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State Road 990 begins as a six lane divided road at the intersection of [[Florida State Road 985|SR 985]] and the [[Don Shula Expressway]] in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Heading east, SR 990, crosses over the toll road, curving south as it enters a residential area. At this point SR 990 is known only as Killian Parkway throughout its route. It straightens to a cardinal east direction at SW 97th Avenue, where the road reduces to four lanes and the divider disappears, and the name changes to Killian Drive and SW 112th Street. From SW 97th Avenue eastward to SR 990's eastern terminus at [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|U.S. Route 1]] ([[South Dixie Highway]]), Killian Drive is considered a protected and preserved road under the authority of the Florida Legislature. The road's dedication occurred on October 14, 1995.<ref>LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 95-434 Senate Bill No. 834 - Historic Designation of Killian Drive.[http://www.killiandrivehistorical.org Killian Drive Historical Society]</ref> State Road 990 then continues east through a residential zone, intersecting with [[Florida State Road 973|Galloway Road]] before ending at U.S. 1.<ref name="Killian map">{{Cite map | title = Map of Florida State Road 990 | year = 2009 |publisher=MapQuest, Inc. | url = http://www.mapquest.com/mq/7-la7nsZbKGBp2 | accessdate =2010-06-25 }}</ref><ref name="dade map">{{cite map |publisher=[[Florida Department of Transportation]] |title=General Highway Map Miami-Dade County, Florida |url=http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/geomap/mida_c.pdf |edition= |year=April 2007 |cartography= |scale= |series= |accessdate=2010-06-25}}</ref> |
State Road 990 begins as a six lane divided road at the intersection of [[Florida State Road 985|SR 985]] and the [[Don Shula Expressway]] in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Heading east, SR 990, crosses over the toll road, curving south as it enters a residential area. At this point SR 990 is known only as Killian Parkway throughout its route. It straightens to a cardinal east direction at SW 97th Avenue, where the road reduces to four lanes and the divider disappears, and the name changes to Killian Drive and SW 112th Street. From SW 97th Avenue eastward to SR 990's eastern terminus at [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|U.S. Route 1]] ([[South Dixie Highway]]), Killian Drive is considered a protected and preserved road under the authority of the Florida Legislature. The road's dedication occurred on October 14, 1995.<ref>LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 95-434 Senate Bill No. 834 - Historic Designation of Killian Drive.[http://www.killiandrivehistorical.org Killian Drive Historical Society]</ref> State Road 990 then continues east through a residential zone, intersecting with [[Florida State Road 973|Galloway Road]] before ending at U.S. 1.<ref name="Killian map">{{Cite map | title = Map of Florida State Road 990 | year = 2009 |publisher=MapQuest, Inc. | url = http://www.mapquest.com/mq/7-la7nsZbKGBp2 | accessdate =2010-06-25 }}</ref><ref name="dade map">{{cite map |publisher=[[Florida Department of Transportation]] |title=General Highway Map Miami-Dade County, Florida |url=http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/geomap/mida_c.pdf |edition= |year=April 2007 |cartography= |scale= |series= |accessdate=2010-06-25}}</ref> |
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East of SR 990's eastern terminus, Killian continues through the municipality of [[Pinecrest, Florida|Pinecrest]] starting at the intersection of US 1. Killian then travels east through the town, curving slightly north at SW 62nd Court where it finally becomes SW 111th Street. It continues to head east until it reaches its eastern terminus at SW 57th Avenue/[[Red Road (Miami)|Red Road]] in[[Pinecrest Gardens]]. Previously the site of the [[Jungle Island|Parrot Jungle]], this segment of the roadway is co-named Franz and Louis Scherr Street in honor of the founders of the world famous tourist attraction.{{citation needed|date=July 2010}}<ref>[http://pinecrest-fl.gov/publications/maps/sectionmap.pdf Village of Pinecrest Map]</ref> |
East of SR 990's eastern terminus, Killian continues through the municipality of [[Pinecrest, Florida|Pinecrest]] starting at the intersection of US 1. Killian then travels east through the town, curving slightly north at SW 62nd Court where it finally becomes SW 111th Street. It continues to head east until it reaches its eastern terminus at SW 57th Avenue/[[Red Road (Miami)|Red Road]] in [[Pinecrest Gardens]]. Previously the site of the [[Jungle Island|Parrot Jungle]], this segment of the roadway is co-named Franz and Louis Scherr Street in honor of the founders of the world famous tourist attraction.{{citation needed|date=July 2010}}<ref>[http://pinecrest-fl.gov/publications/maps/sectionmap.pdf Village of Pinecrest Map]</ref> |
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West of SR 990's western terminus, SW 104th Street/Killian Parkway continues west, serving as an east-west road through the Kendall community. The road runs past Miami-Dade College's Kendall Campus just a few blocks west of SR 990's terminus. The Killian Parkway name is dropped west of SW 117th Avenue and terminates at SW 167th Avenue. |
West of SR 990's western terminus, SW 104th Street/Killian Parkway continues west, serving as an east-west road through the Kendall community. The road runs past Miami-Dade College's Kendall Campus just a few blocks west of SR 990's terminus. The Killian Parkway name is dropped west of SW 117th Avenue and terminates at SW 167th Avenue. |
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State Road 990 | ||||
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| Killian | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.91 mi[1] (4.68 km) | |||
| Existed | 1982–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   SR 874 / SR 985 | |||
 SR 973 | ||||
| East end |   US 1 / SR 5 in Pinecrest | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Miami-Dade | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Florida State Road 990 is a 2.91 miles (4.68 km) long east–west road near Kendall.State Road 990 currently extends from an interchange between the Don Shula Expressway (SR 874) and SW 107th Avenue (SR 985) to South Dixie Highway (U.S. Route 1/SR 5). Locally known as SW 104th Street, Killian Parkway, Killian Drive, and SW 112th Street, State Road 990 provides access between Miami-Dade College – Kendall Campus and the communities along US Highway 1(Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay). Between the termini, SR 990 is exclusively located within suburban housing developments, with the section on Killian Drive (South 112th Street) being much more wooded than the other part. This two-lane eastern stretch has been designated a historic drive by the Legislature of the State of Florida (the rest of SR 990 is four lane highway).
