791/ |access-date=21 October 2024 |newspaper=The News-Press |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> The extension to Immokalee was often referred to as Immokalee Road for many years, though that name has been phased out and is now used on the nearby [[List of county roads in Collier County, Florida#County Road 846|CR 846]], which runs from Immokalee to Naples.<ref name="Precinct">{{cite news |title=Lee County Precinct No. 45 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-lee-county-precinct-no-45/157589052/|access-date=21 October 2024 |newspaper=The News-Press |date=6 March 1972 |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=County Road 846 - Immokalee Road |url=https://www.aaroads.com/guides/cr-846-fl/ |website=AARoads |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>

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During the [[1945 Florida State Road renumbering]], SR 184 was changed to SR 82.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collier, 1936|url=https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/pages/500/f539/f539b.pdf|website=Florida Center for Instructional Technology|publisher=University of South Florida|access-date=February 9, 2024}}</ref> Until the 1980s, SR 82 was an "interrupted" state road, for there was concurrently a Fort Lauderdale street ([[Davie Boulevard]]) with SR 82 signage. In the 1980s, Davie Boulevard's SR 82 signage was replaced with signs showing its current designation, [[State Road 736 (Florida)|SR 736]].


In 1991, SR 82 west of I-75 in Fort Myers was renamed from Anderson Avenue to its current name, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The road was rededicated with its new name on January 15, 1991, which is [[Martin Luther King Jr.|Dr. King]]'s birthday.<ref name="Jacobs"/>
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Until the 1980s, SR 82 was an "interrupted" state road, for there was concurrently a Fort Lauderdale street (Davie Boulevard) with SR 82 signage. As part of a statewide renumbering, Davie Boulevard's SR 82 signage was replaced with signs showing its current designation: [[State Road 736 (Florida)|SR 736]].


Much of SR 82 east of [[Interstate 75 in Florida|Interstate 75]] was upgraded and widened to a multi-lane divided highway in the 2010s and early 2020s. The [[continuous-flow intersection]] (CFI) at the Daniels Parkway/Gunnery Road ([[County Road 876 (Lee County, Florida)|CR 876]]) intersection was the first CFI built in Florida, which became fully operational on July 9, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dickert |first1=Allyssa |title=New Continuous Flow Intersection now open in Lehigh Acres |url=https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/continuous-flow-intersection-now-open-in-lee-county |website=Fox 4 Now |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=State Road 82 Design|url=http://www.sr82design.com|website=Florida Department of Transportation|access-date=March 19, 2016}}</ref>
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Prior to 1991, SR 82 was known as Anderson Avenue within Fort Myers before being changed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Anderson Avenue was named for Dr. Richard Anderson, who is believed to be the first physician to set up a practice and drug store in Fort Myers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jacobs|first1=T.M.|title=The Man Behind Anderson Avenue|url=http://fortmyers.floridaweekly.com/news/2010-05-05/Other_News/The_man_behind_Anderson_Avenue.html|accessdate=13 November 2015|work=Florida Weekly|date=5 May 2010}}</ref>


==Future==
==Future==
The [[Florida Department of Transportation]] is planning to widen the remaining undivided two-lane segment of SR 82 from the Collier County line to Gator Slough lane. The design phase for this project is currently underway.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Road (SR) 82 from Hendry County Line to Gator Slough Lane |url=http://www.swflroads.com/sr82/hendrytogatorslough/ |website=Florida Department of Transportation |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>
The two-lane undivided section between Lehigh Acres and Immokalee has been notorious for many fatal high-speed crashes.{{citationneeded|date=July 2018}} The Florida Department of Transportation plans to widen the remaining two-lane undivided segments in coming years in a project that has been divided into seven phases. Construction to widen SR 82 from Colonial/Lee Boulevard to Shawnee Road (just east of Daniels Parkway/Gunnery Road) to six lanes is underway and will include upgrading the Daniels Parkway/Gunnery Road intersection to Florida's first [[continuous-flow intersection]] (CFI). Widening from Alabama Road to the Lee/Hendry County Line will begin in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=State Road 82 Design|url=http://www.sr82design.com|website=Florida Department of Transportation|accessdate=19 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Zoldan|first1=Sheldon|title=Three sections of State Road 82 will be widened in 2017-18|url=http://www.news-press.com/story/news/2016/03/18/three-sections-state-road-82-widened-2017-18/81971410/|accessdate=19 March 2016|agency=The News-Press|date=18 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Russell|first1=Ty|title=FDOT considers new proposal for busy Lehigh intersection|url=http://www.nbc-2.com/story/28936942/fdot-considers-new-proposal-for-busy-lehigh-intersection#.Vuzcn85FelI|accessdate=19 March 2016|agency=WBBH-TV}}</ref>


