INTERSTATE 95 IN FLORIDA


Interstate 95 (officially the 'William B. Singer Expressway' in Florida)[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 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 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.)

Contents
Route description
Future Plans
Major cities
Exit list
References

Route description


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 State Road 913, and then heads north into downtown. The short State Road 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 State Road 836 heads west to Miami International Airport. Throughout Miami-Dade County, I-95 is designated the 'North-South Expressway' according to some maps.[3]
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/State Road 7). Just north of 36th Street (U.S. Highway 27/State Road 25), at what has been called the 36th Street Interchange,[4] I-95 crosses Interstate 195, which goes east over the Julia Tuttle Causeway to Miami Beach, and State Road 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 (State Road 91), since bypassed by the Homestead Extension (State Road 821), and the Palmetto Expressway (State Road 826). Ramps are also provided to and from several surface streets - State Road 826 east on 167th Street to Sunny Isles Beach, U.S. Highway 441 (State Road 7) south on Northwest 7th Avenue and north on Northwest 2nd Avenue, and State Road 9 southwest on a limited-access roadway to Northwest 27th Avenue. At the Golden Glades Interchange, State Road 9A ends, and State Road 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 Okeechobee Blvd. North of West Palm Beach, I-95 runs literally beside Florida's Turnpike for several miles, before the freeways eventually go separate ways north of Fort Pierce (I-95 continuing directly along the coast, Florida's Turnpike turning 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/State Road 9A, several miles south of the city; I-10 just south of downtown, and I-295/S.R. 9A once again several miles north of the city (the two highways provide a western and eastern bypass, respectively, around the city). 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.

Future Plans


The Florida Department of Transportation is currently seeking federal funding to construct express lanes along I-95 in South Florida. The lanes will run from approximately I-595 near Ft. Lauderdale to I-395 near downtown Miami and are aiming to be completed by late 2007 and fall 2008 for the northbound and southbound directions, respectively. 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[5]; 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.

Major cities


Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.[6]

★ 'Miami'

Fort Lauderdale

★ 'West Palm Beach'

Port St. Lucie

Melbourne

★ 'Daytona Beach'

St. Augustine

★ 'Jacksonville'

★ 'Savannah, Georgia'

