State Road 807 (Florida)
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Locally known as Congress Avenue, State Road 807 is a 4.29-mile-long north–south highway serving central Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is the largest county in the state of Florida in total area, and third in population. As of 2010, the county's estimated population was 1,320,134, making it the twenty-eighth most populous in the United States...

 from an intersection with Lake Worth Road (SR 802) just south of Palm Springs
Palm Springs, Florida
Palm Springs is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,699 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,690.-Geography:Palm Springs is located at ....

, north to its northern terminus is an interchange with Southern Boulevard (US 98
U.S. Route 98 in Florida
U.S. Route 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from western Mississippi to southern Florida. It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola, Florida and Apalachicola, Florida, and has since been extended eastward across the Florida Peninsula and westward into Mississippi...

-SR 80
Florida State Road 80
Florida State Road 80 is a route linking US 41 in Fort Myers and Florida State Road A1A in Palm Beach. The road is the northernmost of three linking Southwest Florida to South Florida via the Everglades...

) and Australian Avenue (Palm Beach County Road 704A) adjacent to Palm Beach International Airport
Palm Beach International Airport
Palm Beach International Airport is a public airport located 3 nautical miles west of Palm Beach, Florida, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and serves Palm Beach County. The airport is operated and maintained by Palm Beach County Department of Airports. Road access to the airport is available...

. Congress Avenue is a popular commuting
Commuting
Commuting is regular travel between one's place of residence and place of work or full time study. It sometimes refers to any regular or often repeated traveling between locations when not work related.- History :...

 alternative to the oft-congested Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Florida
Interstate 95 is the main Interstate Highway on the east coast of the United States; it serves the Atlantic coast of Florida. It begins at a partial interchange with U.S. Highway 1 just south of downtown Miami, and heads north past Daytona Beach and Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the St...

 and similarly-crowded US 1 (State Roads 5 and 805) in eastern Palm Beach County.

Route description

State Road 807 begins at the intersection of SR 802 (Lake Worth Road) at the northwestern end of a campus of Palm Beach State College, with SR 807 taking Congress Avenue north through a major commercial area for its entire route. It enters Palm Springs
Palm Springs, Florida
Palm Springs is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,699 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,690.-Geography:Palm Springs is located at ....

, and intersects SR 882 (Forest Hill Boulevard), before exiting Palm Springs and entering West Palm Beach, clipping the western corner of Glen Ridge
Glen Ridge, Florida
Glen Ridge is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 276 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...

 at its northern terminus at the interchange with U.S. 98/SR 80, where the road continues as Palm Beach County Road 704A.

Congress Avenue proceeds another 15.6 miles (25.1 km) southward as Palm Beach County Road 807, passing through the Palm Beach County Park Airport
Palm Beach County Park Airport
Palm Beach County Park Airport is a general aviation airport located in Lantana, Florida, south of West Palm Beach, Florida. It is also commonly referred to as the Lantana Airport....

, across the street from Atlantis
Atlantis, Florida
Atlantis is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,005 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 2,142.-Geography:Atlantis is located at ....

 at an intersection with Lantana Road (SR 812); golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

s in Atlantis, Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach, Florida
Boynton Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 60,389 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the city had a population of 66,714 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research...

, Golf
Golf, Florida
The Village of Golf is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 260 at the 2010 census, and ranked as the 4th highest-income place in the United States. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...

, Delray Beach
Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S...

, and Boca Raton; and T-Rex Technology Center at Boca Raton at Yamato Road, less than a mile from Boca Raton Airport
Boca Raton Airport
Boca Raton Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two miles northwest of the central business district of Boca Raton, a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States...

 (accessed via nearby Northwest Spanish River Boulevard/SR 800
State Road 800 (Florida)
State Road 800 , locally known as Spanish River Boulevard/NW 40th Street, is a short east–west street in Boca Raton, Florida...

), ending at the historical southern terminus of SR 807, an intersection with Yamato Road (SR 794
State Road 794 (Florida)
State Road 794 is a long east–west street in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. Locally known as Yamato Road, the western terminus of SR 794 is an intersection with Military Trail near the T-Rex Technology Center of Boca Raton and Broken Sound Golf Course; the eastern terminus is an...

) in Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...

.

Major junctions

The entire route is located in Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is the largest county in the state of Florida in total area, and third in population. As of 2010, the county's estimated population was 1,320,134, making it the twenty-eighth most populous in the United States...

.
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Palm Springs
Palm Springs, Florida
Palm Springs is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,699 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,690.-Geography:Palm Springs is located at ....

0.00 Southern terminus
2.32
West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...

4.29 Northern terminus
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