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State Road 973 (Florida)
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State Road 973, locally known as Galloway Road and Southwest or Northwest 87th Avenue, is a 9.38 miles (15.1 km) long north–south street connecting U.S. Route 1 (SR 5
/South Dixie Highway) in Pinecrest
with the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) in Doral
. The southern end involves a one-block segment of Southwest 132nd Street that has a sign that can be seen by northbound traffic only (the southernmost SR 973 reassurance sign for southbound traffic is a block to the north, on Galloway Road).
State Road 973 begins at U.S. 1 in unincorporated Miami-Dade County as Southwest 132nd Street for one block before joining with Galloway Road northbound as a 4-lane roadway from Southwest 132nd Street to Southwest 128th Street and then it is a 2-lane roadway, passing through residential housing, with an intersection with SR 990
, until it crosses North Kendall Drive (SW 88 St / Florida State Road 94) where it widens to 4 lanes. It continues through housing for several more blocks until it reaches the interchange with the Snapper Creek Expressway, where it borders Glenvar Heights
to the east with Sunset
to the west and becomes a commercial street dotted with housing. It then has an intersection with Sunset Drive before passing under the Don Shula Expressway without an interchange. Immediately after, it passes a water treatment plant, followed by a cemetery to the west, with houses lining the east side of the road. North of the intersection with Southwest 56th Street, the road becomes almost purely residential from here to the northern terminus, with shops at major intersections. SR 973 continues north with an intersection with Bird Road, followed by Banyan Park a few blocks north, then an intersection with SW 24th Street. Continuing north, the road then passes by a high school, quickly intersecting Tamiami Trail
and approaching Flagler Street. Upon crossing West Flagler Street it becomes Northwest 87th Avenue, and widens to 6 lanes. It enters the city of Doral
after crossing the Dolphin Expressway, the northern terminus of SR 973.
Galloway Road, outside of state maintenance, exists in several non-contiguous stretches from Cutler Bay
to the south to Medley
to the north.
South of SR 973's southern terminus, Galloway Road has a two block segment before a dead end. Galloway Road continues to the south east of U.S. 1
(South Dixie Highway) a block north of Southwest 141st Street at Canal C-100-C in Palmetto Bay
, a block north of Southwest 141st Street, where it continues south until it dead ends at Southwest 163rd Terrace at Canal C-100.
The road continues south as Colonial Drive (SW 164th Street) near Canal C-100, leaving Palmetto Bay as it crosses Eureka Avenue and enters Cutler Bay. It leaves Cutler Bay as the road crosses SW 232nd Street as SW 87th Avenue, and south of North Kendall Drive, all stretches are two lanes wide. The southern terminus is a dead-end near Black Creek Marina, between Black Creek Canal and Biscayne National Park
at Biscayne Bay
just south of the town of Cutler Bay
.
North of SR 973's northern terminus, Galloway Road goes through a large business center, followed by an intersection with Doral Boulevard/NW 36 Street (Florida State Road 948). Afterwards, Galloway narrows down to 4 lanes as it crosses the Doral Golf Resort and Spa. It continues north through the city of Doral until it crosses Northwest 58th Street, where it divides the city of Doral to the west with unincorporated Miami-Dade County to the east.
It continues north of 58th as a 2 lane roadway through industrial areas, and north of NW 72 Street it becomes a dirt road. It continues as a dirt road until it ends north of its intersection of NW 74 Street (also dirt). North of this, NW 87 Avenue resumes as a short side street in an industrial part of Medley between NW 95 Street and South River Drive.
Two far-northern, discontiguous stretches of this roadway also exist. The first picks up at the Okeechobee Service Road (which parallels Okeechobee Road / US 27) in Hialeah Gardens, and continues north into Hialeah, where it picks up the additional designation of West 28th Avenue during its run through that city. This stretch ends at Miami Lakes Drive (NW 154 Street), and is mostly 4 lanes. The final stretch picks up again in a residential neighborhood near NW 162 Street, and continues north, mainly as a 2 lane residential street until it reaches Miami Gardens Drive (NW 186 Street). North of there it is a 4 lane roadway until it ends at NW 197 Terrace in Miami Lakes, just short of the Florida Turnpike and the Broward County line.
