Interstate 95 in Florida

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Interstate 95
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 382.083 mi[1] (614.90 km)
Formed: 1957
South end: US 1 in Miami
Major
junctions:		 I-395 in Miami
I-195 in Miami
I-595 in Fort Lauderdale
SR 528 near Cocoa
I-4 near Daytona Beach
I-295 in Jacksonville
I-10 in Jacksonville
I-295 in Jacksonville
North end: I-95 near St. Marys, GA
Florida State and County Roads

Interstate 95 (officially The Singer Expressway in Miami-Dade County)[2] , the main Interstate Highway on the east coast of the United States, serves the Atlantic coast of Florida. It begins at a partial interchange with U.S. Highway 1 just south of downtown Miami, and heads north past Daytona Beach and Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the St. Marys River.

The southernmost 13.69[3] miles (22.03 km) of I-95, from Miami to the north side of the Golden Glades Interchange, is the unsigned State Road 9A. (There is another State Road 9A forming a beltway around Jacksonville.) The rest of I-95 is part of unsigned State Road 9, which splits at the Golden Glades Interchange and heads southwest and south on surface roads to end southwest of downtown Miami. (SR 9 is only signed south of the Golden Glades Interchange.)

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[edit] Route description

Interstate 95's southbound HOV Lane over the Golden Glades Interchange heading towards Miami.
Interstate 95's southbound HOV Lane over the Golden Glades Interchange heading towards Miami.

Interstate 95 splits from U.S. Highway 1 near 32nd Road in southern Miami. It quickly interchanges with the Rickenbacker Causeway via the short unsigned SR 913, and then heads north into downtown. The short SR 970 freeway, mostly unsigned, distributes traffic to several downtown streets. On the north side of downtown, at the Midtown Interchange, Interstate 395 heads east to the MacArthur Causeway, and the tolled SR 836 heads west to Miami International Airport. Throughout Miami-Dade County, I-95 is designated the North-South Expressway according to some maps.[4]

After crossing I-395 and SR 836, I-95 begins to head north roughly along the alignment of Northwest 6th Avenue, lying one block east of Northwest 7th Avenue (U.S. Highway 441/SR 7). Just north of 36th Street (U.S. Highway 27/SR 25), at what has been called the 36th Street Interchange,[5] I-95 crosses Interstate 195, which goes east over the Julia Tuttle Causeway to Miami Beach, and SR 112, a toll road west to the airport. A two-way high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) roadway in the median begins at I-195 and SR 112, formed by ramps to and from SR 112. I-95 continues north, crossing and interchanging with many surface roads, most of which are State Roads, before reaching the Golden Glades Interchange.

The complicated Golden Glades Interchange provides access between I-95 and two other freeways - the original section of Florida's Turnpike (SR 91), since bypassed by the Homestead Extension (SR 821), and the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826). Ramps are also provided to and from several surface streets - SR 826 east on 167th Street to Sunny Isles Beach, U.S. Highway 441 (SR 7) south on Northwest 7th Avenue and north on Northwest 2nd Avenue, and SR 9 southwest on a limited-access roadway to Northwest 27th Avenue. At the Golden Glades Interchange, SR 9A ends, and SR 9 joins I-95. I-95 north to West Palm Beach, as well as SR 9 southwest to 27th Avenue, runs parallel to the South Florida Rail Corridor, used by CSX Transportation for freight and Tri-Rail for commuter rail.

North of Miami, I-95 continues on to Ft. Lauderdale, where it interchanges with I-595, providing access to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Port Everglades to the east, and Broward County's western suburbs as well as I-75 northbound (via Alligator Alley) across the peninsula to the Gulf Coast to the west. In West Palm Beach, I-95 provides direct access to Palm Beach International Airport as well as downtown West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Island via SR 704 (Okeechobee Blvd.). North of West Palm Beach, I-95 literally runs beside Florida's Turnpike for several miles, before the freeways eventually go separate ways north of Fort Pierce (I-95 continues directly along the coast; Florida's Turnpike turns west toward Orlando).

