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Florida State Road 789
State highway in Florida, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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State Road 789 (SR 789) is a 17.5-mile-long road along the Florida’s Gulf Coast that spans Bird Key, St. Armands Key, and Lido Key, in Sarasota; Longboat Key (as Gulf of Mexico Drive); and Anna Maria Island. The southern terminus is the intersection of the John Ringling Causeway and Tamiami Trail (US 41-SR 45) in Sarasota; the northern terminus is the intersection of Gulf Drive, North and Manatee Avenue., West (SR 64) in Holmes Beach. Much of the northernmost five miles (8 km) has been designated Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway.
SR 789 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by FDOT | ||||
Length | 17.616 mi[1] (28.350 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() 27.3357°N 82.54687°W / 27.3357; -82.54687 | |||
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North end | ![]() 27.4970°N 82.7075°W / 27.4970; -82.7075 | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Florida | |||
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Additional sights along SR 789 include Ken Thompson Park (featuring Mote Aquarium on City Island), and the scenery of Gulf of Mexico Drive as it travels the length of Longboat Key.