(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.
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State Road 5 (Florida)
State Road 5 is a mostly-unsigned state highway in the state of Florida. It is mainly signed as U.S. Route 1 from its south end in Key West, Florida to Jacksonville, Florida, and U.S. Route 17 from Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the Saint Marys River. U.S...
/South Dixie Highway) in Pinecrest
Pinecrest, Florida
Pinecrest is a suburban village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States of America. The population was 19,055 as of the census of 2000. Pinecrest is governed by a five-member Village Council and operates under the Council-Manager form of government....
with the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) in Doral
Doral, Florida
Doral is a city located in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. A suburb of Miami, it lies north-west of Miami International Airport. It takes its name from the famous golf and spa resort located within its municipal boundaries. The Doral Golf Resort & Spa was originally built...
. The southern end involves a one-block segment of Southwest 132nd Street that has a sign that can be seen by northbound traffic only (the southernmost SR 973 reassurance sign for southbound traffic is a block to the north, on Galloway Road).
Route description
Florida State Road 990
A long east–west road near Kendall, State Road 990 currently extends from an interchange between the Don Shula Expressway and West 107th Avenue to South Dixie Highway...
, until it crosses North Kendall Drive (SW 88 St / Florida State Road 94) where it widens to 4 lanes. It continues through housing for several more blocks until it reaches the interchange with the Snapper Creek Expressway, where it borders Glenvar Heights
Glenvar Heights, Florida
Glenvar Heights is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,898 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Glenvar Heights is located at ....
to the east with Sunset
Sunset, Florida
Sunset is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,389 at the 2010 census. The zip-codes serving Sunset are 33173, 33183, and 33193.-Geography:Sunset is located at ....
to the west and becomes a commercial street dotted with housing. It then has an intersection with Sunset Drive before passing under the Don Shula Expressway without an interchange. Immediately after, it passes a water treatment plant, followed by a cemetery to the west, with houses lining the east side of the road. North of the intersection with Southwest 56th Street, the road becomes almost purely residential from here to the northern terminus, with shops at major intersections. SR 973 continues north with an intersection with Bird Road, followed by Banyan Park a few blocks north, then an intersection with SW 24th Street. Continuing north, the road then passes by a high school, quickly intersecting Tamiami Trail
Tamiami Trail
The Tamiami Trail is the southernmost of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 in Miami. The road also has the hidden designation of State Road 90....
and approaching Flagler Street. Upon crossing West Flagler Street it becomes Northwest 87th Avenue, and widens to 6 lanes. It enters the city of Doral
Doral, Florida
Doral is a city located in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. A suburb of Miami, it lies north-west of Miami International Airport. It takes its name from the famous golf and spa resort located within its municipal boundaries. The Doral Golf Resort & Spa was originally built...
after crossing the Dolphin Expressway, the northern terminus of SR 973.
Galloway Road, outside of state maintenance, exists in several non-contiguous stretches from Cutler Bay
Cutler Bay, Florida
Cutler Bay, historically called Cutler Ridge, is an incorporated town in Miami-Dade County, Florida from SW 184th Street east of US-1 to the coast, and north of Black Point Marina, at...
to the south to Medley
Medley, Florida
Medley is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The community was named after its founder, Sylvester Medley. The population was 1,098 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,059...
to the north.
South of SR 973's southern terminus, Galloway Road has a two block segment before a dead end. Galloway Road continues to the south east of U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in Florida
U.S. Route 1 in Florida runs along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne, and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. Highway System was established in 1926.US 1 runs in the state of Florida, and...
