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Directions to Legoland

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


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)

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)

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

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

directions_to_legoland.txt · Last modified: 2026/02/28 04:18 by 1b3r1c0