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State Road 968

Flagler Street
Map
SR 968 in red, other Flagler Street segments in blue
Route information
Maintained byFDOT
Length8.699 mi[1](14.000 km)
Flagler Street extends 12.4 miles (20.0 km) total
Existed1983 (as SR 968)–present
Major junctions
West endSR 973inFontainebleau
Major intersectionsUS 441inMiami
East endWest 2nd Avenue inMiami
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesMiami-Dade
Highway system
←SR 960→SR 969

Flagler Streetis a 12.4-mile (20.0 km) main east–west road inMiami.Flagler Street is thelatitudinalbaselinethat divides all the streets on theMiami-Dade Countygrid planas north or south streets (the east-west division is alongMiami Avenue). Flagler Street is named after industrialistHenry Flaglerand serves as a major commercial east–west highway through central Miami-Dade County, with a mixture of residential neighborhoods (featuringapartment complexes) andstrip malls,the commercial presence increasing as SR 968 approaches downtown Miami.

BetweenSR 973(Galloway Road/West 87th Avenue) and West 2nd Avenue, Flagler Street is signedState Road 968(SR 968).

Route description

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State Road 968 begins atGalloway RoadinFontainebleau,as it takes the six lane Flagler Street east through a mostly commercial area with residential housing dotting the street as it quickly approaches theMidway Crossings(formerly Mall of the Americas, formerly Midway Mall) to the north and the interchange with thePalmetto Expresswayat the eastern end of the mall. Seven blocks east of the interchange, the road enters the city of Miami proper after crossing the Tamiami Canal one block west of the intersection withMilam Dairy Roadand becomes a four lane road from here until reaching I-95. At NW 67th Court, the divided highway comes together as a four lane road continuing east, with business lining both sides of the street. FollowingRed Road(West 57th Avenue), it reaches Flagler Memorial Park to the north, as the road continues east through more businesses andapartment complexes.The road then intersects withLeJeune Road(West 42nd Avenue), which provides access toMiami International Airport,with SR 968 continuing east towards central Miami.

Flagler Street as it runs through the oldest part ofDowntown Miami

At the northwest corner of the intersection withWest 27th Avenue (SR 9)sits the Miami-Dade Auditoriumconcert hall,as Flagler Street continues east for three more blocks, until at NW 24th Avenue, the road becomes a one way pair, with Flagler Street going westbound, and SW 1st Street going eastbound and both roads featuring commercial businesses and parks. The road then intersects West 17th Avenue just a few blocks south ofMarlins Park,as SR 968 entersCentralMiami.From 12th Avenue West to the Miami River, Flagler Street features one eastbound lane with three westbound lanes, with the intersection withUS 441/SR 7(West 7th Street) just four blocks west of theMiami Riverdrawbridges. Immediately after, it reachesI-95,with access via nearby streets. The rest of the road features government and businessskyscrapersandmetro rapid transittrackage towering over the road. At SW 2nd Avenue, SR 968 meets its eastern terminus, and Flagler Street (former SR 968) is once again a two-way street, with one lane in each direction. AtMiami Avenue,Flagler Street forms the center of Miami, as Miami Avenue represents the baseline for east and west. The road becomes East Flagler Street as it continues through central Miami, terminating atBiscayne Boulevard(U.S. Route 1), withBayfront Park,featuring a scenic view ofBiscayne Bayjust east of the end of Flagler Street.[2][3][4]

Beyond SR 968's western terminus, West Flagler Street extends west toState Road 985to end at an intersection with West 118th Avenue inTamiami,just west of theHomestead Extension.

History

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View westward at the intersection of Flagler Street andBiscayne Boulevard(US 1), 1958

Before the street was named Flagler Street, it was originally named 12th Street; it was renamed in 1920 after the establishment of the Challie Street Plan, a plan which renumbered Miami's streets to their current arrangement.[5]

FormerlyState Road 954,Flagler Street received its currentFlorida Department of Transportationdesignation in 1983, when FDOT reassigned route numbers to various streets in southeastern Florida and removed the SR 968 designation from North Miami Boulevard (nowState Road 922).

SR 968's original western terminus was at an intersection withSR 985(Avenue of the Americas/West 107th Avenue). In 1987, FDOT truncated the westernmost two miles of the route to its current configuration. SR 968's original eastern terminus was at Biscayne Boulevard (US 1) in Miami, until FDOT turned over the section between US 1 and SW 2nd Avenue to the city of Miami.

As a condition for the relinquishment of Brickell Avenue (US 1) to the city of Miami, FDOT plans to adopt both SE 1st Street and NE 1st Street in downtown Miami as part of SR 968 and re-connect the route to Biscayne Boulevard.[6]

Major intersections

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The entire route is inMiami-Dade County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Fontainebleau0.0000.000SR 973(West 87th Avenue / Galloway Road)Western terminus; Flagler Street continues westbound
0.991.59SR 826(Palmetto Expressway)interchange
Miami1.4982.411
SR 969north (West 72nd Avenue / Milam Dairy Road)
3.0184.857SR 959(West 57th Avenue /Red Road)
4.5517.324SR 953(West 42nd Avenue / LeJeune Road)
6.0899.799SR 9(West 27th Avenue / Unity Boulevard)
7.64012.295SR 933(West 12th Avenue)
8.07412.994US 441(West 8th Avenue /SR 7)
8.5113.70First Street Bridge(eastbound) /Flagler Street Bridge(westbound) overMiami River
8.6413.90
SR 925(Northwest 3rd Avenue) toI-95		westbound access only
8.69914.000West 2nd Avenueeast end of state maintenance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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  • Flagler Street on August 15, 1945, 20 minutes after the announcement of Japan's surrender at the end of World War II.
    Flagler Street on August 15, 1945, 20 minutes after the announcement of Japan's surrender at the end of World War II.
  • La Época Department Store, a local Miami department store in the historic 1930s Walgreens Building at 200 E Flagler Street
    La Época Department Store, a local Miamidepartment storein the historic 1930s Walgreens Building at 200 E Flagler Street
  • 101 East Flagler Street
    101 East Flagler Street
  • The Flagler Street Bridge over the Miami River is a drawbridge.
    The Flagler Street Bridge over the Miami River is adrawbridge.

References

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  1. ^abFDOT straight line diagramsArchivedMarch 6, 2014, at theWayback Machine,accessed March 2014
  2. ^Map of State Road 968(Map). MapQuest, Inc. 2009.Retrieved2010-06-26.
  3. ^Map of State Road 968(Map). MapQuest, Inc. 2009.Retrieved2010-06-26.
  4. ^General Highway Map Miami-Dade County, Florida(PDF)(Map).Florida Department of Transportation.April 2007. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-06-16.Retrieved2010-06-25.
  5. ^"1907 - the Dade County Courthouse on 12th Street (Later Flagler Street) in downtown Miami by Don Boyd".
  6. ^City of Miami Legislation Resolution. File Number: 13-00581
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