Florida State Road 997

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Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesMiami-Dade
Highway system
← SR 994→ SR 998

State Road 997 (SR 997), also known as Krome Avenue and West 177th Avenue is a 36.7-mile-long (59.1 km) north–south

bypass around the western side of Miami, linking the routes that run southwest, west and northwest from that city. The road passes through newer suburbs in the southern third of its length, while the northern two thirds of the highway traverse the eastern edge of the Everglades
.

Route description

Kendall Drive; the undeveloped western boundary of The Hammocks is on the right and a large cornfield
is on the left (January, 2008)

State Road 997 begins in Homestead at the western terminus of SR 998 on Campbell Drive. The road heads north exiting Homestead and enters unincorporated Miami-Dade county,[3] immediately entering farmland north of Southwest 296th Street, and becoming increasingly rural the further north it journeys.

SR 997 passes through the rural community of

Indian casino and resort, SR 997 has an uninterrupted run north along the boundary of the Everglades, turning northeast after 9 miles (14 km). After crossing the Miami Canal 4.4 miles (7.1 km) later, SR 997 terminates after 0.8 miles (1.3 km) at US 27
. [1][2][6][7]

History

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State Road 205 was defined in 1931 to run from

U.S. Route 41
).

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In the

Ingraham Highway, was completed in 1956.[8]
The extension north to SR 25 opened in the early 1950s.

In the mid-1960s,

U.S. Route 1 Business
until 1968.

The SR 27 designation for Krome Avenue confused many motorists, as the SR 27 designation belonged to the nearby

U.S. Route 27
since 1949.

In 1983, the

State Road 9336
, and at some point it was extended east two blocks past SR 997 to US 1.

Since the late 1960s, plans to incorporate the southern portion of Krome Avenue into Miami-Dade County's system of expressways have been repeatedly announced and killed.

State Road 874
southwest to Krome Avenue, then southward to Homestead. When the proposal was defeated in 1971, the Turnpike Extension was rerouted to the present-day configuration.

In December 2014, FDOT began work to turn Campbell Drive between SR 997 and

Miami-Dade County, which now exists as unsigned County Road 997.[12]

Krome Avenue is named for William J. Krome. Krome was a railroad engineer for the

Key West. Krome ended up mapping much of Everglades for the first time. Krome is also known for his contributions to agriculture in the area. He was a member of the Florida State Horticultural Society and operated orchards in Redland.[13]

Future - widening

With increasing traffic and increasing numbers of accidents on Krome Avenue,

bypass route to a third outer loop or "beltway" of Miami after the Palmetto Expressway and the HEFT amid a burgeoning population and increasing traffic congestion, possibly putting pressure on the county Urban Development Boundary, which protects against westward encroachment into the Everglades. The first section to begin construction was the northern segment from Tamiami Trail to the Okeechobee Road terminus, followed by the middle segment from Tamiami down to SW 88 Street/Kendall Drive.[18]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Miami-Dade County. [19][20]

Location[19][20]mi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
Miami-Dade College
western terminus of SR 998[11]
southern terminus of SR 997
Krome Avenue continues south as unsigned CR 997
Redland9.88415.907
 SR 994 east (Quail Roost Drive / Southwest 200th Street)		western terminus of SR 994
SR 94 east (Kendall Drive / Southwest 88th Street) to Florida's Turnpike Extension
western terminus of SR 94
​22.43036.098
SR 90
)
​36.70559.071 US 27 (Okeechobee Road / SR 25)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c District 6 (November 1, 2015). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory 87150000" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c District 6 (January 16, 2015). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory 87070000" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division (January 7, 2011). P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Sheet 133. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  4. ^ U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division (January 7, 2011). P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Sheet 83. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "Conrad Yelvington Distributors, Inc". Conrad Yelvington Distributors, Inc. 2004. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  6. ^ Florida Department of Transportation Surveying and Mapping Office (April 2007). General Highway Map Miami-Dade County, Florida (PDF) (Map) (May 2010 ed.). Florida Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  7. ^ Google (March 22, 2013). "Map of State Road 997" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  8. U.S. Geological Survey
    . Retrieved October 30, 2005.
  9. ^ Cozart, Justin; Learned, Jason (March 23, 2005). "Florida @ SouthEastRoads - Florida 874". AARoads. Retrieved October 30, 2005.
  10. ^ "Homestead truck bypass rolling". 21 May 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Legislative Matter".
  12. ^ "Legislative Matter".
  13. ^ "William J. Krome's Lasting Legacy in South Dade". South Dade News Leader. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  14. ^ Disare, Monica (June 13, 2014). "Krome Avenue will receive a makeover after repeated crashes, deaths". The Miami Herald.
  15. ^ "Krome Avenue Projects". Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  16. ^ a b Diehl, Larry (March 8, 2019). "Krome Ave widening reaches the outskirts of Homestead". Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  17. ^ Weiss, Jessica (September 8, 2015). "Farmers Worry Krome Widening Project Will Ruin Their Livelihood". Miami New Times. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  18. ^ Chardy, Alfonso (November 17, 2015). "Traffic Watch: Construction continues on State Roads 836, 826, I-95, Turnpike". The Miami Herald. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  19. ^ U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division (January 7, 2011). P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Index Sheet. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  20. ^ Google (November 6, 2015). "Location of Redland, Florida" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 6, 2015.

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