Continuing north, I-95 provides access to Florida State Roads 70, 60, and 50 in Ft. Pierce, Vero Beach, and Titusville, respectively; each are major east-west thoroughfares that provide access between the east and west coasts of Florida. I-95 also interchanges with the Beachline Expressway near Cape Canaveral, a toll-road providing access between the Cape and the major tourist areas in Orlando. I-95 also provides direct access to I-4 in Daytona Beach.

I-95 then continues directly through the center of downtown Jacksonville, with several major interchanges: I-295/SR 9A, several miles south of the city; I-10 just south of downtown, and I-295/SR 9A once again several miles north of the city (the two highways provide a western and eastern bypass, respectively, around the city). The Fuller Warren Bridge, which carries I-95 over the St. Johns River just south of I-10, was rebuilt in 2002, and a new interstction between I-95 and I-10 will be completed in 2011.[6] Just north of I-295, I-95 provides access to Jacksonville International Airport. From this point, I-95 continues north several miles before finally crossing into Georgia, just north of mile marker 380.

[edit] Future

The Florida Department of Transportation is currently seeking federal funding to construct express lanes along I-95 in South Florida, some of which has been procured as of January 2008[7]. The lanes will run from approximately I-595 near Ft. Lauderdale to I-395 near downtown Miami and are aiming to be completed between summer 2008 and spring 2010 in phases[8]. Currently, the commute time between the Golden Glades Interchange and downtown Miami during the morning and evening rush hours can exceed 30 minutes for the approximately 9 mile stretch[9]; tolls would be collected electronically along the express route and would be increased or decreased depending on traffic flow in order to ensure a minimum speed of 50 mph in express lanes. Drivers would be allowed to enter and exit the express lanes at 5 points along the route. Additionally, registered carpools, transit buses, and drivers of hybrid vehicles will be able to use the lanes at no charge[10].

[edit] Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.[11]


