State Road 986, also known as Sunset Drive and Southwest 72nd Street, is a 6.8 miles (10.9 km) long east–west road serving Kendall

Kendall, Florida

Kendall is a suburban neighborhood of metropolitan Miami, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the area had a total population of 75,226....

 and South Miami, Florida

South Miami, Florida

South Miami is a Miami suburban city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,741 at the 2000 census and as of 2007, according to the U.S...

. Currently, it runs from SW 127th Avenue to an intersection with U.S. Route 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...

, locally known as South Dixie Highway), in downtown South Miami.

Route description

State Road 986 is mostly a residential street, with a few businesses and strip malls lining the street at major intersections. The road begins at SW 127th Avenue, with Sunset Drive heading east towards the Florida's Turnpike Homestead Extension, without an interchange, and then intersecting with SW 117th Avenue 150 yards east of the HEFT. SR 986 continues east through the residential areas, crossing under the Don Shula Expressway without an interchange before an intersection with SR 973 (Galloway Road). East of Galloway Road, SR 986 passes through exclusive residential areas for the rest of its journey. It then has an interchange with the Palmetto Expressway, and continues east, leaving unincorporated Miami-Dade County and entering the city of South Miami

South Miami, Florida

South Miami is a Miami suburban city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,741 at the 2000 census and as of 2007, according to the U.S...

 between SW 69th Court and SW 68th Court. SR 986 passes by the South Miami Hospital just two blocks before it terminates at US 1 (South Dixie Highway), where Sunset Avenue continues as a local road.

From the western terminus, SR 986 extends another 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the west to Southwest 172nd Avenue in western Miami-Dade County

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...

).

From the eastern terminus of SR 986, Sunset Drive continues another 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east, passing through South Miami until it reaches Red Road

Red Road (Miami)

Red Road, also known as West 57th Avenue, is a north-south street that runs west of downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida and into Broward County. Red Road is signed as State Road 959 from U.S. 1 to the Dolphin Expressway, and State Road 823 from U.S...

 (Southwest 57th Avenue) where it enters Coral Gables

Coral Gables, Florida

Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is home to the University of Miami....

, where it remains for the rest of the road. Sunset Drive's terminus is at Cartagena Plaza (Cartagena Circle), a traffic circle

Traffic circle

A traffic circle or rotary is a type of circular intersection in which traffic must travel in one direction around a central island. In some countries, traffic entering the circle has the right-of-way and drivers in the circle must yield. In many other countries, traffic entering the circle must...

 at the edge of the Coral Gables Waterway, connecting with Old Cutler Road

Old Cutler Road

Old Cutler Road is an off-grid plan north-south main road that runs south of Downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.-Route description:...

, Cocoplum Road, LeJeune Road and Ingraham Highway. The stretch between Red Road and Erwin Road features evidence of a unique disagreement between governmental entities: the overhead and street signs maintained by Miami-Dade County indicate that the road is named Sunset Drive, while the signs maintained by the City of Coral Gables show the road's name as Sunset Road.

History

In 1996, the Florida State Legislature passed a resolution renaming SR 986 as Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was an American journalist, writer, feminist, and environmentalist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development...

 Sunset Drive.

Until 1997, its eastern terminus was three blocks further to the east of US 1 at Red Road, to intersect with a since-truncated SR 959

State Road 959 (Florida)

State Road 959, known locally as Red Road and NW/SW 57th Avenue, is a 5-mile-long, north–south street connecting U.S. Route 1 at the boundary between Coral Gables and South Miami, Florida, and the Dolphin Expressway just south of Miami International Airport...

 on the South Miami-Coral Gables

Coral Gables, Florida

Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is home to the University of Miami....

 boundary.

Major junctions

The entire route is located in Miami-Dade County.

Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
	0.00	SW 127th Avenue	Western terminus
	1.02	SW 117th Avenue
	2.03
	4.03
	5.06
South Miami South Miami, Florida South Miami is a Miami suburban city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,741 at the 2000 census and as of 2007, according to the U.S...	6.80		Eastern terminus