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The airport received its first international flight in February 1984 with a direct flight from Toronto operated by Wardair Canada.[1] In 1987, a small U.S. Customs facility was built within the terminal on the lower level of Concourse B.[2][3][4] In 1992?, the terminal was expanded with a larger customs facility.

  1. ^ Davis, Pati (4 February 1984). "Direct flight from Canada makes aviation history". The News-Press. p. 5. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Zoldan, Sheldon (6 November 1987). "Lee linked to the world with flight". The News-Press. p. 13. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Customs construction". The News-Press. 16 October 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Low bidder named for customs station". The News-Press. 17 April 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

History of Hull

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Hull is named for Joseph Hull, the founder of the Peace River Pebble Phosphate Company.[1]

  1. ^ "Phosphate dredge on the Peace River". Charlotte County Historical Society. Retrieved 31 July 2025.

Route description

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CR 777 begins in central Englewood at an intersection with SR 776 (Indiana Avenue). From its terminus, East Dearborn Street is a four-lane divided highway running east though Englewood. The road also runs west of SR 776 as West Dearborn Street, a local road.

Just outside of Englewood at Pine Street, East Dearborn Street becomes River Road and turns northeast as a two-lane road. Near the Myakka State Forest, River Road turns north paralleling the Myakka River and enters North Port. River Road then comes to an intersection with US 41 (Tamiami Trail), where CR 777 becomes SR 777.[1]

History

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See also: Florida State Road 777

The road has been shown on Florida's official transportation maps (formerly known as road maps) as far back as 1917. On the 1917 State Road Department (SRD) Map, the state road spanned Englewood to present-day North Port. The road was a portion of "Road Number 12" as designated by the State Road Department, a precursor to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).[2]

The road from Englewood to North Port at present-day Playmore Road was an early alignment of the Tamiami Trail (US 41) along with Englewood Road (via Old Englewood Road) to the northwest. The current route of US 41 from North Port to South Venice was built in the 1930s, bypassing Englewood.[3] The route was then designated SR 311, which served as a loop of US 41 spanning from Englewood to North Port and back northwest to Venice.[4]

After the 1945 Florida State Road renumbering, the route was designated SR 777, which spanned from SR 775 in Englewood to US 41 in North Port, then northwest paralleling the Myakka River to Venice Avenue (known then as Venice Farm Road).[5][6] The portion of SR 777 north of US 41 was transferred to the county sometime in the 1950s. The southern portion from US 41 to SR 775 was transferred to the county sometime between 1978 and 1979. In the early 1960s, the southern end of SR 777 was truncated by a quarter of a mile when SR 775 (now SR 776) was realigned along Indiana Avenue.[7]

Interstate 75 opened through Sarasota County in 1981. As part of the highway, River Road was extended from Venice Avenue north to connect with the new freeway.[8] The Florida Department of Transportation also built a rest area for I-75 on the northeast corner of the interchange with River Road extending a short distance north to provide access. This rest area was closed and abandoned in 1990 and remnants of it remain today.[9][10]

In 2018, Sarasota County accepted the state's $40 million offer to swap responsibility for several roads (i.e. road swap) in exchange for the state to perform major improvements on River Road, one of the county’s main thoroughfares and vital evacuation routes.[11] FDOT handed over the responsibility of a portion of SR 758, known locally as Siesta Drive and Midnight Pass Road, west of US 41. The county will be responsible for ongoing maintenance of those roadways, although the state would still maintain the bridges to Siesta Key. The road transfer was completed in September 2020.[12]

Major intersections

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Locationmi[13]kmDestinationsNotes
Englewood0.00.0 SR 776 (Indiana Avenue)
​1.01.6Pine Streetsouthern terminus
North Port7.712.4 US 41 (Tamiami Trail) – CoolToday ParkCR 777 continues as SR 777
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference cr 777 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Florida State Road Department (1917). Road map, State of Florida (Map). Tallahassee: Florida State Road Department. OCLC 38450161. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via State Library of Florida.
  3. ^ "Englewood History". Lemon Bay Historical Society. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ Florida State Road Department (1940). Official state road map of Florida (Map). Tallahassee: Florida State Road Department. OCLC 38569932. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via State Library of Florida.
  5. ^ Florida Department of Transportation. "Florida Official Transportation Map Archive". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "County's Plan Joins National Road System". Sarasota Journal. 30 December 1964. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^ Cortes, Josephine (2 September 1961). "Two New Roads To Be Turned Over To State". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Interstate 75". AA Roads. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ^ Jim, Sams (19 March 1990). "Rest Area May Tap County Water". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Interstate 75 North - North Port to Sarasota". AA Roads. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  11. ^ Rodriguez, Nicole (May 22, 2018). "Sarasota County accepts state deal to widen, improve River Road". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  12. ^ Hackney, Rachel Brown (July 16, 2020). "Final formal step taken by County Commission to effect its assumption of authority over Siesta Key roads, beginning in September". The Sarasota News Leader. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. April 5, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

