Big Bend Road is a 4 lane divided roadway between I-75 and Summerfield Boulevard, and a 2 lane undivided roadway between Summerfield Boulevard and Balm Riverview Road. The posted speed limit is 55 mph between I-75 and US 301, and 45 mph between US 301 and Balm Riverview Road. Most of the bicycle and pedestrian crashes on Big Bend Road are between I-75 and US 301, near the areas of activity. Big Bend Road is a barrier to safe bicycle and pedestrian travel, particularly between I-75 and US 301 where the roadway is wide and the speed limit is high. Sidewalks are present on both sides of the roadway along most of Big Bend Road. Gaps in the sidewalk are visible on the northern side of Big Bend Road between I-75 and Summerfield Square Drive, and on the southern side of Big Bend Road between I-75 and Simmons Loop, between Heritage Greens Parkway and Little Bullfrog Creek, and between Balm Riverview Road and Lovers Lane. Crosswalks are available at Big Bend Road and Lincoln Road, Big Bend Road and US 301, and Big Bend Road and Summerfield Boulevard (Figure 60).
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Figure 60. Crosswalks on Big Bend Road Source: Google Maps
HART has routes along Gibsonton Drive/Boyette Road, US 301 north of Boyette Road, I-75, and Big Bend Road west of Lincoln Road HART stops are available on all of these routes except I-75. Most bus stops along Boyette Road have access to a sidewalk except for a few stops on the
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