State Road 854 (Florida)
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State Road 854, locally known as Ives Dairy Road, is the former designation for an east–west commuter road spanning 8.7 miles (14 km) 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 Road and Dan Marino
Boulevard (near Sun Life Stadium). Its western terminus is an intersection with Red Road/Northwest 57th Avenue (SR 823
) near Miami Lakes
and Carol City
; the eastern terminus is an intersection with Biscayne Boulevard (US 1-SR 5
in Aventura
, a half block east of an intersection with West Dixie Highway
(the former State Road 5A that once served as part of the Dixie Highway
and US 1).
The 1.0-mile-long stretch along Sun Life Stadium notwithstanding, SR 854 snakes through suburban residential developments with the occasional shopping center along the way. The former State Road is often used as an alternative to the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
(SR 821) and the Palmetto Expressway
(SR 826) when accidents block lanes of either expressway during the rush hour
.
Westbound motorists going beyond the western terminus of SR 854 travel along a divided Northwest 202nd Street, which is just south of Miami-Dade County’s boundary with Broward County
and adjacent to Snake Creek Canal. From the late 1950s until 1980, the southern terminus of SR 823 was an intersection of Ludlam Road (West 67th Avenue) and North 202nd Street. To the west, the de facto County Line Road (not to be confused with SR 852
near Calder Race Track
) extends an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to its end in a residential division next to Florida’s Turnpike.
Originally, North 199th Street was designated State Road 852
signage from Red Road (now SR 823) to US 1. In a statewide reallocation of numbers in 1983, the SR 852 signs were moved one mile (1.6 km) northward (to County Line Road), and the former SR 852 was relabeled State Road 854, a designation that the route had for two decades (some commercially-available maps still show the road as a State Road despite its reversion to Miami-Dade County maintenance).
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...
encompasses sections of North 199th Street, North 203rd Street, and North 205th Terrace, and is designated in small portions as Honey Hill Road and Dan Marino
Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine "Dan" Marino, Jr. is a retired American football quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League...
Boulevard (near Sun Life Stadium). Its western terminus is an intersection with Red Road/Northwest 57th Avenue (SR 823
State Road 823 (Florida)
State Road 823 is a 20.30-mile state highway in southeastern Florida, United States, running from US 27 in Hialeah north to Interstate 595 and SR 84 in Davie...
) near Miami Lakes
Miami Lakes, Florida
Miami Lakes is a Miami suburban incorporated town and former census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 22,676 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...
and Carol City
Carol City, Florida
Carol City is a former census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 59,443 at the 2000 census.Originally called "Coral City" by developers, pressure from the city of Coral Gables forced a name change to Carol City...
; the eastern terminus is an intersection with Biscayne Boulevard (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 Aventura
Aventura, Florida
Aventura is a planned, suburban city located in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name is from the Spanish word for "adventure", and was named "Aventura" after one of the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area remarked to the others, "What an adventure this is...
, a half block east of an intersection with 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...
(the former State Road 5A that once served as part of the Dixie Highway
Dixie Highway
The Dixie Highway was a United States automobile highway, first planned in 1914 to connect the US Midwest with the Southern United States. It was part of the National Auto Trail system, and grew out of an earlier Miami to Montreal highway. The final result is better understood as a small network of...
and US 1).
The 1.0-mile-long stretch along Sun Life Stadium notwithstanding, SR 854 snakes through suburban residential developments with the occasional shopping center along the way. The former State Road is often used as an alternative to the Homestead Extension of 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...
(SR 821) and the Palmetto Expressway
State Road 826 (Florida)
State Road 826, also known as the Palmetto Expressway, is a bypass route around the greater Miami area, extending from U.S. Route 1 in Pinecrest, going through the inner Miami suburbs in a north-east semicircle to the Golden Glades Interchange, reverting to a surface street to its terminus at...
(SR 826) when accidents block lanes of either expressway during the rush hour
Rush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
.
Westbound motorists going beyond the western terminus of SR 854 travel along a divided Northwest 202nd Street, which is just south of Miami-Dade County’s boundary with Broward County
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 adjacent to Snake Creek Canal. From the late 1950s until 1980, the southern terminus of SR 823 was an intersection of Ludlam Road (West 67th Avenue) and North 202nd Street. To the west, the de facto County Line Road (not to be confused with SR 852
State Road 852 (Florida)
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...
near 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...
) extends an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to its end in a residential division next to Florida’s Turnpike.
Originally, North 199th Street was designated State Road 852
State Road 852 (Florida)
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...
signage from Red Road (now SR 823) to US 1. In a statewide reallocation of numbers in 1983, the SR 852 signs were moved one mile (1.6 km) northward (to County Line Road), and the former SR 852 was relabeled State Road 854, a designation that the route had for two decades (some commercially-available maps still show the road as a State Road despite its reversion to Miami-Dade County maintenance).