Terminals A & B

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Terminals A and B are located on the north side of the airfield. The two terminals are located in the same building with Terminal A being the north side of the building and Terminal B on the south side. A food court and two atriums are located in the middle of the building between the two terminals. Terminals A & B collectively contain four airside concourses that are accessed through elevated people mover systems known as Gate Links:

  • Airside 1 contains 29 gates (Gates 1–29)[1]
  • Airside 2 contains 29 gates (Gates 100–129)[1]
  • Airside 3 contains 29 gates (Gates 30-59)[1]
  • Airside 4 contains 29 gates (Gates 70-99)[a][1]

Airsides 1 and 3 are located on the west side of the terminal building with a shared security checkpoint in the west atrium. Airsides 2 and 4 are located on the east side with a shared security checkpoint in the east atrium. Generally, airlines using Airsides 1 and 2 use Terminal A and airlines using Airsides 3 and 4 use Terminal B but this is not always the case.

The west half of Terminals A and B, along with gates 1-59 (present-day Airsides 1 and 3) opened in 1981. The terminal was expanded with the east half in the late 1980s with present-day Airside 4 opening in 19??. Airside 2 opened in 2000.

Terminal C

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Intermodal Terminal

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Main article: Orlando International Airport Intermodal Terminal

The Intermodal Terminal is connected to Terminal C. It serves as the Orlando station for Brightline, a higher speed regional rail service to South Florida. The Intermodal Terminal opened in November 2017 with Brightline service commencing in September 2023. Both the Intermodal Terminal and Terminal C are connected to the Terminal A & B complex by Terminal Link, an automated people mover.[2][3]

Original Text

Orlando International Airport has 3 terminals. The North Terminal Complex consists of a large main terminal building divided into north and south sides, and four airside concourses accessible with elevated people movers, with a total of 93 gates.

  • Terminal A consists of the northern half of the main terminal, with tramway systems to Airside 1 (Gates 1–29) and Airside 2 (Gates 100–129).[1]
  • Terminal B consists of the southern half of the main terminal, with tramway systems to Airside 3 (Gates 30–59), Airside 4 (Gates 70–99) and Terminal C.[1]
  • Terminal C , also known as the South Terminal Complex contains gates 230–245 with a pre-security tramway connecting to Terminals A & B. Terminal C accommodates international flights by non-US airlines as well as all JetBlue flights. The terminal is also connected to the Intermodal Terminal by an elevated enclosed walkway and a shared parking garage.
  1. ^ Gates 60-69 are currently out of service. They were ground-level gates located on a wing under the people mover guideway and were used when Delta had a hub.[1]
  1. ^ a b c d e f "Getting Around MCO" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Thanksgiving Passenger Traffic, New Automated People Mover Complex and Parking Garage "C" - Orlando International Airport (MCO)". Orlando International Airport (MCO) (Press release). Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Orlando Int'l Airport to become transportation hub with new..." WFTV. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.


US 1/railroad relocation [2] [3]

Bonita Estero Rail Trail
Seminole Gulf Railway tracks in Downtown Bonita Springs, where BERT is planned to be built
Length14.9 mi (24.0 km)
LocationEstero and Bonita Springs, Florida, United States
UseCycling, Walking, Hiking, Jogging
SeasonYear round
SurfaceAsphalt
Trail map
Map

The Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT) is a proposed shared-use linear park rail trail in southern Lee County, Florida. The trail is planned to run along a 14.9-mile disused segment of the Seminole Gulf Railway though the City of Bonita Springs, the Village of Estero, and the unincorporated community of San Carlos Park. When complete, BERT is planned to be a segment of the Florida Gulf Coast Trail, a planned collection of trails extending from Tampa to Naples.[1][2] The Trust for Public Land is currently working with Seminole Gulf Railway to purchase corridor for BERT. Once the corridor is purchased, the trail will likely take five years to construct.[3]

Route description

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The Bonita Estero Rail Trail is planned to begin at Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs. From here, it will run north along the right of way of the Seminole Gulf Railway. It will run along the rail corridor though Downtown Bonita Springs and central Estero. North of Estero, the trail will pass through the community of San Carlos Park. The trail is planned to terminate just north of San Carlos Park at Alico Road, where the rail line is still active.[4]

At Alico Road, the trail will connect with the existing bike path along Michael G. Rippe Parkway, which will provide a connection to the John Yarbrough Linear Park further north.