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
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==Related Roads==
===Monroe Street===
'''Monroe Street''' intersects SR 82 in Downtown Fort Myers just east of US 41. Monroe Street from SR 82 north to Main Street is state-maintained and is inventoried by [[Florida Department of Transportation|FDOT]] as part of SR 82.<ref name="lee map" /><ref name="FDOT"/> Westbound traffic is directed via Monroe Street to access US 41 via Main Street since US 41 cannot be accessed from SR 82. Traffic on SR 82 can only access [[McGregor Boulevard]] at this intersection.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Road 82 West |url=https://www.aaroads.com/guides/fl-082-west/ |website=AARoads |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref>

===Former State Road 82A===
'''State Road 82A''' ('''SR 82A''') was the former designation for Buckingham Road, which connects with SR 82 nearly 2 miles east of Interstate 75.<ref>{{cite news |title=Real estate sales in Southwest Florida |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-real-estate-sales-in-southwes/157589226/ |access-date=21 October 2024 |newspaper=The News-Press |date=25 June 1978 |page=3G |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> Buckingham Road was previously SR 82A from SR 82 to a point near [[Buckingham Field]]. North of here, it was designated SR 861 (which was also signed along the discontinuous Homestead Road in Lehigh Acres).<ref>{{cite web |title=Pre-1945 state roads 270-312 |url=https://neroute2.blogspot.com/2013/06/pre-1945-state-roads-270-312.html |website=NE2 |access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref> Buckingham Road has since been relinquished to county control and has no route designation at SR 82 (though it is now has the hidden designation of [[County Road 876 (Lee County, Florida)|CR 876]] beyond Gunnery Road).<ref name="lee map">{{cite map |url = http://leegis.leegov.com/RoadLookup/ |title = Road Maintenance System |publisher = [[Lee County Department of Transportation]] |author = Lee County GIS |access-date = April 20, 2016 }}</ref>

===Former State Road 82B===
{{see also|Florida State Road 884}}
The former '''State Road 82B''' ('''SR 82B'''), locally known as Lee Boulevard, ran from SR 82 east to [[Lehigh Acres, Florida|Lehigh Acres]].<ref name="Precinct"/> It was later relinquished to county control, and it was redesignated as [[Florida State Road 884|CR 884]] after Colonial Boulevard (CR 884) was extended to Lee Boulevard at SR 82 in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Sharon |title=Colonial Boulevard extension opens to traffic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-colonial-boulevard-extension/157589501/ |access-date=21 October 2024 |newspaper=The News-Press |date=16 October 1990 |pages=1B, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-colonial-boulevard-extension/157589537/ 2B] |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:State highways in Florida|082]]
[[Category:State highways in Florida|082]]
[[Category:State Roads in Lee County, Florida|082]]
[[Category:State roads in Lee County, Florida|082]]
[[Category:State Roads in Hendry County, Florida|082]]
[[Category:State roads in Hendry County, Florida|082]]
[[Category:State Roads in Collier County, Florida|082]]
[[Category:State roads in Collier County, Florida|082]]
[[Category:Transportation in Fort Myers, Florida|State Road 082]]
[[Category:Transportation in Fort Myers, Florida|State Road 082]]

Latest revision as of 02:11, 22 October 2024

For the street in Fort Lauderdale once designated State Road 82, see Florida State Road 736.

State Road 82 marker
State Road 82
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Map
SR 82 highlighted in black
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length29.884 mi[1] (48.094 km)
ExistedJune 11, 1945 (1945-06-11)–present
Major junctions
West end US 41 / SR 867 in Fort Myers
Major intersections I-75 in Fort Myers
East end SR 29 near Immokalee
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesLee, Hendry, Collier
Highway system
← SR 81→ SR 83

State Road 82 (SR 82) is a 29-mile-long east–west highway serving northern Lee and Collier County, Florida (and "clipping" the southwest corner of Hendry County). The western terminus is an intersection with Cleveland Avenue (US 41-SR 45, part of the Tamiami Trail) in Fort Myers; the eastern terminus is an intersection with SR 29 midway between Immokalee and Felda.

Route description

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State Road 82 begins in Downtown Fort Myers at US 41. Motorists continuing past the western terminus of SR 82 travel along McGregor Boulevard (SR 867). Other State Roads within a few blocks of the western terminus include SR 80 (western terminus located two blocks to the north) and SR 739-Business US 41 one-half mile (0.80 km) to the east.

Between Business US 41 (SR 739) and Interstate 75 (SR 93), SR 82 is a divided residential/commuter road. Within the city of Fort Myers, it is known as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

After intersecting Interstate 75, it continues east and passes close to Lehigh Acres. SR 82 intersects Daniels Parkway and Gunnery Road at a continuous-flow intersection near Lehigh Acres. As it continues east, it crosses the southwest Florida farmlands and wetlands, a part of Big Cypress Swamp and the western edge of the Everglades drainage system. After clipping the southwest corner of Hendry County, SR 82 enters Collier County and it briefly loses its median and becomes a two-lane agricultural road but expands back to a four-lane divided road about four miles later. SR 82 then comes to an end at a roundabout with SR 29 just north of Immokalee.

