Galloway Road
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North end | SR 836 in Fontainebleau | |
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Country | United States | |
State | Florida | |
Counties | Miami-Dade | |
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Galloway Road, also known as West 87th Avenue, is a north–south route through the western areas of suburban Miami-Dade County, Florida, from the Black Point area south of Cutler Bay almost to the Broward County line north of Miami Lakes. It exists in seven different unconnected segments that total 27.5 miles (44.3 km) in length,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] acting as connecting roads, neighborhood streets, and arterial routes. Approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) of Galloway Road, between Pinecrest and Doral, is designated as State Road 973.[1]
Route description
Southern sections
Galloway Road, or locally Southwest 87th Avenue (south of
On the other side of Canal C-100 from the previous T-intersection, Galloway Road/Southwest 87th Avenue resumes at Southwest 163rd Terrace on the same alignment as a two-laned residential road. As it nears Southwest 144th Street, Galloway Road passes a medical centre and then, as it continues north, it becomes a residential street, losing its centre-line markings. It becomes little more than a laneway north of Southwest 141st Street, providing rear access to a condominium community, and terminates at another canal.[3]
Southwest 87th Avenue resumes on the same alignment as a two-laned street approximately 700 yards (640 m) to the north in south-eastern Kendall,[13] on the other side of a shopping mall from the South Dixie Highway (US 1) and the South Miami-Dade Busway at Southwest 134th Street, travelling two blocks north to Southwest 132nd Street where it gains the State Road 973 designation.[4]
State Road 973 section
For the most part, State Road 973 follows Galloway Road/Southwest 87th Avenue north from the south-western end of the Pinecrest–Kendall boundary
North of SR 94, Galloway Road passes by more houses and crosses the Snapper Creek Canal, leaving Kendall and forming the boundary between
To the north of the expressway, Galloway Road forms the boundary between Sunset and
Northern sections
Beyond Northwest 12th Street, Galloway Road crosses a CSX branch railroad line and then travels through a large business precinct punctuated by
Northwest 87th Avenue resumes north of the private property in Medley[19] as a paved industrial side-street between Northwest 90th and 93rd Streets, whereupon it terminates once more.[5] A second section, little more than an industrial laneway, starts across the nearby Florida East Coast Railway tracks and travels north for a few blocks, terminating at the Miami Canal.[6]
The road then resumes at the frontage road for Okeechobee Road (US 27) across the canal in Hialeah Gardens,[21] between its city hall and a Brothers to the Rescue memorial. After crossing SR 932 at an oblique junction, becoming four lanes wide and then crossing a canal, the road forms the boundary between Hialeah Gardens to the west and Hialeah to the east,[21] gaining the additional moniker of West 28th Avenue for its duration through the city. Following a canal north on its left side with condominiums and a shopping mall to its right, the road enters Hialeah proper at West 68th Street (Northwest 122nd Street). West 28th Avenue, still with the canal to its west, passes by tightly packed single-storey houses, then some shops before leaving Hialeah over Interstate 75, just west of its terminus, and entering the town of Miami Lakes.[21] Northwest 87th Avenue passes by residential neighborhoods before terminating at Miami Lakes Drive/Northwest 154th Street.[7]
The northernmost section of Northwest 87th Avenue begins as a laneway just to the south of Northwest 164th Street, still in Miami Lakes,[22] across an undeveloped field from the next southerly segment of the road. As it passes Northwest 164th Street, the road expands to a divided four-laned road; however, the southbound carriageway of Northwest 87th Avenue is closed to traffic and is not present north of Northwest 166th Terrace, rendering the road as a two-laned residential street. The road leaves Miami Lakes at Northwest 170th Street and, still as a residential street, it forms the western boundary of Palm Springs North.[22] It passes by the backs of residential neighborhoods until reaching Miami Gardens Drive (SR 860) a mile (1.6 km) later, and expands to four lanes once more as it passes between two shopping malls, re-entering unincorporated Miami-Dade County.[22] After passing by more residential neighborhoods, Northwest 87th Avenue reaches its northern terminus at an incomplete T-junction with Northwest 197th Terrace, traffic being guided around eastwards into that road.[8]
History
Galloway Road was part of a collection of Dade (now Miami-Dade) County streets that the Florida Department of Transportation added to its maintenance list in 1980: it was originally assigned the State Road 915 designation, but in 1983, the number was changed to SR 973 as part of a statewide renumbering.[citation needed]
In 2009, the Federal Highway Administration reported that the road was "unsafe" for travel and had recently caused multiple deaths from accidents on State Road 973.[citation needed]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Miami-Dade County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Pinecrest–Kendall line | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 1 (Dixie Highway) | Pinecrest Parkway | |
Killian Drive ) | Southwest 112th Street | ||||
2.920 | 4.699 | SR 94 (Kendall Drive ) | Southwest 88th Street | ||
Glenvar Heights–Sunset line | 3.45 | 5.55 | SR 878 | ||
3.911 | 6.294 | SR 986 (Sunset Drive ) | Southwest 72nd Street | ||
SR 976 (Bird Road ) | Southwest 40th Street | ||||
Westchester | 7.023 | 11.302 | Coral Way | Southwest 24th Street | |
8.018 | 12.904 | US 41 (Southwest 8th Street) | Tamiami Trail | ||
SR 968 east (Flagler Street ) | Western terminus of SR 968 | ||||
Fontainebleau–Doral line | 9.35 | 15.05 | SR 836 to Florida's Turnpike Extension – Airport | ||
Doral | 9.505 | 15.297 | Northwest 12th Street | North end of state maintenance | |
11.305 Doral Boulevard | |||||
Medley | 13.505[23] | 21.734 | Northwest 74th Street | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Florida portal
References
- ^ a b c d e f FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
- ^ a b Google (April 3, 2013). "Map of Galloway Road/West 87th Avenue, Miami-Dade County, Florida (1 of 7)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (April 3, 2013). "Map of Galloway Road/West 87th Avenue, Miami-Dade County, Florida (2 of 7)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ a b c Google (April 3, 2013). "Map of Galloway Road/West 87th Avenue, Miami-Dade County, Florida (3 of 7)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (April 3, 2013). "Map of Galloway Road/West 87th Avenue, Miami-Dade County, Florida (4 of 7)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (April 3, 2013). "Map of Galloway Road/West 87th Avenue, Miami-Dade County, Florida (5 of 7)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (April 3, 2013). "Map of Galloway Road/West 87th Avenue, Miami-Dade County, Florida (6 of 7)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (April 3, 2013). "Map of Galloway Road/West 87th Avenue, Miami-Dade County, Florida (7 of 7)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 124. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Geography Division. U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 112. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ a b General Highway Map - Miami-Dade County, Florida (PDF) (Map) (May, 2010 ed.). Cartography by Surveying and Mapping Office, State of Florida, Department of Transportation. Surveying and Mapping Office, Florida Department of Transportation. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Geography Division. U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 111. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). Cartography by U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 99. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Geography Division. U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 57. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (April 3, 2013). "Map of State Road 973" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Geography Division. U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 85. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Geography Division. U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 71. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ Map of State Road 973 (Map). MapQuest, Inc. 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ^ a b P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Geography Division. U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 43. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ "Northwest 58th Street Landfill NPL Site Summary". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4. April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Geography Division. U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 29. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Geography Division. U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 15. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (January 6, 2019). "Galloway Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 6, 2019.