Exit list


MileCountyMunicipality#DestinationsNotes
OldNew
Miami-DadeMiami
U.S. Highway 1 south (State Road 5)
southbound exit and northbound entrance
11A
Rickenbacker Causeway - Key Biscayne (State Road 913)
southbound exit and northbound entrance
21B
U.S. Highway 41 - Southwest 8th Street; Southwest 7th Street; to Brickell Avenue (State Road 90)
32A
U.S. Highway 1 - Biscayne Boulevard; Downtown (State Road 970 east)
northbound exit and southbound entrance
32A
Biscayne Boulevard (State Road 970 east)
southbound exit and northbound entrance
3A2C
Downtown; Miami Avenue (State Road 970 east)
southbound exit and northbound entrance
42BNorthwest 2nd Street - Arenas (Miami Arena and AmericanAirlines Arena)northbound exit and southbound entrance
5A3BNorthwest 8th Street - Port of Miami; Orange Bowl; Arenas (Miami Arena and AmericanAirlines Arena)southbound exit and northbound entrance
52D
Interstate 395 - Miami Beach (State Road 836 east)
Midtown Interchange
63A
State Road 836 west - Airport; Jackson Memorial Hospital; VA Hospital; Civic Center
Midtown Interchange
74A
Interstate 195 east - Miami Beach (State Road 112 east)
36th Street Interchange; exit 4 southbound
74B
State Road 112 west -
Airport
36th Street Interchange; exit 4 southbound
86ANorthwest 62nd Street; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
9A6BNorthwest 69th Streetsouthbound exit and northbound entrance
97
State Road 934 - Northwest 79th Street; Northwest 81st Street
108ANorthwest 95th Street; Rev. Dr. A. Jackson Jr. Boulevard
118B
State Road 932 - Northwest 103rd Street
129
State Road 924 - Northwest 119th Street
northbound exit and southbound entrance
North Miami1310A
North Miami; Bal Harbour; Northwest 125th Street (State Road 922)
1410B
State Road 916 - Northwest 135th Street; Opa-Locka Boulevard
1511Northwest 151st Streetnorthbound exit and southbound entrance
1612A
Florida's Turnpike; State Road 826 west (State Road 91 north)
northbound exit and southbound entrance; Golden Glades Interchange
1712B
State Road 826 east - North Miami Beach
northbound exit and southbound entrance; Golden Glades Interchange
1812C
U.S. Highway 441 (State Road 7)
northbound exit and southbound entrance; Golden Glades Interchange
1812
Florida's Turnpike; U.S. Highway 441 south; State Road 9; State Road 826 (State Road 7 south; State Road 91 north)
southbound exit and northbound entrance; Golden Glades Interchange
North Miami Beach1914
State Road 860 - Miami Gardens Drive (State Road 915)
2016Northeast 203rd Street; Ives Dairy Road (former State Road 854)
BrowardHallandale2118
State Road 858 - Hallandale Beach Boulevard
2219
State Road 824 - Pembroke Road
Hollywood
2320
State Road 820 - Hollywood Boulevard
2421
State Road 822 - Sheridan Street
2522
State Road 848 - Stirling Road
Dania
2623
State Road 818 - Griffin Road
Fort Lauderdale26AB24
Interstate 595 to
Interstate 75; to Florida's Turnpike -
International Airport; Port Everglades (State Road 862)
southbound exit is combined with exit 26; "Rainbow Interchange" because of differently-colored bridges
2725
State Road 84 to Florida's Turnpike
2826
State Road 736 - Davie Boulevard
former exit 26CD southbound
2927
State Road 842 - Broward Boulevard; Downtown
3029
State Road 838 - Sunrise Boulevard
split into 29A and 29B northbound
Oakland Park3131
State Road 816 - Oakland Park Boulevard
split into 31A and 31B northbound
3232
State Road 870 - Commercial Boulevard
3333Cypress Creek Roadsplit into 33A and 33B northbound
Pompano Beach3436
State Road 814 - Atlantic Boulevard
split into 36A and 36B southbound
3538Copans Roadsplit into 38A and 38B southbound
3639
State Road 834 - Sample Road
Deerfield Beach36C41
State Road 869 to State Road 869 (toll); to Interstate 75 - Southwest 10th Street; Sawgrass Expressway
3742
State Road 810 - Hillsboro Boulevard
split into 42A and 42B northbound
Palm BeachBoca Raton3844Palmetto Park Road
3945
State Road 808 - Glades Road
4048
State Road 794 - Yamato Road
split into 48A and 48B northbound
40C50Congress Avenue
Delray Beach4151Linton Boulevard
4252
State Road 806 - Atlantic Avenue
Boynton Beach4356Woolbright Road
4457
State Road 804 - Boynton Beach Boulevard
44C59Gateway Boulevard
Lantana4560Hypoluxo Road
4661
County Road 812 - Lantana Road
Lake Worth47636th Avenue South
486410th Avenue North
West Palm Beach4966
Forest Hill Boulevard (State Road 882)
There is no FL-882 designation on the exit sign for Forest Hill Boulevard[7]
5068
U.S. Highway 98; State Road 80 - Southern Boulevard
5169Belvedere Road;
Palm Beach International Airport
split into 69A (Belvedere Road) and 69B (Airport) southbound
5270
State Road 704 - Okeechobee Boulevard; Downtown
5371Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
5474
County Road 702 - 45th Street
Riviera Beach5576
State Road 708 - Blue Heron Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens5677
County Road 809A - Northlake Boulevard
5779AB
State Road 786 - PGA Boulevard
split into 79A and 79B northbound
57C79CMilitary Trail southsouthbound exit and northbound entrance
5883Donald Ross Road
Jupiter5987
State Road 706 - Jupiter; Okeechobee
split into 87A and 87B
Martin6096
County Road 708 - Hobe Sound
61101
State Road 76 - Stuart; Indiantown
61C102
County Road 713 - Palm City
62110
State Road 714 - Martin Highway; Stuart; Palm City
St. Lucie63118Gatlin Boulevard / Tradition Parkway; Port Saint Lucie
63C121St. Lucie West Boulevard; Port Saint Lucie
64126
County Road 712 - Midway Road; Port Saint Lucie; Fort Pierce
65129
State Road 70 - Okeechobee Road; Fort Pierce
66131
State Road 68 - Orange Avenue
split into 131A and 131B
67138
State Road 614 - Indrio Road
Indian River68147
State Road 60 - Vero Beach; Lake Wales
69156
County Road 512 - Fellsmere; Sebastian
Brevard70173
State Road 514 - Palm Bay; Malabar
70A176
County Road 516 - Palm Bay
71180
U.S. Highway 192 - West Melbourne; Melbourne (State Road 500)
72183
State Road 518 - Eau Gallie Boulevard; Melbourne; Indian Harbour Beach
73191
County Road 509 - Wickham Road; Satellite Beach; Patrick Air Force Base
74195
State Road 519 - Fiske Boulevard; Rockledge
75201
State Road 520 - Cocoa Beach; Cocoa historic district
76202
State Road 524 - Cocoa
77205
State Road 528 - Cape Canaveral; Port Canaveral; Cape Canaveral Air Force Station; Orlando
77C208Port St. John
78212
State Road 407 north - Kennedy Space Center
northbound exit and southbound entrance
78212
State Road 407 south to State Road 528 west
southbound exit and northbound entrance
79215
State Road 50 - Titusville; Orlando
80220
State Road 406 - Titusville historic district
81223
State Road 46 - Sanford; Mims
82231
County Road 5A - Oak Hill; Scottsmoor
Volusia83244
State Road 442 - Edgewater; Oak Hill
84249
State Road 44 - DeLand; New Smyrna Beach
split into 249A and 249B southbound
85256
State Road 421 - Port Orange
86A260A
State Road 400 east - South Daytona
86B260B
Interstate 4 west - Orlando (State Road 400 west)
87261
U.S. Highway 92 - DeLand; Daytona Beach (State Road 600)
split into 261A and 261B southbound
87C265Holly Hill; Daytona Beach
88268
State Road 40 - Ormond Beach; Ocala
89273
U.S. Highway 1 (State Road 5)
90278Old Dixie Highway
Flagler91284
State Road 100 - Bunnell; Flagler Beach
91C289Palm Coast
St. Johns92298
U.S. Highway 1 - St. Augustine; Bunnell (State Road 5)
93305
State Road 206 - Hastings; Crescent Beach
94311
State Road 207 - St. Augustine Beach; Palatka
95318
State Road 16 - St. Augustine; Green Cove Springs
95A323International Golf Parkway
96329
County Road 210 - Green Cove Springs
DuvalJacksonville335St. Augustine Road
97337
Interstate 295 north; State Road 9A east - Orange Park; Jacksonville Beaches (State Road 9A north)
98339
U.S. Highway 1 - Philips Highway (State Road 5)
99340
State Road 115 - Southside Boulevard
northbound exit and southbound entrance
100341
State Road 152 - Baymeadows Road
101344
State Road 202 - Butler Boulevard; Jacksonville Beaches
102345Bowden Road to State Road 109; University Boulevardnorthbound exit and southbound entrance
103346
State Road 109 - University Boulevard
southbound exit and northbound entrance; split into 346A and 346B
104347

