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'''State Road 786''' (SR 786), locally known as PGA Boulevard, is an 8.62-mile-long east&ndash;west highway which is completely within the city limits of [[Palm Beach Gardens, Florida]], and serves as the major east-west route in the city. It spans from Bee Line Highway to U.S. Route 1/SR A1A.
'''State Road 786''' ('''SR 786'''), locally known as '''PGA Boulevard''', is an {{convert|8.6|mi|2|adj=mid|-long}} east–west highway located completely within the city limits of [[Palm Beach Gardens, Florida]]. Serving as the major east-west route in the city, it spans from the Bee Line Highway ([[SR 710 (FL)|SR 710]]) to Federal Highway ([[US 1 (FL)|U.S. Route 1]] or US&nbsp;1) and [[SR A1A (FL)|SR A1A]].


==Route description==
==Route description==
The western terminus is an intersection with Bee Line Highway ([[State Road 710 (Florida)|SR 710]]) near [[North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport]] at the Palm Beach Gardens city limits. It begins as a two lane road through undeveloped sections of Palm Beach Gardens, with the first development on the road occurring after a canal crossing two miles from the western terminus and becomes a four lane road. The road then creates the border between two major golf country clubs, with the Country Club at Mirasol to the north and the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA National Golf Club]], where PGA Blvd. receives its name, to the south. Following the Avenue of Champions/Jog Road intersection, SR 786 reaches the intersection with Florida's Turnpike, with an overpass with the toll road just east of it. To the east of the Turnpike, PGA Blvd. borders the Ballenisles Country Club to the south, and other residential communities to the north, and quickly transitions to a commercial road, with a shopping center on both sides of the road heading closer to [[Florida State Road 809|Military Trail]].<ref name="PGA map" /><ref name="palm beach map" />
The western terminus is an intersection with Bee Line Highway ([[State Road 710 (Florida)|SR 710]]) near [[North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport]] at the Palm Beach Gardens city limits. It begins as a two lane road through undeveloped sections of Palm Beach Gardens, with the first development on the road occurring after a canal crossing two miles from the western terminus and becomes a four lane road. The road then creates the border between two major golf country clubs, with the Country Club at Mirasol to the north and the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America]]'s [[PGA National Golf Club|National Golf Club]], where PGA Boulevard receives its name, to the south. Following the Avenue of Champions/Jog Road intersection, SR 786 reaches the intersection with [[Florida's Turnpike]] (SR&nbsp;91), with an overpass with the toll road just east of it. To the east of the Turnpike, PGA Boulevard borders the [[BallenIsles|BallenIsles Country Club]] to the south, and other residential communities to the north, and quickly transitions to a commercial road, with a shopping center on both sides of the road heading closer to [[Florida State Road 809|Military Trail]].<ref name="PGA map" /><ref name="palm beach map" />