[edit] Exit list

County Location Mile[1] # Destinations Notes
Old
Miami-Dade Miami 0.000 US 1 south Southbound exit and northbound entrance
0.469 1 1A Rickenbacker Causeway (SR 913) – Key Biscayne Southbound exit and northbound entrance
1.600 2 1B US 41 (Southwest 8th Street, Southwest 7th Street, SR 90) / to Brickell Avenue (US 1/SR 5)
2.041 3 2A US 1 (Biscayne Boulevard via SR 970) – Downtown Miami
2.107 3A 2C Miami Avenue - Downtown Miami No northbound exit
2.113 4 2B Northwest 2nd Street - Miami Arena, AmericanAirlines Arena Northbound exit and southbound entrance
2.645 5A 3B Northwest 8th Street - Port of Miami, Orange Bowl Southbound exit and northbound entrance
3.087 5 2D I-395 east (SR 836 east) – Miami Beach
3.240 6 3A SR 836 west – Miami International Airport
4.875 7 4 I-195 east (SR 112 east) / SR 112 west – Miami Beach, Miami International Airport Signed as exits 4A (east) and 4B (west) northbound
6.233 8 6A Northwest 62nd Street, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
6.600 9A 6B Northwest 69th Street Southbound exit and northbound entrance
7.329 9 7 SR 934 (Northwest 79th Street, Northwest 81st Street)
8.289 10 8A Northwest 95th Street, Rev. Dr. A. Jackson Jr. Boulevard
8.787 11 8B SR 932 (Northwest 103rd Street)
9.803 12 9 SR 924 (Northwest 119th Street) Northbound exit and southbound entrance
North Miami 10.179 13 10A Northwest 125th Street (SR 922) – North Miami, Bal Harbour
10.809 14 10B SR 916 (Northwest 135th Street, Opa-Locka Boulevard)
11.827 15 11 Northwest 151st Street Northbound exit and southbound entrance
12.400 16 12A Turnpike (SR 91) / SR 826 west Southbound exit is part of exit 12
12.800 17 12B SR 826 east – North Miami Beach Southbound exit is part of exit 12
13.188 18 12C US 441 (SR 7) Northbound exit and southbound entrance
18 12 US 441 south / SR 9 south North end of SR 9A overlap; south end of SR 9 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
North Miami Beach 14.410 19 14 SR 860 (Miami Gardens Drive)
16.574 20 16 Ives Dairy Road, Northeast 203rd Street Former SR 854
Broward Hallandale Beach 18.030 21 18 SR 858 (Hallandale Beach Boulevard)
18.800 22 19 SR 824 (Pembroke Road)
Hollywood
19.822 23 20 SR 820 (Hollywood Boulevard)
21.392 24 21 SR 822 (Sheridan Street)
22.424 25 22 SR 848 (Stirling Road)
Dania Beach
23.440 26 23 SR 818 (Griffin Road)
Fort Lauderdale 24.810 26AB 24 I-595 (SR 862) to Turnpike / I-75 – Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Port Everglades Signed as exits 26C (east) and 26D (west) southbound
25.269 27 25 SR 84 (Marina Mile Road)
26.515 28 26 SR 736 (Davie Boulevard) Former exit 26CD southbound
27.692 29 27 SR 842 (Broward Boulevard) – Downtown Fort Lauderdale
28.571 30 29 SR 838 (Sunrise Boulevard) Signed as exits 29A (east) and 29B (west) northbound
Oakland Park 30.726 31 31 SR 816 (Oakland Park Boulevard) Signed as exits 31A (east) and 31B (west) northbound
32.352 32 32 SR 870 (Commercial Boulevard)
33.566 33 33 Cypress Creek Road Signed as exits 33A )east) and 33B (west) northbound
Pompano Beach 35.647 34 36 SR 814 (Atlantic Boulevard) Signed as exits 36A (east) and 36B (west) southbound
37.709 35 38 Copans Road Signed as exits 38A (east) and 38B (west) southbound
38.855 36 39 SR 834 (Sample Road)
Deerfield Beach 40.938 36C 41 SR 869 (Southwest 10th Street) to SR 869 / I-75
41.900 37 42 SR 810 (Hillsboro Boulevard) Signed as exits 42A (east) and 42B (west) northbound
Palm Beach Boca Raton 44.126 38 44 Palmetto Park Road
45.402 39 45 SR 808 (Glades Road)
47.817 40 48 SR 794 (Yamato Road) Signed as exits 48A (east) and 48B (west) northbound
49.667 40C 50 Congress Avenue
Delray Beach 50.958 41 51 Linton Boulevard
52.496 42 52 SR 806 (Atlantic Avenue)
Boynton Beach 56.331 43 56 Woolbright Road
