You go through some Everglades farm towns and have plenty of opportunities along the way to enjoy small towns and quiet sights. I've seen the groves get frozen out in Central Florida and move to the areas south of Lake Wales and down to Lake Placid.
I have driven the entire route in both directions, both in the days before the interstates and recently. It is four-laned for much of its route, with congestion only now and then in the urban areas near Tallahassee, Ocala, The Villages, Haines City, Hialeah and Miami. It was one of Florida's first "super highways" in the days before the Interstates. It starts in the North at the Georgia border just north of the old tobacco town of Havana, Florida. This is a historic north-south route that follows the high ridge of central Florida all the way down to Miami. SR-17 Haines City to Frostproof: 38.7 Miles OLD FLORIDA TOWNS ON US-17 GEORGIA TO PUNTA GORDA This link will show you 6 of these cities on a single web page: Yulee - Jacksonville - Orange Park - Green Cove Springs - Palatka - East Palatka - San Mateo - Satsuma - Crescent City - Seville - Barberville - DeLeon Springs - DeLand - Orange City - DeBary - Sanford - Lake Mary - Winter Springs - Casselberry - Altamonte Springs - Maitland - Winter Park - Orlando - Kissimmee - Campbell - Loughman - Davenport - Haines City - Lake Alfred - Winter Haven - Bartow - Fort Meade - Bowling Green - Wauchula - Zolfo Springs - Arcadia - Fort Ogden - Punta Gorda But I still like to go that way and see signs of Old Florida even in the big metropolitan places. The route is largely rural however, but those major cities do slow you down somewhat. Mary's River and winds through some very interesting scenery, including some major cities. In Florida, it enters the state north of Jacksonville at the St. It hugs the coast as it winds through Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina and was known as the Seaboard Air Highway in olden times. In the old days, this was one way to travel from the interior of Florida up north to Savannah, Hilton Head Island and all the way up to Winchester Virginia. US-17 Georgia Border to Punta Gorda: 317 Miles OLD FLORIDA TOWNS ON STATE ROAD A1A and US-1 FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO MIAMI AND KEY WEST More details about the towns are on this page: Augustine - Ormond Beach - Daytona Beach - Ponce Inlet - New Smyrna Beach - Oak Hill - Mims - Canaveral National Seashore - Titusville - Cocoa - Indialantic - Melbourne - Sebastian - Vero Beach - Fort Pierce - Stuart - Jupiter - Juno Beach - Palm Beach - Boynton Beach - Delray Beach - Boca Raton - Deerfield Beach - Pompano Beach - Lauderdale by the Sea - Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood - Surfside - Miami - Coconut Grove - Coral Gables - Homestead - Bahia Honda - Key West Places you will see along the way (the links always take you to the town's page on our website):įernandina Beach - Mayport - Jacksonville - St. The three maps above show the routes and how you can get on and off I-95. This doesn't always make for a pleasant driving experience, but you will see a lot of Old Florida as well as a lot of new. State Road A1A is usually on the east side of US-1 and quite often follows the old routes along the Atlantic Ocean.Īlthough some of the oldest and most historic places in the state are along these two highways, they also have some of the heaviest traffic in Florida. US-1 parallels the route of I-95 at it enters Georgia and extends south all the way through Miami to Key West. US-1 and State Road A1A from Georgia Border to Miami (382 miles) and Key West (540 miles) Needless to say, you can do it the other way around and have just as much fun. US-441 Georgia border north of Lake City to Miamiįor no particular reason, I always start with the north end of the trip and proceed south.US-301 Georgia border north of Jacksonville to Sarasota.US-98 Alabama border west of Pensacola to Palm Beach.US-41 Georgia border north of Jennings to Tampa.US-27 Georgia border north of Tallahassee to Miami.US-19 Georgia Border to North of Bradenton.SR-17 Haines City south to south of Frostproof.
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