State Road 933 (Florida)
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State Road 933, locally known as Southwest 12th Avenue, Northwest 12th Avenue, and Ronald W. Reagan Avenue, is a 4.25-mile-long north–south street entirely within the city limits of Miami, Florida
. Its southern terminus is an intersection with Coral Way (State Road 972
) as Coral Way changes from Southwest 22nd Street to Southwest Third Avenue; its northern terminus is an interchange with the Airport Expressway (SR 112). North of Dolphin Expressway (SR 836
), reassurance signage
is virtually nonexistent (only one near the SR 836 onramp for southbound motorists), and the only indication of SR 933 existing north of Northwest 14th Street is a pair of trailblazer signs on Northwest 36th Street (US 27-SR 25
).
The sights along SR 933 reflect the neighborhood through which motorists travel. Between the Dolphin Expressway and the Miami Canal
, the street goes through business and government buildings, from hotel
s to law offices to a supermarket
and a marine supply store; between Miami Canal and Southwest 11th Street, SR 933 passes through Little Havana
and its mixture of small businesses and residences (it passes within two blocks of the Orange Bowl
stadium); between Southwest 11th Street and Coral Way
, SR 933 passes through one of Miami's oldest residential developments, the Roads neighborhood, with many buildings the survivors of the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926
.
SR 933 then passes through the Civic Center district and the Santa Clara business
and industrial park
s, and has become an important access road for those vital Miami districts. With the construction and operation of Metrorail
in the 1980s over the median of this street, the street's importance has been amplified with the growth and operation of Jackson Memorial Hospital
, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, the Veterans Affairs
Hospital, clinics associated with JMH, and Miami Dade College - Medical Center Campus
; the addition of buildings associated with the Miami-Dade County
legal system (part of the court system of the State of Florida
); and the recent addition of condominium
buildings near the Santa Clara Metrorail Station at Northwest 21st Street.
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. Its southern terminus is an intersection with Coral Way (State Road 972
State Road 972 (Florida)
State Road 972, part of the historic road Coral Way, is a short east–west divided highway entirely within the city of Miami, Florida, USA. Its current western terminus is Douglas Road ; its eastern terminus is U.S. Route 1 in the Brickell area of Miami...
) as Coral Way changes from Southwest 22nd Street to Southwest Third Avenue; its northern terminus is an interchange with the Airport Expressway (SR 112). North of Dolphin Expressway (SR 836
State Road 836 (Florida)
State Road 836, locally known as the Dolphin Expressway, is a 19-mile-long six-lane divided expressway, with the westernmost 14 miles being a tollway, currently extending from just north of the intersection of Southwest 137th Avenue and U.S...
), reassurance signage
Reassurance marker
A reassurance marker or road identification sign is a road sign that repeats the name or number of the current route. Typically posted at intervals alongside a numbered highway, the signs are intended to reassure drivers that they are traveling on the desired road .- North America :In the United...
is virtually nonexistent (only one near the SR 836 onramp for southbound motorists), and the only indication of SR 933 existing north of Northwest 14th Street is a pair of trailblazer signs on Northwest 36th Street (US 27-SR 25
State Road 25 (Florida)
State Road 25 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Florida.It is mainly signed as U.S. Highways:*U.S. Highway 27 from Miami to Lady Lake and Belleview to Ocala*U.S. Highway 301 from Belleview to near Sparr...
).
The sights along SR 933 reflect the neighborhood through which motorists travel. Between the Dolphin Expressway and the Miami Canal
Miami River (Florida)
The Miami River is a river in the United States state of Florida that drains out of the Everglades and runs through the Downtown and the city of Miami. The long river flows from the terminus of the Miami Canal at Miami International Airport to Biscayne Bay...
, the street goes through business and government buildings, from hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
s to law offices to a supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
and a marine supply store; between Miami Canal and Southwest 11th Street, SR 933 passes through Little Havana
Little Havana
Little Havana is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. Home to many Cuban immigrant residents, Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city in Cuba. The approximate boundaries are the Miami River , SW 16th Street , SR 9/West 27th Avenue and I-95...
and its mixture of small businesses and residences (it passes within two blocks of the Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...
stadium); between Southwest 11th Street and Coral Way
Coral Way
Coral Way is a primarily east-west street that begins in the Brickell neighborhood of Downtown, Miami, Florida, United States, ending in Westchester.-Route description:...
, SR 933 passes through one of Miami's oldest residential developments, the Roads neighborhood, with many buildings the survivors of the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926
1926 Miami Hurricane
The 1926 Miami hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane that devastated Miami in September 1926. The storm also caused significant damage in the Florida Panhandle, the U.S. state of Alabama, and the Bahamas...
.
SR 933 then passes through the Civic Center district and the Santa Clara business
Business park
A business park or office park is an area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. All of the work that goes on is commercial, not industrial or residential....
and industrial park
Industrial park
An industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...
s, and has become an important access road for those vital Miami districts. With the construction and operation of Metrorail
Miami-Dade Transit
Miami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States....
in the 1980s over the median of this street, the street's importance has been amplified with the growth and operation of Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson Memorial Hospital is a non-profit, tertiary care teaching hospital and the major teaching hospital of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida...
, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, the Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
Hospital, clinics associated with JMH, and Miami Dade College - Medical Center Campus
Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College, or simply Miami Dade or MDC, is a state college with eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers located throughout Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States. It is part of the Florida College System. Miami Dade College is the largest school in the Florida College...
; the addition of buildings associated with the Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
legal system (part of the court system of the State of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
); and the recent addition of condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
buildings near the Santa Clara Metrorail Station at Northwest 21st Street.