Florida State Road 878
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| Snapper Creek Expressway | ||||
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| Maintained by MDX | ||||
| Length: | 2.658 mi[1] (4.278 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1980 – present | |||
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| West end: |  SR 874 in Kendall |
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| East end: |   US 1 / SR 5 near South Miami |
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| Counties: | Miami-Dade | |||
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→State Road 878 (SR 878), named the Snapper Creek Expressway, is a short east–west electronic toll road south of Miami, Florida, United States, named for the adjoining Snapper Creek. It provides a spur from State Road 874 (Don Shula Expressway) east to U.S. Highway 1 (South Dixie Highway - SR 5), as well as local access in Kendall and South Miami. The road is maintained by MDX, with the full toll for SunPass users being $0.50 and $.80 on the toll-by-plate program.
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[edit] Route description
The Expressway begins at an interchange with the Don Shula Expressway and a westbound exit with Kendall Drive, going east as a four lane expressway for its entire length, towards the first toll gantry of $.25 for SunPass users ($.40 for non SunPass users). The toll road then has its first interchange with Galloway Road, followed by the second toll gantry of $.25 ($.40 for non SunPass users). It then crosses over the Palmetto Expressway without an interchange and approaches an eastbound exit with SW 72nd Avenue before ending at US 1.[2][3]
[edit] History
Construction was funded in 1971, and after five years of delays, it was completed in 1980.[4][5]
The Expressway was converted to open road tolling on July 17, 2010, with all tolls collected electronically.[6] Prior to this, tolls were not collected on the Snapper Creek Expressway despite the use of a variation of the toll shield for many years prior.[when?][7]
[edit] Exit list
The entire route is in Miami-Dade County.
| Location | Mile[2][8] | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| 0.000 | SR 874 south (Don Shula Expressway) |
To Homestead Extension, westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| 0.000 |  SR 94 (Kendall Drive / Southwest 88th Street) |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| Overhead Toll Gantry ($0.25 SunPass, $0.40 Toll By Plate) | ||||||
| 0.067 |  SR 973 (Galloway Road, Southwest 87th Avenue) |
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| Overhead Toll Gantry ($0.25 SunPass, $0.40 Toll By Plate) | ||||||
| 2.218 | Southwest 72nd Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
| 2.618 | US 1 / SR 5 – South Miami |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] References
- ^ FDOT GIS data
- ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of Snapper Creek Expressway (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=FL-874+N&daddr=Snapper+Creek+Exd&geocode=FQkIiAEdmwA2-w%3BFb0MiAEdHK02-w&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=25.693078,-80.303578&sspn=0.004805,0.006899&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ SR 874-878 MDX Toll Rate Card Retrieved 25 June 2010
- ^ Holland, Dick. "X-ways top list for fund". The Miami News. 30 Jun 1971: 5A
- ^ Williams, Verne. "Snapper Creek: U.S. 1-South Dade connection finally open". The Miami News 19 Mar 1980
- ^ Chardy, Alfonso. "Don Shula, Snapper Creek expressways to get electronic toll collection". Miami Herald 15 Jul 2010. Retrieved 16 Jul 2010
- ^ Chardy, Alfonso. "Cash tolls on Miami-Dade expressways will soon be electronic". Miami Herald 23 Mar 2010. Retrieved 23 Apr 2010
- ^ "Florida Department of Transportation Interchange Report" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. 2008-11-24. p. 16. http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/hwydata/interchange.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
