Galloway Road , also known as West 87th Avenue , is a north–south route through the western areas of suburban Miami-Dade County , Florida , from the Black Point area south of Cutler Bay almost to the Broward County line north of Miami Lakes . It exists in seven different unconnected segments that total 27.5 miles (44.3 km) in length, acting as connecting roads, neighborhood streets, and arterial routes. Approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) of Galloway Road, between Pinecrest and Doral , is designated as State Road 973 .
45-562: Galloway Road, or locally Southwest 87th Avenue (south of Flagler Street ), begins at a dead-end across the Black Creek Canal from the Black Point Marina , next to Biscayne National Park , just over a mile south of the town of Cutler Bay in unincorporated Miami-Dade county. After following the canal northwest as a two-laned road for about half a mile, Southwest 87th Avenue turns north and takes on this alignment until
90-459: A Brothers to the Rescue memorial. After crossing SR 932 at an oblique junction, becoming four lanes wide and then crossing a canal, the road forms the boundary between Hialeah Gardens to the west and Hialeah to the east, gaining the additional moniker of West 28th Avenue for its duration through the city. Following a canal north on its left side with condominiums and a shopping mall to its right,
135-535: A seminary ; it then intersects Coral Way (Southwest 24th Street) a few blocks later again amidst shopping malls. The pattern repeats one mile (1.6 km) later at SR 973's intersection with the Tamiami Trail ( US 41 ). Here, Galloway Road enters Fontainebleau , immediately crosses the Tamiami Canal and continues for another half-mile (0.8 km) past condominiums to intersect Flagler Street and
180-605: A traffic circle that also features LeJeune Road 's southern terminus and Old Cutler Road 's northeastern terminus. In 1996, the Florida State Legislature passed a resolution renaming SR 986 as Marjory Stoneman Douglas Sunset Drive . Until 1997, its eastern terminus was three blocks further to the east of US 1 at Red Road, to intersect with a since-truncated SR 959 on the South Miami- Coral Gables boundary. The entire route
225-612: A few blocks south of Marlins Park , as SR 968 enters Central Miami . From 12th Avenue West to the Miami River, Flagler Street features one eastbound lane with three westbound lanes, with the intersection with US 441 / SR 7 (West 7th Street) just four blocks west of the Miami River drawbridges. Immediately after, it reaches I-95 , with access via nearby streets. The rest of the road features government and business skyscrapers and metro rapid transit trackage towering over
270-550: A laneway just to the south of Northwest 164th Street, still in Miami Lakes, across an undeveloped field from the next southerly segment of the road. As it passes Northwest 164th Street, the road expands to a divided four-laned road; however, the southbound carriageway of Northwest 87th Avenue is closed to traffic and is not present north of Northwest 166th Terrace, rendering the road as a two-laned residential street. The road leaves Miami Lakes at Northwest 170th Street and, still as
315-517: A major commercial east–west highway through central Miami-Dade County, with a mixture of residential neighborhoods (featuring apartment complexes ) and strip malls , the commercial presence increasing as SR 968 approaches downtown Miami. Between SR 973 ( Galloway Road /West 87th Avenue) and West 2nd Avenue, Flagler Street is signed State Road 968 ( SR 968 ). State Road 968 begins at Galloway Road in Fontainebleau , as it takes
360-591: A paved four-laned divided road. Sunset Drive then continues east past residential neighborhoods for one mile (1.6 km), reaching a collection of neighborhood shopping centers and the western edge of the Kendall West community at Southwest 157th Avenue. From here to its eastern terminus, Southwest 72nd Street is given the designation of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Sunset Drive. After another mile (1.6 km), and after passing by more residential neighborhoods, Sunset Drive crosses Southwest 147th Avenue and enters
405-558: A paved industrial side-street between Northwest 90th and 93rd Streets, whereupon it terminates once more. A second section, little more than an industrial laneway, starts across the nearby Florida East Coast Railway tracks and travels north for a few blocks, terminating at the Miami Canal . The road then resumes at the frontage road for Okeechobee Road (US 27) across the canal in Hialeah Gardens , between its city hall and
450-554: A residential street, it forms the western boundary of Palm Springs North . It passes by the backs of residential neighborhoods until reaching Miami Gardens Drive (SR 860) a mile (1.6 km) later, and expands to four lanes once more as it passes between two shopping malls, re-entering unincorporated Miami-Dade County. After passing by more residential neighborhoods, Northwest 87th Avenue reaches its northern terminus at an incomplete T-junction with Northwest 197th Terrace, traffic being guided around eastwards into that road. Galloway Road
