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Interstate 75 north - Venice to Sarasota
Leaving behind exit 191 (River Road) in Sarasota County, Interstate 75 goes northbound (physically west) as a sign at right states there are to be no trucks in the left lane for the next 71 miles. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
An I-75 reassurance marker is then seen. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
The Venice Historic District is off exit 193 up ahead. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
The highway proceeds to cross Havana Road. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 193 leads to Jacaranda Boulevard (CR 765) toward Englewood and Venice in half a mile. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Gas and lodging options at exit 193 are displayed here. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 193 sits just ahead. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
After the exit, I-75 crosses Curry Creek. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
I-75 reassurance comes afterward. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 195 at Laurel Road (CR 762) toward Nokomis and Laurel is 1¼ miles away. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Oscar Scherer State Park is off this exit. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
The Interstate proceeds into Venice at the Border Road overpass. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
The highway, at this point oriented northwest, reaches exit 195. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Palm trees line each carriageway approaching the Laurel Road overpass. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
The Laurel overpass itself. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
There are still no trucks permitted in the left lane. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
This section of I-75 has a 70 MPH speed limit. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
The cities of Sarasota and Tampa are a respective 17 and 68 miles away. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
With that, the highway crosses a tributary of Dona Bay. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Cow Pen Slough is crossed next. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
More trees envelop the highway afterward. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Crossed next is Fox Creek. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
State Road 681 then passes overhead at southbound exit 200. Southbound traffic can reach Oscar Scherer State Park from it. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
The northbound carriageway receives SR 681 in half a mile. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
The city of Sarasota is served by the next four exits, starting at 205. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
SR 72 is intersected in 3 miles, Sarasota is 13 miles away and Tampa 62. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Interstate 275 to Tampa and St. Petersburg is 26 miles away, and Interstate 4 to Orlando in 59 miles. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
A subsequent sign lists the distances to the exits for the Gulf beaches of Sarasota County. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Then, a variable message sign displays the travel time to exit 207. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 205 at State Road 72 (Clark Road) west to Siesta Key and east to Arcadia via SR 70 is a mile away. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Services available at exit 205 are posted at right. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
There are two lanes (one through and one exit) marked for exit 205. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
I-75 proceeds to cross SR 72. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
At right, the northbound carriageway receives traffic entering from SR 72. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 207 at SR 758 (Bee Ridge Road) is in one mile. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
There is an I-75 reassurance shield between exits. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Proctor Road then passes overhead. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 207 accesses Suncoast Technical College and the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 207 sits in the distance. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
The exit 207 gore sign. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
I-75 crosses Bee Ridge here. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Soon afterward, it passes over Phillippi Creek, which is actually a canal. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 210 at SR 780 (Fruitville Road) toward Sarasota and St. Armands is in 1¼ miles. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 210 contains enough food options for two signs; this is one of them. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 210 is ahead at right. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
I-75 then crosses over Fruitville. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
More I-75 reassurance follows Fruitville. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
The University Parkway exit is 2½ miles away, Bradenton 16, and Tampa 54 via I-275. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Lakewood Ranch can be reached from the next 2 exits. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 213, 1¼ miles away, intersects Sarasota CR 680 (University Parkway) toward the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ). Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Some of the services at exit 213, including Wawa, are listed at right. Photo taken 10-04-2024.
Exit 213 is here. Photo taken 10-04-2024.