Florida State Road A1A

Route map:
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"A1A" redirects here. For other uses, see A1A (disambiguation).

Key West
Major intersections
North end US 1 / US 23 / US 301 / SR 200 in Callahan
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesMonroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Brevard, Volusia, Flagler, St. Johns, Duval, Nassau
Highway system
← US 1→ SR 2

State Road A1A (SR A1A) is a major north–south

Miami Beach
and other south Florida coastal cities.

Other than SR A1A Alternate (now

SR 300
).

The road was designated as State Road 1 in the 1945 renumbering, mostly replacing the former State Road 140 designation. The number reflected its location in the new grid as the easternmost major north–south road. About a year and a half later, in November 1946, the State Road Board resolved to renumber the route due to confusion with the parallel U.S. Highway 1. The new designation, A1A, was chosen to keep the number 1 in its place in the grid.[3][4][5][6]

The East Coast Greenway, a system of trails that connects Maine to Florida, travels along sections of SR A1A.

Overview

Scenic stretch of SR A1A in Flagler Beach

SR A1A is heavily associated with Florida beach culture and is known for its lush

tropical storms
.

SR A1A also has been a backbone of Florida's

Daytona Beach
, which became a popular destination for college spring breaks during the 1970s. Today, SR A1A serves as more a main coastal highway that connects beach towns for more than 375 miles (600 km) along Florida's east coast.

Route description

The beginning of SR A1A (Milestone 0) at Bertha Street in Key West
SR A1A southbound in Fort Pierce
SR A1A northbound past the eastern terminus of US 92 in Daytona Beach
Western terminus of SR A1A in Callahan

Though SR A1A runs from Key West to north of Jacksonville, the designation is not one continuous route. In some areas such as the Florida Keys, there is no oceanfront highway (other than the

County Road A1A) rather than state roads, and still other areas are restricted by geography (inlets) or usage (e.g. nature preserves and the Kennedy Space Center). The longest of the route's seven sections runs 106 miles (171 km) from Stuart to Cocoa
, while three of the sections are less than 10 miles (15 km) long

The southern terminus of the first section of SR A1A is at the southern end of Bertha Street, where SR A1A begins as a two-lane, then a four-lane highway along the

CR 5A (Flagler Avenue), followed by the northern terminus of the Key West section of SR A1A, U.S. Route 1 and State Road 5 (the Overseas Highway
). Running along the south shore of Key West, SR A1A is the southernmost numbered highway in the lower 48 states.

SR A1A reappears at

US 1 in Miami, beginning at MacArthur Causeway before becoming Collins Avenue at Fifth Street in Miami Beach (or, in small segments, Harding Avenue, Abbott Avenue, or Indian Creek Drive), serving as one of Miami Beach's main north — south thoroughfares. Just north in the town of Surfside, the northbound is Collins Avenue, and the southbound is Harding Avenue. In Bal Harbour it is called Bal Harbour Boulevard. In Golden Beach
it is called Ocean Boulevard.

It serves

Hollywood Beach, and Dania Beach. It joins with US 1 for 3.4 miles, and passes the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport. It then divides and serves Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach
, and continuing north.

It serves as the main road throughout much of the exclusive Palm Beach, further to the north.

In the area of

Vero Beach, SR A1A is called the Robert C. Spillman Memorial Highway, and it spans Sebastian Inlet at the Sebastian Inlet Bridge
.

SR A1A next passes just to the west of

John F. Kennedy Space Center
.

Two miles of SR A1A were used as part of the well-known

Daytona Beach Road Course
.

SR A1A also passes through St. Augustine, the oldest continuously-inhabited city on the mainland of the United States.

SR A1A is called 3rd Street in Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach.

