Flagler Street (Miami)

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Flagler Street, is an east-west street that begins in downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is the baseline that divides all the streets on the Miami-Dade County grid plan from north and south.

The eastern terminus is at Biscayne Boulevard (U.S. Route 1) in the downtown Miami central business district. It is East Flagler Street from Biscayne Boulevard west until it crosses Miami Avenue, where it becomes West Flagler Street.

It is three lanes westbound after crossing the Miami River, with one lane for eastbound traffic from West 12th Avenue.

It is one-way westbound from West 12th Aveune until West 24th Avenue. Eastbound traffic splits at 24th Avenue and merges onto Southwest 1st Street.

It is a 4-lane dual direction main road in Miami from West 24th Avenue until it exits the city of Miami after crossing over the Tamiami Canal just after crossing West 72nd Avenue (Milam Dairy Road).

It continues westward into unincorporated Miami-Dade County until it ends at West 118th Avenue, just west of the Florida Turnpike.

It is also State Road 968 from Biscayne Boulevard to West 87th Avenue (Galloway Road).