# Directions to Legoland

ToDo: Best real time traffic reports to determin which portions of I-275 & I-4 are OK to drive on

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## tl;dr - Clearwater to Legoland

- US 92 E from I4 E
- SR 570 E (tricky from US 92 E; SR 570 is a U)
- SR 540 (SR 570 exit 14)
- US 17 N
- Follow Signs to Legoland (SR 540 E, Cypress Gardens Blvd)

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## Detailed directions - Clearwater to Legoland
	
- US 92 E from I-4 E 
	- I-4 Exits For US 92 East
		- 10
		- 14
		- 17 (Dinosaur World)
		- 19 (Plant City)
		- 21 (Plant City)
		- 22 (Plant City)
		- 25 (Close to Lakeland)
	- I-4 exit 27 for US 570 East (due-south here)
- SR 570 East from US 92 E
	- Go under SR 570
	- Right onto Clark rd
	- Right onto Old Tampa Highway
	- Left onto SR 270 East on-ramp  
- SR 540 (Winter Lake Rd) from SR 570 exit 14
	- After this exit SR 570 E heads due-north back to US 92
	- Turns into Old Foot Rd
- US 17 North, left off of SR 540
	- SR 540 dead ends into US 17
- Follow Signs to Legoland
	- East SR 540, Cypress Gardens Blvd

## tl;dr - Legoland to Clearwater

- SR 540 W, Cypress Gardens Blvd (back the way you came)
- Left onto US 17 S
- Right onto SR 540 W, Old Foot Rd
- SR 570 W
- US 92 W (Last exit before I-4 exit)
- Get on I-4 W near the Hard Rock
- I-275
- Get on Vetran's Expressway N, towards TPA
- Go past the Causeway and take the exit for SR 580 W, West Hillsborough Rd 
	
## Detailed directions  - Legoland to Clearwater
- SR 540 W, Cypress Gardens Blvd
- Left onto US 17 S
- Right onto SR 540 W, Old Foot Rd (turns into Winter Lake Rd)
- Merge onto SR 570 W (540 kinda dead-ends into 570)
- Take exit for US 92 off of SR 570 W
	- Last exit before I-4 exit
- ?Left? off of exit onto US 92 W
- Get on I-4 W near the Hard Rock
- I-275
- Get on Vetran's Expressway N, towards TPA
- Option 1: Take the Causeway back to Clearwater 
- Option 2: Go past the Causeway and take the exit for SR 580 W, West Hillsborough Rd 
 

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# Notes

- Hillsborough Ave is US 92
- East & West Hillsborough Ave is defined on either side of I275
- SR570 (East/West) makes a "U" south of I4 & US92
	- Left side of the "U": I4 Exit 27
	- Right side of the "U": I4 Exit 41
- SR540 is split ("jogs") at US17
	- West: Winter Lake Rd & Old Foot Rd
	- East: Cypress Gardens Blvd (Legoland is on this road)

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## Getting across Tampa

- Curlew to tampa rd
- Tampa Rd turns into hillsborough
	- Stay on hillsborough all the way to I4 (lots of lights and traffic)
	- bear right on Memorial to Independence to Vetrans expressway south to I-275 N (Malfunction Junction)
		- I-275 N to I-4 E

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## ToDo MD table

| Type | Abrv. | Sign Symbol | Map Symbol
|------|-------|------
| Interstate | I | blue & red shield | same
| US Route | US | white shield in black sqaure | white shield | 
| State Road | SR | white square w/FL Outline | White Oval or Circle
| County Road | CR | blue pentagon | Blue Pentagon or Square

Road Type,Physical Sign (On the Road),Map Symbol (Paper/Digital)
Interstate,Blue & Red Shield,Blue & Red Shield (Usually matches)
U.S. Route,White Badge/Shield,White Badge/Shield (Usually matches)
FL State Road,Square with Florida Outline,White Oval or Circle
County Road,Blue Pentagon,Blue Pentagon or Square