What is Florida State Road 540?
{{Infobox road |state=FL |type=SR |route=540 |maint=[[FDOT]] |length_mi=17.669 |length_round=3 |length_ref=<ref name=sld>[http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/straight-linesonlinegis/ FDOT straight line diagrams], accessed March 2014</ref> |established= |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{Jct|state=FL|US|98}} near [[Lakeland, FL|Lakeland]] |junction={{Jct|state=FL|US|17}} in [[Winter Haven, FL|Winter Haven]] |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{Jct|state=FL|US|27}} near [[Waverly, Florida|Waverly]] |counties= |previous_type=SR |previous_route=539 |next_type=SR |next_route=542 }} '''State Road 540''' is an east-west road in Central Florida, serving [[Polk County, Florida|Polk County]]. It runs {{convert|24.3|mi|km}} from [[U.S. Route 27|US 27]] to the south side of the city of [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]]. SR 540 also runs along the entrance to [[Cypress Gardens]]. It is a major road along the south side of [[Winter Haven, Florida|Winter Haven]], where it is known as '''Cypress Gardens Boulevard''', and an important link between Winter Haven and Lakeland, the [[Florida State Road 570|Polk Parkway]], and also [[Interstate 4]] and the Tampa Bay area. SR 540 is known by the following names: *Cypress Gardens Blvd. (US 27 – [[U.S. Route 17|US 17]]) *4th St. (cosigned with US 17) *Winter Lake Rd. (US 17 – [[U.S. Route 98|US 98]]) *Bartow Rd. (cosigned with US 98) *Clubhouse Rd. (US 98 – [[Florida State Road 37B|SR 37B]]) ==SR 540A== '''State Road 540A''' is a set of traffic bypasses for the termini of SR 540. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Roads in Florida]]