Just south of Atlantic Beach, SR A1A turns inland for several blocks, following Atlantic Boulevard, before resuming a northward course along Mayport Road that ends at the St. Johns River. A ferry takes traffic to the northern section of SR A1A that continues along the coast to just south of Fort Clinch State Park on the estuary of the Saint Mary's River. At that point SR A1A hooks back south to Fernandina Beach and then turns west, going inland 20 miles through Yulee and crossing I-95 and U.S. Highway 17. It ends at U.S. Highway 1, U.S. Highway 23, and U.S. Highway 301 in Callahan. This section west of Fernandina Beach, is also marked as SR 200, but SR A1A signs are displayed at every cluster of signs, though a designated direction is only above the SR 200 signs.

History

Pre-1945 alignment

SR A1A as it runs over the 17th Street Causeway in Ft. Lauderdale.
SR A1A as it runs over the South Causeway in New Smyrna Beach.
SR A1A as it runs over the Halifax River in Port Orange.
SR A1A in Daytona Beach

Prior to the 1945 renumbering, the route that became SR 1 had the following numbers:

Initial alignment

SR 1, the original designation of SR A1A after the 1945 renumbering
SR A1A in Key West
SR A1A in Boca Raton
SR A1A sign in St. Augustine

SR 1 was defined in the 1945 renumbering as:

Alignment modifications

Since then, the following changes have been made:

Jungle Trail

Jungle Trail
Florida State Road A1A is located in Florida
Florida State Road A1A
Florida State Road A1A is located in the United States
Florida State Road A1A
LocationIndian River County, Florida
Nearest cityOrchid
Coordinates27°51′30″N 80°27′00″W / 27.85833°N 80.45000°W / 27.85833; -80.45000
NRHP reference No.03000700[7]
Added to NRHPAugust 1, 2003

The Jungle Trail (pre-1945 State Road 252) was part of A1A in northeastern Indian River County, Florida. The narrow, 7+1⁄2-mile-long (12.1 km) road is located between Old Winter Beach Road and the current A1A, along the western side of Orchid Island, and is unpaved.[8] It is part of the Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway system, and the southernmost road in the highway system. Part of the trail goes through the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.

The road started as a means to quickly transport citrus to packinghouses on the mainland, then in the 1930s and 1940s became more used by tourists.[9][10] On August 1, 2003, it was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places.[11]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Key West
0.0000.000Bertha StreetSouthern terminus
2.6254.225
CR 5A
south (Flagler Avenue)		former SR 5A south
2.8954.659 US 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard / Overseas Highway / SR 5)
Gap in route
Biscayne Boulevard) to I-95 – Airport
Highway continues west as I-395; US 1 (SR 5) exit is exit 2; I-95 is exit 1
0.20.32MacArthur Causeway over Intracoastal Waterway
0.50.80
Tunnel
)		Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
0.91.4Watson Island, Jungle Island, Miami Children's Museum & Miami Seaplane BaseInterchange
Miami Beach1.6342.630Fountain Street – Palm Island, Hibiscus IslandEastern terminus of freeway section
3.1925.137
 SR 907 north (Alton Road)		Northbound flyover ramp; southern terminus of SR 907
4.9137.90717th StreetTo Venetian Causeway
6.41110.318

 SR 112 west (Arthur Godfrey Road) to I-95 – Airport		Eastern terminus of SR 112
8.65813.934
 SR 907 south (63rd Street)		Northern terminus of SR 907
9.45215.212
 SR 934 west (71st Street) – Airport		Eastern terminus of SR 934
Surfside–Bal Harbour line11.59218.656

 SR 922 west (96th Street) to I-95		Eastern terminus of SR 922
Sunny Isles Beach14.59023.480

 SR 826 west (Sunny Isles Boulevard) to US 1		At-grade intersection with northbound flyover; eastern terminus of SR 826
16.24426.142

 SR 856 west (William Lehman Causeway) to US 1		At-grade intersection with northbound flyover; eastern terminus of SR 856
BrowardHallandale Beach–Hollywood line18.48829.754

 SR 858 west (Hallandale Beach Boulevard) to I-95		At-grade intersection with northbound flyover; eastern terminus of SR 858
Hollywood20.332.7


