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 State Road 55 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 259.700 mi[1] (417.947 km) | |||
| Existed | 1945–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 41 / SR 684 near Bradenton | |||
 I-275 in St. Petersburg SR 60 in Clearwater SR 50 in Weeki Wachee SR 44 in Crystal River US 129 in Chiefland   US 19 / US 27 / US 98 in Perry US 90 in Greenville | ||||
| North end |   US 221 / SR 76 towards Quitman, GA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Manatee, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Levy, Gilchrist, Dixie, Taylor, Madison, Jefferson | |||
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State Road 55 (SR 55) is mainly the internal or secret designation of U.S. Route 19 through Florida,[citation needed] although it has appeared on maps and atlases on several occasions. State Road 55 originates at the Georgia state line north of Ashville, and ends at SR 684 in Bradenton. North of Perry, it is the secret route for US 221,[citation needed] continuing north into Georgia as Georgia State Route 76. South of Memphis, it is a secret designation for US 41; it is also a secret designation for US 301 in the Bradenton - Palmetto area, along a segment co-signed with US 41.[citation needed]
Very little evidence of SR 55's existence can be found, except in Levy, Dixie, and Taylor counties. In Dixie County, for example, there's a CR 55A in Old Town and Fanning Springs. In Chiefland, US 19's status as SR 55 is exposed in street-name signs, and one shield south of US 27 ALT.