Route information | ||||
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Maintained by FDOT | ||||
Length | 17.669 mi[1] (28.435 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 98 near Lakeland | |||
US 17 in Winter Haven | ||||
East end | US 27 near Waverly | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Florida | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Road 540 is an east-west road in Central Florida, serving Polk County. It runs 24.3 miles (39.1 km) from US 27 to the south side of the city of Lakeland. SR 540 also runs along the entrance to Cypress Gardens. It is a major road along the south side of Winter Haven, where it is known as Cypress Gardens Boulevard, and an important link between Winter Haven and Lakeland, the Polk Parkway, and also Interstate 4 and the Tampa Bay area.
SR 540 is known by the following names:
State Road 540A is a set of traffic bypasses for the termini of SR 540.