road state road bypass route greater miami area extending approximately miles northeasterly arc route terminus state road sunny isles beach southern terminus state road known expressway heavily traveled freeway portions road carrying excess vehicles day unlike expressway east interchange state road surface road connecting route description expressway state road begins interchange south mall heads north expressway interchange mile north drive provides access mall continues north crossing interchange meeting sunset drive diamond interchange leaves continuing interchange southwest 56th street miller drive provides access half mile later merges northern terminus southbound exit northbound entrance point interchange bird road forms border past expressway marks boundary exit southwest 24th street coral way expressway meets trail providing access interchange marks entrance incorporated miami boundary lies eastern expressway north trail interchange expressway forms eastern boundary continues north exit street east west roads freeway interchange south creating access miami international airport interchange currently improved current configuration causing severe congestion forming eastern boundary continues north connects western end airport followed exit links exit northwest street brief crossing unincorporated expressway reaches interchange medley adjacent station followed diagonal interchange southern end enters proper interchange allows access mall exit follows boundary reaches interchange national southern terminus interstate western termini parkway expressway goes interchanges turns degrees east point known big curve road proceeds straight east forming boundary soon exit red road expressway forms boundary unincorporated section expressway entering city proper exit expressway passes north northwest 37th avenue exit creates northern border campus exits northwest 27th avenue reaching takes convoluted path meets connector ramps florida interstate allowing access northbound southbound southbound southbound northbound southbound turning northeast moves mainline exit mainline passes mainline continues grade extension northbound traffic moving eastbound northbound pass intersection headed southeast crosses railroad begins form northern boundary passes express lanes meeting southbound northbound southbound eastbound passes interstate proper lies southbound northbound swings northeast east meets ramps allows access northbound eastbound westbound southbound westbound northbound resumes east west orientation intersection northwest 2nd avenue marking end expressway non expressway section state road heads east golden interchange surface road boundary road known lined shops offices hotels commercial services blocks leaving interchange road crosses longitudinal road northeast street passes point approximately miles later intersects northeast 6th avenue blocks later northeast 8th avenue boulevard starts swing southeast leaving orientation reaching northeast street approximately miles later northeast 12th avenue taking eastbound orientation immediately passes mall street left continuing shopping strip miles meets northern terminus west highway block later crossing tracks meets boulevard east character changes passes crosses having expanded lanes lying north south road passes south businesses north approaches road splits separate eastbound westbound streets crosses direction enters sunny isles beach apartment buildings line outside road halves commercial services middle continues miles northern terminus collins avenue block shy atlantic_ocean allows traffic northbound westbound having stop twice eastbound traffic cross traffic volume traffic volume entire length measured busiest sections vicinity miami international airport nearby industrial area west daily vehicle movements counted street exit peaking vicinity medley vehicle movements day traffic volumes decrease south expressway particularly south don expressway merge unlike rest including surface road portion peak traffic flow directional expressway southern end drive traffic moves exclusively peak direction northwards traffic volumes decrease interchange parkway reported drop approximately daily vehicle movements north interchange rounds heads eastwards traffic volume steadily increases maximum daily vehicle movements prior collects traffic north south routes area east interchange surface road traffic volumes comparison expressway sections recorded figure daily vehicle movements figure steadily decreases eastwards daily vehicle movements recorded near eastern terminus history state road designation originally applied lane road golden drive northwest street connecting vicinity plans unveiled routes proposed east west expressway expressway 36th street expressway airport expressway proposed downtown loop built proposed built portion road expressway commissioner proposed alternative alignment expressway new alignment begin miller road southwest 56th street turn southwesterly follow coast line railroad tracks miles route turn south southwest avenue follow alternate route plan ultimately failed eventually northeast southwest expressway built railroad tracks 1970s started construction bypass expressway authority north south section road built connect improved golden drive complete degree eastward turn portion west curve abandoned land owners forced sell property county way construction expressway opened june cost million years opening florida months opening second expressway airport expressway completion expressway bypass faded public usage 1960s building interstate impetus construction massive involving florida interstate opened went tracts woodland farmland originally grade intersections transformed interchanges blocked 1970s addition increasing traffic loads prompted plans extending florida bypass bypass florida opened traffic miles west reduce traffic demands miami original bypass recently completed project mile long section expressway southern terminus north northwest street interchange widening highway lanes lanes lanes improving interchanges reconstruction bird road interchanges began completed construction began november completed process adding express lanes expressway connect new express lanes interstate result regular express lanes similar express exit list entire route exits
Florida State Road 826