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 State Road 589 | ||||
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 SR 589 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise | ||||
| Length | 68 mi[1][2] (109 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 60 in Tampa | |||
 SR 54 in Odessa SR 50 in Spring Hill US 98 near Sugarmill Woods | ||||
| North end |  SR 44 near Lecanto | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Road 589 (SR 589), also known as the Veterans Expressway and Suncoast Parkway, is a controlled-access toll road near the Florida Gulf Coast.[3][4] Maintained and operated by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, this 68-mile (109 km) transportation corridor extends from State Road 60 in Tampa, north to State Road 44 near Lecanto. The Veterans Expressway was built to accommodate the increasing commuter traffic in the Tampa-St. Petersburg metropolitan area, with the Suncoast Parkway opening in 2001, extending from near the northern terminus of the Veterans Expressway to U.S. Route 98, with a possible northern extension to U.S. Route 19/U.S. Route 98 in Crystal River in Citrus County in the planning and development stages.[5] As of February 28, 2022, Phase I of the extension is now open between US 98 and Florida State Road 44.[6] Phase II, which would further extend the highway to County Road 486, is undergoing the design phase.[7]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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sldwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Florida's Turnpike - System Description - Toll 589 - The Veterans Expressway/Suncoast Parkway". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010.
- ^ "Veterans Expressway/Suncoast Parkway" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2010.
- ^ "Suncoast Parkway 2". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ "Suncoast Parkway 2, Phase 1". Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Suncoast Parkway 2, Phase 2". Retrieved 2021-10-12.