Florida State Road 806

State Road 806
State Road 806
Atlantic Avenue
Route information
	Maintained by FDOT
Length	9.180 mi (14.774 km)
Existed	1945 renumbering (definition)–present
Major junctions
West end	US 441 near Kings Point
	Florida's Turnpike near Kings Point; I-95 in Delray Beach; US 1 in Delray Beach;
East end	SR A1A in Delray Beach
Location
Country	United States
State	Florida
Counties	Palm Beach
Highway system
	Florida State Highway System; Interstate; US; State Former; Pre‑1945; ; Toll; Scenic;
	← SR 807
	← SR 807

State Road 806 (SR 806), locally known as Atlantic Avenue, is the primary east–west highway of

County Road 809 or CR 809), SR 806 is in the city of Delray Beach; to the west of Military Trail, the road stretches through unincorporated Palm Beach County in the CDPs of High Point, Kings Point, and the Villages of Oriole

.

Along with the north-south Swinton Avenue (one-half mile west of the

SR 9

).

Route description

SR 806 begins at a divided intersection with

Villages of Oriole, where the highway continues as six lanes, turning southeastward until intersecting with Jog Road (the northern continuation of SR 845) in Delray Beach.^[2]

SR 806 continues eastward from Jog Road along West Atlantic Avenue, crossing through several country clubs as a six-lane highway with a divided median. At El Clair Ranch Road, the highway makes a gradual curve to the northeast, passing through a commercial strip near Lakes of Delray Boulevard. SR 806 continues northeastward, crossing with Via Flora, where it returns to its eastward progression. Along West Atlantic, the highway crosses through another commercial strip while staying a six lane arterial boulevard. Soon after, the highway intersects with

SR 9). The highway crosses through the partial cloverleaf and crosses under the ten lanes of I-95.^[2]

After the interchange with I-95, West Atlantic Avenue continues eastward, entering downtown Delray Beach, where the highway begins intersecting with numbered local streets now as a four-lane boulevard. The surroundings become a mix of residences and commercial industries until NW 6th Avenue, when it becomes purely commercial. SR 806 passes to the south of the

SR 5) southbound, where the state regains control of the road and SR 806 resumes. A block later, the route intersects the US 1 northbound lanes (NE 6th Avenue). SR 806 widens to a four lane undivided avenue for the remainder of East Atlantic. After US 1, the highway continues eastward, crossing Veterans Park and then crossing over Intracoastal Waterway on a large drawbridge. After the drawbridge, East Atlantic Avenue continues eastward, passing several high-rise residences until terminating at an intersection with SR A1A in Delray Beach, along the Atlantic Ocean.^[2]

History

State Road 806 was established in the 1945 renumbering as a road extending from US 441 /SR 7 to US 1 / SR 5 in Delray Beach, and extended to SR A1A at a later point. Prior to the

State Road 198.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Palm Beach County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	SR 7 ) / Atlantic Avenue west	Road continues west without designation
	1.860	2.993	Florida's Turnpike	Exit 81 on Turnpike
SR 845
SR 809
	6.974	11.224	SR 807
	7.300	11.748	Miami	Exit 52 on I-95
	8.270	13.309	Swinton Avenue (Downtown Bypass) to US 1	State maintenance ends
	8.582	13.811	US 1 south (Southeast 5th Avenue)	State maintenance resumes
	8.647	13.916	US 1 north (Northeast 6th Avenue / Downtown Bypass) to I-95
	8.815– 8.860	14.186– 14.259	Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway
	9.180	14.774	SR A1A (Ocean Boulevard)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Tolled