After departing FL 997 on northbound US 27 there wasn't much left to do other than get back to the Tampa Area. I'm not a big fan of taking I-75 or Florida's Turnpike due to the traffic and often found that US 27 through the center of the state is much viable for a quiet/somewhat scenic drive. Immediately after I took this FL 822 picture on northbound US 27 the truck on the left blew out a tire and the trailer caught on fire. The driver kept rolling on a flat for about a mile before noticing his trailer was falling apart and combusting. Northbound on US 27 it wasn't too long until the Andytown Interchange with I-75 came into view. Andytown was a small community on FL 84 that was demolished in the late 1970s when Alligator Alley was expanded to make way for I-75. There isn't much in the Everglades along US 27. US 27 passes through dredge cut canals through Miami-Dade and Broward Counties before entering Palm Beach County. The shi...
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