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39-425: Other than SR A1A Alternate (now SR 811 , CR 707 , SR 732 , and an extension of SR 842 ), only two other Florida state roads have begun with a letter: SR A19A (now a loop of SR 693 – SR 699 – SR 682 near St. Petersburg ), and SR G1A (now SR 300 ). The road was designated as State Road 1 in the 1945 renumbering , mostly replacing the former State Road 140 designation. The number reflected its location in

78-532: A block of the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Art and a campus of Broward Community College . State Road 811A does not intersect with its "parent"; however, in the 1960s, State Road 811 extended along Andrews Avenue southward from SR 838 to US 1. Had SR 811A been in existence at that time, the two roads would have branched out from Sunrise Boulevard and North Andrews Avenue, but no road map - commercial or governmental - has ever indicated

117-475: A bypass of US 1. Neither a bypass nor a spur, the former State Road 811A , now County Road 811A, is a seven-mile-long stretch of North Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale . The southern terminus is an intersection with Sunrise Boulevard ( SR 838 ) and the northern terminus is an intersection with Atlantic Boulevard ( SR 814 ). It provides an alternative north–south commuter route whenever I-95

156-657: A de facto extension northward. In Boca Raton, Dixie Highway serves as the border between "east" and west" street designations and addresses. An unsigned segment of CR 811 begins at an intersection with 45th Street (unsigned CR 702 ) and Greenwood Avenue, traveling north along Greenwood, which later becomes the President Barack Obama Highway. Both of these roads closely parallel the Florida East Coast Railroad, and are renamed segments of Dixie Highway. In Lake Park , it jogs across

195-564: A means to quickly transport citrus to packinghouses on the mainland, then in the 1930s and 1940s became more used by tourists. On August 1, 2003, it was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places . County Road A1A is a county road in four counties in the U.S. state of Florida . The route is discontinuous and functions as a spur of State Road A1A. CR A1A in Palm Beach County

234-532: A mile north of Jupiter . While FDOT signs indicating the SR 811 designation are posted alongside the road, street signs (mostly overhead) identify it as Alternate A1A or Old Dixie Highway for the entire length of the route. While the completion of I-95 in the late 1970s has diminished the importance of Alternate A1A as a commercial byway, the replacement of forest by the development of suburban residential districts have made SR 811 an important commuter road in addition to

273-470: A popular destination for college spring breaks during the 1970s. Today, SR A1A serves as more a main coastal highway that connects beach towns for more than 375 miles (600 km) along Florida's east coast. Though SR A1A runs from Key West to north of Jacksonville, the designation is not one continuous route. In some areas such as the Florida Keys, there is no oceanfront highway (other than

312-537: A short signed segment of CR 811 continues north for 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to a bridge over the Hillsboro Canal , which separates Palm Beach and Broward counties. North of here, Dixie Highway continues north into Boca Raton and Delray Beach without any state or county designation. Parallelling both US 1 to the east and Interstate 95 to the west, Dixie Highway is a major north–south commercial access road for northeastern Broward County cities. While much of

351-644: Is a former routing of SR A1A through Juno Beach and Jupiter . It serves as a paralleling alternate route to Federal Highway ( US 1 ), and is often erroneously signed as SR A1A despite its official county designation and maintenance. The longest of the four county spurs, County Road A1A is 15.88-mile (25.56 km) that runs along the Florida East Coast Railroad main line from Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound to Stuart , where it suddenly changes course and runs east along

390-456: Is also marked as SR 200 , but SR A1A signs are displayed at every cluster of signs, though a designated direction is only above the SR ;200 signs. Prior to the 1945 renumbering , the route that became SR 1 had the following numbers: SR 1 was defined in the 1945 renumbering as: Since then, the following changes have been made: The Jungle Trail (pre-1945 State Road 252 )

429-531: Is being sent to all parties holding road description lists, section lists, maps, etc., with the request that they mark the change on their copies accordingly. Please be advised that the State Road Board adopted a Resolution in their meeting on November 25, 1946, held in Tallahassee. Florida, changing the new State Road Number 1 to State Road Number A1A. The necessity for changing this Highway Number

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468-485: Is clogged with a traffic jam . With Broward Boulevard ( SR 842 ), Andrews Avenue provides a baseline from which all Fort Lauderdale addresses are determined. Just west of the northern terminus of CR 811A is the Pompano Park Raceway , the only harness racing track in southern Florida. Within nine six blocks of the southern terminus are Fort Lauderdale and Broward County governments, all of which within

507-471: Is heavily associated with Florida beach culture and is known for its lush tropical and subtropical scenery and ocean vistas. In many places, the highway runs directly along the waterfront of the Atlantic Ocean, but in other places, it runs one to five blocks inland from the beachfront. For most of its length, SR A1A runs along Florida's East Coast Barrier Islands, separated from the mainland of

546-601: Is mostly known as Dixie Highway, though it goes by variety of names in certain locales: Northeast 4th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale , Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors , and Old Dixie Highway in Oakland Park and Deerfield Beach . The segment of road located in Pompano Beach is maintained by the city as of 2016, and is not part of the state highway system. While the SR 811 designation ends at Hillsboro Boulevard,

