The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-08
Member of The Associated Press
FLORIDA ROAD ROUTES


In all the discussion concerning Florida high
ways and the designation of certain roads to be
either state roads or slate-aid roads, there has been
more or less misunderstanding as to routes and
locations Of course Polk county is especially
concerned with state highways Nos. 2 and 8.
With regard 10 No. s. one of the newest official
routes there can be no misunderstanding because
this route starts at Hanes City, traverses the
Ridge country as far south as Scbring and Lake
Chlds and then swings eastward across the ks
simmee river to Okeechobee City to Fort Pierce
with alternate routes souheast,Nard 10 lndantown
and Jupiter for those who want to save distance
in travelling to West Palm Beach and Miami.
Some day Isaac Van Horn will have The northern
end CT No. extended to TIE new town of Polk
City, about twenty miles northwest of Haines City,
where it will connect with the present Auburndale
to Lake county road.
But it is with regard to Road No. z that Lake
land is more intimately concerned This is the
highway that enters Florida from Georgia at the
little town of Jennings, thence to Jasper, White
Springs and Lake City and en- southwark TO
Gainesville, Ocaia and Leesburg. But instead of
coming on straight south. the route is DETECTED at
Leesburg to go by way of Eustis and Mount Dora
to Orlando. where it is merged with the Dixie
Highway from jacksonville to Tampa. Polk
county wants No. to be continued southwark
through Lake county over the present sand-clay
roads to The Polk county line, thence due south to
Polk City where eventually the road will have
three forks, that to the night leading to Lakeland,
Bartow, Fort Meade Wauchula and Arcadia to
Punta Gorda where it mergcs into Tie / amiami
Trail from Tampa to Miami by way of Fort
Myers, Naples and Marco and across the Ever
glades. The middle fork would lead, as now di-
rect to Auburndale where junction is made as at
present, with the Dixie highway on the east shore
of Lake Arana The left fork viii be the be-
ginning Ct State Road Nc. s. as above outlined
The shortest and the most logical through route
for No 2 from the Georgia line to Punta Gorda
and Fort Myers is certainly by way of Leesburg
to Polk City and on through Lakeland.
The following is the official list of designated
highways and should be preserved for future
reference:
No extends from Jacksonville to the Ala
bama state line a; Nunez Ferry via Lake City.
Live Oak, Madison Monticello, Tallahassee.
Quincy, Mariana, Bombay De Funiak Springs,
Milton and Pensacola.
No extends from the Georgia state line at
Jennings to Fort Myers via Jasper Lake City.
Gainesville Ocala. Leesburg. Eusiis. Orlando
kssimmee, Haines City, Barlow and Arcadia
Nc. extends from Jacksonville to Orlando
via Green Cove Springs. Palatka, Crescent City,
DeLand and Sanford.
No. extends from the Georgia state line to
Key West via Callahan, Jacksonville, St. Angus
tine Bunnell, Daytona. TitusvIle. Fort Pierce,
West Palm Beach, Miami
No. leaves Road No. 2 at High Springs, in
Alachua county. and leads to Punta Gorda via
Archer Williston. Inverness, Brooksvlle, Tampa,
Parish Bradentown, Sarasota and Engewood.
No. extends from the Georgia state line to
Apalachicola via Mariana Blountstown and
Port St. joe
No. extends from Pensacola to the Alabama
state line near Flomaton.
No. s extends from Haines City south to Lake
Anna via Lake Wales. Sebrng, thence east 10
Fort Pierce via Okeechobee City.