Due to the influx of both tourists and new residents, Florida has set up an infrastructure that is second to none. Florida’s interstates, state highways and U.S. Highways are maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation.
Florida’s interstate highways include:
I-4, which bisects the state, connecting Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, and Daytona Beach
I-10, which traverses the panhandle, connecting Jacksonville, Lake City, Tallahassee, and Pensacola
I-75, which enters the state near Lake City and continues southward through Gainesville, Ocala, and Tampa’s eastern suburbs to Naples, where, as a toll road it crosses the “Alligator Alley” to Ft. Lauderdale
I-95, which enters the state near Jacksonville and continues along the Atlantic Coast through Daytona Beach, Melbourne, West Palm Beach, and Ft. Lauderdale before terminating near Miami
I-110
I-175, which connects I-275 to southern downtown St. Petersburg
I-195
I-275
I-295, a beltway in Jacksonville
I-375, which connects I-275 to northern downtown St. Petersburg
I-395
I-595, which connects I-75, I-95, and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
I-795, proposed near Jacksonville
To see a Map of all major highways-Click here
Florida’s interstate highway system contains 1,473 miles of highway, and there are 9,934 miles of non-interstate highway in the state, such as Florida state highways and U.S. Highways.
Above info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida
In addition to automobile transportation, Florida has:
A sophisticated railway system of 12 railways. Map of all major railwys-Click here
19 major airports.
700 private airports.
14 deep water shipping ports (Gulf ports are mostly used for domestic shipping)
5 major Cruiseline ports. There are more cruises and more destinations reached from Florida than anywhere else in the country.
Another factor to consider is that the major metropolitan areas (Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Miami) are never more than a 4-6 hour drive from each other. This makes it easy to do business, explore or connect with major airports, cruise lines or recreational facilities.
This really makes it nice when your visitors want to see the Keys, The Everglades, Orlando and South Beach.
For distances between cities go to
http://www3.dot.state.fl.us/mileage/default.asp
Airports To see a map of all Fla commercial airports-click here
Boca Raton Airport BCT
Clearwater, St. Pete PIE
Daytona Beach Airport DAB
Fort Lauderdale Airport FLL
Fort Myers Airport RSW
Ft Walton Beach Airport VPS
Jacksonville Airport JAX
Key West Airport EYW
Merritt Island Airport COI
Miami Airport MIA
Naples Airport APF
Orlando Airport MCO
Palm Beach Airport PBI
Panama City Airport PFN
Sarasota Bradenton Airport SRQ
Southwest Florida International RSW
St Petersburg Clearwater PIE
Tallahassee Airport TLH
Tampa Airport TPA
Titusville Executive TIX
Albert Whitted Airport SPG
Arthur Dunn x21
Bartow Municipal Airport OW
Charlotte County Airport PGD
Clearwater Airpark KCLW
Destin Airport DSI
Fernandina Beach Airport 55J
Gainesville Airport KGNV
Inverness Airport X40
Jacksonville Cecil Field JAA
Jacksonville Craig CRG
LaBelle Municipal
Lake Wales Municipal Airport X07
Marco Island Airport KMKY
Melbourne MLB
Sebring Airport SEF
Sugarloaf Airport
Sun-N-Fun 2004 Lakeland
This is not a complete list-there are literally hundreds of small private airstrips.
List of seaports
Shipping and Ports. To see a map of all seaports-click here
Canaveral Port Authority
P.O. Box 267
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
(321) 783 7831
Toll free: (888)767-8226
http://www.portcanaveral.org/
Port Everglades
1850 Eller Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316.
954 523 3404
Toll free: 800 421 0188
Fernandina Port
Ocean, Highway, and Port Authority
910 S. 8th St.
904 261 0098
Port of Jacksonville
P. O. Box 3005
Talleyrand Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32211
800 874-8050 (toll free)
904 630 3070
http://www.jaxport.com
Port Key West
Key West Bight
201 William Street
Key West, FL 33041-1078
305 293 6439
Port of Miami
1015 N. America Way
Miami, FL 33132
305 371 7678
http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/portofmiami
Port Manatee
300 Regal Cruise Way, Suite 1
Palmetto, FL 34221
941 722 6621
http://www.portmanatee.com
Port of Palm Beach
P.O. Box 9935
Riviera Beach, FL 33419
561 842 4201
http://www.portofpalmbeach.com
Port of Panama City
P. O. Box 15095
Panama City, Florida 32406
850 767-3220
http://www.portpanamacityusa.com
Port of Pensacola
Post Office Box 889
Pensacola, FL 32594
850 436 5070
http://www.portofpensacola.com
Port St. Petersburg
250 85th Ave. S.E.
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
727 893 7053
Toll free: 800 782 8350
http://www.stpete.org/port.htm
Tampa Port Authority
1101 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33602
813 905 7678
Toll free: 800 741 2297
http://www.tampaport.com/splash.html
In conclusion, whether your preference is air or automobile, we are an easy state to get around in.
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