Crosstown Parkway (Port St. Lucie)
Crosstown Parkway is a , six-lane thoroughfare running east–west in Port St. Lucie, Florida. When complete, its western terminus will be with CR 609 (Range Line Road); currently, the temporary western terminus is with Village Parkway in Tradition, approximately 2 miles west of Interstate 95 (I-95). Crosstown's eastern terminus is with US Highway 1 (US 1); however, the road continues beyond US1 as Village Green Drive. The primary intent of the construction of this road was to ease congestion on the city's only other two east–west routes through the city, Prima  Vista Boulevard and the combined State Road 716 (Port St. Lucie Blvd.)/Gatlin Blvd. roadways. History. Throughout most of Port St. Lucie's history, there were only two primary east–west routes through the city, Port St. Lucie and Prima Vista boulevards. The need for a third east–west thoroughfare has been recognized since 1980. The Palmer Expressway, a Turnpike project, was proposed at that time, but was eventually removed from the active Turnpike projects list in 1997. Construction on the extension to US 1, including a bridge over the North Fork of the St. Lucie River started in 2017, and  the bridge was opened to the public with a party on September 28, 2019. At the intersection is a pair of towers, topped with sculptures of swimming fish and further decorated with tiles of wildlife in the St. Lucie River. Currently, there is a superstreet intersection at Floresta Drive, the first in Florida; recently, residents have been petitioning to change the superstreet intersection to one that is easier and less time-consuming to navigate. One proposed project is a linear park under the Crosstown Bridge, to be called "The Plaza Under the Bridge", which will include lighting, irrigation, a proposed  floating dock, a gazebo, and a coquina hardscape.