Florida State Road 915
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| NE 6th Avenue | ||||
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| Length: | 5.867 mi[1] (9.442 km) | |||
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| South end: |  US 1 in Miami Shores |
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| North end: |   I-95 / SR 860 in North Miami Beach |
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| Counties: | Miami-Dade | |||
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State Road 915 (SR 915), locally known as East Sixth Avenue, is a 5.86 miles (9.4 km)[2] north–south street through the residential and business areas of the northern Miami-Dade County municipalities of Miami Shores, Biscayne Park, North Miami, and North Miami Beach. It extends from an intersection with Biscayne Boulevard (U.S. Route 1) near Northeast 88th Terrace north to an interchange of Interstate 95 and North Miami Beach Boulevard (SR 860, also called Northeast 183rd Street). It is often used by commuters as an alternative to the oft-congested Interstate and U.S. Highway between Miami and Hollywood.
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Route description [edit]
State Road 915 begins on the southern edge of Miami Shores at an oblique junction with Biscayne Boulevard (U.S. Route 1), with no direct access for southbound SR 915 travellers to northbound US 1. The road heads north, maintaining this orientation for most of its course, as a four-laned undivided road. After approximately a quarter-mile, SR 915 crosses the Florida East Coast Railroad tracks, and continues through a primarily residential neighbourhood. SR 915 meets with SR 932 about three-quarters of a mile later, forming its eastern terminus. A short distance later, SR 915 swings eastwards in an arc to cross the Biscayne Canal and Griffing Boulevard, entering the village of Biscayne Park at this point, before resuming its original alignment. Upon entering North Miami, the road's neighbourhood becomes more commercial as it leads up to the five-ways intersection with SR 922 and the eastern portion of SR 909. Apartment buildings line the road as it continues north for another half-mile to intersect SR 916. SR 915 continues north through more residential neighbourhoods for another two miles before it meets SR 826, and crosses into North Miami Beach. The road then continues north past houses for another mile, terminating at an intersection with SR 860 and the access ramps for southbound Interstate 95.
History [edit]
Prior to a statewide reallocation of numbers in the Florida State Roads system in 1983, Northeast Sixth Avenue was designated State Road 933 by the Florida Department of Transportation. After the change, the SR 933 was applied to a stretch of road five miles to the south of SR 916.
Major intersections [edit]
The entire route is in Miami-Dade County.
| Location | Mile[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||||
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| Miami Shores | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 1 (Biscayne Boulevard) |
Southern terminus; No access to northbound US 1 from SR 915[3] | ||||
| 0.940 | 1.513 |  SR 932 (NE 103rd Street) |
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| North Miami | 2.343– 2.372 |
3.771– 3.817 |
 SR 922 (NE 125th Street) SR 909 (W Dixie Highway) |
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| 2.975 | 4.788 |  SR 916 (NE 135th Street) |
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| 4.982 | 8.018 |  SR 826 (NE 167th Street) |
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| North Miami Beach | 5.867 | 9.442 | I-95 / SR 860 (Miami Gardens Drive) |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. November 8, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Google Inc. Google Maps – Map of Florida State Road 915 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=NE+6th+Ave&daddr=FL-915+N%2FNE+6th+Ave&hl=en&ll=25.88023,-80.15728&spn=0.219003,0.363579&sll=25.940178,-80.187289&sspn=0.00684,0.011362&geocode=FeKJigEdqnk4-w%3BFUfViwEdkWo4-w&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=17&t=m&z=12. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ Google Inc. Google Maps – Junction of Florida State Road 915 and U.S. Highway 1, Miami Shores, FL (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. https://maps.google.com/?ll=25.856498,-80.184917&spn=0.00484,0.005681&t=h&z=18. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
