Hillsborough Avenue

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Hillsborough Avenue
West end:	near Oldsmar, Florida
Major junctions:	Veterans Expressway near Town 'n' Country Dale Mabry Highway Interstate 275 Nebraska Avenue in Tampa 40th Street in Tampa
East end:	Interstate 4
Florida State and County Roads < SR 579 SR 581 >

Hillsborough Avenue is a major east-west arterial road in Hillsborough County, Florida, also designated as State Road 580, U.S. Highway 41 or U.S. Highway 92 in various places.^[1]

Hillsborough Avenue runs from Interstate 4 in unincorporated Hillsborough County west to the Hillsborough/Pinellas county line, near Oldsmar.

According to the Florida Department of Transportation, Hillsborough Avenue from Nebraska Avenue to 50th Street has increased in the number of accidents reported, up from 269 in 1999 to 351 in 2005.^[2]

[edit] Cities and Communities along Hillsborough Avenue (east to west)

• East Lake
• Tampa
  • Northeast Community
  • East Tampa
  • Live Oaks Square
  • Seminole Heights
  • Southeast Seminole Heights
  • Wellswood
  • Drew Park
• Town 'n' Country

[edit] Landmarks along Hillsborough Avenue (west to east)

• Tampa International Airport
• Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Florida @ SouthEastRoads - U.S. Highway 92
2. ^ New Page 1
3. ^ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa & Hollywood, Florida