Florida State Road 786
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| Length | 8.647 mi[1] (13.916 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 710 in Palm Beach Gardens | |||
 Florida's Turnpike in Palm Beach Gardens I-95 in Palm Beach Gardens | ||||
| East end |   US 1 / SR A1A in Palm Beach Gardens | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Palm Beach | |||
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State Road 786 (SR 786), locally known as PGA Boulevard, is an 8.6-mile-long (13.84 km) east–west highway located completely within the city limits of
Route description
The western terminus is an intersection with Bee Line Highway (
After this interchange, PGA Boulevard moves to the northeast and quickly approaches the interchange with
History
Most of the original alignment of the highway was known as "Monet Road" (named for a settlement located near the modern day intersection of RCA Boulevard and SR 811 in Palm Beach Gardens)[4] and was a gravel road. The highway had received the "PGA Boulevard" name in 1965 six years after the incorporation of Palm Beach Gardens at the request of the city's founder John D. MacArthur.[5] Following a realignment of SR 786 east of I-95, a portion of the old road was renamed "RCA Boulevard" due to the road serving a new RCA factory there.[6]
From 1973 until 1987, SR 786 served as the temporary northern terminus of I-95 in southeastern Florida, when a previously approved alignment in which I-95 would be cosigned with Florida's Turnpike for a 41-mile (66 km) stretch from PGA Boulevard northbound to
Major intersections
The entire route is in Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 710 (Bee-Line Highway) – Indiantown, Okeechobee | |||
| 4.129 | 6.645 | Miami | Exit 109 on Turnpike | ||
| 5.778 | 9.299 |     CR 809 north (Military Trail ) | Northern terminus of SR 809; southern terminus of CR 809 | ||
| 6.02 | 9.69 | I-95 – Daytona Beach, West Palm Beach | Exit 79 on I-95 | ||
| 6.5 | 10.5 |  Alternate A1A) | Grade-separated interchange; former routing of Dixie Highway and SR A1A | ||
| 8.273– 8.345 | 13.314– 13.430 | PGA Boulevard Bridge over Lake Worth Creek | |||
| 8.647 | 13.916 | US 1 (Federal Highway) / SR A1A south (Jack Nicklaus Drive) | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Transportation and Data Analytics Office (October 19, 2018). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ a b Map of State Road 786 (Map). MapQuest, Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ^ a b Municipalities of Palm Beach County, Florida (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Palm Beach County GIS. Palm Beach County, Florida. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (January 23, 2020). Riviera Beach quadrangle (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via TopoQuest.
- Palm Beach Post. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Capozzi, Joe (September 2, 1997). "Transformation of PGA Boulevard". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved January 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Squabbles unnecessary". Boca Raton News 10 May 1973: 4A
- ^ "Free Roads Vs. Toll: A Secret Stall?" St. Petersburg Times 21 Apr 1963: 1D
- ^ "Toll-Free I-95 In State Still A Long Way Off". St. Petersburg Times 11 Nov 1967: 3B. Retrieved 11 Aug 2009.
- ^ "I-95 'Missing Link' Okayed". Lakeland Ledger 19 Apr 1973: 4A
- ^ "Gap In I-95 To Close Saturday". Miami Herald 13 Dec 1987: 1A
External links
- When PGA Boulevard was a two-lane gravel path - Sarah E. Skinner, Historic Palm Beach Blog, June 14, 2012