U.S. Highway 1 Alternate - Emerson Street (State Road 126)
105348
U.S. Highway 1 south - Philips Highway (State Road 5 south)
southbound exit and northbound entrance
106349
U.S. Highway 90 east - Jacksonville Beaches (State Road 10 east)
southbound exit and northbound entrance
107350A
Riverside Avenue; Mary Street; Prudential Drive; Main Street (U.S. Highway 1; U.S. Highway 90; State Road 5; State Road 10; State Road 13)
108350BSan Marco Boulevardsouthbound exit and northbound entrance
109351APark Streetnorthbound exit and southbound entrance
112351CMargaret Street (permanently closed as of April 9, 2006)southbound exit only
111351B
Interstate 10 west - Lake City; Tallahassee (State Road 8 west)
113351DStockton Streetnorthbound exit is combined with exit 351B
114352AMyrtle Avenuenorthbound exit and entrance
114A352BForsyth Streetnorthbound exit and southbound entrance
115352CMonroe Streetno southbound exit
116353AChurch Street; Myrtle Avenue; Forsyth Streetnorthbound exit closed but signed
117353B

U.S. Highway 90 Alternate - Union Street; Riverfront; Sports Complex; Downtown (U.S. Highway 23 south; State Road 139 south)
118353C
U.S. Highway 23 north - Kings Road; Edward Waters College (State Road 139 north)
119353D
State Road 114 - 8th Street
120354
U.S. Highway 1 - Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway; Amtrak
split into 354A and 354B
121355
Golfair Boulevard (State Road 122)
122356
State Road 117 south; State Road 115 north - Norwood Avenue; Lem Turner Road
split into 356A and 356B northbound
123357
State Road 111 - Edgewood Avenue
124A358A
State Road 105 to
U.S. Highway 17 - Heckscher Drive
124B358BBroward Road
125360
State Road 104 - Dunn Avenue; Busch Drive
126A362A
State Road 9A south - Blount Island; Jacksonville Beaches
126B362B
Interstate 295 south (State Road 9A south)
127363
Duval Road - Jacksonville International Airport (State Road 102)
split into 363A and 363B northbound
128366Pecan Park Road
Nassau129373
State Road 200; State Road A1A - Callahan; Fernandina Beach
130380
U.S. Highway 17 (State Road 5)

References


1. FDOT GIS data
2. http://www.southeastroads.com/i-095a_fl.html)
3. Rand McNally 2006 Road Atlas
4. Florida Department of Transportation, General Highway Map, Dade County, Florida, September 1972 (reprinted January 1980)
5. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cexpress15xmay15,0,6136661.story
6. List of Control Cities for Use in Guide Signs on Interstate Highways
7. http://www.okroads.com/121503/i95flexit66.JPG


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