Need advice on driving directions (Tampa, Clearwater: internship, moving, land)

[JosephB]

I'm moving from Houston to Tampa for a 2 month internship. I need advise on the quickest way to get from:

I 275 @ Busch Blvd in Tampa to Clearwater Largo Rd N and W Bay Dr. in Largo

I will be driving at 8am and 5pm 3 days a week and at 10am and 7pm 2 days a week.

Thanks ahead of time for the advice.

[JosephB]

I went ahead and pulled up a map to give you guys a better idea about the start and finish points I'm tring to get to. This is the map that Mapquest suggested but is there a faster way when you consider rush hour traffic?

[cariad]

You could take 580 to Dunedin to Alt19, it is longer, don't know if it would save any time traffic wise.

[yukon]

There is no easy way to do that trip during rush hour. Any way you can just move closer to work? Rents are often cheaper in Pinellas anyway.

One alternate that might work - tad longer distance but often faster timewise - from Busch, south on I-275 to Jefferson exit (downtown), stay on Jefferson and follow signs to Crosstown Expressway (WEST), near the Forum. Crosstown takes you to Gandy Blvd, which becomes the Gandy Bridge (southernmost bridge on your map). After crossing the Gandy, take Roosevelt, then follow your map to your office. You'd be against traffic on that part of the Crosstown and on the Gandy Bridge. Can't vouch for the a.m., but I have done that route from Roosevelt to Land O Lakes during the the p.m. rush hour and it's MUCH faster than going across the I-275 bridge.