History

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SR 82 was originally named Anderson Avenue within Fort Myers and it was an early city street. Anderson Avenue was named for Dr. Richard Anderson, who is believed to be the first physician to set up a practice and drug store in Fort Myers. The street was named for Dr. Anderson in 1885, one year after his death.[2]

In the early 1900s, Anderson Avenue was extended east from Fort Myers to Buckingham. The road ran from Fort Myers east to present-day Buckingham Road, which was built at the same time, creating a direct route from Fort Myers to Buckingham.[3]

The road was built as a dirt road from present-day Buckingham Road to Immokalee in the 1930s.[4] The road was officially added to the state highway system in 1931 as SR 184.[5] It was paved in the 1940s.[6][7] The extension to Immokalee was often referred to as Immokalee Road for many years, though that name has been phased out and is now used on the nearby CR 846, which runs from Immokalee to Naples.[8][9]

During the 1945 Florida State Road renumbering, SR 184 was changed to SR 82.[10] Until the 1980s, SR 82 was an "interrupted" state road, for there was concurrently a Fort Lauderdale street (Davie Boulevard) with SR 82 signage. In the 1980s, Davie Boulevard's SR 82 signage was replaced with signs showing its current designation, SR 736.

In 1991, SR 82 west of I-75 in Fort Myers was renamed from Anderson Avenue to its current name, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The road was rededicated with its new name on January 15, 1991, which is Dr. King's birthday.[2]

Much of SR 82 east of Interstate 75 was upgraded and widened to a multi-lane divided highway in the 2010s and early 2020s. The continuous-flow intersection (CFI) at the Daniels Parkway/Gunnery Road (CR 876) intersection was the first CFI built in Florida, which became fully operational on July 9, 2019.[11][12]

Future

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The Florida Department of Transportation is planning to widen the remaining undivided two-lane segment of SR 82 from the Collier County line to Gator Slough lane. The design phase for this project is currently underway.[13]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
LeeFort Myers0.0000.000 McGregor Boulevard to US 41
0.2000.322


 US 41 Bus. west (Monroe Street) to US 41		Monroe Street is inventoried as part of SR 82[14]
0.6451.038
 SR 739 south (Fowler Street)		temporary southern terminus of US 41 Bus. south
0.7561.217

 US 41 Bus. north (Evans Avenue / SR 739) – North Fort Myers
3.8266.157 CR 865 (Ortiz Avenue)
4.4007.081 I-75 – Tampa, NaplesExit 138 on I-75
6.1549.904Buckingham RoadFormer SR 82A
6.87411.063
 CR 884 (Lee Boulevard / Colonial Boulevard) to I-75 – Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers		Former SR 82B east
Lehigh Acres11.12317.901
 Gunnery Road / Daniels Parkway (CR 876) to I-75 – Airport		Continuous-flow intersection
Hendry
 No major junctions
Collier​24.52139.463
 CR 850 south (Corkscrew Road)		Northern terminus of CR 850
​29.88448.094 SR 29 – LaBelle, Immokalee, Everglades
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): note
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Monroe Street

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Monroe Street intersects SR 82 in Downtown Fort Myers just east of US 41. Monroe Street from SR 82 north to Main Street is state-maintained and is inventoried by FDOT as part of SR 82.[15][14] Westbound traffic is directed via Monroe Street to access US 41 via Main Street since US 41 cannot be accessed from SR 82. Traffic on SR 82 can only access McGregor Boulevard at this intersection.[16]

Former State Road 82A

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State Road 82A (SR 82A) was the former designation for Buckingham Road, which connects with SR 82 nearly 2 miles east of Interstate 75.[17] Buckingham Road was previously SR 82A from SR 82 to a point near Buckingham Field. North of here, it was designated SR 861 (which was also signed along the discontinuous Homestead Road in Lehigh Acres).[18] Buckingham Road has since been relinquished to county control and has no route designation at SR 82 (though it is now has the hidden designation of CR 876 beyond Gunnery Road).[15]

Former State Road 82B

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See also: Florida State Road 884

The former State Road 82B (SR 82B), locally known as Lee Boulevard, ran from SR 82 east to Lehigh Acres.[8] It was later relinquished to county control, and it was redesignated as CR 884 after Colonial Boulevard (CR 884) was extended to Lee Boulevard at SR 82 in 1990.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b Transportation and Data Analytics Office (October 1, 2018). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Jacobs, T.M. (May 5, 2010). "The Man Behind Anderson Avenue". Florida Weekly. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Commissioners Proceedings". The News-Press. October 12, 1918. p. 3. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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