 SR 820 west (Hollywood Boulevard) to Florida's Turnpike / I-95		Interchange; eastern terminus of SR 820
21.80635.093

 SR 822 west (Sheridan Street) to I-95		Eastern terminus of SR 822
23.437.7Dania Beach Boulevard Bridge over Intracoastal Waterway
Dania Beach25.16640.501

 US 1 south to I-95		Southern terminus of concurrency with US 1 (SR 5)
SR 818 west (Griffin Road) to Taylor Road / I-95 / Florida's Turnpike
Eastern terminus of SR 818
26.542.6
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Interchange
27.444.1
Port Everglades
No southbound access to Port Everglades; exits 12A-B on I-595
Fort Lauderdale28.24045.448


 SR 84 west (Marina Boulevard) to Florida's Turnpike / I-95 – Port Everglades		Eastern terminus of SR 84
28.75746.280
CR 811 north) – Downtown
Northern terminus of concurrency with US 1 (SR 5)
29.948.117th Street Causeway over Intracoastal Waterway
31.72151.050
SR 842
west
33.03153.158
SR 838 west (Sunrise Boulevard) to I-95 / Florida's Turnpike
Eastern terminus of SR 838
35.51457.154
SR 816 west (Oakland Park Boulevard) to I-95
Eastern terminus of SR 816
SR 870
west (Commercial Boulevard)		Eastern terminus of SR 870
SR 814 west (Atlantic Boulevard) to US 1
Eastern terminus of SR 814
40.86865.771
 SR 844 (Northeast 14th Street) to US 1		Eastern terminus of SR 844; to Northeast 14th Street Causeway
Hillsboro Inlet41.7667.21Hillsboro Inlet Bridge
Deerfield Beach45.47773.188

 SR 810 west (Hillsboro Boulevard) to I-95		Eastern terminus of SR 810
SR 798
)
50.56881.381
SR 800 west (Spanish River Boulevard
)		Eastern terminus of SR 800
SR 782
)
55.79389.790

 SR 806 west (East Atlantic Avenue) to I-95		Eastern terminus of SR 806
56.70191.251George Bush Boulevard (
CR 806A west)
Eastern terminus of CR 806A (former SR 806A)
CR 792 west) to I-95
Eastern terminus of unsigned CR 792 (former SR 792)
60.38597.180

 SR 804 west (Ocean Avenue) to I-95		Eastern terminus of SR 804
CR 812 west) to I-95
Eastern terminus of unsigned CR 812
Lake Worth Beach66.552107.105
 SR 802 west (Lake Avenue)		To Lake Worth Bridge; eastern terminus of SR 802
Traffic circle
; eastern terminus of US 98 / SR 80
73.053117.567


 SR 704 west (Royal Palm Way) to I-95 / Florida's Turnpike		Eastern terminus of SR 704
Lake Worth Lagoon74.6120.1Flagler Memorial Bridge
West Palm Beach74.7120.2Flagler DriveInterchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
74.894120.530 US 1 (Dixie Highway / Quadrille Boulevard / SR 5)
Gap in route, connection made via US 1
Riviera Beach0.0000.000
 US 1 (Broadway / SR 5) / SR 708 west (Blue Heron Boulevard)		Eastern terminus of SR 708
0.60.97Blue Heron Bridge over Lake Worth Lagoon
Palm Beach Gardens6.2079.989


