Vizcaya (Metrorail station)
Encyclopedia
Vizcaya is a Metrorail
station in The Roads neighborhood of Miami, Florida
.
The station is located near the intersection of Southwest First Avenue and 32nd Road, at the southern junction
of I-95
and South Dixie Highway (US 1
) and two blocks southeast of Coral Way. It opened to service May 20, 1984.
(UM) 'Canes Shuttle – UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Metrorail (Miami)
The Miami Metrorail, officially Metrorail and commonly called the Metro, is the heavy rail rapid transit system of Miami, Florida, United States, serving the Miami metropolitan area. The Metro is operated by Miami-Dade Transit, a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County...
station in The Roads neighborhood of Miami, 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...
.
The station is located near the intersection of Southwest First Avenue and 32nd Road, at the southern junction
Junction (road)
A road junction is a location where vehicular traffic going in different directions can proceed in a controlled manner designed to minimize accidents. In some cases, vehicles can change between different routes or directions of travel.-Origins:...
of I-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 South Dixie Highway (US 1
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs 2,377 miles from Fort Kent, Maine at the Canadian border south to Key West, Florida. U.S. 1 generally parallels Interstate 95, though it is significantly farther west between...
) and two blocks southeast of Coral Way. It opened to service May 20, 1984.
Places of interest
- Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
- Miami Museum of Science and Space PlanetariumMiami Science MuseumThe Miami Science Museum is an attraction located in the city of Miami, Florida USA. The museum itself also contains the Space-Transit Planetarium, Weintraub Observatory and a wildlife center. The museum is currently working to transplant the museum from its current location to Park West at...
- Mercy HospitalMercy Hospital (Miami)Mercy Hospital is a 473-bed acute care U.S. hospital located in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. It is Miami-Dade County’s only Catholic hospital and is a recipient of the MAGNET award for nursing excellence....
- Immaculata-Lasalle High SchoolImmaculata-Lasalle High SchoolImmaculata-LaSalle High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami and located between Mercy Hospital and Vizcaya on South Bayshore Drive....
Metrobus
| Route # | Route Name | Route Map | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Coconut Grove at Mercy Hospital ↔ Northside station Northside (Metrorail station) Northside is a Metrorail station in the West Little River neighborhood of Miami, Florida.This station is located near the intersection of Northwest 79th Street and 31st Avenue, opening to service May 19, 1985.-Places of interest:... via West 12 Ave |
Map | |
| 17 | Norwood (Miami Gardens Miami Gardens, Florida Miami Gardens is a Miami suburban city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name comes from one of the major roadways through the area, Miami Gardens Drive. According to the 2010 U.S... ) via West 17 Ave and North 191 St |
Map | Rush hour service to NW 95 St at NW 7 Ave (US 441 U.S. Route 441 in Florida U.S. Route 441 in Florida is a north–south United States Highway. It runs from Miami in South Florida northwest to the Georgia border north of the Lake City area.... ) |
| 24 | Downtown Miami Downtown Miami Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States... ↔ SW 137 Ave at 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:... via Coral Way and FIU Florida International University Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park... (Modesto Maidique Campus University Park, Florida According to the census of 2000, there were 26,538 people, 8,646 households, and 6,501 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,535.1 people per square mile . There were 9,047 housing units at an average density of 2,227.9/sq mi... ) |
Map | |
| 500 | Government Center Downtown Bus Terminal Stephen P. Clark Government Center The Stephen P. Clark Government Center, known also as Government Center, Miami-Dade Center, or County Hall, is a skyscraper in the Government Center district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is the headquarters building of the Miami-Dade County government. Many county offices are... ↔ Dadeland South station |
Map | Overnight service only |
Alternative modes of transport
University of MiamiUniversity of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
(UM) 'Canes Shuttle – UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is a college and research institute for the study of oceanography and the atmospheric sciences within the University of Miami . It is located on a 16 acre campus on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida, USA...