495-523: A scenic view of Biscayne Bay just east of the end of Flagler Street. Beyond SR 968's western terminus, West Flagler Street extends west to State Road 985 to end at an intersection with West 118th Avenue in Tamiami , just west of the Homestead Extension . Before the street was named Flagler Street, it was originally named 12th Street; it was renamed in 1920 after the establishment of
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#1732791242554540-522: Is in Miami-Dade County . Flagler Street Flagler Street is a 12.4-mile (20.0 km) main east–west road in Miami . Flagler Street is the latitudinal baseline that divides all the streets on the Miami-Dade County grid plan as north or south streets (the east-west division is along Miami Avenue ). Flagler Street is named after industrialist Henry Flagler and serves as
585-536: The Baptist Hospital of Miami . In this neighborhood, Galloway Road chicanes to the right and immediately meets Kendall Drive (SR 94) , expanding to a four-laned divided road and taking on its ultimate alignment. North of SR 94, Galloway Road passes by more houses and crosses the Snapper Creek Canal, leaving Kendall and forming the boundary between Sunset and Glenvar Heights , which lie to
630-816: The Don Shula Expressway , crossing a CSX railroad between the two flyover bridges. There is no interchange between SR 973 and the expressway. To the north of the expressway, Galloway Road forms the boundary between Sunset and Olympia Heights as it passes housing on its right and a string of Miami-Dade County facilities on its left, including a water treatment plant , cemetery and emergency services. As it crosses Southwest 56th Street, SR 973 properly enters Olympia Heights and resumes its residential feel. 1.1 miles (1.8 km) later, Galloway Road intersects Bird Road (SR 976) amidst shopping malls and crosses into Westchester . Between Southwest 32nd and 28th Streets, SR 973 passes two Roman Catholic high schools and
675-596: The HEFT . The locations of both termini of State Road 986 are unclear, with some commercial mapping and even Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) material showing the western terminus of SR 986 at Southwest 127th Avenue and the eastern terminus at either the South Dixie Highway ( US 1 ) or Red Road . According to the FDOT road inventory, the western terminus of SR 986 lies where Sunset Drive passes under
720-586: The CR 973 designation ends. Past here, Galloway Road narrows to four lanes before passing the Doral Golf Resort & Spa . Opposite the resort, the neighborhood becomes increasingly industrial as Northwest 87th Avenue continues north, crossing to both sides of the road beyond Northwest 58th Street. Here, Galloway Road leaves Doral and enters unincorporated Miami-Dade County with no designated communities , and loses its central divider. Soon, Galloway Road passes
765-541: The Challie Street Plan, a plan which renumbered Miami's streets to their current arrangement. Formerly State Road 954 , Flagler Street received its current Florida Department of Transportation designation in 1983, when FDOT reassigned route numbers to various streets in southeastern Florida and removed the SR 968 designation from North Miami Boulevard (now State Road 922 ). SR 968's original western terminus
810-552: The FDOT inventory recognises Sunset Drive as far east as Red Road (approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km)) as lying off the State Highway System. Sunset Drive continues east from SR 986's eastern terminus through leafy neighborhoods of western South Miami. The road's character changes once it passes Southwest 63rd Avenue, as Sunset Drive begins to enter South Miami's central business district , passing by low-rise apartment buildings, multi-storeyed office complexes, and
855-674: The HEFT without an interchange, with the section of road west to Southwest 127th Avenue acknowledged as lying off the Florida State Highway System . East of the HEFT underpass, SR 986 leaves Kendale Lakes and enters the Kendall district proper, cutting across its northwestern corner. Sunset Drive first passes a small shopping district and then goes between two residential neighborhoods. As SR 986 approaches Southwest 107th Avenue (SR 985), 1.1 miles (1.8 km) east of
900-607: The HEFT, the road enters another shopping district. Once past SR 985, Sunset Drive almost-immediately crosses the Snapper Creek Canal and enters the eponymous community of Sunset . SR 986 then passes a mixture of houses, strip malls, commercial services and churches for the next 1.7 miles (2.7 km), whereupon it crosses a CSX railroad and passes under the Don Shula Expressway (SR 874) without an interchange. After another one-quarter mile (400 m) of strip malls, SR 986 crosses Galloway Road (SR 973) and enters
945-483: The South Miami Hospital. At Southwest 62nd Avenue, eastbound motorists on Sunset Drive wishing to head north along US 1 are encouraged by signage to detour along it, while Sunset Drive continues east for one-quarter mile (400 m) through the civic heart of South Miami, including a section of road paved with red brick near the city hall. The road then passes under the elevated Metrorail tracks, just to