 US 1 (Federal Highway / SR 5) / SR 786 west (PGA Boulevard) to Florida's Turnpike / I-95
Gap in route, connection made via US 1
CR A1A
west)		Eastern terminus of SR 714; transition between unsigned CR A1A and SR A1A
Sewall's Point2.94.7Evans Crary Bridge over St. Lucie River
3.3355.367Sewalls Point Road (
CR 707) – Jensen Beach
Southern terminus of unsigned CR 707
4.06.4Ernest Lyons Bridge over Indian River
Jensen Beach8.113.0
 SR 732 west (Causeway Boulevard)		Roundabout; eastern terminus of SR 732
St. LucieFort Pierce26.142.0South Causeway over Indian River
26.49942.646Indian River DriveFormer
SR 707
26.61442.831
 US 1 south (SR 5)		Southern terminus of concurrency with US 1
27.12943.660Old
CR 605 north)
south end of unsigned CR 605 (former SR 605)
27.72744.622
 US 1 north (SR 5)		Northern terminus of concurrency with US 1
27.83644.798Old
CR 605)
unsigned CR 605 (former SR 605)
28.345.5North Causeway over Indian River
Indian RiverVero Beach41.09166.130
 SR 656 west (East Causeway Boulevard)		To 17th Street Causeway; eastern terminus of SR 656
42.57668.519

 SR 60 west (Beachland Boulevard) to I-95		To Merrill P. Barber Bridge; eastern terminus of SR 60
Wabasso Beach50.62781.476

 SR 510 west (Wabasso Road) to US 1		Eastern terminus of SR 510
Sebastian Inlet58.10193.504Sebastian Inlet Bridge
Airport
To Melbourne Causeway; eastern terminus of US 192 and unsigned SR 500
Airport
To Eau Gallie Causeway; eastern terminus of SR 518
Pineda Causeway) to US 1
Eastern terminus of SR 404
Cocoa Beach Causeway
)		Eastern terminus of SR 520
​97.69157.22
CR 401
south)		Interchange; south end of freeway
​98.363158.300
SR 528
overlap
Bennett Causeway over Banana River
100.46161.67Banana River DriveExit 52 (SR 528)
103.02165.79 SR 3 – Merritt Island, Kennedy Space CenterExit 49 (SR 528)
Bennett Causeway over Indian River
105.934[12]170.484 US 1 (SR 5) – Cocoa, Titusville


 SR 528 west to I-95 – Orlando		Exit 46 (SR 528); western terminus of concurrency with SR 528
Gap in route
CR A1A
south (South Atlantic Avenue) / 6th Avenue		South end of state maintenance
1.82.9South Causeway over Indian River
2.0853.355

 Live Oak Street to SR 44 east (North Causeway)
2.1633.481
 SR 44 west (Lytle Avenue)		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
2.289[12]3.684 US 1 (Dixie Freeway / SR 5)
Gap in route
Port Orange0.0000.000

 US 1 (South Ridgewood Avenue / SR 5) / SR 421 west (Dunlawton Avenue) to I-95 – New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach
0.81.3Port Orange Causeway over Halifax River
Port Orange–Daytona Beach Shores line1.0801.738
 SR 441 north (Peninsula Drive)
Wilbur-by-the-Sea, Ponce Inlet
Northern terminus of CR 4075
CR 4050 west) — Ballpark
Eastern terminus of unsigned CR 4050
6.60110.623
SR 600) to US 1 / I-95 / I-4 – DeLand
Eastern terminus of US 92 and unsigned SR 600
6.96111.203Main Street (
CR 4040
west)		Eastern terminus of unsigned CR 4040
7.62712.274
 SR 430 west (Seabreeze Boulevard)		Eastern terminus of SR 430
Ormond Beach11.85619.080


 SR 40 west (East Granada Boulevard) to I-95 / US 1		Eastern terminus of SR 40
CR 2002
west)		Eastern terminus of unsigned CR 2002
FlaglerFlagler Beach25.92841.727

 SR 100 west (Moody Boulevard) to I-95 – Bunnell		Eastern terminus of SR 100
Hammock Dunes33.82054.428
 Camino Del Mar to I-95		to Hammock Dunes Bridge
St. JohnsSummer Haven43.269.5Matanzas Inlet Bridge over Matanzas Inlet
Crescent Beach47.90777.099

