Florida State Road 548

State Road 548
George Jenkins Boulevard
Route information
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
Highway system
Florida State Highway System Interstate US SR Former Pre-1945 Toll Scenic ← SR 546 SR 549 →

State Road 548 (SR 548), 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 and SR 600 (Bartow Road and Main Street) east of downtown, allowing traffic to bypass downtown.

In mid-2005, U.S. 98 was rerouted onto SR 548.

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
0.000	0.000	Sloan Avenue / George Jenkins Boulevard (SR 600)
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)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

External links

• Phase Two of Lakeland In-Town Bypass nears completion (BayNews9; September 27, 2009)
• In-Town Bypass may open soon (Lakeland Ledger; October 23, 2009)