page_title: Florida State Road 19
section_title: Marion County to Palatka
hierarchical_section_title: Florida State Road 19 / Route description / Marion County to Palatka
caption_attribution_description: Looking north on the SR 19 bridge across the Cross Florida Barge Canal, south of Palatka, Florida
context_page_description: State Road 19 is a Florida State Road in Putnam, Marion, and Lake counties. It runs from Groveland to Palatka through Ocala National Forest. Along with SR 33, SR 19 provides a mostly rural north-south corridor through central Florida from Lakeland to Palatka.
context_section_description: Continuing north of SR 40, the road takes a brief easterly turn where it crosses a bridge over Juniper Creek, but then turns north again to dominate the western shores of Lake George, which is part of the St. Johns River. From here it turns northwest, until it briefly becomes a two-lane divided highway at the intersection of County Road 314 (Salt Springs Highway) in Salt Springs, and then turns straight north again where it later intersects County Road 316 and Northeast 142nd Place Road. A frontage road can be found on the southwest corner of SR 19 and CR 316. After this intersection the road crosses the Marion-Putnam County Line. Somewhere north of here, deep within the forest, Backwoods Trail moves onto a National Forest Road, but the Black Bear Scenic Byway continues its concurrency with SR 19. Further north it runs along a bridge that crosses the Ocklawaha River and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of that bridge, the road climbs an embankment for a higher bridge over the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Upon descending the top of this bridge the road intersects CR 310 which secretly joins SR 19 as it turns northeast, leaving Ocala National Forest. Despite leaving Ocala National Forest, the area surrounding SR 19 remains mostly forest land for another 5 miles (8.0 km). After crossing the right-of-way for a series of power lines, the forest thins out as road turns north momentarily then curves to the northeast again. Near Mud Lake, the road crosses the five-way intersection of Silver Lake Boulevard and Round Lake Road, CR 310 branches off to the southeast and Round Lake Road branches off to the north.
  North of West Rellim Drive, the right-of-way for new eastbound lanes are exposed, then widens to a divided highway near the Palatka City Limits in the vicinity of the local Wal-Mart Supercenter. After the intersection of South Moody Road, SR 19 curves slightly north and SR 20 (Crill Avenue) is the first major intersection in Palatka. The road crosses two other intersections before reaching the Palatka Mall and descending slightly toward SR 100 (Reid Street). This is the last major intersection along SR 19, and all others north of here are side streets. After a slight curve to the right, it becomes easy to see the Seminole Electric Power Plant further to the north. As it passes by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, and runs along the north side of an athletic field, SR 19 finally ends at the intersection of U.S. 17, which contains controlled ramps within the divider.
caption: SR 19 over the Cross Florida Barge Canal, looking north
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