 SR 206 west to I-95 – Hastings		Eastern terminus of SR 206
CR A1A north) – St. Augustine Beach
Southern terminus of unsigned CR A1A
CR A1A south) – St. Augustine Beach
Northern terminus of unsigned CR A1A (St. Johns County section); Eastern terminus of SR 312
57.492.4Bridge of Lions over Matanzas River
57.59192.684
SR 5A) to US 1
Southern end of concurrency with Business US 1
58.87794.753
 San Carlos Avenue to US 1
58.90994.805
SR 5A) – Jacksonville
Northern terminus of concurrency with Business US 1
Vilano Beach60.296.9Vilano Causeway over Tolomato River
CR 203
north (Ponte Vedra Boulevard) / Mickler Road		Southern terminus of CR 203
CR 210
west (Palm Valley Road)
CR 210
east)		unsigned CR 210
83.051133.658Solana Road (
CR 210A west) – Palm Valley, Ponte Vedra Beach
unsigned CR 210A
DuvalJacksonville Beach85.03136.84

 SR 202 west (Butler Boulevard) to I-95 – Jacksonville		Interchange; Eastern terminus of SR 202
87.299140.494
SR 212
)		Eastern terminus of US 90 and unsigned SR 212
Neptune Beach–Atlantic Beach line89.833144.572Atlantic Boulevardsouth end of SR 10 overlap
91.11[12]146.63
 SR 10 west (Atlantic Boulevard) / Florida Boulevard – Jacksonville		Interchange; Western terminus of concurrency with SR 10
Jacksonville93.376150.274
 SR 101 north (Mayport Road) – Naval Station Mayport Main Entrance, Hanna Park		Southern terminus of SR 101
94.368151.871 SR 116 (Wonderwood Road)
96.827155.828 Mayport Ferry across St. Johns River
0.0000.000
 SR 105 south (Heckscher Drive) – Jacksonville		south end of SR 105 overlap
2.23.5Bridge over Fort George River Inlet
Nassau Sound10.416.7Nassau Sound Bridge
CR 105A north)
roundabout; unsigned CR 105A
CR 108 west (Sadler Road)
roundabout; eastern terminus of CR 108
21.75735.014Fletcher Avenuenorth end of
SR 200
overlap
see SR 200 (mile 155.816-127.867)
Callahan49.70679.994 US 1 / US 23 / US 301 (SR 15 / SR 200 west)Western terminus of concurrency with SR 200
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

County Road A1A

County Road A1A marker

County Road A1A

LocationPalm Beach County, Martin County, Volusia County, St. Johns County
Length32.68 mi[13] (52.59 km)

County Road A1A is a

county road in four counties in the U.S. state of Florida
. The route is discontinuous and functions as a spur of State Road A1A.

Palm Beach County

CR A1A in Palm Beach County is a former routing of SR A1A through

US 1
), and is often erroneously signed as SR A1A despite its official county designation and maintenance.

Martin County

The longest of the four county spurs, County Road A1A is 15.88-mile (25.56 km) that runs along the

Florida East Coast Railroad main line from Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound to Stuart, where it suddenly changes course and runs east along the south coast of the St. Lucie River. After the terminus of SR 714, it approaches the Evans Crary Bridge separating Stuart and Sewall's Point
and becomes SR A1A.

Volusia County

Entrance of Canaveral National Seashore from CR A1A.

County Road A1A is a 7-mile (11 km)

dead end
at a beach.

St. Johns County

County Road A1A is a 3.40-mile (5.47 km) spur route of SR A1A in St. Augustine Beach that runs closer to the Atlantic Ocean than SR A1A. It runs northeast from SR A1A, but begins to straighten out between John Drive and a private driveway south of F Street. The closest thing resembling a major intersection is 16th Street. After passing by the St Johns County Ocean Pier, the road intersects Pope Road and leaves the city limits, where it enters Anastasia State Park, and makes a sharp curve to the west. Once the road leaves the park, it features an exceptionally long west-to-north turning ramp towards SR A1A, but ends at the intersection of SRs A1A and 312.

