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{{short description|State highway in Florida, United States}} |
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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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[[File:FL985nSignRoad-NearFIU (27892943624).jpg|thumb|SR 985 northbound near the campus of Florida International University]] |
[[File:FL985nSignRoad-NearFIU (27892943624).jpg|thumb|left|SR 985 northbound near the campus of Florida International University]] |
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SR 985 begins at an intersection with [[State Road 990 (Florida)|SR 990]] next to the Killian Parkway interchange of the [[State Road 874 (Florida)|Don Shula Expressway]] (SR 874) near the Kendall Campus of [[Miami-Dade College]]. It ends at an interchange with the [[State Road 836 (Florida)|Dolphin Expressway]] (SR 836) just south of Miami International Mall in Doral. For the entire length of SR 985, [[Florida's Turnpike]] (SR 821) runs parallel to it, lying one mile (1.6 km) to the west, with access to it via the Don Shula Expressway, Kendall Drive ([[State Road 94 (Florida)|SR 94]]), Bird Road ([[State Road 976 (Florida)|SR 976]]), [[Tamiami Trail]] ([[U.S. Highway 41 (Florida)|US 41]]), and the Dolphin Expressway.<ref name="FDOT Miami-Dade map">{{cite map|publisher=Florida Department of Transportation|title=General Highway Map of Miami-Dade County, Florida|url=http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/geomap/mida_c.pdf| |
SR 985 begins at an intersection with [[State Road 990 (Florida)|SR 990]] next to the Killian Parkway interchange of the [[State Road 874 (Florida)|Don Shula Expressway]] (SR 874) near the Kendall Campus of [[Miami-Dade College]]. It ends at an interchange with the [[State Road 836 (Florida)|Dolphin Expressway]] (SR 836) just south of Miami International Mall in Doral. For the entire length of SR 985, [[Florida's Turnpike]] (SR 821) runs parallel to it, lying one mile (1.6 km) to the west, with access to it via the Don Shula Expressway, Kendall Drive ([[State Road 94 (Florida)|SR 94]]), Bird Road ([[State Road 976 (Florida)|SR 976]]), [[Tamiami Trail]] ([[U.S. Highway 41 (Florida)|US 41]]), and the Dolphin Expressway.<ref name="FDOT Miami-Dade map">{{cite map|publisher=Florida Department of Transportation|title=General Highway Map of Miami-Dade County, Florida|url=http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/geomap/mida_c.pdf|access-date=July 23, 2011|archive-date=June 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616123300/http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/geomap/mida_c.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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It passes through residential neighborhoods with [[apartment buildings|apartment complexes]], [[strip mall]]s, and [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]] [[Park]]s (Tamiami Park at [[Coral Way]], Kendall Indian Hammocks Park between [[State Road 94 (Florida)|SR 94]] and [[State Road 986 (Florida)|SR 986]]). It is also a primary access route for two major regional [[shopping mall|malls]] on its northern end. |
It passes through residential neighborhoods with [[apartment buildings|apartment complexes]], [[strip mall]]s, and [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]] [[Park]]s (Tamiami Park at [[Coral Way]], Kendall Indian Hammocks Park between [[State Road 94 (Florida)|SR 94]] and [[State Road 986 (Florida)|SR 986]]). It is also a primary access route for two major regional [[shopping mall|malls]] on its northern end. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Constructed in the 1940s as an access road for the original [[Tamiami Airport]] (now the site of [[Florida International University]]), SR 985 has become an important commercial highway and an alternative for the increasingly clogged Turnpike for commuters. |
Constructed in the 1940s as an access road for the original [[Tamiami Airport]] (now the site of [[Florida International University]]), SR 985 has become an important commercial highway and an alternative for the increasingly clogged Turnpike for commuters. |
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==Major intersections== |
==Major intersections== |
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{{jcttop|state=FL|county=Miami-Dade|length_ref=<ref name=sld>[http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/Straight-linesOnlineGIS/ FDOT straight line diagrams] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306153400/http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/Straight-linesOnlineGIS/ |date=March 6, 2014 }}, accessed March 2014</ref>}} |
{{jcttop|state=FL|county=Miami-Dade|length_ref=<ref name=sld>[http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/Straight-linesOnlineGIS/ FDOT straight line diagrams] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306153400/http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/Straight-linesOnlineGIS/ |date=March 6, 2014 }}, accessed March 2014</ref>}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 16 April 2024
West 107th Avenue | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by FDOT | ||||
Length | 7.604 mi[1] (12.237 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | SR 990 / SR 874 in Kendall | |||
US 41 in University Park | ||||
North end | SR 836 in Fontainebleau | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Florida | |||
Counties | Miami-Dade | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Road 985 (SR 985), locally known as West 107th Avenue, FIU Avenue, and Avenue of the Americas, is a 7.604-mile (12.237 km) long north–south street in western Miami-Dade County, Florida, serving the communities of Kendall, University Park, Sweetwater, Fontainebleau, and Doral.
Route description[edit]
SR 985 begins at an intersection with SR 990 next to the Killian Parkway interchange of the Don Shula Expressway (SR 874) near the Kendall Campus of Miami-Dade College. It ends at an interchange with the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) just south of Miami International Mall in Doral. For the entire length of SR 985, Florida's Turnpike (SR 821) runs parallel to it, lying one mile (1.6 km) to the west, with access to it via the Don Shula Expressway, Kendall Drive (SR 94), Bird Road (SR 976), Tamiami Trail (US 41), and the Dolphin Expressway.[2]
It passes through residential neighborhoods with apartment complexes, strip malls, and Miami-Dade County Parks (Tamiami Park at Coral Way, Kendall Indian Hammocks Park between SR 94 and SR 986). It is also a primary access route for two major regional malls on its northern end.
History[edit]
Constructed in the 1940s as an access road for the original Tamiami Airport (now the site of Florida International University), SR 985 has become an important commercial highway and an alternative for the increasingly clogged Turnpike for commuters.
Major intersections[edit]
The entire route is in Miami-Dade County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Kendall | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 990 east (Killian Parkway) / SR 874 | Southwest 104th Street; western terminus of SR 990 | |
1.050 | 1.690 | SR 94 (Kendall Drive) | Southwest 88th Street | ||
2.022 | 3.254 | SR 986 (Sunset Drive) | Southwest 72nd Street | ||
Westwood Lakes–Westchester line | 4.170 | 6.711 | SR 976 (Bird Road) to Florida's Turnpike Extension | Southwest 40th Street | |
Westchester | 5.161 | 8.306 | Coral Way | Southwest 24th Street | |
6.170 | 9.930 | US 41 (Southwest 8th Street) | Tamiami Trail | ||
Sweetwater | 6.663 | 10.723 | Flagler Street | Former western terminus of SR 968 | |
Fontainebleau–Doral line | 7.50 | 12.07 | SR 836 to Florida's Turnpike Extension – Airport | ||
Doral | 7.604 | 12.237 | Northwest 107th Avenue north | Continues north without designation | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References[edit]
- ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
- ^ General Highway Map of Miami-Dade County, Florida (PDF) (Map). Florida Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Florida State Road 985 at Wikimedia Commons