From Bonita Beach Road, the rail corridor continues south another two miles into Collier County.[4] A future extension of BERT south along the rail corridor is being considered to connect it with Collier County's proposed Paradise Coast Trail.[5]

History

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The segment of the railroad was originally built in 1925 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad as an extension of their Lakeland—Fort Myers Line to Naples. The Atlantic Coast Line eventually became CSX Transportation though various mergers, who then sold the rail line to Seminole Gulf in 1987.[6] While not officially abandoned, the rail line south of Alico Road has been out of service since 2008.[7]

In 2022, a local advocacy group named "Friends of Bonita Estero Rail Trail" was created to advocate for converting the rail corridor to a trail.[8]

In early 2024, Seminole Gulf Railway agreed to sell the line south of Alico Road to the Trust for Public Land (TPL) for $82 million to be used for BERT. The TPL is currently seeking funding for the purchase.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Let's ConnectLee!". Friends of BERT. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Florida Gulf Coast Trail" (PDF). Trust For Public Land. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Resources and Frequently Asked Questions". Friends of Bonita Estero Rail Trail. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Riley, Patrick; Mast, Thaddeus (8 November 2020). "Right of way's next role: Public use?". Naples Daily News. pp. A3, A4. Retrieved 15 October 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Marina, Ana (1 March 2023). "Paradise Coast Trail has taken a major leap". Spotlight News Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  6. ^ Turner, Gregg M. (December 1, 1999). Railroads of Southwest Florida. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing.
  7. ^ a b Foster, J. Kyle (21 February 2024). "Seminole Gulf Railway agrees to sell land for Bonita-Estero trail project. What to know". The News-Press. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Welcome to Friends of BERT". Friends of Bonita Estero Rail Trail. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

Other

Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Jacksonville Division Timetable (1967)

Lee County Port Authority created in 1987 [4]

Page Park Plan [5]

TWA Page Field [6]

Low-cost carrier ValuJet Airlines began service to RSW in 1994.[1] ValuJet became AirTran Airways in 1997, who would greatly increase service in the late 2000s after the opening of the current terminal.[2]

Spirit

JetBlue

Southwest Airlines began service to RSW on October 2, 2005, less than a month after the opening of the current terminal.[3] Southwest merged with AirTran Airways in 2014, making Southwest one of the largest carriers at RSW.[citation needed]

From 2013 to 2018, Silver Airways operated service from RSW to Orlando and Key West on Saab 340 turboprop aircraft. They also briefly operated flights to Nassau in the mid-2010s, the only service to ever operate from RSW to the Bahamas.[4] Silver Airways planned to resume flights to Key West in early 2024, but cancelled the planned service before it began.[5] As of mid-2024, there is no commercial intra-state service at RSW.[citation needed]

Avelo Airlines began service in 202?. Avelo planned to open an operating base at RSW in late 2022, but reversed the decision after the landfall of Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022 which led to a decrease in demand for travel.

Breeze

  1. ^ "Specialized Airline". The News-Press. 13 January 1994. p. 15A. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Air Service Update: November 2008" (PDF). Southwest Florida International Airport. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Southwest Airlines Unveils Destinations and Fares From Southwest Florida International Airport". Southwest Airlines. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ Ruane, Laura; Breitenstein, Dave (26 May 2016). "RSW's first nonstop flight departs for Nassau, Bahamas". The News-Press. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ Dorsey, David. "Silver Airways postpones flights from RSW to Key West". Gulfshore Business. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

North Colonial Linear Park[1][2]

  1. ^ Miller, Glenn (20 November 1993). "Linear Park draws cyclists, runners". The News-Press. p. 15. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Hiraki, Ryan (31 October 2006). "Shoemaker Blvd. may open Nov. 15". The News-Press. p. B3. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

Other

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SCL Tampa Division 1968 ETT[1]

BNA old Concourse D [7]

DEN Rare partial round trip [8]

1952 Charlotte County Aerial Images [9]


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  1. ^ Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Tampa Division Timetable (1968)
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