Florida State Road 990
State Road 990 | ||||
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| Killian | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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 West 107th Avenue) to South Dixie Highway (U.S. Route 1/SR 5). Locally known as South 104th Street, Killian Parkway, Killian Drive, and South 112th Street, the street provides access between Miami-Dade College – Kendall Campus and the communities along the US highway (Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay). Between the termini, SR 990 is exclusively within suburban housing developments, with the section on Killian Drive (South 112th Street) 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 an intersection with SR 985 and the Don Shula Expressway in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Heading east, SR 990, known as Killian Parkway and Southwest 104th Street, crosses over the toll road, curving south, as it enters a residential area, where SR 990, known only as Killian Parkway at this point, stays throughout its route. It straightens to a cardinal east direction at West 97th Avenue, where the road reduces to four lanes and the divider disappears, and the name changes to Killian Drive and South 112th Street. From West 97th Avenue, eastwards to SR 990's eastern terminus at U.S. Route 1 (South Dixie Highway), Killian Drive is a protected and preserved road under Florida Legislature since its dedication on October 14, 1995.[2] The road 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, the Killian continues east, entering Pinecrest at the intersection of US 1, continuing east through the town, curving slightly north at South 62nd Court and becoming South 111th Street. It continues to head east until its eastern terminus at West 57th Avenue/Red Road at 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, South 104th Street/Killian Parkway continues west, serving as a east-west road through Kendall, serving the Miami-Dade College's Kendall Campus just a few blocks west of SR 990's terminus, with the Killian Parkway name being dropped west of West 117th Avenue, and terminating at West 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 historic "Dice House", now at SW 77th Avenue and 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,” Southwest 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,” Southwest 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 an intersection of Southwest 104th Street and Southwest 137th Avenue (SR 825) in Kendall (although some commercial maps from as recent as 2004 incorrectly show SR 990 extending two miles (3 km) further to the west, to Southwest 157th Avenue near the Hammocks) and the eastern terminus was an intersection with Red Road/Southwest 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 deleted the part of SR 959 south of Dixie Highway as well.
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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