Jacksonville accidents: The largest city in the state, and the largest city by area in the lower-48 states. Gainesville accidents: Located between the major cities of Orlando and Jacksonville, home to the University of Florida, 8th largest university by enrollment in the country Myers-Naples accidents: The main cities of the state's most southwestern area, just north of Everglades National Park. Accident Data Center covers accidents in all areas of Floridaįt. The most southern portions of the state are very close to having a true tropical climate, with the Florida Keys being 72 miles from the Tropic of Cancer. Florida consists of mostly humid-subtropical climate areas, with temperatures in the states largest city, Jacksonville, dropping below freezing on only about 16 days of the year, which is an attractive statistic for those trying to escape the cold.
I‑95, which enters the state near Jacksonville and continues along the Atlantic Coast through Daytona Beach, the Melbourne/Titusville, Palm Bay, Vero Beach, Fort Pierce, Port Saint Lucie, Stuart, West Palm Beach, and Fort Lauderdale, before terminating in Downtown Miami, with interchanges with I-10 in Jacksonville and I-4 in Daytona Beach.Įven though tropical storms are a common occurance in Florida, the fact that it is a peninsula, and that no location is too far from the coast, moderates its climate considerably. I‑75, which enters the state near Lake City and continues southward through Gainesville, Ocala, Tampa's eastern suburbs, Bradenton, Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples, where it crosses the "Alligator Alley" to Fort Lauderdale before turning southward and terminating in Hialeah/Miami Lakes having interchanges with I-10 in Lake City and I-4 in Tampa. I‑10, which traverses the panhandle, connecting Pensacola, Tallahassee, Lake City, and Jacksonville, with interchanges with I-75 in Lake City and I-95 in Jacksonville. I-4, which bisects the state, connecting Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, and Daytona Beach, connecting with I-75 in Tampa and I-95 in Daytona Beach. The Florida Department of Transportation provides and maintains these roadways, including the major interstate highways listed below: With all the people coming to and already living in the large state of Florida, efficient, spanning roadways are a must. The state also offers a myriad of other theme parks, plentiful beaches, and is the biggest grower of citrus fruit in the country. That doesn't stop millions of people per year from flocking to the state's most important location, the most visited vacation resort on the planet, Walt Disney World. Florida - Vacation hotspot offering numerous beaches and the world's most popular theme parkĭespite its official nickname being "The Sunshine State", the nation's third most populous state is actually more lightning and hurricane-prone than any other.