57.324 44 57 SR 804 (Boynton Beach Boulevard)
58.837 44C 59 Gateway Boulevard
Lantana 60.328 45 60 Hypoluxo Road
61.361 46 61 CR 812 (Lantana Road)
Lake Worth 62.922 47 63 6th Avenue South
64.114 48 64 10th Avenue North
West Palm Beach 66.088 49 66 Forest Hill Boulevard (SR 882)
67.519 50 68 US 98 / SR 80 (Southern Boulevard)
68.539 51 69 Belvedere Road – Palm Beach International Airport Signed as exits 69A (Belvedere Road) and 69B (Airport) southbound
69.788 52 70 SR 704 (Okeechobee Boulevard) – Downtown West Palm Beach
71.050 53 71 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
73.838 54 74 CR 702 (45th Street)
Riviera Beach 75.589 55 76 Blue Heron Boulevard (SR 708)
Palm Beach Gardens 77.346 56 77 Northlake Boulevard (CR 809A)
79.549 57 79 SR 786 (PGA Boulevard) Signed as exits 79A (east) and 79B (west) northbound
79.964 57C 79C Image:Palm Beach County Road 809 FL.svg CR 809 south (Military Trail) Southbound exit and northbound entrance
82.944 58 83 Donald Ross Road
Jupiter 86.730 59 87 SR 706 – Okeechobee, Jupiter Signed as exits 87A (east) and 87B (west)
Martin 96.068 60 96 CR 708 – Hobe Sound
100.861 61 101 SR 76 – Indiantown, Stuart
102.564 61C 102 CR 713 – Palm City, Stuart
110.329 62 110 Image:Martin County Road 714 FL.svg CR 714 – Palm City, Stuart
St. Lucie 117.747 63 118 Gatlin Boulevard
121.198 63C 121 St. Lucie West Boulevard
125.596 64 126 CR 712 (Midway Road)
128.872 65 129 SR 70 (Okeechobee Road)
131.102 66 131 SR 68 (Orange Avenue) Signed as exits 131A (east) and 131B (west)
137.579 67 138 SR 614 (Indrio Road)
Indian River 146.801 68 147 SR 60 – Lake Wales, Vero Beach
155.919 69 156 CR 512 – Fellsmere, Sebastian
Brevard Palm Bay 173.183 70 173 SR 514 – Palm Bay, Malabar
176.172 70A 176 CR 516 – Palm Bay
180.576 71 180 US 192 (SR 500) – West Melbourne, Melbourne
183.445 72 183 SR 518 (Eau Gallie Boulevard) – Melbourne, Indian Harbour Beach
191.087 73 191 CR 509 (Wickham Road) – Patrick AFB, Satellite Beach
195.696 74 195 SR 519 (Fiske Boulevard) – Rockledge
201.360 75 201 SR 520 – Orlando, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach
202.528 76 202 SR 524 – Cocoa
205.314 77 205 SR 528 – Orlando, Cape Canaveral, Port Canaveral, Canaveral AFS
208.209 77C 208 Port St. John
211.832 78 212 SR 407 north – Kennedy Space Center Northbound exit and southbound entrance
211.832 78 212 SR 407 south to SR 528 west Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Titusville 215.531 79 215 SR 50 – Orlando, Titusville
219.984 80 220 SR 406 – Titusville
223.610 81 223 SR 46 – Sanford, Mims
231.188 82 231 CR 5A – Scottsmoor, Oak Hill
Volusia Edgewater 244.038 83 244 SR 442 – Edgewater, Oak Hill
New Smyrna Beach 248.885 84 249 SR 44 – DeLand, New Smyrna Beach Signed as exits 249A (east) and 249B (west) southbound
Port Orange 255.872 85 256 SR 421 – Port Orange
Daytona Beach 260.433 86 260 I-4 west (SR 400 west) / SR 400 east – Orlando, South Daytona Signed as exits 260A (east) and 260B (west)
261.726 87 261 US 92 (SR 600) – DeLand, Daytona Beach Signed as exits 261A (east) and 261B (west) southbound
265.190 87C 265 Holly Hill, Daytona Beach
Ormond Beach 276.866 88 268 SR 40 – Ocala, Ormond Beach
273.434 89 273 US 1 (SR 5) – Bunnell, Ormond Beach
278.369 90 278 Old Dixie Highway
Flagler Palm Coast 283.717 91 284 SR 100 – Bunnell, Flagler Beach
289.418 91C 289 Palm Coast
St. Johns 298.060 92 298 US 1 (SR 5) – Bunnell, St. Augustine
305.229 93 305 SR 206 – Hastings, Crescent Beach
310.926 94 311 SR 207 – Palatka, St. Augustine Beach
317.567 95 318 SR 16 – Green Cove Springs, St. Augustine
323.261 95A 323 International Golf Parkway
329.161 96 329 CR 210 – Green Cove Springs, Ponte Verde Beach
Duval Jacksonville 335.302 335 St. Augustine Road
337.345 97 337 I-295 north (SR 9A north) / SR 9A east – Orange Park, Jacksonville Beaches
