The stretch of road connecting Longboat Key to Sarasota and Manatee Counties has been called Gulf of Mexico Drive for as long as anyone remembers, but the state road signs calling by that name have come down. More: https://www.fox13news.com/news/gulf-mexico-drive-signs-longboat-key-yanked-fdot-town-considers-changing-roads-name
'Gulf of Mexico Drive' sign yanked by FDOT

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