After this interchange, PGA Blvd. moves to the northeast and quickly approaches the interchange with I-95, an overpass with [[Florida State Road 811|State Road 811]] and access via a side road. Afterwards, the road heads straight east and forms the southern boundary of [[The Gardens Mall]], with other shopping centers on the southern side of the road. At the southeast end of the mall, the southern side of PGA Blvd. forms the northern border of the [[Palm Beach State College]] Palm Beach Gardens campus until an intersection with Prosperity Farms Road. Afterwards, the road passes through a drawbridge over a canal before reaching the eastern terminus at the intersection with Federal Highway ([[U.S. Route 1 (Florida)|US 1]]-[[State Road 5 (Florida)|SR 5]]) and [[State Road A1A (Florida)|SR A1A]]. East of US 1, PGA Boulevard becomes Ocean Boulevard and SR A1A, which continue along a [[barrier island]] of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and pass through [[John D. MacArthur Beach State Park]].<ref name="PGA map">{{Cite map | title = Map of State Road 786 | year = 2009 |publisher=MapQuest, Inc. | url = http://www.mapquest.com/mq/8-750* | accessdate =2010-06-23 }}</ref><ref name="palm beach map">{{cite map |publisher = Palm Beach County, Florida |title = Municipalities of Palm Beach County, Florida |url = http://www.pbcgov.com/PZB/Maps/pdfs/Municipalities36x60.pdf |year = 2010 |cartography= Palm Beach County GIS |accessdate = 23 June 2010}}</ref>
After this interchange, PGA Boulevard moves to the northeast and quickly approaches the interchange with [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate]] (I-95 or [[State Road 9 (Florida)|SR 9]]), an overpass with [[Florida State Road 811|SR&nbsp;811]] and access via a side road. This overpass also crosses the [[Florida East Coast Railway]], where [[Tri-Rail]] has proposed [[PGA Boulevard station|adding a station]]. Afterwards, the road heads straight east and forms the southern boundary of [[The Gardens Mall]], with other shopping centers on the southern side of the road. At the southeast end of the mall, the southern side of PGA Blvd. forms the northern border of the [[Palm Beach State College]] Palm Beach Gardens campus until an intersection with Prosperity Farms Road. Afterwards, the road passes through a drawbridge over a canal before reaching the eastern terminus at the intersection with Federal Highway (US&nbsp;1-[[State Road 5 (Florida)|SR 5]]) and [[State Road A1A (Florida)|SR A1A]]. East of US 1, PGA Boulevard becomes Ocean Boulevard and SR A1A, which continue along a [[barrier island]] of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and pass through [[John D. MacArthur Beach State Park]].<ref name="PGA map">{{Cite map | title = Map of State Road 786 | year = 2009 |publisher=MapQuest, Inc. | url = http://www.mapquest.com/mq/8-750* | accessdate =2010-06-23 }}</ref><ref name="palm beach map">{{cite map |publisher = Palm Beach County, Florida |title = Municipalities of Palm Beach County, Florida |url = http://www.pbcgov.com/PZB/Maps/pdfs/Municipalities36x60.pdf |year = 2010 |cartography = Palm Beach County GIS |accessdate = 23 June 2010 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160125230133/http://www.pbcgov.com/pzb/maps/pdfs/Municipalities36x60.pdf |archivedate = 25 January 2016 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Most of the original alignment of the highway was known as "Monet Road" (named for a settlement located near the modern day intersection of RCA Boulevard and SR&nbsp;811 in Palm Beach Gardens)<ref name=Topo>{{cite topoquest|quad=Riviera Beach|lat=26.83792|lon=80.093588|zoom=4|accessdate=January 23, 2020}}</ref> and was a gravel road. The highway had received the "PGA Boulevard" name in 1965 six years after the incorporation of Palm Beach Gardens at the request of the city's founder [[John D. MacArthur]].<ref name=PBPost>{{cite news |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/local/new-how-the-pga-america-helped-palm-beach-gardens-grow/dO7P2iwuCnVlGlCXavSRAI/ |title=NEW: How the PGA of America helped Palm Beach Gardens grow up |first=Sarah |last=Peters |date=March 8, 2018 |newspaper=[[Palm Beach Post]] |accessdate=January 23, 2020}}</ref> Following a realignment of SR&nbsp;786 east of I-95, a portion of the old road was renamed "RCA Boulevard" due to the road serving a new [[RCA]] factory there.<ref name=PBPost_1997>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/133268269/ |title=Transformation of PGA Boulevard |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=limited |date=September 2, 1997 |first=Joe |last=Capozzi |newspaper=Palm Beach Post |accessdate=January 23, 2020}}</ref>
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From 1973 until 1987, SR 786 served as the temporary northern terminus of [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95]] ([[State Road 9 (Florida)|SR 9]]) in southeastern [[Florida]], when a previously approved alignment in which I-95 would be cosigned with [[Florida's Turnpike]] (SR 91) for a 41 mile stretch from PGA Blvd. northbound to [[State Road 70 (Florida)|SR 70]] in [[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]] was rescinded in favor of a separate alignment for I-95<ref>"Squabbles unnecessary". Boca Raton News 10 May 1973: 4A</ref><ref>"Free Roads Vs. Toll: A Secret Stall?" St. Petersburg Times 21 Apr 1963: 1D</ref><ref>"Toll-Free I-95 In State Still A Long Way Off". St. Petersburg Times 11 Nov 1967: 3B. Retrieved 11 Aug 2009.</ref><ref>"I-95 'Missing Link' Okayed". Lakeland Ledger 19 Apr 1973: 4A</ref> The portion of I-95 north of PGA Blvd. was completed in 1987.<ref>"Gap In I-95 To Close Saturday". Miami Herald 13 Dec 1987: 1A</ref> Since then, PGA Boulevard has become an important commercial and [[commuting|commuter]] route due to the rapid population growth in northeastern Palm Beach County.<ref>{{cite news |title=Transformation of PGA Boulevard |first=Joe |last=Capozzi |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |date=2 September 1997 |url= }}</ref>

