Florida State Road 869

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Florida State Road 869 road sign
Basic data
Overall length:  23.987 mi / 38.603 km
Opening:  1986
State: Florida
Starting point:  Sunrise
End point:  Deerfield Beach
County:  Broward

The Florida State Road 869 , also known as Sawgrass Expressway is a highway in the US state of Florida . It runs for a good 38 kilometers from Sunrise to Deerfield Beach in Broward County . The road is operated by the Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE).

Route

The State Road begins at Sunrise, where it branches off from Interstates 75 and 595 at an interstate junction, and heads north first. State Roads 838 , 816 and finally 870 branch off from here, where the city limits to Tamarac are reached. Just before the junction of State Road 814 is Coral Springs achieved. Then State Road 834 branches off before the expressway swings to the east, from where State Road 817 branches off and forms the city boundary between Coral Springs and Parkland to the intersection with US 441 ( SR 7 ) . Coconut Creek is then crossed to the junction with Florida's Turnpike before the road reaches Deerfield Beach. Here it turns into a city street, crosses State Road 845 and finally meets Interstate 95 , where it ends.

Great Florida 869.svg

toll

The route usage fee is $ 2.50 ($ 2.04 with SunPass ).

history

In 1983, the newly founded decided Broward County Expressway Authority referred to in the planning phase Sawgrass Expressway Deerfield in its current version. Before the construction phase, various requirements such as rest stops were deleted for financial reasons, even the name of the expressway was shortened to the current one.

The groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 2, 1984, and the line was officially opened on July 3, 1986. The construction costs amounted to 200 million USD . In December 1990 the Florida's Turnpike Enterprise took over the route.

On April 19, 2014, the possibility of paying tolls in cash was abolished. Since then, use of the route has been recorded electronically and the usage fee calculated accordingly.

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