585-528: The Intracoastal Waterway and Callalisa Creek before heading southbound. After the 2 bridges, the road becomes 3rd Avenue, the northern terminus of Saxon Drive as the first right after Callalisa Creek. East of Indian River Village Shopping Center, the road turns southward and becomes Atlantic Avenue. At the intersection of 27th Avenue, the road becomes 2 lanes wide. Less than a mile south of New Smyrna Beach, Saxon Drive ends. At Bethune Beach ,

624-609: The Overseas Highway , US 1), other parts of the coast are served by county roads (sometimes designated County Road A1A ) rather than state roads, and still other areas are restricted by geography (inlets) or usage (e.g. nature preserves and the Kennedy Space Center ). The longest of the route's seven sections runs 106 miles (171 km) from Stuart to Cocoa , while three of the sections are less than 10 miles (15 km) long The southern terminus of

663-588: The State Road 811 ( SR 811 ) designation by Florida Department of Transportation , as well as the local County Road 811 ( CR 811 ) in southeast Florida . The entire road comprises a section of the Dixie Highway , a National Auto Trail which eventually became a former routing of U.S. Route 1 after the route was shifted east to Federal Highway. One segment of SR 811 is in Broward County and

702-487: The Atlantic Ocean than SR A1A. It runs northeast from SR A1A, but begins to straighten out between John Drive and a private driveway south of F Street. The closest thing resembling a major intersection is 16th Street. After passing by the St Johns County Ocean Pier, the road intersects Pope Road and leaves the city limits, where it enters Anastasia State Park , and makes a sharp curve to the west. Once

741-593: The Jacksonville beaches within the next few days, and contingent upon no new matter strongly persuasive against such change being developed at said conference which this Board has not already considered. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that correct signs be made and placed on the road and that maps be printed to reflect this change with as little delay as possible. Florida State Road 811 Dixie Highway in Palm Beach and Broward counties carries two segments of

780-726: The Key West section of SR A1A, U.S. Route 1 and State Road 5 (the Overseas Highway ). Running along the south shore of Key West, SR A1A is the southernmost numbered highway in the lower 48 states. SR A1A reappears at Interstate 395 and US 1 in Miami , beginning at MacArthur Causeway before becoming Collins Avenue at Fifth Street in Miami Beach (or, in small segments, Harding Avenue, Abbott Avenue, or Indian Creek Drive), serving as one of Miami Beach's main north — south thoroughfares. Just north in

819-520: The coast to just south of Fort Clinch State Park on the estuary of the Saint Mary's River . At that point SR A1A hooks back south to Fernandina Beach and then turns west, going inland 20 miles through Yulee and crossing I-95 and U.S. Highway 17 . It ends at U.S. Highway 1 , U.S. Highway 23 , and U.S. Highway 301 in Callahan . This section west of Fernandina Beach,

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858-532: The concurrent existence of SR 811A and the SR 811 extension. The entire route is in Broward County . Collins Avenue Collins Avenue , partly co-signed State Road A1A , is a major thoroughfare in South Florida , United States. The road runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean in Miami Beach, Florida , one block west. It also runs through the cities of Surfside and Sunny Isles Beach to

897-532: The confusion resulting from the designating and marking of the coastal road down the East Coast as State Road No. 1 and petitions and requests that some change in numbering be made to eliminate the mistaking of this road for U. S. Highway No. 1 because these two roads intersect and run parallel to each other, BE IT RESOLVED that in order to eliminate the confusion which the motoring public is experiencing by mistaking State Road No. 1 for U. S. Highway No. 1, and at

936-532: The first section of SR A1A is at the southern end of Bertha Street, where SR A1A begins as a two-lane, then a four-lane highway along the Straits of Florida in Key West , known locally as South Roosevelt Boulevard. The road heads east past East Martello Tower and Key West International Airport , before curving north with an intersection with CR 5A (Flagler Avenue), followed by the northern terminus of

975-663: The main road throughout much of the exclusive Palm Beach , further to the north. In the area of Vero Beach , SR A1A is called the Robert C. Spillman Memorial Highway, and it spans Sebastian Inlet at the Sebastian Inlet Bridge . SR A1A next passes just to the west of Cape Canaveral and the John F. Kennedy Space Center . Two miles of SR A1A were used as part of the well-known Daytona Beach Road Course . SR A1A also passes through St. Augustine ,

1014-479: The new grid as the easternmost major north–south road. About a year and a half later, in November 1946, the State Road Board resolved to renumber the route due to confusion with the parallel U.S. Highway 1 . The new designation, A1A, was chosen to keep the number 1 in its place in the grid. The East Coast Greenway , a system of trails that connects Maine to Florida, travels along sections of SR A1A. SR A1A

1053-492: The north. Collins Avenue was named for John S. Collins , a developer who, in 1913, completed Miami’s first bridge, Collins Bridge , connecting Miami Beach to the mainland across Biscayne Bay . Collins Avenue is home to many historic Art Deco hotels, and several nightclubs to the north. North of 41st Street this boulevard lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Creek , lined by palm trees, and famous hotels from

