Florida State Road 678

State Road 678
State Road 678
Bearss Avenue
Route information
	Maintained byFDOT
Length	0.501 mi(806 m)
Major junctions
West end	; US 41 Bus.nearTampa
	I-275near Tampa
East end	US 41near Tampa
Location
Country	United States
State	Florida
Counties	Hillsborough
Highway system
	Florida State Highway System; Interstate; US; State Former; Pre‑1945; ; Toll; Scenic;

State Road 678(SR 678) is a 0.501-mile (0.806 km) stretch of Bearss Avenue between (Business US 41(U.S. Route 41 Bus.) andSR 685(Florida Avenue) andUS 41/SR 45(Nebraska Avenue) inTampa, Florida.Similar toSR 579to the south, it connects those two north–south roads withInterstate 275(I-275 orSR 93), halfway between them. SR 678 is signed east–west.

Route description

SR 678 serves as a connector betweenUS 41 BusinessandUS 41.State Road 678 has its western terminus at an interchange with US 41 Business.^[2]At this point, Bearss Avenue, designated as County Road 678, becomes State Road 678. Immediately the roadway widens to 6 lanes as it begins its eastern route.^[3]The state road along its entire stretch goes through a commercial district with numerous strip malls.^[3]After.3 miles from its western terminus, State Road 678 has an interchange withInterstate 275,providing access to both the interstate's northbound and southbound lanes.^[4]After the interchange, the number of lanes on the road thins down to 4.^[5]State Road 678 continues through the shopping district before each its eastern terminus withUS 41after.2 miles. At its eastern terminus, East Bearss Avenue loses its state road signage and returns to being County Road 678.^[6]

Major intersections

The entire route is inHillsborough County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	US 41 Bus.(North Florida Avenue /SR 685) /CR 678west (West Bearss Avenue) –Tampa,Lutz
	0.293	0.472	I-275(SR 93) –Ocala,St. Petersburg	I-275 exit 53
	0.501	0.806	US 41(North Nebraska Avenue /SR 45) /CR 678east (East Bearss Avenue) –Lutz,Tampa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi