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{{See also|U.S. Route 1 in Florida|Dixie Highway}}
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*{{jct|state=FL|SR|838}} in Fort Lauderdale
*{{jct|state=FL|SR|834}} in [[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]]
*{{jct|state=FL|SR|810}} in [[Deerfield Beach, Florida|Deerfield Beach]]
*{{jct|state=FL|SR|808}} in [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]
*{{jct|state=FL|SR|710}} in [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]]
*{{jct|state=FL|SR|786}} in [[Palm Beach Gardens, Florida|Palm Beach Gardens]]
*{{jct|state=FL|SR|706}} in [[Jupiter, Florida|Jupiter]]
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=FL|US|1|CR|707|county2=Palm Beach}} in [[Tequesta, Florida|
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'''Dixie Highway''' in [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach]] and [[Broward County, Florida|Broward]] counties carries two segments of the '''State Road 811''' ('''SR 811''') designation by [[Florida Department of Transportation]], as well as the local '''County Road 811''' ('''CR 811''') in [[southeast Florida]]. The entire road comprises a section of the [[Dixie Highway]], a [[National Auto Trail]] which eventually became a former routing of [[U.S. Route 1 (Florida)|U.S. Route 1]]
==Route description==
===Fort Lauderdale to Deerfield Beach===
[[File:FL 811 Sign - North of Copans Road (32528585972).jpg|thumb|290px|right|Florida State Road 811 posted on Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach.]]
{{wikisource3|1945 Florida State Road renumbering#811|SR 811's definition in 1945}}▼
In Broward County, an unsigned segment of CR 811 begins at an intersection with US 1 and [[SR A1A (FL)|SR A1A]] and travels north along East 3rd Avenue to meet SR 811 at Sunrise Boulevard ([[SR 838 (FL)|SR 838]]), all within the city of [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]].
The {{convert|14|mi|km|adj=on}} southern segment of SR 811 extends northward from Sunrise Boulevard ([[State Road 838 (Florida)|SR 838]]) in downtown Fort Lauderdale, going north, and ending at an intersection with Hillsboro Boulevard ([[State Road 810 (Florida)|SR 810]]) in Deerfield Beach. The southern segment of SR 811 is mostly known as Dixie Highway, though it goes by variety of names in certain locales: Northeast 4th Avenue in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]], Wilton Drive in [[Wilton Manors, Florida|Wilton Manors]], and Old Dixie Highway in [[Oakland Park, Florida|Oakland Park]] and [[Deerfield Beach, Florida|Deerfield Beach]]. The segment of road located in Pompano Beach is maintained by the city as of 2016, and is not part of the state highway system.<ref name=pompano>{{Cite web |url=http://pompanobeachfl.gov/assets/docs/db/commission/2016/03.22.16/3_items/24.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703110111/http://pompanobeachfl.gov/assets/docs/db/commission/2016/03.22.16/3_items/24.pdf |archive-date=2016-07-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
While the SR 811 designation ends at Hillsboro Boulevard, a short signed segment of CR 811 continues north for {{convert|0.4|mi|2}} to a bridge over the [[Hillsboro Canal]], which separates Palm Beach and Broward counties. North of here, Dixie Highway continues north into [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]] and [[Delray Beach, Florida|Delray Beach]] without any state or county designation.
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===Boca Raton and Delray Beach===
[[File:CR811nRoadSign-OnBridge (32302329430).jpg|thumb|290px|right|The bridge over the Hillsboro Canal is posted as Broward County Road 811 in Deerfield Beach.]]
As an undesignated local road, Dixie Highway closely parallels the Florida East Coast Railroad and Federal Highway (US 1), serving as an alternate north–south route to nearby roads in [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]. It continues north
===West Palm Beach to Jupiter===
[[File:FL786 East - FL811 Alternate A1A Sign (31026326368).jpg|thumb|290px|right|Florida State Road 811 posted as "Alternate A1A" on [[Florida State Road 786|PGA Boulevard]] in Palm Beach Gardens]]
An unsigned segment of CR 811 begins at an intersection with 45th Street (unsigned [[County Road 702 (Palm Beach County, Florida)|CR 702]]) and Greenwood Avenue, traveling north along Greenwood, which later becomes the President Barack Obama Highway. Both of these roads closely parallel the Florida East Coast Railroad, and are renamed segments of Dixie Highway. In [[Lake Park, Florida|Lake Park]], it jogs across the railroad tracks to 10th Street, and transitions to SR 811 at an intersection with [[Northlake Boulevard]], which carries the [[SR 850 (FL)|SR 850]] designation to the east and the [[County Road 809A (Palm Beach County, Florida)|CR 809A]] designation to the west.
The divided northern segment of SR 811 extends {{convert|11.1|mi|km}} from Northlake Boulevard in [[North Palm Beach, Florida|North Palm Beach]] to its northern terminus, an intersection with [[U.S. Route 1 (Florida)|U.S. Route 1]] near [[Tequesta, Florida|Tequesta]] and [[Jupiter Inlet Colony, Florida|Jupiter Inlet Colony]], a mile north of [[Jupiter, Florida|Jupiter]]. While FDOT signs indicating the SR 811 designation are posted alongside the road, street signs (mostly overhead) identify it as Alternate A1A or Old Dixie Highway for the entire length of the route.
