Florida State Road 814

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State Road 814, also known as Atlantic Boulevard is a major commercial and commuter highway in northern Broward County, Florida. The 13.5-mile-long divided highway extends from the Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs, Florida to State Road A1A in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Previously, the road west of U.S. Route 441 (State Road 7) was known as Broward County Road 814 until the state routes were extended to the furthest possible route. County Road 814 shields still exist at the State Road 7 intersection. The current alignment of State Road 814 serves two golf courses, Pompano Park Race Track, and Fern Forest Nature Center in addition to beach access for much of the region. The Coral Square Mall is a major regional shopping mall at the corner of Atlantic Boulevard and University Drive (State Road 817) in Coral Springs.

From 1945 until the early 1970s, all of Hammondville Road (State Road 912) was the original State Road 814, which continued eastward to State Road A1A on Atlantic Boulevard after a short zigzag involving North Dixie Highway (State Road 811). From the early 1970s to about 1983, State Road 814 between Florida's Turnpike and Dixie Highway was rerouted along the entirety of Atlantic Boulevard. This alignment of State Road 814 lasted about a decade, before the western end of State Road 814 was rerouted onto a westward extension of Atlantic Boulevard. The north-south section along Northwest 31 Avenue was redesignated State Road 849 by Florida Department of Transportation, and Coconut Creek Parkway became State Road 912. Around the year 2000, State Road 912 was returned to Broward County control and converted to County Road 912.