Sunset Drive
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East end | US 1 in South Miami | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Florida | |||
Counties | Miami-Dade | |||
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Sunset Drive, also known as Southwest 72nd Street is a 12.5-mile-long (20.1 km) east–west
Route description
Western section
Southwest 72nd Street begins as a private dirt road accessing farmland in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, north of The Hammocks and west of Kendall West.[3] The road heads east and, upon reaching 167th Avenue, it becomes a paved four-laned divided road. Sunset Drive then continues east past residential neighborhoods for one mile (1.6 km), reaching a collection of neighborhood shopping centers and the western edge of the Kendall West community at Southwest 157th Avenue. From here to its eastern terminus, Southwest 72nd Street is given the designation of Marjory Stoneman Douglas Sunset Drive.[4]
After another mile (1.6 km), and after passing by more residential neighborhoods, Sunset Drive crosses Southwest 147th Avenue and enters the unincorporated
State Road 986 section
The locations of both termini of State Road 986 are unclear, with some commercial mapping
East of the HEFT underpass, SR 986 leaves Kendale Lakes and enters the
Eastern section
Sunset Drive continues east from SR 986's eastern terminus through leafy neighborhoods of western South Miami. The road's character changes once it passes Southwest 63rd Avenue, as Sunset Drive begins to enter South Miami's
East of US 1, Sunset Drive scales down to become an undivided two-laned shopping street for the next two blocks, reaching Red Road (Southwest 57th Avenue) after 1⁄4 mile (400 m). On the other side, Sunset Drive leaves South Miami and forms the boundary between
History
This section needs additional citations for verification. (September 2013) |
In 1996, the
Until 1997, its eastern terminus was three blocks further to the east of US 1 at Red Road, to intersect with a since-truncated
Major intersections
The entire route is in Miami-Dade County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Kendale Lakes | 0.000 | 0.000 | west end of state maintenance | ||
Kendall | 1.113 | 1.791 | SR 985 (Southwest 107th Avenue) | ||
SR 973 (Southwest 87th Avenue / Galloway Road) | |||||
Glenvar Heights | 4.16 | 6.69 | SR 826 – International Airport | interchange | |
Glenvar Heights–South Miami line | 4.895 | 7.878 | Southwest 69th Avenue | east end of state maintenance | |
SR 5 ) | no left turn eastbound (signs point via Southwest 62nd Avenue and Southwest 70th Street) | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Florida portal
References
- ^ a b c d e f FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed March 2014
- ^ a b c d Google (September 26, 2013). "Map of Sunset Drive, Miami-Dade County, Florida" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- U.S. Census Bureau. January 7, 2011. Sheet 83. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ a b Roberta C. Martin (September 13, 2012). "2012 Listing of Designated Roads in Florida" (PDF). FDOT - Transportation Statistics Office. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 12, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 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 84. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (September 26, 2013). "Map of State Road 986" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 26, 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. Florida Department of Transportation. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ 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 85. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ 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 86. Retrieved September 26, 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 72. Retrieved September 26, 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 73. Retrieved September 26, 2013.