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#1732791242554990-621: The Tamiami Canal one block west of the intersection with Milam Dairy Road and 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. Following Red Road ( West 57th Avenue ), it reaches Flagler Memorial Park to the north, as the road continues east through more businesses and apartment complexes . The road then intersects with LeJeune Road (West 42nd Avenue), which provides access to Miami International Airport , with SR 968 continuing east towards central Miami. At
1035-419: 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. The entire route is in Miami-Dade County . Florida State Road 986 Sunset Drive , also known as Southwest 72nd Street is a 12.5-mile-long (20.1 km) east–west arterial road traversing the southwestern suburbs of Miami , Florida , from
1080-526: The community of Glenvar Heights . East of Galloway Road, SR 986 gains a leafy residential character, reaching the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) interchange after one mile (1.6 km). SR 986 carries on east through more leafy neighborhoods for another 0.7 miles (1.1 km). Here, the SR 986 designation stops at Southwest 69th Avenue, the boundary between Glenvar Heights and the incorporated city of South Miami . Like at its western terminus,
1125-482: The expressway at Northwest 12th Street; however, Galloway Road/Northwest 87th Avenue continues north, picking up the County Road 973 designation for its next 1.83 miles (2.95 km). Beyond Northwest 12th Street, Galloway Road crosses a CSX branch railroad line and then travels through a large business precinct punctuated by big-box retail , restaurants and office buildings until it reaches Doral Boulevard, where
1170-461: The former Northwest 58th Street Landfill to its left with more industrial buildings to its right until the road reaches Northwest 74th Street. North of here, Northwest 87th Avenue quickly drops to a dirt access road for a construction company, becoming private soon afterwards. This is the last segment to be named Galloway Road. Northwest 87th Avenue resumes north of the private property in Medley as
1215-446: The intersection and travels past light industry, dropping back to a two-laned road on the northern side of Southwest 128th Street where it enters residential neighborhoods. After crossing Southwest 112th Street (SR 990) a mile (1.6 km) later, SR 973 continues north past more houses for another 1.2 miles (1.9 km) until it crosses Southwest 94th Street, where it passes by a mixture of condominiums and medical service buildings near
1260-426: The north, and an unincorporated section of Miami-Dade County to the south. After passing between shops on the northern side of the road and houses on the southern side, Sunset Drive enters an opulent, leafy residential neighborhood, eventually losing its kerbing, and crossing entirely into Coral Gables about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) later. After about 0.4 miles (640 m), Sunset Drive terminates at Cartagena Plaza ,
1305-446: The northern end of the canal, with the road soon crossing Old Cutler Road and entering older residential neighborhoods on the other side. Although houses now have frontage onto Galloway Road, the road retains an open feel as it passes by retirement communities and a nature preserve. More houses line Galloway Road as it continues north, crossing into the village of Palmetto Bay at Eureka Drive (Southwest 184th Street). The village retains
1350-493: The northern reaches of Kendall . As it continues north through undeveloped mangrove forest, Galloway Road parallels a drainage canal to its left, with both the road and canal crossing into Cutler Bay at Southwest 232nd Street. Galloway Road reaches suburbia by Southwest 216th Street, still with the canal beside it as it travels north, passing by schools, gated condominium communities and the backs of residential neighborhoods. A small leftwards chicane on Southwest 87th Avenue marks
1395-482: The northwest corner of the intersection with West 27th Avenue (SR 9) sits the Miami-Dade Auditorium concert 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
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1440-623: The northwestern portions of the Kendall area to Coral Gables . A central portion of Sunset Drive is maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation as State Road 986 ( SR 986 ), which runs from the Homestead Extension (HEFT) underpass to Southwest 69th Avenue and is signed through South Miami to US 1 . Southwest 72nd Street begins as a private dirt road accessing farmland in unincorporated Miami-Dade County , north of The Hammocks and west of Kendall West . The road heads east and, upon reaching 167th Avenue, it becomes