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While the completion of I-95 in the late 1970s has diminished the importance of Alternate A1A as a commercial byway, the replacement of forest by the development of suburban residential districts have made SR 811 an important [[commuter]] road in addition to a bypass of US 1.
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==Major intersections==
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==County Road 811A==
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Revision as of 17:40, 16 March 2024
Dixie Highway | ||||
Segments of SR 811 in red, segments of CR 811 in blue, municipal segment in grey, CR 811A in magenta | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by FDOT, Broward Public Works, Palm Beach E&PW, and the cities of Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, and Delray Beach | ||||
Length | 35.981 mi[1][2][3][4][5][6] (57.906 km) 23.581 miles (37.950 km) as SR 811 7.2 miles (11.59 km) as CR 811 8.8 miles (14.16 km) without designation | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() ![]() | |||
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North end | ![]() ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Florida | |||
Counties | Broward, Palm Beach | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Dixie Highway in Palm Beach and Broward counties carries two segments of the State Road 811 (SR 811) designation by Florida Department of Transportation, as well as the local County Road 811 (CR 811) in southeast Florida. The entire road comprises a section of the Dixie Highway, a National Auto Trail which eventually became a former routing of U.S. Route 1 after the route was shifted east to Federal Highway. One segment of SR 811 is in Broward County and the other is in Palm Beach County, Florida. The segments of SR 811 are supplemented by three shorter segments of CR 811, one of which is unsigned.
Route description
Fort Lauderdale to Deerfield Beach
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/FL_811_Sign_-_North_of_Copans_Road_%2832528585972%29.jpg/290px-FL_811_Sign_-_North_of_Copans_Road_%2832528585972%29.jpg)
In Broward County, an unsigned segment of CR 811 begins at an intersection with US 1 and SR A1A and travels north along East 3rd Avenue to meet SR 811 at Sunrise Boulevard (SR 838), all within the city of Fort Lauderdale.
The 14-mile (23 km) southern segment of SR 811 extends northward from Sunrise Boulevard (SR 838) in downtown Fort Lauderdale, going north, and ending at an intersection with Hillsboro Boulevard (SR 810) in Deerfield Beach. The southern segment of SR 811 is mostly known as Dixie Highway, though it goes by variety of names in certain locales: Northeast 4th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors, and Old Dixie Highway in Oakland Park and Deerfield Beach. The segment of road located in Pompano Beach is maintained by the city as of 2016, and is not part of the state highway system.[7]
While the SR 811 designation ends at Hillsboro Boulevard, a short signed segment of CR 811 continues north for 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to a bridge over the Hillsboro Canal, which separates Palm Beach and Broward counties. North of here, Dixie Highway continues north into Boca Raton and Delray Beach without any state or county designation.
Parallelling both US 1 to the east and Interstate 95 to the west, Dixie Highway is a major north–south commercial access road for northeastern Broward County cities. While much of the property that lines SR 811 is residential in nature, most of the route is adjacent to Florida East Coast Railroad tracks. Two hospitals (North Ridge Medical Center and the Pompano Beach Medical Center) are on the southern segment of SR 811, south of Pompano Beach Airpark, home base of the Goodyear Blimps.
Boca Raton and Delray Beach
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/CR811nRoadSign-OnBridge_%2832302329430%29.jpg/290px-CR811nRoadSign-OnBridge_%2832302329430%29.jpg)
As an undesignated local road, Dixie Highway closely parallels the Florida East Coast Railroad and Federal Highway (US 1), serving as an alternate north–south route to nearby roads in Boca Raton. It continues north into Delray Beach, terminating at 10th Street, where Swinton Avenue continues as a de facto extension northward. In Boca Raton, Dixie Highway serves as the border between "east" and west" street designations and addresses.
West Palm Beach to Jupiter
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/FL786_East_-_FL811_Alternate_A1A_Sign_%2831026326368%29.jpg/290px-FL786_East_-_FL811_Alternate_A1A_Sign_%2831026326368%29.jpg)
An unsigned segment of CR 811 begins at an intersection with 45th Street (unsigned CR 702) and Greenwood Avenue, traveling north along Greenwood, which later becomes the President Barack Obama Highway. Both of these roads closely parallel the Florida East Coast Railroad, and are renamed segments of Dixie Highway. In Lake Park, it jogs across the railroad tracks to 10th Street, and transitions to SR 811 at an intersection with Northlake Boulevard, which carries the SR 850 designation to the east and the CR 809A designation to the west.
The divided northern segment of SR 811 extends 11.1 miles (17.9 km) from Northlake Boulevard in North Palm Beach to its northern terminus, an intersection with U.S. Route 1 near Tequesta and Jupiter Inlet Colony, a mile north of Jupiter. While FDOT signs indicating the SR 811 designation are posted alongside the road, street signs (mostly overhead) identify it as Alternate A1A or Old Dixie Highway for the entire length of the route.
