Florida State Road 970
Downtown Distributor | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained byFDOT | ||||
Length | 0.563 mi[1](906 m) | |||
Existed | 1968–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | ![]() | |||
East end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Florida | |||
Counties | Miami-Dade | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Road 970(SR 970), also known as theDowntown Distributor,[2]is a short 0.563-mile (0.906 km) elevatedfreewayconnectingInterstate 95andBiscayne BoulevardinDowntown Miami.As of June 20, 2014, the entirety of the road cosigns withUS 1/SR 5.
Route description
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Downtown_Distributor_aerial%2C_FL_Road_970.jpg/220px-Downtown_Distributor_aerial%2C_FL_Road_970.jpg)
The expressway is twolaneswide in each direction, and had anannual average daily trafficvolume of 34,000 according to a 2007 report, with an estimated volume of 37,500 in 2015.[3]
In addition to the entrance and exit at US 1, SR 970 also has entrance and exit ramps at Miami Avenue, three blocks to the west. Eastbound drivers also can exit to SE 1st Avenue near theJames L. Knight Centerand theMiami Tower.
This route is mostly unsigned. On the Interstate, there is no recognition of the State Road status of the Downtown Distributor, as exit signs in both directions indicate "Biscayne Boulevard, US 1". On the Distributor, both at the eastern end and roughly 0.2-mile (0.32 km) from the Interstate, State Road 970 shields are present, but without directional indicators.
History
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/The_Downtown_Distributor.jpg/220px-The_Downtown_Distributor.jpg)
The Downtown Distributor opened simultaneously with the adjacent stretch of I-95 in 1968.
The freeway was to be the start of theBayshore Looparound Downtown Miami in 1956, running along what is now U.S. Highway 1 and Interstate 395.
Exit list
[edit]The entire route is inMiami,Miami-Dade County.
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 2A on I-95 | ||
0.4 | 0.64 | Miami Avenue –Downtown | Eastbound exit from I-95 exit 2C and westbound entrance | ||
0.5 | 0.80 | Southeast 1st Avenue | Eastbound exit (from I-95 north only) and westbound entrance | ||
0.563 | 0.906 | ![]() | At-grade intersection;continues as SE 3rd Street | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
[edit]- ^abFDOT straight line diagramsArchivedMarch 6, 2014, at theWayback Machine,accessed March 2014
- ^"Access Management Class Summary: FDOT District VI - Miami-Dade County"(PDF).Florida Department of Transportation.September 8, 2009. p. 1.Retrieved2009-09-16.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Arterial Grid Analysis Study"(PDF).Miami-Dade CountyMetropolitan Planning Organization. March 2007. p. 88.Retrieved2009-09-16.