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61-430: Ocean Boulevard may refer to: Florida State Road A1A , a road New Hampshire Route 1A , a road South Carolina Highway 73 , a road 461 Ocean Boulevard , an Eric Clapton album Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd , a Lana Del Rey album Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

122-440: A City commission which consists of seven members who serve four-year, staggered terms. Six are elected by district, the mayor is elected citywide. The city commission establishes ordinances and policies for the city. It also reviews and approves the city budget annually. The commission appoints a city manager , who carries out the will of the commission and handles day-to-day business. The United States Postal Service operates

183-541: A 28-mile (45 km) long rogue wave with a 9 feet (2.7 m) high crest hit Daytona Beach, causing property damage and 75 reported injuries. Daytona Beach has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ), which is typical of the Gulf and South Atlantic states. As is typical of much of Florida, there are two seasons in Daytona Beach; the warmer, wetter season (late May through October) and

244-475: 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 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,

305-408: A female householder with no husband present, and 51.6% were non-families. Of all households, 39.4% were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.77. In 2000, 17.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 16.6% was from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7%

366-550: 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 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

427-596: A major presence in the area include: According to the City's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: The Museum of Arts and Sciences is the primary cultural facility for Daytona Beach and Volusia County . Other museums located in the city include the Southeast Museum of Photography and the Halifax Historical Museum . The Museum of Arts and Sciences

488-567: 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

549-539: A minor league baseball team of the Low-A Southeast , play at Jackie Robinson Ballpark . Established in 1993, the team has six championships. Daytona Beach has over 23 miles (37 km) of public beaches, and more than ten waterfront parks. Cars can be driven on some of the beaches. Notable golf courses include Daytona Beach Golf Course , established in 1922, and LPGA International . Under Daytona Beach's commission-manager form of government, voters elect

610-489: A post office at 500 Bill France Boulevard in Daytona Beach. The Daytona Beach Armed Forces Reserve Center is home of the Florida Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment , Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Battery D. Daytona Beach is part of Florida's 6th congressional district . It is part of Florida's 25th and 26th State House of Representatives Districts and

671-763: Is a coastal resort city in Volusia County, Florida , United States. Located on the East Coast of the United States , its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census . It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area , and is a principal city of the Fun Coast region of Florida. Daytona Beach is historically known for its beach, where motorized vehicles are permitted on some hard-packed sand beaches. Motorsports on

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732-644: 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

793-746: Is actually a collection of museums and galleries and includes the Klancke Environmental Complex, the Cuban Museum, Root Family Museum featuring one of the largest Coca-Cola collections in the world, the Dow American Gallery and the Bouchelle Center for Decorative Arts which together form what is probably one of the finest collections of furniture and decorative arts in the Southeast . It also includes

854-456: 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 )

915-464: 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

976-648: Is split in two by the Halifax River lagoon, part of the Intracoastal Waterway , and sits on the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered on the north by Holly Hill and Ormond Beach and on the south by Daytona Beach Shores , South Daytona and Port Orange . Notable weather events that have caused damage or injury in Daytona Beach include Hurricane Donna in 1960, the 1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak , and Hurricane Charley in 2004. In 1992,

1037-473: The 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race. The area where Daytona Beach is located was once inhabited by the indigenous Timucuan Indians who lived in fortified villages. The Timucuas were nearly exterminated by contact with Europeans through war, enslavement and disease and became extinct as a racial entity through assimilation and attrition during the 18th century. The Seminole Indians, descendants of Creek Indians from Georgia and Alabama , frequented

1098-456: 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 ,

1159-449: The 6th and 8th State Senate Districts. Florida's 6th congressional district, which extends from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to New Smyrna Beach and includes St. Augustine and Daytona Beach, is currently represented by Republican Michael Waltz . Public primary and secondary education is handled by Volusia County Schools . Daytona Beach has two public traditional high schools, two middle schools and six elementary schools. Some of

1220-487: 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

1281-761: The British after the American Revolutionary War . This land grant encompassed the area that would become Daytona Beach. Williams built a slave-labor-based plantation to grow cotton , rice and sugar cane . His son Samuel Hill Williams would abandon the plantation during the Second Seminole War , when the Seminoles burned it to the ground. The area now known as the Daytona Beach Historical District

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1342-719: The Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art, which houses the largest collection of Florida art in the world. There are also changing exhibitions and a children's science center opened in 2008. Since 1952, the non-profit Daytona Beach Symphony Society has sponsored performances by U.S. and international orchestras, opera and dance companies each season at the Peabody Auditorium . The city attracts over 8 million tourists each year. Special events that draw visitors to Daytona Beach include: During motorcycle events ( Bike Week and Biketoberfest), several hundred thousand bikers from all over

