Florida State Road 570
State Road 570 (SR 570), also known as the Polk Parkway, is a 24-mile (39 km) controlled-access toll road which runs through Polk County, Florida. It is operated as part of Florida's Turnpike Enterprise system of tolled freeways. The Polk Parkway mainly serves as a beltway around Lakeland forming a semicircle, which along with I-4 circumscribes most of the city limits of Lakeland.
State Road 570 | ||||
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| Polk Parkway | ||||
SR 570 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise | ||||
| Length | 24.380 mi (39.236 km) | |||
| Existed | December 12, 1999–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | I-4 in Lakeland | |||
| US 98 near Highland City SR 540 near Auburndale US 92 in Auburndale | ||||
| East end | I-4 in Polk City | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Polk | |||
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As part of Florida's Turnpike network, SunPass, E-Pass, and LeeWay electronic toll collection were recognized along with coin collection at toll plazas and interchange ramps. The Polk Parkway didn't, however, employ open road tolling like numerous other toll roads in Florida until on September 23, 2022, at 8:00 pm, when it went to all-electronic tolling, like the other toll roads within the network.