Florida State Road 826
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| State Road 826 | |||||||||
| Palmetto Expressway Maintained by FDOT |
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| Length: | 29.938 mi[1][2] (48.181 km) 24.71 miles (39.77 km) expressway section |
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| Formed: | 1961 (freeway) | ||||||||
| South end: |   US 1 / SR 5 in Pinecrest |
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| Major junctions: |
 SR 836 near Doral   I-75 / SR 93 / SR 924 in Hialeah   I-95 / SR 9 / SR 9A in Miami Gardens  Turnpike / SR 91 in Miami Gardens  US 441 / SR 7 in Miami Gardens US 1 / SR 5 in North Miami Beach |
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| North end: |  SR A1A in Sunny Isles Beach |
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| Counties: | Miami-Dade | ||||||||
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State Road 826, also known as the Palmetto Expressway, is a bypass route around the greater Miami area, extending 24.7 miles (39.8 km) from U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Pinecrest, going through the inner Miami suburbs in a north-east semicircle to the Golden Glades Interchange, reverting to a surface street (Northeast 163rd Street) to its terminus at Florida State Road A1A in North Miami Beach. Interstate 95 (SR 9 and 9A) and the Palmetto Expressway are the two most-heavily traveled roads in Miami-Dade County.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
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State Road 826's designation originally applied to a two-lane road (Golden Glades Drive, Northwest 167th Street) connecting US 1 in North Miami Beach to US 27 (SR 25) to the west. In 1953, the newly-formed Florida Turnpike Authority presented plans for a four-lane bypass highway going around the Miami area, and in 1958, the Florida State Roads Department (precursor to the Florida Department of Transportation) started construction on the bypass expressway under their authority.[3] A north–south section along Northwest (and Southwest) 77th Avenue was built to connect US 1 in Pinecrest to an improved Golden Glades Drive (complete with 90 degree eastward turn) and the portion of Northwest 167th Street west of the curve would be abandoned. The Palmetto Bypass Expressway was opened in June 1961 at the cost of $30 million, four years after the opening of Florida's Turnpike and six months before the opening of Dade County's second expressway, the Airport Expressway (SR 112).[4][5]
The completion of the Palmetto Expressway (the "Bypass" faded from public usage in the 1960s) and the building of Interstate 95 were the impetus of the construction of the massive Golden Glades Interchange involving Florida's Turnpike, US 441 (SR 7), Interstate 95, and SR 9.
When the Palmetto Expressway was first opened, it went through tracts of woodland and farmland which have since been urbanized. Originally there were four at-grade intersections in Hialeah and Miami Lakes which were either transformed into full interchanges or blocked off in the 1970s. In addition, increasing traffic loads on the Palmetto prompted plans for extending Florida's Turnpike to "bypass the bypass." In 1974, the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (SR 821) was opened to traffic four miles (6 km) to the west of the Palmetto to reduce the traffic demands on Miami's original bypass.
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The expressway begins on an intersection with US 1 in Pinecrest, going north through Kendall, South Miami, West Miami, Doral, crossing the Dolphin Expressway, Hialeah Gardens, Hialeah to I-75, before turning east, going towards Miami Lakes, Miami Gardens and the Golden Glades Interchange. After the interchange, it reverts to a surface street (Northeast 163rd Street), heading towards North Miami Beach and ending at SR A1A.[6]
[edit] Road improvements
The Florida Department of Transportation is currently in the final stages of improving a 16.7 mile section of the expressway from the southern terminus to just north of the Northwest 154th street interchange, widening the highway by two lanes (from 8-10 lanes to 10-12 lanes), and improving the interchanges. Reconstruction of the Miller Drive and SR 976 (Bird Road) interchanges, including the Don Shula Expressway (State Road 874) interchange, began in 2008, and is scheduled to be completed in 2012. The Dolphin Expressway interchange construction began on November 30, 2009 and will be completed in 2015.[7][8]
[edit] Exit list
The entire route is located in Miami-Dade County.
| Location | Mile[1][2] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Pinecrest | 0.000 | US 1 / SR 5 (Biscayne Boulevard) |
Southern terminus |
| Kendall | 0.858 |  SR 94 (Kendall Drive) |
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| 1.857 |  SR 986 (Sunset Drive) |
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| 2.876 | SW 56 St, Miller Drive | ||
| 3.432 |  SR 874 (Don Shula Expressway) |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 3.932 |  SR 976 (Bird Road) |
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| 4.984 | SW 24 St, Coral Way | ||
| 5.977 |   US 41 (SW 8th Street) / SR 90 |
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| 6.491 |  SR 968 (W Flagler Street) |
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| 7.230 | SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway) |
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| Doral | 8.372 | NW 25th Street | |
| 9.216 |  SR 948 (NW 36th Street) |
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| 10.381 | NW 58th Street | ||
| 11.383 |  SR 934 (NW 74th Street) |
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| Hialeah Gardens | 12.310 |   US 27 (S River Drive / Okeechobee Road) / SR 25 |
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| 13.173 |  SR 932 (NW 103rd Street / W 49th Street) |
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| Hialeah | 14.374 | NW 122 Street, W 68 Street | |
| 15.379 | I-75 / SR 93 north – Naples
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| Miami Lakes | 16.393 | NW 154 Street | |
| 18.006 | NW 67 Ave | ||
| 19.016 |  SR 823 (NW 57th Avenue) |
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| Miami Gardens | 20.047 | NW 47 Ave | |
| 21.048 | NW 37 Ave | ||
| 22.052 |  SR 817 (NW 27th Avenue) |
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| 23.060 | NW 17 Ave | ||
| 23.485 | NW 12 Ave | ||
| 24.097 | I-95 / SR 9 / SR 9A / Turnpike – Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando |
Part of Golden Glades Interchange | |
| 24.236 | Turnpike / SR 91 – Orlando |
Part of Golden Glades Interchange | |
| 24.708 | US 441 / SR 7 |
Part of Golden Glades Interchange | |
| Palmetto Expressway ends, becomes Northeast 163rd Street | |||
| North Miami Beach | 25.708 |  SR 915 (NE 6th Avenue) |
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| 27.918 | US 1 (Biscayne Boulevard) / SR 5 |
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| Sunny Isles Beach | 29.938 | SR A1A (NW 57th Avenue) |
Northern terminus |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Google Inc. (July 8, 2008). Google Earth (4.3.7284.3916) [beta]. Retrieved July 30, 2009. <http://earth.google.com/>
- ^ a b "Florida Department of Transportation Interchange Report" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. 2008-11-24. pp. 15. http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/hwydata/interchange.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ "Florida Pushes Road Improvements". New York Times 08 Dec 1957: XX13
- ^ "Florida's New Palmetto Expressway". New York Times 18 Jun 1961: XX23
- ^ "Miami's Highways Set". The Evening Independent 16 Jun 1961: 2
- ^ Florida@SouthEast Roads - Florida 826
- ^ "Palmetto Expressway Expansion Project" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. 2009-06-15. http://fdotpalmetto.com/pdf/Palmetto%20Expressway%20Project%20Overview.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ "Palmetto/Okeechobee: Project Information". http://fdotpalmetto.com/project.html. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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