State Road 581, also known as Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, is a 3.6-mile north–south road in Pasco County

Pasco County, Florida

Pasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 344,765. The July 1, 2007 census estimate according to the U.S. Census Bureau for the county is 462,715. Its county seat is Dade City, Florida which is in the northeast part of the county - somewhat...

, extending from State Road 56, north to SR 54

State Road 54 (Florida)

State Road 54 is located in the Tampa Bay Area, north of Tampa itself, and runs from US 19 in Holiday in the west to US 301 in Zephyrhills, in the east...

 in Wesley Chapel

Wesley Chapel, Florida

Wesley Chapel is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. Wesley Chapel is considered part of the Tampa Bay Area metro. The population was 44,092 at the 2010 census. In 2003, some residents of Wesley Chapel started a movement to incorporate the community...

. SR 581, along with County Road 581, which extends 12.5 miles to the south of State Road 581's southern terminus, forms the major thoroughfare through New Tampa

New Tampa

New Tampa is an area in Florida that encompasses both a area within the corporate limits of the City of Tampa, as well as a larger land area that is in unincorporated Hillsborough, but retains a Tampa mailing address. The incorporated portion of "New Tampa" that lies within the city limits of...

, a booming part of the city of Tampa

Tâmpa

Tâmpa may refer to several villages in Romania:* Tâmpa, a village in Băcia Commune, Hunedoara County* Tâmpa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mureş County* Tâmpa, a mountain in Braşov city...

 annexed during the 1980s, to Wesley Chapel. The road is currently being widened from its current two lanes.
State Road 581 begins at the intersection between the northern terminus of Pasco County Road 581 and State Road 56.