| State Road 834 | ||||
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| Sample Road | ||||
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length: | 12.8 mi (20.6 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1980s (as SR 834) – present | |||
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| West end: | SR 869 in Coral Springs | |||
| SR 817 in Coral Springs US 441 / SR 7 in Coconut Creek Turnpike / SR 91 in Pompano Beach SR 845 in Pompano Beach I-95 / SR 9 in Pompano Beach SR 811 in Pompano Beach |
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| East end: | US 1 / SR 5 in Deerfield Beach | |||
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Locally known as Sample Road, State Road 834 is a 12.8-mile-long east–west commuter highway serving northern Broward County, Florida. Its western terminus is an intersection with the Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869) in Coral Springs; the eastern terminus is an intersection with North Federal Highway (US 1-SR 5) at the city limits boundary between Deerfield Beach and Lighthouse Point. Eastbound travelers overshooting the SR 834 terminus find themselves on a 1.0-mile-long 36th Street in Lighthouse Point. Thirty-Sixth Street dead-ends at a canal cut for the Intracoastal Waterway.
In addition to those at the termini of SR 834, cities served by Sample Road include Margate, Coconut Creek, and Pompano Beach. Near an interchange with Florida's Turnpike is Tradewinds Park, home of Butterfly World and an annual site of a drive-through Christmas light display.
Sample Road was for several years designated as S-834, part of the Florida secondary highway system. In the 1980s, most secondary routes were given to the counties, but 834 was promoted to a primary route. Subsequently, the designation of the former primary SR 834 in Dade County was reassigned to the State Road 948 designation.
Sample Road is also mentioned in the hidden track of Nothing Gold Can Stay (album) by Coral Springs natives New Found Glory.