Florida's Turnpike
Highway in Florida, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Florida's Turnpike, designated as unsigned State Road 91 (SR 91), is a controlled-access toll road in the U.S. state of Florida, maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Spanning approximately 309 miles (497 km) along a northwest–southeast axis, the turnpike is in two sections. The SR 91 mainline runs roughly 265 miles (426 km), from its southern terminus at an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) in Miami Gardens to an interchange with I-75 in Wildwood at its northern terminus. The Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (abbreviated HEFT and designated as unsigned SR 821) continues from the southern end of the mainline for another 48 miles (77 km) to US Highway 1 (US 1) in Florida City. The slogan for the road is "The Less Stressway". The mainline opened in stages between 1957 and 1964, while the extension was completed in 1974. The turnpike runs through Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, where it parallels I-95, and through Orlando, where it crosses I-4.[2]
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise | ||||
Length | 264.666 mi[1] (425.939 km) | |||
Existed | January 25, 1957–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | I-95 / US 441 / SR 9 / SR 826 in Miami Gardens | |||
Major intersections | ||||
North end | I-75 near Wildwood | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Florida | |||
Counties | Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee, Osceola, Orange, Lake, Sumter | |||
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