(South Dixie Highway) a block north of Southwest 141st Street at Canal C-100-C in Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay, Florida
Palmetto Bay is a Miami suburban incorporated village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,469 at the 2000 census.Palmetto Bay includes two census-designated places defined in the 2000 census, Cutler and East Perrine.-History:...
, a block north of Southwest 141st Street, where it continues south until it dead ends at Southwest 163rd Terrace at Canal C-100.
The road continues south as Colonial Drive (SW 164th Street) near Canal C-100, leaving Palmetto Bay as it crosses Eureka Avenue and enters Cutler Bay. It leaves Cutler Bay as the road crosses SW 232nd Street as SW 87th Avenue, and south of North Kendall Drive, all stretches are two lanes wide. The southern terminus is a dead-end near Black Creek Marina, between Black Creek Canal and Biscayne National Park
Biscayne National Park
Biscayne National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southern Florida, due east of Homestead. The park preserves Biscayne Bay, one of the top scuba diving areas in the United States. Ninety-five percent of the park is water. In addition, the shore of the bay is the location of an extensive...
at Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay is a lagoon that is approximately 35 miles long and up to 8 miles wide located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida, United States. It is usually divided for purposes of discussion and analysis into three parts: North Bay, Central Bay, and South Bay. Its area is...
just south of the town of Cutler Bay
Cutler Bay, Florida
Cutler Bay, historically called Cutler Ridge, is an incorporated town in Miami-Dade County, Florida from SW 184th Street east of US-1 to the coast, and north of Black Point Marina, at...
.
North of SR 973's northern terminus, Galloway Road goes through a large business center, followed by an intersection with Doral Boulevard/NW 36 Street (Florida State Road 948). Afterwards, Galloway narrows down to 4 lanes as it crosses the Doral Golf Resort and Spa. It continues north through the city of Doral until it crosses Northwest 58th Street, where it divides the city of Doral to the west with unincorporated Miami-Dade County to the east.
It continues north of 58th as a 2 lane roadway through industrial areas, and north of NW 72 Street it becomes a dirt road. It continues as a dirt road until it ends north of its intersection of NW 74 Street (also dirt). North of this, NW 87 Avenue resumes as a short side street in an industrial part of Medley between NW 95 Street and South River Drive.
Two far-northern, discontiguous stretches of this roadway also exist. The first picks up at the Okeechobee Service Road (which parallels Okeechobee Road / US 27) in Hialeah Gardens, and continues north into Hialeah, where it picks up the additional designation of West 28th Avenue during its run through that city. This stretch ends at Miami Lakes Drive (NW 154 Street), and is mostly 4 lanes. The final stretch picks up again in a residential neighborhood near NW 162 Street, and continues north, mainly as a 2 lane residential street until it reaches Miami Gardens Drive (NW 186 Street). North of there it is a 4 lane roadway until it ends at NW 197 Terrace in Miami Lakes, just short of the Florida Turnpike and the Broward County line.
History
While it appears that SR 973 is primarily a bypass of the heavily-congested Palmetto Expressway, much of Galloway Road actually predates it, having been laid (but not necessarily paved) in the 1940s and 1950s. Galloway Road was part of a collection of DadeMiami-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...
(now Miami-Dade) County streets that the Florida Department of Transportation
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...
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.
Major junctions
The entire route is located in Miami-Dade CountyMiami-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...
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| Location | Mile | Destination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | Southern terminus | ||
| 1.36 | |||
| 2.92 | |||
| 3.44 | |||
| 3.91 | |||
| 6.04 | |||
| 8.03 | |||
| 8.57 | |||
| Doral Doral, Florida Doral is a city located in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. A suburb of Miami, it lies north-west of Miami International Airport. It takes its name from the famous golf and spa resort located within its municipal boundaries. The Doral Golf Resort & Spa was originally built... |
9.38 | Northern terminus, Galloway Road continues unsigned | |