An 8.5 mile-long north–south road in northern St. Lucie County

St. Lucie County, Florida

St. Lucie County is a county located in the state of Florida. The county seat is the city of Fort Pierce. In the year 2000, the population was 192,695. As of the year 2010, the United States Census Bureau sets the population at 277,789.- History :...

 and southern Indian River County

Indian River County, Florida

Indian River County is a county located in the Treasure Coast region in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 112,947. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 128,594...

, State Road 607 extends 8.5 miles (13.7 km) from its northern terminus (an intersection with SR 60

State Road 60 (Florida)

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) in Vero Beach

Vero Beach, Florida

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 to its southern terminus (an intersection with SR 614

State Road 614 (Florida)

Locally known as Indrio Road, State Road 614 is a -long east–west street serving a rural section of northern St. Lucie County, Florida, just south of Lakewood Park. Its current western terminus is an interchange with Interstate 95 ; its current eastern terminus is an intersection with Kings...

) near Lakewood Park

Lakewood Park, Florida

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. Locally known as Emerson Avenue throughout its route, SR 607's two north–south lanes pass through orange grove

Orange Grove

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s in St. Lucie County and the southernmost two miles (3 km) of Indian River County; further north, Emerson Avenue threads through residential developments and is an important commuter road

Commuting

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 for this growing section of the eastern coast of Florida

Florida

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.

History

According to a 1960 map prepared by State Road Department

Florida Department of Transportation

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 (forerunner of the Florida Department of Transportation), Emerson Road shared its SR 607 designation with Indrio Road (present SR 614) and Kings Highway (present SR 713). At that time, Angle Road east of Kings Highway was signed State Road 607A.

Prior to 1978, SR 607 was a primary access road for the local orange groves, once the primary source of commerce

Commerce

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 of the region (and still a significant industry

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). Between 1978 and 1980, it served to "bridge the gap" between the incomplete Interstate 95

Interstate 95 in Florida

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 (SR 9

State Road 9 (Florida)

State Road 9 is a state road in the U.S. state of Florida. While SR 9 is mainly used as a "hidden" state designation for Interstate 95 from the Georgia border to the Golden Glades Interchange in Miami Gardens, a 13.7-mile-long signed SR 9 extends to the southwest as I-95 continues southward with...

) and Florida's Turnpike

Florida's Turnpike

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 in Indian River and St. Lucie counties. Southbound motorists would exit I-95 at the temporary southern end at SR 60 (Osceola Boulevard/20th Street) west of Vero Beach, travel southward the length of SR 607, then right one mile (1.6 km) on SR 614 (Indrio Road) before going south the remaining 7.5 miles (12.1 km) on SR 713 (Kings Highway) to SR 70 (Okeechobee Road) and a trumpet interchange with the Turnpike in Fort Pierce.