User:B1291998/Florida State Road 684

Florida State Route 684 is an arterial east-west state route in the US state of Florida. Its west end is a bustling intersection at SR 789 (Gulf of Mexico Dr, Gulf Dr)a couple hundred feet from the Gulf of Mexico in Holmes Beach. Its east end is a busy intersection with US 41 (SR 90) Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, a few miles from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, is the southern terminus for State Route 55, the mainly hidden designation of US Route 19, which begins about 4 miles north of the east end. The eastern terminus is a few miles west of Interstate 75. It carries the name Cortez Road, and was formerly known as 44th Avenue, and carries the name Cortez because of the small village it passes through before crosssing the drawbridge to the terminus.

Route Description:

At its western terminus,the intersection is often congested for two reasons:

There are tourists visiting restraunts and finding parking, and the drawbridge 200 feet from the intersection is often traveled by boats.

The roadway was never a long road. It is mainly four lanes, two in each direction, and has many stores and restaurants.