Transportation in Florida
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Transportation in Florida includes a variety of options, including
Highways
Florida's
Florida's interstate highway system contains 1,473 miles (2,371 km) of highway, and there are 9,934 miles (15,987 km) of non-interstate highway in the state, such as Florida state highways and U.S. Highways.[citation needed]
State highways are numbered according to convention. The first digits of state highways with some exceptions (such as State Road 112 (SR 112) connecting Interstate 95 (I-95) to the Miami International Airport) are numbered with the first digit indicating what area of the state the road is in, from 1 in the north and east to 9 in the south and west. Major north-south state roads generally have one- or two-digit odd route numbers that increase from east to west, while major east-west state roads generally have one- or two-digit even route numbers that increase from north to south. Roads of secondary importance usually have three-digit route numbers. The first digit x of their route number is the same as the first digit of the road with two-digit number x0 to the immediate north. The three-digit route numbers also increase from north to south for even numbers and east to west for odd numbers.
Following this convention, SR 907, or Alton Road on Miami Beach, is farther east than SR 997, which is Krome Avenue, or the farthest west north-south road in Miami–Dade County. One notable exception to the convention is SR 826, or the Palmetto Expressway (pictured at the right heading north) which, although even numbered, is signed north-south. State roads can have anywhere from one to four digits depending on the importance and location of the road.[1] County roads often follow this same system.
A law introduced on January 1, 2013, required all non US drivers to possess an International Driving License to drive within the state. The Florida Department for Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issued a statement on February 14, 2013, announcing that the law would not be enforced.[2]
Railways
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Brightline is a higher-speed service connecting Miami, Aventura, Ft. Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, and Orlando. There are plans for Brightline to reach Tampa in the future via Disney Springs at Walt Disney World.[4]
High-speed inter-city rail
The
Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment in 2000 for the construction of a
Airports
Florida has 131 public airports.[6] Florida's seven large hub and medium hub airports, as classified by the FAA, are the following:
City served | Code | Airport name | FAA Category |
Enplanements |
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Miami | MIA | Miami International Airport | Large Hub | 17,017,654 |
Orlando | MCO | Orlando International Airport | Large Hub | 17,017,491 |
Fort Lauderdale | FLL | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood Int'l Airport | Large Hub | 10,829,810 |
Tampa
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TPA | Tampa International Airport | Large Hub | 8,137,222 |
Fort Myers | RSW | Southwest Florida International Airport | Medium Hub | 3,714,157 |
West Palm Beach | PBI | Palm Beach International Airport | Medium Hub | 2,958,416 |
Jacksonville | JAX | Jacksonville International Airport | Medium Hub | 2,755,719 |
Major international airports in Florida which processed more than 15 million passengers each in 2005 are
Secondary airports, with annual passenger traffic exceeding 5 million each in 2005, include Southwest Florida International Airport (Fort Myers) (7,518,169 est. 2006), Palm Beach International Airport (West Palm Beach) (7,014,237 est. 2006), Jacksonville International Airport (5,741,652).
Regional Airports which processed over one million passengers each in 2005 are
Other smaller, regional airports with commercial service (with passengers served in 2005, where available) include those at
Canals
Florida is part of the
Public transportation
Miami's public transportation is served by
Tampa and its surrounding area is served by buses run by
Greater Orlando utilizes the Lynx bus system, which also operates a free bus rapid transit service in downtown Orlando.[9] A commuter rail service – SunRail – also serves the Metro Orlando area. The Walt Disney World Resort is also located in this area and is served by Disney Transport, its own internal transportation system consisting of buses, watercraft, parking lot trams, and the Walt Disney World Monorail System. The latter is one of the busiest mass transit rail systems in North America, with over 150,000 riders served each day.[10]
Public transportation in
In
In Polk County, the Citrus Connection and Winter Haven Area Transit (WHAT) provide regional transportation in the cities of Lakeland, Bartow, Winter Haven, Auburndale and smaller surrounding municipalities and unincorporated areas. WHAT connects with the Lynx system at Haines City.