References in popular culture

  • A1A is mentioned in the 1990 Vanilla Ice song Ice Ice Baby with the lyrics "A1A (Beachfront Avenue)"; in Miami's South Beach, A1A is named Collins Avenue, but "Beachfront Avenue" is a common nickname.[14]
  • A1A, called Ocean Boulevard in the town of Golden Beach, was referred to in the title of Eric Clapton's 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard.
  • A1A is the title of a 1974 album by Jimmy Buffett; one of the album's tracks, "Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season", also mentions the road.
  • A1A was mentioned in Kenny Chesney's songs "Outta Here" and "Coastal"
  • A1A was mentioned in Patty Griffin's song "Florida"
  • A1A was mentioned in The Elovaters's song "Endless Summer"

References

  1. ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 2013
  2. ^ "A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway". Scenic A1A. Friends of A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. ^ Kleinberg, Eliot (July 25, 2001). "Effort To Prevent Confusion Gave State Road A1A Its Name". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  4. State Road Department
    internal memorandum, December 4, 1946, "Change of State Road No. 1 to No. A1A":

    In accordance with a Resolution adopted by the State Road Board in Tallahassee on November 25, 1946 all records and maps are being revised to show the Atlantic Coast Route from Jacksonville to Miami as State Road No. A1A, replacing the Number 1.
    A copy of this memorandum is being sent to all parties holding road description lists, section lists, maps, etc., with the request that they mark the change on their copies accordingly.
  5. ^ Florida Highways (magazine), "CHANGE IN STATE HIGHWAY NUMBER 1 STATE OF FLORIDA", 1946 or 1947:

    Please be advised that the State Road Board adopted a Resolution in their meeting on November 25, 1946, held in Tallahassee. Florida, changing the new State Road Number 1 to State Road Number A1A. The necessity for changing this Highway Number was because of confusion which has been experienced by the traveling public where US 1 and SR 1 are common or intersect each other. State Road A1A, formerly SR 1, is the easternmost road along the Eastern Seaboard and extends from Jacksonville with intermittent sections to Miami.
  6. ^ Florida Highways (magazine), "DESIGNATION AND LOCATION OF STATE ROAD NO. 1", 1946 or 1947:

    On motion of Mr. Guernsey, seconded by Mr. Pultz, the following resolution was adopted:
    WHEREAS, this Board has heard numerous complaints of the confusion resulting from the designating and marking of the coastal road down the East Coast as State Road No. 1 and petitions and requests that some change in numbering be made to eliminate the mistaking of this road for U. S. Highway No. 1 because these two roads intersect and run parallel to each other,
    BE IT RESOLVED that in order to eliminate the confusion which the motoring public is experiencing by mistaking State Road No. 1 for U. S. Highway No. 1, and at the same time to retain the numeral One for the State's most easterly north-south road, and for whatever benefit it may have for the citizens and property owners along the route in question, THIS DEPARTMENT HEREBY CHANGES the designation of State Road No. 1 to State Road A1A.
    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said change and designation will become effective immediately after a conference to be held by Mr. Guernsey and representatives of the Jacksonville beaches within the next few days, and contingent upon no new matter strongly persuasive against such change being developed at said conference which this Board has not already considered.
    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that correct signs be made and placed on the road and that maps be printed to reflect this change with as little delay as possible.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  8. ISBN 978-0-89997-819-2
    . Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. TC Palm
    . Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  10. ^ Indian River County listings Archived 2007-05-07 at the Wayback Machine at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
  11. ^ "Episode 6: Historic Jungle Trail". Vero Beach Historical Series. Indian River County Historical Society. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  12. ^ a b c FDOT GIS data Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 2014
  13. ^ Florida Department of Transportation, FDOT GIS data Archived June 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Van Winkle, Robert; Brown, Floyd; Johnson, Mario; May, Brian; Mercury, Frederick; Taylor, Roger; Deacon, John; Bowie, David (1990). Ice Ice Baby. Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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