Florida State Road 836
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| State Road 836 | |||||||||
| Dolphin Expressway Maintained by Miami-Dade Expressway Authority |
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| Length: | 16 mi (25.75 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1969 | ||||||||
| West end: | NW 137th Avenue in Tamiami | ||||||||
| Major junctions: |
  Homestead Ext / SR 821 near Tamiami SR 826 near Doral  I-95 / SR 9A in Miami  US 1 / SR 5 in Miami |
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| East end: |  SR A1A in in Miami Beach |
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| Counties: | Miami-Dade | ||||||||
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>State Road 836, locally known as the Dolphin Expressway, is a 16-mile-long six-lane divided tollway currently extending from just north of the intersection of Southwest 137th Avenue and U.S. Route 41 (SR 90) in Tamiami, eastward past the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (SR 821) and Miami International Airport, before intersecting I-95. The easternmost 1.29 miles[1] of SR 836 is signed Interstate 395, with SR 836 continuing unsigned, passing through US 1 (SR 5) before ending at SR A1A in Miami Beach. It is maintained and operated by the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority.
[edit] Route description
Originally envisioned as the Twentieth Street Tollway in 1964 (with a spur to the airport along LeJeune Road), construction on the Fourteenth Street East-West Expressway between the Palmetto Expressway and US 1 started in 1967 and was completed in 1969. Two years later, construction of the western extension to Florida's Turnpike commenced, and was finished in 1974. Also in 1974, the name of the tollway was changed to commemorate the success of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL, after back-to-back wins in the Super Bowl.
Construction of a second westward extension of SR 836 started in 2004.[2] This extension, westward to Northwest 137th Avenue near Northwest 12th Street, opened June 22, 2007, accessible only to motorists with SunPass electronic toll-paying capability; there is no capacity for the collection of cash. A planned third extension (southward to Southwest 136th Street) is currently being considered.[citation needed]
With the failure of the Florida Department of Transportation to build either the previously-planned airport spur or the proposed LeJeune Road Expressway to give additional access to the airport, Miami-Dade County's sole complete east-west throughway is now often congested, most commonly in the stretch between LeJeune Road (SR 953) and the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826). Short range plans include the construction of additional lanes and a redesign of a heavily-used interchange with SR 826. In addition, Miami-Dade Transit has begun the process of extending its Metrorail line along the Dolphin Expressway from a newly-relocated SR 953 west to the Turnpike and south to Florida International University.
Until July 1, 2007, the toll for eastbound automobiles was $1.25 ($1.00 for motorists with SunPass), paid at a toll booth between Northwest 22nd and Northwest 17th Avenues (toll is not collected from westbound traffic). In conjunction with the completion of the new three-mile-long extension west of the Turnpike, tolls of $1.00 (75 cents for motorists with SunPass) are now collected from traffic in both directions west of SR 973 (Northwest 87th Avenue/Galloway Road). Although the new toll was originally stated to be only for the extension, motorists going to the Florida Turnpike or Northwest 107th Avenue also have to pay.[3] Thus, the total toll for eastbound traffic traveling along the expressway from the Turnpike to Interstate 95 is now $2.25 (or $1.75 for motorists with SunPass). Traffic traveling the new SunPass-only extension to/from Northwest 137th Avenue pays an additional 25 cents.
[edit] Exit list
The entire route is in Miami-Dade County.
| Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Northwest 137th Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| Homestead Ext – Homestead, Key West, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| Doral |  SR 985 (Northwest 107th Avenue) |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance (other access is only to/from Turnpike) | |
| Toll plaza ($1.00) | |||
 SR 973 (Northwest 87th Avenue, Galloway Road) / Northwest 12th Street |
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   SR 826 (Palmetto Expressway) to US 41 (Tamiami Trail) / SR 968 (Flagler Street/Coral Way) / SR 948 (Northwest 36th Street) |
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 SR 969 (Northwest 72nd Avenue, Milam Dairy Road) |
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 SR 959 (Red Road) – Coral Gables |
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| Miami | Northwest 45th Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
 SR 953 (Northwest 42nd Avenue, Le Jeune Road) – Coral Gables, Miami International Airport |
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| Northwest 37th Avenue – Miami International Airport | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
 SR 9 (Northwest 27th Avenue) |
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| Toll plaza ($1.25 eastbound only) | |||
| Northwest 17th Avenue – Orange Bowl, Civic Center, Hospitals | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
 SR 933 (Northwest 12th Avenue) – Medical Center, Civic Center |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| I-95 (SR 9A) – Ft. Lauderdale, Downtown Miami |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
 I-395 (SR 836 east) – Miami Beach |
SR 836 continues unsigned east of I-95 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System: Table 2". FHWA. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table2.cfm. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ "Miami-Dade Expressway Authority Five-Year Work Program" (PDF). Miami-Dade Expressway Authority. http://www.mdxway.com/improvements/docs/Transportation_Improvement.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ "MDX Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)". Miami-Dade Expressway Authority. http://www.mdx-way.com/faqs/. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
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