Florida State Road 7
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| Basic data | |
| Overall length: | 68.7 mi / 110.56 km |
| Opening: | 1945 |
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Florida |
| Starting point: |
 US 41 in Miami
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| End point: | Persimmon Blvd in Royal Palm Beach |
| Counties: | Miami-Dade , Broward , Palm Beach |
The Florida State Road 7 (short FL 7 ) is a state highway in the US state of Florida , the north-south-running in. It begins on US Highway 41 in Miami and ends on Persimmon Boulevard in Royal Palm Beach .
Route
State Road begins at the junction with Tamiami Trail (US 41) in Miami, which is also the southern terminus of US Highway 441 . To the north, in the urban area of Miami, State Road 968 and the Miami River are crossed before the route to the Golden Glades Interchange runs parallel to Interstate 95 in the immediate vicinity . There is connection to the State Road 9 , to the State Road 826 ( Palmetto Expressway ) to the Florida's Turnpike and Interstate 95. Davie in Broward County which is Interstate 595 ( Port Everglades Expressway ) crossed. The route is not signposted as State Road 7 in Miami-Dade County . Only in Broward County does the name appear on the green signs at intersections. In Palm Beach County , the designation as State Road 7 is carried out on an equal footing with US 441. The highway accompanies the State Road to Royal Palm Beach , where it branches off west to Lake Okeechobee . State Road 7 ends around nine kilometers north on Persimmon Boulevard in Royal Palm Beach.
history
The designation as State Road 7 was introduced in 1945 as part of an extensive renumbering of the State Route system of Florida. From 2007 to 2011 the road ended in the south during a new bridge construction on the Miami River. In 2009, a six-kilometer bypass was opened at Royal Palm Beach, which as an extension of State Road 7 connects State Road 704 with the north of the community on Persimmon Boulevard .