Several DeSoto County roads closed, flooded after Hurricane Irma

A car was submerged in water off State Road 31 near Arcadia (Photo via Josh N Jaime Pence / Facebook).

ARCADIA, Fla. The aftermath of Hurricane Irma has closed the following roads, DeSoto County emergency management officials said:

Citrus Street (in Orange Heights)
Masters by Voss Oaks
Hansel North
Hull Road
Reynolds
Kings Highway at the Horse Creek Bridge – Due to other closures, the only detour for this is to take Airport Road to County Road 760A to U.S. 17 to County Road 761 back to Kings Highway if heading south to Port Charlotte. Reverse these directions heading north to Arcadia.

The following roads are flooded but remain open:

Northwest Pine Wood Avenue
Owens School Road
Brown Road West of Hansel
County 760 and Airport Road
Brown Road and County Road 760 East
Lily Avenue

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