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State Road 713 (SR 713) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Florida locally known as Kings Highway and Turnpike Feeder Road. The 10.2-mile (16.4 km)-long, two-lane north–south road is a popular truck route connecting SR 70 in Fort Pierce to the south and U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) between Viking and Florida Ridge to the north. While urbanization is encroaching upon SR 713 north of SR 68, most of SR 713 passes through woodland interspersed with orange groves.
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Route information | ||||
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Maintained by FDOT | ||||
Length | 10.198 mi[1] (16.412 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | SR 70 / Florida's Turnpike in Fort Pierce | |||
North end | US 1 near Lakewood Park | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Florida | |||
Counties | St. Lucie | |||
Highway system | ||||
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SR 713 begins as Kings Highway at the intersection between SR 70 and an interchange with Florida's Turnpike (exit 152) and heads north. North of the SR 614 intersection, it veers to the northeast and changes names to Turnpike Feeder Road. The road terminates at US 1 just south of the St. Lucie-Indian River county line.[2][3]
According to a 1960 map prepared by the State Road Department (forerunner to Florida Department of Transportation), Kings Highway had a State Road 607 designation—at the same time as Emerson Road (current SR 607) and Indrio Road (part west of Kings Highway is now SR 614), with Angle Road being SR 607A at the time.
Prior to the completion of Interstate 95 in Florida in 1987, it was commonly used to "bridge the gap" between Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) and the Interstate highway.
As sections of I-95 were completed between SR 60 near Vero Beach and SR 70 in Fort Pierce between 1978 and 1980, the common methodology of using SR 713 to travel between I-95 and the Turnpike evolved:
The entire route is in St. Lucie County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Fort Pierce | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 70 (Okeechobee Road) / Florida's Turnpike to I-95 | Exit 152 on Florida's Turnpike (tolled road) | |
| 2.399 | 3.861 | SR 68 east / CR 68 west (Orange Avenue) to I-95 | Termini of SR 68 and CR 68 | |
| 3.896 | 6.270 | CR 607A (Angle Road) | Former SR 707A | |
| 4.926 | 7.928 | CR 608 east (St. Lucie Boulevard) – Airport | Former western terminus of SR 608 | |
Lakewood Park | 7.457 | 12.001 | SR 614 west / CR 614 east (Indrio Road) to I-95 | Termini of SR 614 and CR 614 | |
| 10.198 | 16.412 | US 1 | Road is unsigned SR 5 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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