Glades Road
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  US 441 / SR 7 near Boca Raton Florida's Turnpike near Boca Raton I-95 in Boca Raton | ||
| East end |  US 1 in Boca Raton | |
| Location | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Florida | |
| County | Palm Beach | |
| Highway system | ||
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Glades Road is an 11.115-mile (17.888 km) long east–west arterial boulevard in southern
Glades Road is a major
Route description
The entirety of Glades Road has a posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h).[1]
CR 808
Glades Road proper begins at the western terminus of Palmetto Park Road (
SR 808
SR 808 begins at the intersection of US 441 (SR 7) in Mission Bay, meeting with several shopping centers. SR 808 heads east on Glades Road, serving as a commercial thoroughfare through Mission Bay and Boca West, and providing access to several gated communities. Two miles east of the western terminus, the road enters Boca Raton and has an interchange with Florida's Turnpike east of the actual road. East of the Turnpike, Glades Road acts as an access road for two gated communities before intersecting with the northern terminus of SR 845 (Powerline Road), which continues north as Jog Road. At St. Andrews Boulevard, Glades Road becomes commercial again, providing the northern boundary of the Boca Town Center. East of the mall, SR 808 intersects with Butts Road, providing access to Military Trail; east of there, Glades Road provides access to many business parks until its interchange with I-95. East of the interchange, the highway continues as a commercial road, providing access to Boca Raton Airport's terminal via Airport Road and the main campus of Florida Atlantic University. East of FAU, SR 808 serves a mix of commercial and residential areas while heading towards the railroad tracks and the road's eastern terminus at US 1.[1]
History
SR 808 was established in 1945 in its current route. Prior to the
Planned extension into Broward County
West of US 441, Glades Road continues and turns southward, terminating at Palmetto Park Road. According to maps published by Fort Lauderdale-based Dolph Map Company, an extension of the small segment of University Drive (as the very end portion of the road is designated on some maps, though other maps show it as Glades Road all the way through) has been proposed to connect to the present-day University Drive (State Road 817) in Broward County. No indication is given of whether the extension would be a state or county road or what number designation it would have if any.
Road extension plans were abandoned in 2009 to appease resident concerns about traffic. An isolated area of Palm Beach County was transferred to Broward.[4][5]
The section of Glades Road that exists west of US 441 was converted from state to county jurisdiction after July 2009.[6]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Palm Beach County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 798 ) | ||
| | 3.50 0.000 | 5.63 0.000 |   SR 7) to SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) | Route transitions to SR 808 | |
| | 2.125 | 3.420 | Miami, Orlando | Exit 75 on Turnpike | |
Jog Road north | Northern terminus of SR 845 (route formerly continued further north) | ||||
| 4.634 | 7.458 |  Butts Road to SR 809 | |||
| 5.280 | 8.497 | Miami | Exit 45 on I-95 | ||
| 7.390 | 11.893 | Dixie Highway | |||
| 7.615 | 12.255 | US 1 (Federal Highway) | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c d e Google (December 30, 2016). "County Road 808" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c Transportation and Data Analytics Office (May 11, 2017). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the originalon July 1, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "County abandons road extension plan".
- ^ http://www.cityofparkland.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/3876 [dead link]
- ^ "General Highway Map, Palm Beach County, Florida" (PDF). Surveying and Mapping Office, Florida Department of Transportation. July 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2016.