| State Road 874 | ||||
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| Don Shula Expressway | ||||
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| Maintained by MDX | ||||
| Length: | 7.004 mi[2] (11.272 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1973[1] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | Homestead Ext in Richmond Heights | |||
| SR 878 in Kendall | ||||
| North end: | SR 826 in Glenvar Heights | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Miami-Dade | |||
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State Road 874, also known as the Don Shula Expressway, is an electronic toll road extending 7 miles (11 km), connecting the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (SR 821) and SR 826 (Palmetto Expressway) in central Miami-Dade County, Florida. Despite its even number designation, the divided limited access toll road runs southwest-northeast and is signed south–north. State Road 874 is maintained by MDX, with the full toll for SunPass users being $1.00 and $1.45 on the toll-by-plate program.
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The expressway begins at an interchange at the Homestead Extension of the Turnpike, and goes in a northeastern direction for the entire route. Just south of the southern terminus, it crosses the first toll gantry on the route, costing $0.25 for SunPass users, and a southbound-only exit for SW 107th Avenue. It then has an interchange with Killian Parkway followed by another $0.25 toll gantry, and then an interchange with Kendall Drive before a northbound only exit with the Snapper Creek Expressway. It then hits the final toll gantry, costing $0.50 before the tollway ends with a split interchange with Bird Road and the Palmetto Expressway.[3][4]
Construction began on the expressway in 1971, with the southern five miles opening in 1973 and the northernmost two miles opening on July 31, 1975.[1][5] Originally called the South Dade Expressway, the Don Shula Expressway received its current name in 1983 to honor the Hall Of Fame head coach of the Miami Dolphins NFL team (1970–1995).[6]
The Expressway was converted to open road tolling on July 17, 2010, with the toll plaza being removed and all tolls being collected electronically.[7] Those without SunPass pay a $0.15 surcharge per toll gantry on the toll-by-plate program.[8]
The entire route is located in Miami-Dade County.
| Location | Mile[2][3] | Destinations[3] | Notes | |
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| 0.000 | Homestead Ext | Southern terminus | ||
| Overhead Toll Gantry ($0.25 SunPass, $0.40 Toll By Plate) | ||||
| 2.276 | SR 985 (Southwest 107th Avenue) | Southbound exit only | ||
| 2.276 | SR 990 (Killian Parkway) | |||
| Overhead Toll Gantry ($0.25 SunPass, $0.40 Toll By Plate) | ||||
| 3.661 | SR 94 (Kendall Drive/Southwest 88th Street) | |||
| 4.006 | SR 878 (Snapper Creek Expressway) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| Overhead Toll Gantry ($0.50 SunPass, $0.65 Toll By Plate) | ||||
| 6.920 | SR 976 (Bird Road/Southwest 40th Street) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 6.920 | SR 826 (Palmetto Expressway) | Northern terminus | ||