It was a tough call between this and Park Street, but Duhme gets the nod just for being a lot less industrial and having prettier scenery. Beginning just before the Tom Stuart Causeway to Madeira Beach, Duhme Road (at 54th Avenue it becomes 113th Street, although lifers still call it Duhme) is a pleasant ride that so far is free of the bumper-to-bumper and stop-and-go traffic typical of U.S. 19, Seminole Boulevard and a host of other north-south arteries in mid-county.
This article appears in Sep 13-19, 2006.