1485-487: The road enters Hialeah proper at West 68th Street (Northwest 122nd Street). West 28th Avenue, still with the canal to its west, passes by tightly packed single-storey houses, then some shops before leaving Hialeah over Interstate 75 , just west of its terminus, and entering the town of Miami Lakes . Northwest 87th Avenue passes by residential neighborhoods before terminating at Miami Lakes Drive/Northwest 154th Street. The northernmost section of Northwest 87th Avenue begins as
1530-447: 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. At Miami 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 at Biscayne Boulevard ( U.S. Route 1 ), with Bayfront Park , featuring
1575-415: The same alignment as a two-laned residential road. As it nears Southwest 144th Street, Galloway Road passes a medical centre and then, as it continues north, it becomes a residential street, losing its centre-line markings . It becomes little more than a laneway north of Southwest 141st Street, providing rear access to a condominium community, and terminates at another canal. Southwest 87th Avenue resumes on
1620-648: The same alignment as a two-laned street approximately 700 yards (640 m) to the north in south-eastern Kendall, on the other side of a shopping mall from the South Dixie Highway (US 1) and the South Miami-Dade Busway at Southwest 134th Street, travelling two blocks north to Southwest 132nd Street where it gains the State Road 973 designation. For the most part, State Road 973 follows Galloway Road/Southwest 87th Avenue north from
1665-483: The same residential character as Galloway Road continues north to a roundabout at Richmond Drive (Southwest 168th Street). North of here, Galloway Road continues for one block where its southernmost section terminates at a T-intersection, with the bulk of traffic encouraged to turn left and travel westward along Southwest 164th Street. On the other side of Canal C-100 from the previous T-intersection, Galloway Road/Southwest 87th Avenue resumes at Southwest 163rd Terrace on
1710-524: The six lane Flagler Street east through a mostly commercial area with residential housing dotting the street as it quickly approaches the Midway Crossings (formerly Mall of the Americas, formerly Midway Mall) to the north and the interchange with the Palmetto Expressway at the eastern end of the mall. Seven blocks east of the interchange, the road enters the city of Miami proper after crossing
1755-427: The south of South Miami Metrorail station , and immediately meets the South Dixie Highway (US 1) at an oblique intersection. East of US 1, Sunset Drive scales down to become an undivided two-laned shopping street for the next two blocks, reaching Red Road (Southwest 57th Avenue) after 1 ⁄ 4 mile (400 m). On the other side, Sunset Drive leaves South Miami and forms the boundary between Coral Gables , to
1800-656: The south-western end of the Pinecrest–Kendall boundary to the State Road's terminus in Doral; however, as Galloway Road has no direct access to US 1, SR 973 begins at the intersection of US 1 and Southwest 132nd Street and travels northwest 190 yards (170 m) to Galloway Road, crossing the Busway in the process. Here, properly now in Kendall, the four-laned State Road becomes divided by a median turn lane as it turns north at
1845-537: The unincorporated Kendale Lakes . The road passes one block to the south of the Miccosukee Golf & Country Club, and continues east between the backs of residential neighborhoods for another two miles (3.2 km), older than those lying to the west, with the only break being Miami Sunset Senior High . After crossing Southwest 127th Avenue, Sunset Drive's character changes as it passes by churches, schools, large-lot houses and market gardens until it reaches
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1890-404: The west and east of SR 973 respectively. A few blocks of houses later, Galloway Road interchanges with the overhead Snapper Creek Expressway (SR 878) . SR 973 continues for another half-mile (0.8 km) north past a mixture of commercial and residential uses, intersects with Sunset Drive (SR 986) , then continues through more of the same for another 0.35 miles (0.56 km) until it passes under
1935-469: The western terminus of SR 968. North of baseline Flagler Street, Galloway Road is designated Northwest 87th Avenue. Past Flagler, SR 973 expands to six lanes and continues past more condominium complexes for another 0.7 miles (1.1 km), whereupon it reaches the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) . Passing under it and entering the city of Doral, SR 973 terminates a mere 0.2 miles (0.32 km) past
1980-528: Was at an intersection with SR 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
2025-625: Was part of a collection of Dade (now Miami-Dade) County streets that the Florida Department of Transportation added to its maintenance list in 1980: it was originally assigned the State Road 915 designation, but in 1983, the number was changed to SR 973 as part of a statewide renumbering. In 2009, the Federal Highway Administration reported that the road was "unsafe" for travel and had recently caused multiple deaths from accidents on State Road 973. The entire route
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