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From 1973 until 1987, SR 786 served as the temporary northern terminus of I-95 in southeastern Florida, when a previously approved alignment in which I-95 would be cosigned with Florida's Turnpike for a {{convert|41|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch from PGA Boulevard northbound to [[State Road 70 (Florida)|SR 70]] in [[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]] was rescinded in favor of a separate alignment for I-95<ref>"Squabbles unnecessary". Boca Raton News 10 May 1973: 4A</ref><ref>"Free Roads Vs. Toll: A Secret Stall?" St. Petersburg Times 21 Apr 1963: 1D</ref><ref>"Toll-Free I-95 In State Still A Long Way Off". St. Petersburg Times 11 Nov 1967: 3B. Retrieved 11 Aug 2009.</ref><ref>"I-95 'Missing Link' Okayed". Lakeland Ledger 19 Apr 1973: 4A</ref> The portion of I-95 north of PGA Boulevard was completed in 1987.<ref>"Gap In I-95 To Close Saturday". Miami Herald 13 Dec 1987: 1A</ref> Since then, PGA Boulevard has become an important commercial and [[commuting|commuter]] route due to the rapid population growth in northeastern Palm Beach County.<ref name=PBPost_1997/>


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
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|mile=4.129
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|mile=5.778
|road={{jct|state=FL|SR|809|dir1=south|CR|809|county2=Palm Beach|dir2=north|name2=Military Trail}}
|road={{jct|state=FL|SR|809|dir1=south|CR|809|county2=Palm Beach|dir2=north|name2=[[Military Trail (Florida)|Military Trail]]}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SR 809; southern terminus of CR 809
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|mile=6.02
|road={{jct|state=FL|I|95|name1=[[SR 9 (FL)|SR 9]]|city1=Daytona Beach|city2=West Palm Beach|city3=Miami|extra=airport|location4=[[Palm Beach International Airport|Airport]]}}
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|mile=8.273
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|mile2=8.345
|bridge=[[PGA Boulevard Bridge]] over [[Lake Worth Creek]]<!--sign says Lake Worth Lagoon but that seems bogus--> ([[Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway]])
|bridge=PGA Boulevard Bridge over [[Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway|Lake Worth Creek]]<!--sign says Lake Worth Lagoon but that seems bogus-->
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{Attached KML}}
*[https://historicpalmbeach.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2012/06/14/when-pga-boulevard-was-a-two-lane-gravel-path/ When PGA Boulevard was a two-lane gravel path] - Sarah E. Skinner, Historic Palm Beach Blog, June 14, 2012


[[Category:State highways in Florida|786]]
[[Category:State highways in Florida|786]]
[[Category:State Roads in Palm Beach County, Florida|786]]
[[Category:State Roads in Palm Beach County, Florida|786]]
[[Category:Palm Beach Gardens, Florida]]

Latest revision as of 00:43, 25 March 2024

State Road 786 marker

State Road 786

PGA Boulevard
Map
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length8.647 mi[1] (13.916 km)
Major junctions
West end SR 710 in Palm Beach Gardens
Major intersections Florida's Turnpike in Palm Beach Gardens
I-95 in Palm Beach Gardens
East end US 1 / SR A1A in Palm Beach Gardens
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesPalm Beach
Highway system
← SR 780→ SR 789

State Road 786 (SR 786), locally known as PGA Boulevard, is an 8.6-mile-long (13.84 km) east–west highway located completely within the city limits of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Serving as the major east-west route in the city, it spans from the Bee Line Highway (SR 710) to Federal Highway (U.S. Route 1 or US 1) and SR A1A.

