State Road 62 (SR 62) is a 37-mile (60 km) state highway in Manatee and Hardee counties in the US state of Florida that passes through scrubland from Parrish to near Bowling Green.

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State Road 62
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length	37.433 mi[1] (60.243 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 301 in Parrish
Major intersections	SR 37 at Duette
East end	US 17 near Wauchula
Location
Country	United States
State	Florida
Counties	Manatee, Hardee
Highway system
Florida State Highway System Interstate US State Former Pre‑1945 Toll Scenic
← SR 61A → SR 63

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The paved SR 62 is only two lanes wide over its entire route and cuts through the Manatee River basin. The road crosses Horse Creek and the North Fork of the Manatee River. It provides access to the Tampa Bay area from Hardee County.

Inside Duette, SR 62 meets with the intersection of Keentown Road. Keentown Road is a 1.8-mile (2.9 km) dirt road that leads into the hamlet of Keentown, a farming community. There are only 3 major junctions on this highway, Florida State Road 37, CR 39, and CR 663.

Five miles (8.0 km) east of Parrish is Lake Parrish, an artificial lake. It is home to an FPL power plant and a boat ramp.

In Hardee County, the road does not turn to the left or right for 14 miles (23 km) on its way to its southern terminus at U.S. Route 17.

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