The Gainesville metropolitan area is served by the fourth largest public transit system in the state of Florida. Gainesville Regional Transit System or RTS presently serves 40 city routes (19 on Saturdays, 16 on Sundays), 10 campus routes, and five "Later Gator" routes. Paratransit (ADA) service is also provided to anyone with a Gainesville address. RTS has a daily ridership of approximately 25,000 riders.
On April 1, 2016, Florida governor Rick Scott signed a video surveillance bill that was to be used in public Transit systems throughout the state. Public Transits may release their video surveillance to local, state or federal agencies in furtherance of civic duty and responsibility; They may release video footage upon showing good cause to a court of competent jurisdiction.[12]
Intercity Bus
Bus service between cities and towns in Florida is provided by a number of private companies. Amtrak Thruway service is offered connecting Amtrak trains to cities off of train routes, including Fort Myers and St Augustine, but tickets cannot be purchased for the bus alone, only a combined bus-rail itinerary.
List of Florida roads
Interstates
Road name | South or west terminus | North or east terminus | Notes |
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I-4 | Tampa | Daytona Beach | Has junctions with I-75 in Tampa and I-95 in Daytona Beach. |
I-10 | Alabama state line, near Pensacola | Jacksonville | Has junctions with I-75 near Lake City and I-95 in Jacksonville. |
I-75 | Hialeah/Miami Lakes | Georgia state line, near Lake City | Has junctions with I-10 in Lake City and I-4 in Tampa. |
I-95 | Downtown Miami | Georgia state line, near Jacksonville | Has junctions with I-10 in Jacksonville and I-4 in Daytona Beach. |
Auxiliary Interstates
Road name | Notes |
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I-110 | A spur from I-10 into downtown Pensacola. |
I-175 | Connects I-275 to southern downtown St. Petersburg .
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I-195 | An extension of SR 112); a spur eastward from I-95 to Miami Beach .
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I-275 | A 60 miles (97 km)[13] westward half-loop from I-75 north of Ellenton, over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, through St. Petersburg, to Tampa International Airport and downtown Tampa, reconnecting with I-75 in Tampa's northern suburbs. |
I-295 | A beltway around Jacksonville. |
I-375 | Connects I-275 to northern downtown St. Petersburg. |
I-395
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An extension of SR 836); a spur eastward from I-95 to Miami Beach .
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I-595 | Connects Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and Port Everglades .
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Toll roads
Florida has several toll roads, totaling 515 miles (829 km) of the state highway system. Major toll roads include:
- I-75, as it passes through the Everglades between Naples and Fort Lauderdale has been grandfathered as a toll road from its original construction as State Road 84 (SR 84)
- . Florida's Turnpike has the distinction of having the farthest distance between two exits of any limited-access highway in the United States. It is more than 47 miles (76 km) between exits 193 and 240; there is a service area with fuel at milepost 229.
- I-275 Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which connects Pinellas County with Manatee County
U.S. Routes
Funding
Federal, state and local governments pay for road construction and maintenance. In 2015, the federal government approved $12 billion over the next five years. $10 Billion will be used for the highway program. $2 billion will be used for
See also
- Florida
- Florida Department of Transportation
- Plug-in electric vehicles in Florida
- Transportation in South Florida
References
- ^ FHP State Road Listings Archived August 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ Florida's International Driving Permit Guidelines,
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015 – State of Florida" (PDF). Amtrak. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ Spear, Kevin. "Brightline, Disney announce plans for Disney Springs train station". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "Derailed: Florida Amendment for $25B Bullet Train Bites Dust in Vote - Site Selection Online". www.siteselection.com.
- ^ "Florida Drug Threat Assessment-Overview". National Drug Intelligence Center. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2007.
- ^ 2005 North America Airports Traffic Statistics Archived January 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine URL retrieved September 15, 2006
- ^ Cross-Bay Ferry – official website
- ^ Solodev (6 February 2018). "LYMMO - Public Transportation Services for Orange, Seminole". www.golynx.com.
- ^ "Webster: D.C. Metro should be more like Disney World monorail". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
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- ^ "Florida to get $12 billion for transportation projects". news-press.com.