Route description
State Road 990 begins as a six lane divided road at the intersection of SR 985 and the Don Shula Expressway in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Heading east, SR 990, crosses over the toll road, curving south as it enters a residential area. At this point SR 990 is known only as Killian Parkway throughout its route. It straightens to a cardinal east direction at SW 97th Avenue, where the road reduces to four lanes and the divider disappears, and the name changes to Killian Drive and SW 112th Street. From SW 97th Avenue eastward to SR 990's eastern terminus at U.S. Route 1 (South Dixie Highway), Killian Drive is considered a protected and preserved road under the authority of the Florida Legislature. The road's dedication occurred on October 14, 1995.[2] State Road 990 then continues east through a residential zone, intersecting with Galloway Road before ending at U.S. 1.[1][3]
East of SR 990's eastern terminus, Killian continues through the municipality of Pinecrest starting at the intersection of US 1. Killian then travels east through the town, curving slightly north at SW 62nd Court where it finally becomes SW 111th Street. It continues to head east until it reaches its eastern terminus at SW 57th Avenue/Red Road in Pinecrest Gardens. Previously the site of the Parrot Jungle, this segment of the roadway is co-named Franz and Louis Scherr Street in honor of the founders of the world famous tourist attraction.[citation needed][4]
West of SR 990's western terminus, SW 104th Street/Killian Parkway continues west, serving as an east-west road through the Kendall community. The road runs past Miami-Dade College's Kendall Campus just a few blocks west of SR 990's terminus. The Killian Parkway name is dropped west of SW 117th Avenue and terminates at SW 167th Avenue.
History
Killian Drive is named in honor of Dan Killian who was an area pioneer and county commissioner, responsible for the first area schools, churches and street lights. His country store was about one block south of the historic "Dice House", now at SW 77th Avenue and SW 100th Street. Killian Drive pre-dates Coral Gables.[citation needed]
In the 1950s, Kendall was being developed with different “boundaries” than being used by the community today. Signs indicating its original northern boundary – “North Kendall Drive,” South 88th Street (SR 94) – are still being used as street identifiers (although they are gradually being replaced by “Kendall Drive” signs), while signs identifying the southern edge of Kendall – “South Kendall Drive,” SW 104th Street – have long since disappeared.
When the State Road signs were erected in 1982, they lined a route thrice as long as the current alignment and identified it as State Road 936. Originally, the western terminus was at the intersection of SW 104th Street and SW 137th Avenue (SR 825) in Kendall (although some commercial maps as recent as 2004 incorrectly show SR 990 extending two miles (3 km) further to the west to SW 157th Avenue near the Hammocks) and the eastern terminus was an intersection with Red Road/West 57th Avenue (then SR 959) in Pinecrest at the parking lot of the original Parrot Jungle and Gardens (now Pinecrest Gardens Park). The western end was truncated to SR 985 by 1990; about four years later, the SR 936 signs were replaced with SR 990 signs. By the end of the decade, the SR 990 signs were removed from Killian Drive east of South Dixie Highway (US 1), about the same time the Florida Department of Transportation eliminated part of SR 959 south of Dixie Highway was.
Junction list
The entire route is located in Miami-Dade County.
| Location[3] | Mile[1] | Destination | Notes |
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| 0.00 | SR 874 (Don Shula Expressway) / SR 985 (SW 107th Avenue)
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Western terminus, Killian Parkway continues westward | |
| 2.21 | SR 973 (Galloway Road)
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| Pinecrest | 2.91 | US 1 / SR 5
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Eastern terminus, Killian Drive continues eastward |
References
- ^ a b c Map of Florida State Road 990 (Map). MapQuest, Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 95-434 Senate Bill No. 834 - Historic Designation of Killian Drive.Killian Drive Historical Society
- ^ a b General Highway Map Miami-Dade County, Florida (PDF) (Map). Florida Department of Transportation. April 2007. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ Village of Pinecrest Map
External links
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