1403-465: The Daytona 500 and aids in joint investigations of certain crimes. The Volusia County Beach Patrol provides law enforcement as well as EMT services along Volusia County beaches including the beaches in the city of Daytona Beach. Healthcare in Daytona Beach is dominated by Halifax Health (formerly known as Halifax Hospital). The Halifax Hospital Taxing District was established in 1927 by an Act of

1464-464: 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. Daytona Beach Daytona Beach

1525-521: The T-shirt shows the DBPD condones violence. The Volusia County Sheriff's office, headed by Mike Chitwood is a countywide law enforcement agency with 446 sworn positions, 438 civilian employees, 300 volunteers and an annual operating budget of $ 73 million that has jurisdiction in unincorporated areas of Volusia County and provides additional law enforcement support to Daytona Beach during such events as

1586-607: The area prior to the Second Seminole War . During the era of British rule of Florida between 1763 and 1783, the King's Road passed through present-day Daytona Beach. The road extended from Saint Augustine , the capital of East Florida , to Andrew Turnbull 's experimental colony in New Smyrna . In 1804 Samuel Williams received a land grant of 3,000 acres (12 km ) from the Spanish Crown , which had regained Florida from

1647-629: The beach became popular, and the Daytona Beach and Road Course hosted races for over 50 years, replaced in 1959 by Daytona International Speedway . The city is the headquarters of NASCAR . Daytona Beach hosts large groups of tourists, and notable events include Speedweeks which attracts 200,000 visitors to the Daytona 500 . Other events include the NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400 , Daytona Beach Bike Week , Biketoberfest , and

1708-581: The beach, at a maximum speed of 10 mph (16 km/h). The city of Daytona Beach made national headlines when it designated the several–mile radius around Main Street on the barrier island portion of the city as a blighted area and has targeted it for redevelopment by private developers. This follows the Supreme Court decision of the eminent domain case in Kelo v. City of New London , which upheld

1769-520: 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,

1830-532: 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

1891-483: The cooler and drier season (November through April). In summer, temperatures are relatively stable and there is an average of only 8 days annually with a maximum at or above 95 °F (35 °C); the last 100 °F (38 °C) reading was seen on August 2, 1999. The Bermuda High pumps hot and unstable tropical air from the Bahamas and Gulf of Mexico, resulting in daily, but brief thundershowers. This results in

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1952-621: The designation is not one continuous route. In some areas such as the Florida Keys, there is no oceanfront highway (other than 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

2013-517: 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 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

2074-576: The industry tested their inventions. It hosted land speed record attempts beginning in 1904, when William K. Vanderbilt set an unofficial record of 92.307 mph (148.554 km/h). Land speed racers from Barney Oldfield to Henry Segrave to Malcolm Campbell would visit Daytona repeatedly and make the 23 mi (37 km) beach course famous. Record attempts, including numerous fatal endeavors such as Frank Lockhart ( Stutz Black Hawk , 1928) and Lee Bible ( Triplex Special , 1929), would continue until Campbell's March 7, 1935 effort, which set

2135-621: The larger private schools include Father Lopez Catholic High School . AM FM Law enforcement in Daytona Beach is provided by the 241-member Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) headed by police chief Craig Capri. In a unique and controversial program to help fund the Police Explorer program, run by a subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America , T-shirts with the words Scumbag Eradication Team : Not in Our Town are sold at

2196-663: 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 ,

2257-1018: The months of June through September accounting for a majority of the average annual rainfall of 51.25 in (1,302 mm). In winter, Daytona Beach has weather conditions typical of other cities on the Florida peninsula . On average, the coolest month is January, with a normal monthly mean temperature of 58.8 °F (14.9 °C). It is the only month where the average high temperature falls below 70.0 °F (21.1 °C). Occasional cold fronts can bring freezes, which from 1991 to 2020 were seen on an average of 3.0 nights annually; however, minima below 25 °F (−4 °C) are very rare, and were last seen on December 28, 2010. Like much of Florida, Daytona Beach often can be very dry in late winter and early spring, and brush fires and water restrictions can be an issue. Official record temperatures range from 15 °F (−9 °C) on January 21, 1985 , up to 102 °F (39 °C) on July 15, 1981, and June 24, 1944;

2318-414: The most of any calendar month. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 72,647 people, 28,763 households, and 14,607 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 61,005 people, 25,093 households, and 12,234 families residing in the city. As of 2000, 18.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.1% were married couples living together, 14.5% had

