Spanish River Boulevard

State Road 800 marker

Spanish River Boulevard
State Road 800
Route information
Maintained by FDOT and the City of Boca Raton
Length: 3.374 mi[1][2] (5.430 km)
0.574 miles (0.92 km) as SR 800[1]
Major junctions
West end: CR 809 in Boca Raton
  US 1 in Boca Raton
East end: SR A1A in Boca Raton
Location
Counties: Palm Beach
Highway system
← SR 794SR 802 →

Spanish River Boulevard is a short east–west highway in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida. The eastern 0.5 miles (0.80 km) is signed as State Road 800 (SR 800), though the western segment was formerly SR 800 as well. The western terminus of the boulevard is at Military Trail (CR 809), but the state route does not begin until Federal Highway {US 1). Both the state route and the road itself terminate at Ocean Boulevard (SR A1A) near the Atlantic Ocean shoreline at the northeastern corner of Spanish River Park, near Highland Beach.

Spanish River Boulevard provides the only access to SR A1A and the Boca Raton beaches in northern Boca Raton. It is one of only three beach access roads within the Boca Raton city limits, the other two being Palmetto Park Road (CR 798) and Camino Real.[2]

SR 800 is the only state highway in the x00 series serving strictly as a short, local street; all other x00 routes are major cross-state diagonals.

Route description

SR 800 heading east towards SR A1A in Boca Raton

West of US 1

The western terminus of Spanish River Boulevard is at its intersection with Military Trail (CR 809), in the Lynn University area of Boca Raton, Florida. The route progresses eastward as a four-lane boulevard through several governmental, commercial and residential developments. The highway narrows briefly to three lanes (two westbound and one eastbound) as it crosses over Interstate 95 and the Tri-Rail tracks.[2]

Spanish River Boulevard widens back to four lanes after the overpass, where it serves as the northern boundary of the Boca Raton Airport, as it passes some large hangars and intersects with Airport Road. From there, the highway passes along the northern edge of Florida Atlantic University and the Boca Raton campus of Palm Beach State College. The northern entrance to the colleges is at FAU Boulevard; there is a traffic light at its intersection. This intersection, starting Summer 2017, will provide access to Interstate 95 and Yamato Road (SR 794).[3] After the signal, the road soon enters a large condominium development along its southern side. At the intersection with Northwest 4th Avenue, Spanish River Boulevard turns to the southeast, passing several local residences.[2]

SR 800

SR 800 begins in downtown Boca Raton, just east of the tracks of the Florida East Coast Railway and Dixie Highway. The route passes begins near a strip mall as a four-lane boulevard and continues east from an intersection with U.S. Route 1 (Federal Highway). After leaving downtown Boca Raton, State Road 800 crosses the Intracoastal Waterway on a large four-lane drawbridge and reaches its terminus at an intersection with State Road A1A (North Ocean Boulevard) along the beachside of Boca Raton.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County.

mi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 Military Trail (CR 809) to I-95Former western terminus
1.302.09 Airport Road – Boca Raton Airport
1.502.41 To I-95 / SR 794 (Yamato Road)Future interchange to be integrated with SR 794 in Summer 2017[3]
2.303.70Boca Raton Boulevard (NW 2nd Avenue)
2.504.02Dixie Highway
2.80
0.000		4.51
0.000		 US 1 (Federal Highway)Western terminus of SR 800
0.2520.406Frontage RoadInterchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
0.311–
0.403		0.501–
0.649		Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway
0.5740.924 SR A1A (Ocean Boulevard) – Highland Beach
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Straight-Line Diagrams Online GIS Web Application". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Google (June 4, 2015). "Spanish River Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Streeter, Angel. "Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton impacted by I-95 work". SunSentenial. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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