Florida State Road 7
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length: | 68.7 mi[1] (110.56 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1945 renumbering (definition) – present | |||
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| South end: |    US 41/US 441/SR 90 in Miami |
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    I-95 / SR 9 / SR 826 / Turnpike in Miami Gardens  I-595 / SR 862 in Davie SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) in Parkland  US 98/US 441/SR 80 near Royal Palm Beach (End US 441 concurrency) SR 704 in West Palm Beach |
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| North end: | Persimmon Boulevard in The Acreage | |||
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Florida State Roads
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→State Road 7 is a major north–south artery connecting Persimmon Boulevard in The Acreage with US 41/SR 90 in the Little Havana section of Miami. All but the northernmost five miles (from Royal Palm Beach to The Acreage) is signed concurrent with US 441, and has been since 1950.
[edit] Route description
The road in Miami-Dade County is only signed as US 441, with no indication of SR 7 anywhere. It is labeled NW 2nd Avenue north of the Golden Glades Interchange and NW 7th Avenue from the Interchange south to the Miami River, after which it continues another dozen blocks to US 41 as NW and SW 8th Avenues. Since early 2007, when the Florida Department of Transportation demolished the NW 7th Avenue Bridge, the temporary southern terminus of the road has been the Miami River. The replacement bridge will not be finished until 2011.[2]
In Broward County, the road is only signed as US 441, but is indicated as "State Road 7" on green street signs when approaching the road from cross streets. From the Miami-Dade County line north to Stirling Road in Hollywood, it is also known as S. 60th Avenue. In addition, Broward County addresses along the route show references to "State Route 7" and residents refer to the road as both "441" and "State Road 7".
The Palm Beach County stretch of US 441/SR 7 features signs with both designations. Older maps also have the designation of "Range Line Road". At Royal Palm Beach, US 441 leaves the SR 7 indication behind, making a westward turn and overlapping US 98/SR 80) as it approaches Belle Glade on the shore of Lake Okeechobee.
In 2009, part of a long awaited northern extension into The Acreage opened with a three mile stretch from Okeechobee Boulevard to Persimmon Boulevard. Future plans have the road extending another four miles north to Northlake Blvd. near Palm Beach Gardens, but it is not anticipated to be completed until 2015.[3]
[edit] Junction list
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| Miami-Dade | Miami |  US 41 |
Southern terminus | |
 SR 934 (Northwest 79th Street, Northwest 81st Street) |
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 SR 932 (Northwest 103rd Street) |
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 SR 924 (Northwest 119th Street) |
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| North Miami |  SR 922 (Northwest 125th Street) – North Miami, Bal Harbour |
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 SR 916 (Northwest 135th Street, Opa-Locka Boulevard) |
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| Miami Gardens | SR 9 |
To I-95, part of Golden Glades Interchange |
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| SR 826 west (Palmetto Expressway) |
Part of Golden Glades Interchange | |||
| Turnpike north (SR 91) |
Part of Golden Glades Interchange | |||
 SR 860 (Miami Gardens Drive) |
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| Ives Dairy Road | Former SR 854 | |||
 SR 852 (County Line Road, Northwest 215th Street) |
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| Broward | Miramar |  SR 858 (Hallandale Beach Boulevard, Miramar Parkway) |
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 SR 824 (Pembroke Road) |
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| Hollywood | ||||
 SR 820 (Hollywood Boulevard, Pines Boulevard) |
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 SR 822 (Sheridan Street) |
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| Davie |  SR 848 (Stirling Road) |
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 SR 818 (Griffin Road) |
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 I-595 (SR 862) to Turnpike / I-75 |
To Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Port Everglades | |||
| Fort Lauderdale |  SR 736 (Davie Boulevard) |
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 SR 842 (Broward Boulevard) |
To Downtown Fort Lauderdale | |||
| Lauderhill |  SR 838 (Sunrise Boulevard) |
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| Lauderdale Lakes |  SR 816 (Oakland Park Boulevard) |
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| Tamarac |  SR 870 (Commercial Boulevard) |
Access to Turnpike Exit 62 |
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| Margate |  SR 814 (Atlantic Boulevard) |
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 CR 912 (Coconut Creek Parkway) |
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| Coral Springs |  SR 834 (Sample Road) |
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| SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) |
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 SR 810 (Hillsboro Boulevard) |
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| Palm Beach | Boca Raton |  SR 808 (Glades Road, University Drive) |
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| Yamato Road | To  SR 794 |
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| Delray Beach |  SR 806 (Atlantic Avenue) |
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| Boynton Beach |  SR 804 (Boynton Beach Boulevard) |
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| Wellington |  SR 802 (Lake Worth Road) |
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 SR 882 (Forest Hill Boulevard) |
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| Royal Palm Beach |    US 98 (Southern Boulevard) / US 441 / SR 80 |
Northern end of US 441 concurrency | ||
| West Palm Beach |  SR 704 (Okeechobee Boulevard) |
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| The Acreage | Persimmon Boulevard | Current northern terminus | ||
| Palm Beach Gardens |  CR 809A (Northlake Boulevard) |
Future northern terminus |
[edit] References
- ^ FDOT GIS data
- ^ "Bridge work stymies Dade Civic Center area," Larry Lebowitz, Miami Herald, August 20, 2007.
- ^ "Long-awaited State Road 7 extension opens for Palm Beach County's western communities," Mitra Malek, "Palm Beach Post", April 7, 2009.