338.555 98 339 US 1 (Philips Highway, SR 5)
339.282 99 340 SR 115 (Southside Boulevard) Northbound exit and southbound entrance
341.293 100 341 SR 152 (Baymeadows Road)
343.632 101 344 SR 202 (Butler Boulevard) – Jacksonville Beaches
345.082 102 345 Bowden Road Northbound exit and southbound entrance
345.459 103 346 SR 109 (University Boulevard) Signed as exits 346A (east) and 346B (west); northbound exit is via exit 345
347.271 104 347
US 1 Alt. (Emerson Street, SR 126)
348.694 105 348 US 1 south (Philips Highway, SR 5 south) Southbound exit and northbound entrance
348.817 106 349 US 90 east (SR 10 east) – Jacksonville Beaches Southbound exit and northbound entrance
349.438 107 350A Riverside Avenue (SR 228 via SR 13 north), Mary Street, Prudential Drive (SR 13 south), Main Street (US 1 north, US 90 west, SR 5 north, SR 10 west) Northbound exit and southbound entrance
349.842 108 350B San Marco Boulevard Southbound exit and northbound entrance
350.841 109 351A Park Street Northbound exit and southbound entrance
351.292 111 351B I-10 west (US 17 south, SR 8 west) – Lake City, Tallahassee South end of US 17 overlap
351.358 112 351C Margaret Street Southbound exit only; permanently closed as of April 9, 2006[citation needed]
351.450 113 351D Stockton Street Northbound exit is via exit 351B; southbound exit was formerly separate (as exit 351D) but is now via exit 351A
351A Forest Street Southbound exit and northbound entrance
351.903 114 352A Myrtle Avenue Former northbound exit and entrance
352.035 114A 352B Forsyth Street No northbound entrance; southbound exit is via exit 353A
352.195 115 352C Monroe Street Southbound exit is via exit 353A
352.326 116 353A Church Street Southbound exit only; northbound exit has been closed
352.534 117 353B
US 90 Alt. (Union Street, US 17 north, US 23 south, SR 139 south) – Downtown Jacksonville, Sports Complex		 North end of US 17 overlap
352.652 118 353C US 23 north (Kings Road, SR 139 north) – Edward Waters College
353.098 119 353D 8th Street (SR 114)
353.969 120 354 US 1 (Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, SR 15) – Amtrak station Signed as exits 354A (south) and 354B (north)
354.581 121 355 Golfair Boulevard (SR 122)
355.880 122 356 SR 115 north (Lem Turner Road) / SR 117 south (Norwood Avenue) Signed as exits 356A (south) and 356B (north) northbound
356.648 123 357 SR 111 (Edgewood Avenue)
357.904 124A 358A SR 105 (Heckscher Drive, Zoo Parkway) to US 17
358.011 124B 358B Broward Road
359.493 125 360 SR 104 (Dunn Avenue, Busch Drive)
361.539 126 362 I-295 south (SR 9A) / SR 9A south – Blount Island, Jacksonville Beaches Signed as exits 362A (SR 9A) and 362B (I-295)
363.128 127 363 Duval Road (SR 102) – Jacksonville International Airport Signed as exits 363A (east) and 363B (west) northbound
365.706 128 366 Pecan Park Road
Nassau 372.865 129 373 SR A1A / SR 200 – Callahan, Fernandina Beach
379.476 130 380 US 17 (SR 5)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Florida Department of Transportation. FDOT Interchange Report. Retrieved on October 4, 2007.
  2. ^ Laws of Florida Chapter 61-1208
  3. ^ FDOT GIS data
  4. ^ Rand McNally 2006 Road Atlas
  5. ^ Florida Department of Transportation, General Highway Map, Dade County, Florida, September 1972 (reprinted January 1980)
  6. ^ project_status.gif
  7. ^ cbs4.com - Federal Funds Awarded To I-95 Express Lanes
  8. ^ Hybrids not ignored in I-95 plan - 01/21/2008 - MiamiHerald.com
  9. ^ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cexpress15xmay15,0,6136661.story
  10. ^ Hybrids not ignored in I-95 plan - 01/21/2008 - MiamiHerald.com
  11. ^ List of Control Cities for Use in Guide Signs on Interstate Highways


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