Florida State Road 882
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| Length: | 9.47 mi[1][2] (15.24 km) | |||
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| West end: |   US 441 / SR 7 in Wellington |
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 SR 809 in Greenacres SR 807 in Palm Springs  I-95 / SR 9 in West Palm Beach  US 1 / SR 805 in West Palm Beach |
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| East end: |  SR 5 in West Palm Beach |
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Florida State Roads
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→Locally known as Forest Hill Boulevard, State Road 882 is a 9.47-mile (15.24 km) long east–west highway in Palm Beach County, Florida. It extends from an intersection of US 441-SR 7 in Wellington, heading east serving Greenacres, Palm Springs, Lake Clarke Shores, and West Palm Beach before its eastern terminus is an intersection with South Olive Avenue (SR 5) in West Palm Beach. It is a primary commuter road for the region.
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[edit] Route description
State Road 882 begins in Wellington at the intersection of U.S. Route 441/State Road 7 at the northeast corner of the Mall at Wellington Green, with SR 882 taking Forest Hill Boulevard east through mostly residential areas for the first section of the road. East of Palm Beach Central High School, the road crosses over Florida's Turnpike without an interchange, and enters Okeeheelee Park in Greenacres. After leaving the park, the road serves as the feeder road for several gated communities, and becomes a mix of commercial and residential areas as it intersects Jog Road and SR 809 (Military Trail) before leaving Greenacres and entering Palm Springs. Continuing east, SR 882 intersects SR 807 (Congress Avenue). After this interchange, the road enters West Palm Beach, with Forest Hill Boulevard jogging slightly north as it heads towards the interchange with Interstate 95, with the road becoming almost purely residential following the interchange. The road then intersects US 1/SR 805, and terminates three blocks to the east of US 1 at SR 5 (formerly northbound US 1).[2]
Forest Hill Boulevard extends beyond the termini of SR 882 in both directions. To the west, it curves northward as it crosses Wellington, ending at an intersection with US 441-98-SR 80 at the Royal Palm Beach city limits. To the east of SR 5, Forest Hill Boulevard extends to Flagler Drive at the edge of Lake Worth.
[edit] History
Originally, SR 882 was only 1.1-mile (1.8 km) long, existing only between Interstate 95 (SR 9) and US 1 (current SR 5). In the mid-1970s, Florida Department of Transportation designated it as a secondary state road, which, in most cases, would set into motion a sequence of events that would result in the transferral of Forest Hill Boulevard from State maintenance to Palm Beach County maintenance. At the time, FDOT "downgraded" all or part of dozens of State Roads throughout the state, but southern Florida was particularly affected.
Unlike most "tagged" State Roads, then-SR S-882 did not revert to county control in the 1980s. Instead, its status was upgraded (the "S" was dropped) and the designation was extended 8.4 miles (13.5 km) to the west, to its present terminus location.
[edit] Major junctions
The entire route is in Palm Beach County.
| Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Wellington | 0.00 | US 441 / SR 7 |
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| Greeenacres | 3.59 | Jog Road | To SR 845 | |
| 5.64 | SR 809 (Military Trail) |
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| Palm Springs | 7.14 | SR 807 (Congress Avenue) |
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| West Palm Beach | 8.38 | I-95 / SR 9 – Miami, West Palm Beach |
Exit 66 on I-95 | |
| 9.21 | US 1 / SR 805 (Dixie Highway) |
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| 9.47 | SR 5 (Olive Avenue) |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ FDOT GIS data
- ^ a b MapQuest, Inc. (2009). Map of Florida State Road 882 (Map). http://mapq.st/iGv6Q0. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
