State Road 852 (Florida)
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State Road 852, locally known as County Line Road and North 215th Street, is a 2.5-mile-long east–west highway straddling the boundary between Broward
and Miami-Dade
counties in Florida
. The western terminus is an intersection with SR 817
(West 27th Avenue in Miami-Dade County, University Drive in Broward) at a Florida's Turnpike
Homestead Extension (SR 821) interchange; the eastern terminus is an intersection with US 441 (State Road 7
in Broward County, Northwest 2d Avenue in Miami-Dade). The state road designation is omitted on many maps, but the street itself is signed by the Florida Department of Transportation
. Prior to a change of designation in 1983, the same stretch of County Line Road was signed State Road 872 by FDOT (at the same time SR 852 signs lined a street that later became SR 854
, also in 1983), one mile (1.6 km) to the south of County Line Road.
The westernmost mile of SR 852 is wedged between the property line of Calder Race Track
and an embankment atop which the Turnpike extension is constructed. At roughly the midpoint of SR 852 is an onramp to the mainline Turnpike (SR 91); further east, County Line Road passes by a collection of television
and radio
transmission towers
.
Beyond the eastern terminus of State Road 852, County Line Road passes through a suburban residential area until it ends at West Dixie Highway
near Gulfstream Park Race Track
.
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...
and Miami-Dade
Miami-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...
counties in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The western terminus is an intersection with 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...
(West 27th Avenue in Miami-Dade County, University Drive in Broward) at a Florida's Turnpike
Florida's Turnpike
Florida's Turnpike , designated as the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, and originally known as the Sunshine State Parkway is a north–south toll road that runs through 11 counties in the Florida peninsula, from U.S...
Homestead Extension (SR 821) interchange; the eastern terminus is an intersection with US 441 (State Road 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...
in Broward County, Northwest 2d Avenue in Miami-Dade). The state road designation is omitted on many maps, but the street itself is signed by the Florida Department of Transportation
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...
. Prior to a change of designation in 1983, the same stretch of County Line Road was signed State Road 872 by FDOT (at the same time SR 852 signs lined a street that later became SR 854
State Road 854 (Florida)
State Road 854, locally known as Ives Dairy Road, is the former designation for an east–west commuter road spanning across northern Miami-Dade County encompasses sections of North 199th Street, North 203rd Street, and North 205th Terrace, and is designated in small portions as Honey Hill...
, also in 1983), one mile (1.6 km) to the south of County Line Road.
The westernmost mile of SR 852 is wedged between the property line of Calder Race Track
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
and an embankment atop which the Turnpike extension is constructed. At roughly the midpoint of SR 852 is an onramp to the mainline Turnpike (SR 91); further east, County Line Road passes by a collection of television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
transmission towers
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
.
Beyond the eastern terminus of State Road 852, County Line Road passes through a suburban residential area until it ends at West Dixie Highway
State Road 909 (Florida)
State Road 909 is a 3.77-mile state highway in northern Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It runs along West Dixie Highway, the original alignment of the Dixie Highway, from the east end of Gratigny Drive in North Miami northeast to North Miami Beach Boulevard in North Miami Beach, just...
near Gulfstream Park Race Track
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
.