Florida State Road 9

State Road 9
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length:	13.69 mi[1] (22.03 km) 383.327 mi (616.905 km) including I-95 portion
Existed:	August 1946[2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 1 in Miami
	US 41 in Miami SR 836 in Miami US 27 in Miami SR 112 in Brownsville SR 924 in Opa-locka
North end:	I-95 / US 441 / SR 826 / Turnpike in Golden Glades
Highway system
Florida State Highway System Interstate US SR Former Pre-1945 Toll Scenic ← SR 8A SR 9A →

Florida State Road 9 (SR 9) is a state road in the U.S. state of Florida. While SR 9 is mainly used as a hidden state designation for Interstate 95 from the Golden Glades Interchange in Miami Gardens to the Georgia border (near Yulee, Florida), a signed SR 9, which is locally known in the Miami area as West 27th Avenue, Unity Boulevard, and historically Grapeland Boulevard, extends 13 miles (21 km)^[1] from the Coconut Grove section of Miami to the Golden Glades Interchange (where the unsigned portion continues northward along I-95). The segment of I-95 south of the Golden Glades Interchange carries the hidden designation of State Road 9A.

Route description

Southwest 27th Avenue begins locally at Bayshore Drive in the Coconut Grove neighborhood in Miami. The road heads north 0.9 miles (1.4 km) until it intersects Dixie Highway (US 1). SR 9 begins at this intersection, located between the Coral Way and Coconut Grove neighborhoods. SR 9 then makes its way north, cutting through all three sub-neighborhoods of Coral Way—Silver Bluff, Coral Gate, and Shenandoah—with a major intersection with Coral Way (SR 972) in the middle of it. After passing through Coral Way, SR 9's next major intersection is with the Tamiami Trail (US 41 / SR 90) before passing through more residential areas. The next major intersection with Flagler Street is located only a block west from the historic Miami Senior High School, as well as a half block east from the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. SR 9 continues north for a mile before its interchange with the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836). Five blocks north of the Dolphin Expressway, SR 9 crosses the Miami River into the Allapattah neighborhood. There are two major intersections in Allapatah: the first is with Northwest 36th Street (US 27 / SR 25), and the second is with the Airport Expressway (SR 112). Afterwards, SR 9 leaves Miami city limits and bisects the CDP of Brownsville. While in Brownsville, Miami's Metrorail splits the street in two, with two lanes running in either direction on both sides of the track.

After its intersection with Northwest 79th Street (SR 934), SR 9 enters the CDPs of West Little River and Westview. In Westview, its intersection with Gratigny Road (SR 924) forms the east border and northeast corner of Miami-Dade College's North Campus, and is also a quarter mile west from the former Westview Country Club.

As it enters the city of Opa-locka, SR 9 intersects with Northwest 135th Street (SR 916) before turning to the northeast. Here, Northwest 27th Avenue continues northward as State Road 817. The signed portion of SR 9 ends at the Golden Glades Interchange 2.0 miles (3.22 km) later; however, SR 9 continues northward as a hidden designation of Interstate 95 to the Georgia state line.

History

The section of SR 9 northeast into the Golden Glades Interchange was planned before the Interstate Highway System as a bypass to US 1. The bypass route was built next to CSX's Miami Subdivision.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Miami-Dade	Miami	0.000	0.000	Unity (Grapevine) Boulevard south – Coconut Grove	Continuation beyond southern terminus
				US 1 (Dixie Highway / SR 5)
		0.715	1.151	SR 972 (Coral Way) – Airport	SW 22nd Street
		1.739	2.799	US 41 (Tamiami Trail)	SW 8th Street
		2.231	3.590	SR 968 (Flagler Street)
		3.097	4.984	SR 836 – Airport	Cloverleaf interchange with Dolphin Expressway
		3.625	5.834	27th Avenue Bridge over the Miami River
		4.765	7.669	US 27 (NW 36th Street)
	Brownsville	4.989	8.029	SR 112 to I-95 – Airport	Interchange with Airport Expressway via local roads
		5.787	9.313	SR 944 (NW 54th Street)
	Gladeview–West Little River line	7.311	11.766	SR 934 (NW 79th Street)
	West Little River	8.834	14.217	SR 932 (NW 103rd Street)
	Westview	9.853	15.857	SR 924 east / SR 924 west (Gratigny Road)	NW 119th Street; tolled westbound
	Opa-locka	10.843	17.450	SR 916 east (NW 135th Street)	One-way eastbound
		10.893	17.531	SR 916 west (Opa-locka Boulevard)	One-way westbound
		11.113	17.885	SR 817 north (Unity Boulevard)	South end of SR 817; SR 9 leaves Unity Boulevard
	Golden Glades	13.224	21.282	US 441 south / SR 7 south	No southbound entrance; via NW 7th Avenue; Golden Glades Interchange
		13.690	22.032	Turnpike north / SR 826 west	Southern terminus of Turnpike Mainline
				SR 826 east – Beaches	Via Miami Beach Boulevard
				US 441 north (SR 7)	Via NW 2nd Avenue
				I-95 south (SR 9A) – Miami	South end of concurrency with I-95; exit 12 on I-95; north end of SR 9A
See I-95 (mile 13.116-382.009)
Nassau	​	383.327[3]	616.905	I‑95 north (SR 405) – Brunswick, Savannah	Georgia state line at the St. Marys River
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       ETC       Incomplete access

Related routes

SR 9A (Jacksonville)

State Road 9A (SR 9A) is a state road in Jacksonville, Florida. It is the secret FDOT designation of Interstate 295. The freeway, divided into the East Beltway and the West Beltway, circles the Jacksonville metropolitan area.

SR 9B

State Road 9B is an under construction state road running between Duval County and St. Johns County. As of February 2014, the freeway segment between Interstate 295 and US 1 in Jacksonville has been opened, with construction continuing on the southern segment to Interstate 95. Once completed, the freeway will be signed as Interstate 795.

SR 9A (Miami)

State Road 9A (SR 9A) is a state road in Miami-Dade County. It is the secret FDOT designation of Interstate 95 from its junction with SR 9 in North Miami Beach to the freeway's southern terminus at US 1.

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