State Road 736 (Florida)
Encyclopedia
Locally known as Davie Boulevard and Peters Road, State Road 736 is a 7.1-mile-long commuter
highway serving central Broward County, Florida
, USA. Its current western terminus is an intersection with South University Drive (SR 817
) in Plantation
; the eastern terminus is an intersection with South Federal Highway (US 1-SR 5
) in Fort Lauderdale
. Peters Road extends 0.7 miles (1.1 km) beyond the western terminus, to an intersection with Pine Island Road in Plantation.
The Davie Boulevard portion of the route (between US 441-SR 7
and US 1) was originally designated State Road 82 by Florida State Roads
, the forerunner of Florida Department of Transportation. In the 1980s, FDOT extended the State Road designation 3.1 miles (5 km) westward along Peters Road and gave the "new" State Road its current designation.
Until the extension and redesignation in Broward County, SR 82 was an "interrupted" Florida State Road
, for there was - and still is - a SR 82
in southwestern Florida (from Fort Myers
to near Immokalee, Florida
).
In Bay County, Florida, 11th Street (in the Panama City grid) between Beck Ave (US Bus 98) and Tyndall Pkwy (US 98) was once signed as State Road S-736. The road was given to the county in the late 1970s, and then in the early 1980s, the county began replacing the state road shields with standard blue pentagon signs which designated the highway as County 736. Very soon after that, the road was renumbered as County 28, and signage today still reflects that change. (It seems out-of-place for this road to have a two-digit designation, not only because the road was formerly only a secondary state highway, but also because two-digit designations are usually reserved for longer roads.)
Commuting
Commuting is regular travel between one's place of residence and place of work or full time study. It sometimes refers to any regular or often repeated traveling between locations when not work related.- History :...
highway serving central Broward County, Florida
Broward County, Florida
-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...
, USA. Its current western terminus is an intersection with South University Drive (SR 817
State Road 817 (Florida)
State Road 817, also known as University Drive in Broward County and West 27th Avenue in Dade County is a major 29-mile-long north–south state highway. Its southern terminus is an intersection with State Road 9 in Opa-locka, Florida that continues south as State Road 9 to U.S. Route 1...
) in Plantation
Plantation, Florida
Plantation is the name of the following places in the U.S. state of Florida:*Plantation, Florida, a city in Broward County; the largest of the places named "Plantation" in Florida*Plantation, Sarasota County, Florida, a census-designated place...
; the eastern terminus is an intersection with South Federal Highway (US 1-SR 5
State Road 5 (Florida)
State Road 5 is a mostly-unsigned state highway in the state of Florida. It is mainly signed as U.S. Route 1 from its south end in Key West, Florida to Jacksonville, Florida, and U.S. Route 17 from Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the Saint Marys River. U.S...
) in 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...
. Peters Road extends 0.7 miles (1.1 km) beyond the western terminus, to an intersection with Pine Island Road in Plantation.
The Davie Boulevard portion of the route (between US 441-SR 7
State Road 7 (Florida)
State Road 7 is a major north–south artery connecting Persimmon Boulevard in The Acreage with US 41/SR 90 in the Little Havana section of Miami...
and US 1) was originally designated State Road 82 by Florida State Roads
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...
, the forerunner of Florida Department of Transportation. In the 1980s, FDOT extended the State Road designation 3.1 miles (5 km) westward along Peters Road and gave the "new" State Road its current designation.
Until the extension and redesignation in Broward County, SR 82 was an "interrupted" Florida State Road
State Roads in Florida
Roads maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation or a toll authority are referred to officially as State Roads, abbreviated SR. State Roads are always numbered; in general, the numbers follow a grid. Odd numbered roads run north-south, and even numbered roads run east-west...
, for there was - and still is - a SR 82
State Road 82 (Florida)
Locally known as Immokalee Road and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, State Road 82 is a 29-mile-long east–west highway serving northern Lee and Collier County, Florida...
in southwestern Florida (from Fort Myers
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
to near Immokalee, Florida
Immokalee, Florida
Immokalee is a census-designated place in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 19,763 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. The settlement was originally known as Gopher Ridge...
).
In Bay County, Florida, 11th Street (in the Panama City grid) between Beck Ave (US Bus 98) and Tyndall Pkwy (US 98) was once signed as State Road S-736. The road was given to the county in the late 1970s, and then in the early 1980s, the county began replacing the state road shields with standard blue pentagon signs which designated the highway as County 736. Very soon after that, the road was renumbered as County 28, and signage today still reflects that change. (It seems out-of-place for this road to have a two-digit designation, not only because the road was formerly only a secondary state highway, but also because two-digit designations are usually reserved for longer roads.)