Route description[edit]

The western terminus is an intersection with Bee Line Highway (SR 710) near North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport at the Palm Beach Gardens city limits. It begins as a two lane road through undeveloped sections of Palm Beach Gardens, with the first development on the road occurring after a canal crossing two miles from the western terminus and becomes a four lane road. The road then creates the border between two major golf country clubs, with the Country Club at Mirasol to the north and the Professional Golfers' Association of America's National Golf Club, where PGA Boulevard receives its name, to the south. Following the Avenue of Champions/Jog Road intersection, SR 786 reaches the intersection with Florida's Turnpike (SR 91), with an overpass with the toll road just east of it. To the east of the Turnpike, PGA Boulevard borders the BallenIsles Country Club to the south, and other residential communities to the north, and quickly transitions to a commercial road, with a shopping center on both sides of the road heading closer to Military Trail.[2][3]

After this interchange, PGA Boulevard moves to the northeast and quickly approaches the interchange with Interstate (I-95 or SR 9), an overpass with SR 811 and access via a side road. This overpass also crosses the Florida East Coast Railway, where Tri-Rail has proposed adding a station. Afterwards, the road heads straight east and forms the southern boundary of The Gardens Mall, with other shopping centers on the southern side of the road. At the southeast end of the mall, the southern side of PGA Blvd. forms the northern border of the Palm Beach State College Palm Beach Gardens campus until an intersection with Prosperity Farms Road. Afterwards, the road passes through a drawbridge over a canal before reaching the eastern terminus at the intersection with Federal Highway (US 1-SR 5) and SR A1A. East of US 1, PGA Boulevard becomes Ocean Boulevard and SR A1A, which continue along a barrier island of the Atlantic Ocean and pass through John D. MacArthur Beach State Park.[2][3]

History[edit]

Most of the original alignment of the highway was known as "Monet Road" (named for a settlement located near the modern day intersection of RCA Boulevard and SR 811 in Palm Beach Gardens)[4] and was a gravel road. The highway had received the "PGA Boulevard" name in 1965 six years after the incorporation of Palm Beach Gardens at the request of the city's founder John D. MacArthur.[5] Following a realignment of SR 786 east of I-95, a portion of the old road was renamed "RCA Boulevard" due to the road serving a new RCA factory there.[6]

From 1973 until 1987, SR 786 served as the temporary northern terminus of I-95 in southeastern Florida, when a previously approved alignment in which I-95 would be cosigned with Florida's Turnpike for a 41-mile (66 km) stretch from PGA Boulevard northbound to SR 70 in Fort Pierce was rescinded in favor of a separate alignment for I-95[7][8][9][10] The portion of I-95 north of PGA Boulevard was completed in 1987.[11] Since then, PGA Boulevard has become an important commercial and commuter route due to the rapid population growth in northeastern Palm Beach County.[6]

Major intersections[edit]

The entire route is in Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 SR 710 (Bee-Line Highway) – Indiantown, Okeechobee
4.1296.645 Florida's Turnpike – Orlando, MiamiExit 109 on Turnpike
5.7789.299

 SR 809 south / CR 809 north (Military Trail)		Northern terminus of SR 809; southern terminus of CR 809
6.029.69 I-95 – Daytona Beach, West Palm BeachExit 79 on I-95
6.510.5 SR 811 (Alternate A1A)Grade-separated interchange; former routing of Dixie Highway and SR A1A
8.273–
8.345		13.314–
13.430		PGA Boulevard Bridge over Lake Worth Creek
8.64713.916
 US 1 (Federal Highway) / SR A1A south (Jack Nicklaus Drive)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Transportation and Data Analytics Office (October 19, 2018). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Map of State Road 786 (Map). MapQuest, Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. ^ a b Municipalities of Palm Beach County, Florida (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Palm Beach County GIS. Palm Beach County, Florida. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  4. ^ United States Geological Survey (January 23, 2020). Riviera Beach quadrangle (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via TopoQuest.
  5. ^ Peters, Sarah (March 8, 2018). "NEW: How the PGA of America helped Palm Beach Gardens grow up". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Capozzi, Joe (September 2, 1997). "Transformation of PGA Boulevard". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Squabbles unnecessary". Boca Raton News 10 May 1973: 4A
  8. ^ "Free Roads Vs. Toll: A Secret Stall?" St. Petersburg Times 21 Apr 1963: 1D
  9. ^ "Toll-Free I-95 In State Still A Long Way Off". St. Petersburg Times 11 Nov 1967: 3B. Retrieved 11 Aug 2009.
  10. ^ "I-95 'Missing Link' Okayed". Lakeland Ledger 19 Apr 1973: 4A
  11. ^ "Gap In I-95 To Close Saturday". Miami Herald 13 Dec 1987: 1A

External links[edit]

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