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Interstate 75 south - Sarasota to Port Charlotte
Interstate 75 pulls away from exit 210 (Fruitville Boulevard, CR 780) east of Sarasota. This is the exit most directly serving downtown Sarasota. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
At mile marker 209, I-75 is 20 miles from Venice and 109 from Naples. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
The Interstate proceeds over Palmer Boulevard near Bell Brook Estates. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 207 at Florida State Road 758 (Bee Ridge Road) is just over a mile away. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 207 leads to the Suncoast Technical College and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Gas and lodging at the exit is displayed at right. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Here, the Interstate crosses a canal near Webber Street. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 207 lies ahead. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Within exit 207 sit congestion flashers. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
I-75 crosses Bee Ridge at mile 207. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 205 intersects State Road 72 (Clark Road) running between Siesta Key on Sarasota's shoreline, and Arcadia in DeSoto County to the east. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 205 is the exit of the Sarasota Square Mall. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
An AM radio frequency is posted at right for traveler information. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 205 is half a mile from this overhead gantry. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 205 leads to the Sarasota National Cemetery and Myakka River State Park. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
This overhead sign points to exit 205. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
The exit 205 gore sign. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
I-75 then makes its way over SR 72. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
There is I-75 reassurance at the southbound onramp from SR 72. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
North Port and Naples are 24 and 104 miles away. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Laurel and Nokomis are off the forthcoming exit 200. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
This segment of I-75 is a designated hurricane evacuation route. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 200 intersects SR 681, leading to Venice and Osprey, in one mile. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
The Venice Historic District and Oscar Scherer State Park are off this exit. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 200 is a quarter mile from this diagrammatical overhead sign. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
The exit 200 gore sign. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
I-75 crosses Fox Creek as it receives traffic from SR 681 to the right. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 195 intersects Laurel Road (CR 767) toward Laurel and Venice in 1¼ miles. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
In the meantime, the Interstate crosses Cow Pen Slough, which becomes a direct inlet to the Gulf of Mexico to the west. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 195 is another serving Nokomis. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 195 is up ahead. This leads to the Venice branch of the Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Palm trees line the highway before Laurel Road passes overhead. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
The southbound carriageway receives traffic from Laurel at right. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
The travel time to the next exit is listed by this variable message sign. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 193 intersects Jacaranda Boulevard (CR 765) which links Venice with Englewood. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Border Road, representing the southern limit of Venice, then passes overhead. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Some services at exit 193 are posted at right. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
I-75 reaches exit 193 and passes over Jacaranda. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 191, serving Englewood and North Port, is 1¼ miles away. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 191 contains CoolToday Park (the spring training site of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves) and the State College of Florida. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Before the exit, I-75 crosses Havana Road. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
The Myakka State Forest and Warm Mineral Springs are off this exit. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
At exit 191, the cross road is revealed as River Road (CR 777). Photo taken 09-30-2024.
I-75 receives traffic from River Road at right. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
It then crosses the Myakka River. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
At the Moon Drive overpass, there is I-75 reassurance. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Port Charlotte and Naples are 22 and 90 miles ahead. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
This next stretch of the highway contains a tree-lined median occasionally interrupted by man-made lakes. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
The highway curves slight left into more trees. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Afterward, it crosses Deer Prairie Creek. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
I-75 now enters North Port. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
North Port is served by the next two exits in addition to the previous. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 182 intersects Sumter Boulevard (CR 771) in one mile. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
The Interstate crosses Myakkahatchee Creek prior to the exit. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
The exit 182 gore sign. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
I-75 proceeds over Sumter Boulevard. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
I-75 is straight and flat following exit 182. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Punta Gorda, Cape Coral and Naples are 19, 47 and 81 miles away. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Port Charlotte can be accessed from any of the next three exits. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 179, 1¼ miles away, intersects Toledo Blade Boulevard (CR 779) toward North Port and Port Charlotte. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 179 leads to the Charlotte Sports Park, the spring training home of the Tampa Bay Rays. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
This is also the exit of Suncoast Technical College. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Food options at exit 179 are listed here. The state of Florida counts Publix and Wawa as food. Photo taken 09-30-2024.
Exit 179 lies ahead. Toledo Blade provides a straight shot south to SR 776 west of Port Charlotte and the Myakka. Photo taken 09-30-2024.