1092-615: The oldest continuously-inhabited city on the mainland of the United States. SR A1A is called 3rd Street in Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach . Just south of Atlantic Beach , SR A1A turns inland for several blocks, following Atlantic Boulevard, before resuming a northward course along Mayport Road that ends at the St. Johns River . A ferry takes traffic to the northern section of SR A1A that continues along

1131-776: The other is in Palm Beach County, Florida . The segments of SR 811 are supplemented by three shorter segments of CR 811, one of which is unsigned. In Broward County, an unsigned segment of CR 811 begins at an intersection with US 1 and SR A1A and travels north along East 3rd Avenue to meet SR 811 at Sunrise Boulevard ( SR 838 ), all within the city of Fort Lauderdale . The 14-mile (23 km) southern segment of SR 811 extends northward from Sunrise Boulevard ( SR 838 ) in downtown Fort Lauderdale, going north, and ending at an intersection with Hillsboro Boulevard ( SR 810 ) in Deerfield Beach. The southern segment of SR 811

1170-824: The property that lines SR 811 is residential in nature, most of the route is adjacent to Florida East Coast Railroad tracks. Two hospitals (North Ridge Medical Center and the Pompano Beach Medical Center) are on the southern segment of SR 811, south of Pompano Beach Airpark , home base of the Goodyear Blimps . As an undesignated local road, Dixie Highway closely parallels the Florida East Coast Railroad and Federal Highway (US 1), serving as an alternate north–south route to nearby roads in Boca Raton . It continues north into Delray Beach , terminating at 10th Street, where Swinton Avenue continues as

1209-590: The railroad tracks to 10th Street, and transitions to SR 811 at an intersection with Northlake Boulevard , which carries the SR 850 designation to the east and the CR 809A designation to the west. The divided northern segment of SR 811 extends 11.1 miles (17.9 km) from Northlake Boulevard in North Palm Beach to its northern terminus, an intersection with U.S. Route 1 near Tequesta and Jupiter Inlet Colony ,

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1248-554: The road leaves the park, it features an exceptionally long west-to-north turning ramp towards SR A1A, but ends at the intersection of SRs A1A and 312 . In accordance with a Resolution adopted by the State Road Board in Tallahassee on November 25, 1946 all records and maps are being revised to show the Atlantic Coast Route from Jacksonville to Miami as State Road No. A1A, replacing the Number 1. A copy of this memorandum

1287-477: The road slightly turns away from the Atlantic Ocean. The road becomes Turtle Mound Road at that point. After Bethune Beach, the road is midway between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. At this point, a gate brings access to Canaveral National Seashore . It passes through the ghost town of Eldora . The road ends as a dead end at a beach. County Road A1A is a 3.40-mile (5.47 km) spur route of SR A1A in St. Augustine Beach that runs closer to

1326-489: The same time to retain the numeral One for the State's most easterly north-south road, and for whatever benefit it may have for the citizens and property owners along the route in question, THIS DEPARTMENT HEREBY CHANGES the designation of State Road No. 1 to State Road A1A. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said change and designation will become effective immediately after a conference to be held by Mr. Guernsey and representatives of

1365-625: The south coast of the St. Lucie River . After the terminus of SR 714, it approaches the Evans Crary Bridge separating Stuart and Sewall's Point and becomes SR A1A. County Road A1A is a 7-mile (11 km) spur route of State Road A1A in Volusia County, Florida , United States. The route begins at U.S. Route 1 and State Road A1A in Downtown New Smyrna Beach as Lytel Avenue. Next, the route crosses

1404-450: The state by the Intracoastal Waterway . Because of the proximity of the highway to the ocean and its susceptibility to storm surges , sections of SR A1A are often closed or damaged by hurricanes and tropical storms . SR A1A also has been a backbone of Florida's spring break serving as "the strip" in both Fort Lauderdale – a popular spring break destination during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s – and Daytona Beach , which became

1443-560: The town of Surfside , the northbound is Collins Avenue, and the southbound is Harding Avenue. In Bal Harbour it is called Bal Harbour Boulevard. In Golden Beach it is called Ocean Boulevard. It serves Hallandale Beach , Hollywood Beach , and Dania Beach . It joins with US 1 for 3.4 miles, and passes the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport . It then divides and serves Fort Lauderdale , Pompano Beach , and continuing north. It serves as

1482-491: Was because of confusion which has been experienced by the traveling public where US 1 and SR 1 are common or intersect each other. State Road A1A, formerly SR 1, is the easternmost road along the Eastern Seaboard and extends from Jacksonville with intermittent sections to Miami. On motion of Mr. Guernsey, seconded by Mr. Pultz, the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, this Board has heard numerous complaints of

1521-645: Was part of A1A in northeastern Indian River County, Florida . The narrow, 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 -mile-long (12.1 km) road is located between Old Winter Beach Road and the current A1A, along the western side of Orchid Island , and is unpaved. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway system, and the southernmost road in the highway system. Part of the trail goes through the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge . The road started as

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