2379-751: The northern terminus of 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

2440-552: 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

2501-401: The plantation was run by his family until it was burned down in 1835. In 1871, Mathias Day Jr. of Mansfield, Ohio, purchased the 3,200-acre tract of the former Orange Grove Plantation. He built a hotel around which the initial section of town arose. In 1872, due to financial troubles, Day lost title to his land; nonetheless, residents decided to name the city Daytona in his honor, and incorporated

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2562-414: The police headquarters. The T-shirts contain a caricature of Retired Chief Chitwood standing next to a toilet bowl with the legs of multiple individuals sticking out. The T-shirt has been cited in at least one lawsuit against the DBPD alleging police brutality , the lawyer in the case in which the client sustained broken ribs and a fractured eye socket during an arrest for an open container of beer, claims

2623-421: The population and 16.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 34.9% of those under the age of 18 and 12.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. As of 2000, English spoken as a first language accounted for 90.37% of all residents, and 9.62% spoke other languages as their first language. The majority were Spanish speakers who made up 4.01% of the population; French

2684-575: The record at 276.816 mph (445.492 km/h) and marked the end of Daytona's land speed racing days. On March 8, 1936, the first stock car race was held on the Daytona Beach Road Course , located in the present-day Town of Ponce Inlet. In 1958, William France Sr. and NASCAR created the Daytona International Speedway to replace the beach course. Automobiles are still permitted on most areas of

2745-514: The record cold daily maximum is 33 °F (1 °C) on Christmas day 1983, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is 82 °F (28 °C) on September 1 and 10–11, 2008 and August 25, 2020. Annual rainfall has ranged from 31.36 in (797 mm) in 2006 and 1956, up to 79.29 in (2,014 mm) in 1953. The most rainfall to have occurred in a calendar day was 12.85 in (326 mm) on October 10, 1924, which contributed to 24.82 in (630 mm) of rain that fell that month,

2806-495: The right of municipalities to use eminent domain to take private property for redevelopment by private entities. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 64.93 sq mi (168 km ). of which 58.68 sq mi (152 km ) is land and 6.25 sq mi (16 km ) is water, with water thus comprising 9.6% of the total area. The city of Daytona Beach

2867-554: 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

2928-477: 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

2989-426: 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 is heavily associated with Florida beach culture and is known for its lush tropical and subtropical scenery and ocean vistas. In many places,

3050-685: 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 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

3111-489: 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

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3172-562: 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

3233-649: The title Ocean Boulevard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Boulevard&oldid=1126478561 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Florida State Road A1A 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

3294-599: The town in 1876. In 1886, the St. Johns & Halifax River Railway arrived in Daytona. The line would be purchased in 1889 by Henry M. Flagler , who made it part of his Florida East Coast Railway . The separate towns of Daytona, Daytona Beach, Kingston, and Seabreeze merged as "Daytona Beach" in 1926, at the urging of civic leader J. B. Kahn and others. By the 1920s, it was dubbed "The World's Most Famous Beach". Daytona's wide beach of smooth, compacted sand attracted automobile and motorcycle races beginning in 1902, as pioneers in

3355-560: 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

3416-555: The world visit the greater Daytona Beach area. The city is also often associated with spring break , though the efforts of the local government to discourage rowdiness, combined with the rise of other spring break destinations, have affected Daytona's preeminence as a spring break destination. It is the destination of Dayton 2 Daytona, an annual event that draws over 3,000 University of Dayton college students since 1977. Annual races at Daytona International Speedway include 24 Hours of Daytona and Daytona 500 . The Daytona Tortugas ,

3477-408: Was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $ 25,439, and the median income for a family was $ 33,514. Males had a median income of $ 25,705 versus $ 20,261 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,530. 23.6% of

3538-491: 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

3599-551: Was once the Orange Grove Plantation, a citrus and sugar cane plantation granted to Samuel Williams in 1787. The plantation was situated on the west bank of the tidal channel known as the Halifax River , 12 miles north of Mosquito Inlet . Williams was a British loyalist from North Carolina who fled to the Bahamas with his family until the Spanish reopened Florida to non-Spanish immigration. After his death in 1810,

3660-646: 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

3721-498: Was the third most spoken language, which made up 0.90%; German was at 0.86%; and Arabic was at 0.66% of the population. Tourism is a major part of the Daytona Beach economy, with over 8 million visitors in 2004. Other sources of revenue include manufacturing, and Daytona Beach has industrial sites within an enterprise zone and sites within a foreign trade zone adjacent to Daytona Beach International Airport . Companies and organizations that have their corporate headquarters or

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