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Interstate 195 (Florida)
Encyclopedia
Interstate 195 is a 4.91 miles (7.9 km) spur expressway
connecting Interstate 95
(its parent route) in the west with Miami Beach
in the east, crossing Biscayne Bay
by traveling over the Julia Tuttle Causeway, named after Miami founder Julia Tuttle
.
It is part of the longer State Road 112, which continues to the west as the Airport Expressway and to the east as Arthur Godfrey Road.
before heading to the Julia Tuttle Causeway, where the interstate crosses Biscayne Bay
. At the eastern end of the causeway in Miami Beach, it has an interchange with SR 907 before terminating at Arthur Goodfrey Road, just west of SR A1A.
, connecting I-195 and SR A1A east of the causeway. The Spur I-195 signs disappeared from the road shortly after the designation was decommissioned by the newly formed United States Department of Transportation
in the late 1960s.
.
Spur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...
connecting Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Florida
Interstate 95 is the main Interstate Highway on the east coast of the United States; it serves the Atlantic coast of Florida. It begins at a partial interchange with U.S. Highway 1 just south of downtown Miami, and heads north past Daytona Beach and Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the St...
(its parent route) in the west with Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...
in the east, crossing Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay is a lagoon that is approximately 35 miles long and up to 8 miles wide located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida, United States. It is usually divided for purposes of discussion and analysis into three parts: North Bay, Central Bay, and South Bay. Its area is...
by traveling over the Julia Tuttle Causeway, named after Miami founder Julia Tuttle
Julia Tuttle
Julia DeForest Tuttle, was an entrepreneur, citrus farmer and businesswoman who was largely responsible for, and the original owner of, the land upon which Miami, Florida, was built...
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It is part of the longer State Road 112, which continues to the west as the Airport Expressway and to the east as Arthur Godfrey Road.
Route description
Interstate 195 begins at the eastern end of the I-95 and SR 112 interchange, heading east with interchanges with Miami Avenue and US 1U.S. Route 1 in Florida
U.S. Route 1 in Florida runs along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne, and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. Highway System was established in 1926.US 1 runs in the state of Florida, and...
before heading to the Julia Tuttle Causeway, where the interstate crosses Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay is a lagoon that is approximately 35 miles long and up to 8 miles wide located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida, United States. It is usually divided for purposes of discussion and analysis into three parts: North Bay, Central Bay, and South Bay. Its area is...
. At the eastern end of the causeway in Miami Beach, it has an interchange with SR 907 before terminating at Arthur Goodfrey Road, just west of SR A1A.
History
On December 23, 1961, three signed roads along the route of SR 112 were opened: the 36th Street Tollway (now the Airport Expressway), Interstate 195, and SPUR Interstate 195, along with a stretch of I-95 in Miami. Spur Interstate 195 was the surface portion of the east–west state route along Arthur Godfrey Boulevard in Miami BeachMiami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...
, connecting I-195 and SR A1A east of the causeway. The Spur I-195 signs disappeared from the road shortly after the designation was decommissioned by the newly formed United States Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
in the late 1960s.
Exit list
The entire route is located in Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
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| Location | Mile | # Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore.... |
Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Miami, Florida Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625... |
0.000 | – Miami International Airport Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area... |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; continuation beyond I-95 | ||
| 0.000 | 1 | – Downtown, Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010... |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 0.678 | 2A | North Miami Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 1.051 | 2B | ||||
| Julia Tuttle Causeway over Biscayne Bay | |||||
| Miami Beach Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper... |
4.424 | 5 | No exit number westbound; at-grade intersection westbound | ||
| 4.424 | Arthur Goodfrey Road (to SR A1A Florida State Road A1A State Road A1A is a Florida State Road that runs mostly along the Atlantic Ocean, with sections from Key West at the southern tip of Florida, to Callahan, just south of Georgia. It is the main road through most oceanfront towns. SR A1A is designated the A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Highway, a... ) |
Continuation beyond SR 907 | |||
External links
- FDOT GIS dataGeographic Information SystemA geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
- Florida @ SouthEastRoads - Interstate 195 and Florida 112