While the completion of I-95 in the late 1970s has diminished the importance of Alternate A1A as a commercial byway, the replacement of forest by the development of suburban residential districts have made SR 811 an important commuter road in addition to a bypass of US 1.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/38px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png)
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1][2][3] [4][5][6] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Broward | Fort Lauderdale | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of CR 811 | ||
0.70 | 1.13 | ![]() | |||||
1.70 | 2.74 | ![]() | |||||
2.70 0.000 | 4.35 0.000 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Route transition from CR 811 to SR 811 | ||||
Oakland Park | 2.338 | 3.763 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
3.929 | 6.323 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
Oakland Park–Fort Lauderdale line | 4.946 | 7.960 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Pompano Beach | 5.121 | 8.241 | Bridge over C-14 Canal | Southern terminus of city maintenance[7] | |||
6.936 | 11.162 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
8.991 | 14.470 | ![]() ![]() | |||||
Pompano Beach–Deerfield Beach line | 10.021 | 16.127 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of city maintenance[7] | |||
Deerfield Beach | 12.128 | 19.518 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Former routing of SR 869 | |||
13.124 0.00 | 21.121 0.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Route transition from SR 811 to CR 811 | ||||
Hillsboro Canal | 0.40 0.00 | 0.64 0.00 | Bridge (northern terminus of CR 811) | ||||
Palm Beach | Boca Raton | 0.10 | 0.16 | Northeast 2nd Avenue – Deerfield Beach | Interchange; southbound exit only | ||
2.10 | 3.38 | ![]() ![]() | Former SR 798 | ||||
2.90 | 4.67 | ![]() | |||||
4.60 | 7.40 | Spanish River Boulevard | Former SR 800 | ||||
5.20 | 8.37 | ![]() | |||||
Delray Beach | 8.30 | 13.36 | Linton Boulevard (CR 782) | Former SR 782 | |||
8.80 | 14.16 | South 10th Street | Northern terminus of southern Dixie Highway segment | ||||
Gap in route | |||||||
West Palm Beach | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of CR 811 and northern Dixie Highway segment | |||
Riviera Beach | 1.10 | 1.77 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 710 | |||
2.10 | 3.38 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
Lake Park–North Palm Beach line | 4.10 0.000 | 6.60 0.000 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Route transition from CR 811 to SR 811; western terminus of SR 850; eastern terminus of CR 809A (former SR 809A) | |||
Palm Beach Gardens | 2.77 | 4.46 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Grade-separated interchange | |||
![]() ![]() | Southbound direct flyover ramp only; other movements via SR 786 | ||||||
Palm Beach Gardens–Jupiter line | 5.469 | 8.802 | ![]() | ||||
Jupiter | 9.004 | 14.491 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
9.853– 10.072 | 15.857– 16.209 | Pete Damon Memorial Bridge over Loxahatchee River | |||||
10.167 | 16.362 | ![]() | |||||
10.368 | 16.686 | Old Dixie Highway | Road continues north to a dead-end | ||||
Jupiter–Tequesta line | 10.457 | 16.829 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 811 and northern Dixie Highway segment; southern terminus of CR 707 (former SR 707) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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County Road 811A
Location | Fort Lauderdale |
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Neither a bypass nor a spur, the former State Road 811A, now County Road 811A, is a seven-mile-long stretch of North Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. The southern terminus is an intersection with Sunrise Boulevard (SR 838) and the northern terminus is an intersection with Atlantic Boulevard (SR 814). It provides an alternative north–south commuter route whenever I-95 is clogged with a traffic jam.
With Broward Boulevard (SR 842), Andrews Avenue provides a baseline from which all Fort Lauderdale addresses are determined. Just west of the northern terminus of CR 811A is the Pompano Park Raceway, the only harness racing track in southern Florida. Within nine six blocks of the southern terminus are Fort Lauderdale and Broward County governments, all of which within a block of the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Art and a campus of Broward Community College.
State Road 811A does not intersect with its "parent"; however, in the 1960s, State Road 811 extended along Andrews Avenue southward from SR 838 to US 1. Had SR 811A been in existence at that time, the two roads would have branched out from Sunrise Boulevard and North Andrews Avenue, but no road map - commercial or governmental - has ever indicated the concurrent existence of SR 811A and the SR 811 extension.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Broward County.
Location | mi[8] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Fort Lauderdale | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Road continues south without designation | |
Wilton Manors–Oakland Park line | 2.1 | 3.4 | ![]() | ||
Oakland Park | 3.6 | 5.8 | ![]() | ||
4.4 | 7.1 | ![]() ![]() | Southbound exit only; other movements can be made via CR 840 (I-95 exit 33) | ||
Fort Lauderdale | 4.7 | 7.6 | Cypress Creek Road (CR 840) | ||
Pompano Beach | 6.9 | 11.1 | ![]() | Road continues north without designation | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b Transportation and Data Analytics Office (May 17, 2018). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Transportation and Data Analytics Office (October 18, 2017). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Google (January 1, 2018). "Broward County Road 811" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Google (January 1, 2018). "Broward County Road 811" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Google (January 1, 2018). "Dixie Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Google (January 1, 2018). "Palm Beach County Road 811" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
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