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Stuart Florida’s Confusion Corner: A Mind-Boggling Attempt at Navigation:

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One of Historic Downtown Stuart’s most notable tourist attractions is an intersection – known as “Confusion Corner”. Now, I have lived in the Stuart area for over 20 years and there is always a bit of bewilderment as I approach this intersection. In fact, when folks come and visit, I let them drive through this maze. The advice I give them when they approach Confusion Corner is to just “close your eyes and floor it. You will be fine.” Well, I am not sure that is the best course of action to take, but it can get quite unnerving for drivers that have never experienced it.

Careful Now

This complicated crossing is the coming together of eight different streets as Flagler Avenue, East Ocean, and West Ocean Blvd, Colorado Avenue, A1A North & South, and Dixie Highway come together to create one of the most confusing intersections a driver could ever imagine. If you think that was baffling to read, try driving this intersection. Of course, you do realize that you are taking your life in your own hands.

The Notorious Confusion Corner

Florida East Coast Railroad

Next, let’s through in another factor. As if driving through this inconsistent interchange is not disorienting enough with all the roads meeting up at the roundabout, let’s add to the turmoil and throw in a train track and a rush-hour locomotive for good measure to just clog it up some more.

Let’s add a Train Track for Good Measure

Oh, come on. Don’t stop now, we are on a roll. In fact, they just added a Brightline line passenger train that will bring a train right through the middle of downtown Stuart at speeds of 80 miles per hour. That is raising a few eyebrows with Stuart residents.

On the Road

This junction is quite famous. To begin with, Confusion Corner drew legendary CBS newsman Charles Kuralt to Stuart in 1979 to film a segment for his popular “On the Road” series. Nashville’s Cliff Buckosh wrote a song and cut a record about the famous crossroads and even “Harborwear”, a Downtown Stuart Boutique has a souvenir T-Shirt for anyone who survived driving through Confusion Corner – and lived!

A visit to downtown Stuart is not complete until you’ve driven through this mind-boggling, circular attempt at navigating traffic.

Confusion Corner Round a Bout
Confusion Corner in Downtown Stuart, Florida. Music Courtesy of Clifford Buckosh & Okeechobee Records
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