The Golden Glades Interchange, located in Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach, Florida, United States, is the confluence of six major roads serving eastern and southern Florida. It is named after the original name of North 167th Street, Golden Glades Road.
View of the Miami skyline from the express lane overpass
The six highways that come together at the interchange are U.S. Route 441 (US 441), Florida's Turnpike, the Palmetto Expressway (signed State Road 826), SR 9, North Miami Beach Boulevard (NW 167th Street) and Interstate 95 (I-95). US 441 bears SR 7 as a hidden designation, and the turnpike is similarly SR 91. SR 9 is the hidden designation for I-95 north of the interchange but branches southward off I-95 to become a major commercial road on its own accord. South of the interchange, I-95 bears SR 9A as its hidden designation.
History
The Golden Glades interchange initially opened as an intersection between US 441 and SR 826 in 1953, expanding into its current form in the next decade. Its construction was prompted by a sequence of events spanning 12 years. In 1950, US 441 was extended from downtown Orlando to Miami to connect with a stretch of US 41 which sported US 94 road signs just a year earlier. In 1957, Florida's Turnpike (then called the Sunshine State Parkway) was completed in Dade (later Miami-Dade) County, joining SR 826 (which, at the time was Golden Glades Drive, an east–west street connecting US 1 along Biscayne Bay to US 27 inland). In 1958, construction of the north–south section of the Palmetto Bypass Expressway started, using SR 826 with a 90-degree eastward curve (the western section of SR 826 was to be abandoned). In 1959, construction of a segment of I-95, from Northwest 20th Street in Miami to SR 84 in Fort Lauderdale was started, along with I-195 and the Airport Expressway (SR 112) for access to Miami Beach and Miami International Airport. In 1961, construction of the Palmetto Bypass Expressway (the name was unofficially shortened in the mid 1960s), the Airport Expressway (then called the 36th Street Tollway), and the segment of I-95 south of Northwest 95th Street in Dade County were completed.
Anticipating increasing traffic to and from Dade County, FDOT broke ground on May 18, 1962, for the new Golden Glades Interchange. The section of I-95 from Golden Glades to SR 84 was completed in 1963;[citation needed] the Golden Glades Interchange and I-95 south to Northwest 95th Street opened on June 9, 1964.[1]
The interchange was also known as the Interama Interchange until it was renamed the Golden Glades Interchange in 1977.[2]
Flyovers to a commuter train station and bus terminal (in the 1970s) and elevated HOV lanes (in 1995) have been added to it to accommodate the growing regional population, which has more than doubled since the interchange's opening. There were plans in the 1980s to reconstruct the interchange, but they were dropped due to high construction costs.[3] The Golden Glades has been expanded and worked on several times over the years and is seen as a bottleneck in traffic on all the roads it incorporates.
In 2017, the Florida Department of Transportation plans to widen the turnpike connector to I-95 to five lanes, including two lanes from the turnpike and three lanes from the eastbound Palmetto Expressway. Three lanes will exit to a relocated off-ramp to State Road 7 while the other three lanes will continue to I-95, which will get another lane between the Golden Glades and Northwest 151st Street. The entrance to the southbound express lanes south of the Golden Glades also will be moved 300 feet further south. In addition, the eastbound Palmetto ramp to I-95 will be widened to three lanes – two to southbound I-95 and one on a new direct ramp to northbound I-95.[4][5][6]
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The Golden Glades Interchange located in Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach Florida United States is the confluence of six major roads serving eastern and southern Florida It is named after the original name of North 167th Street Golden Glades Road Golden Glades InterchangeThe Golden Glades InterchangeLocationMiami Gardens North Miami Beach FloridaCoordinates25 55 40 N 80 12 30 W 25 92765 N 80 208203 W 25 92765 80 208203 Golden Glades Interchange Coordinates 25 55 40 N 80 12 30 W 25 92765 N 80 208203 W 25 92765 80 208203 Golden Glades Interchange Roads atjunctionI 95 SR 9A Florida s Turnpike SR 91 US 441 SR 7 SR 9 SR 826 Palmetto Expressway ConstructionOpened1953 1953 1 Maintained byFDOT Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 See also 4 ReferencesDescription Edit View of the Miami skyline from the express lane overpass The six highways that come together at the interchange are U S Route 441 US 441 Florida s Turnpike the Palmetto Expressway signed State Road 826 SR 9 North Miami Beach Boulevard NW 167th Street and Interstate 95 I 95 US 441 bears SR 7 as a hidden designation and the turnpike is similarly SR 91 SR 9 is the hidden designation for I 95 north of the interchange but branches southward off I 95 to become a major commercial road on its own accord South of the interchange I 95 bears SR 9A as its hidden designation History EditThe Golden Glades interchange initially opened as an intersection between US 441 and SR 826 in 1953 expanding into its current form in the next decade Its construction was prompted by a sequence of events spanning 12 years In 1950 US 441 was extended from downtown Orlando to Miami to connect with a stretch of US 41 which sported US 94 road signs just a year earlier In 1957 Florida s Turnpike then called the Sunshine State Parkway was completed in Dade later Miami Dade County joining SR 826 which at the time was Golden Glades Drive an east west street connecting US 1 along Biscayne Bay to US 27 inland In 1958 construction of the north south section of the Palmetto Bypass Expressway started using SR 826 with a 90 degree eastward curve the western section of SR 826 was to be abandoned In 1959 construction of a segment of I 95 from Northwest 20th Street in Miami to SR 84 in Fort Lauderdale was started along with I 195 and the Airport Expressway SR 112 for access to Miami Beach and Miami International Airport In 1961 construction of the Palmetto Bypass Expressway the name was unofficially shortened in the mid 1960s the Airport Expressway then called the 36th Street Tollway and the segment of I 95 south of Northwest 95th Street in Dade County were completed Anticipating increasing traffic to and from Dade County FDOT broke ground on May 18 1962 for the new Golden Glades Interchange The section of I 95 from Golden Glades to SR 84 was completed in 1963 citation needed the Golden Glades Interchange and I 95 south to Northwest 95th Street opened on June 9 1964 1 The interchange was also known as the Interama Interchange until it was renamed the Golden Glades Interchange in 1977 2 Flyovers to a commuter train station and bus terminal in the 1970s and elevated HOV lanes in 1995 have been added to it to accommodate the growing regional population which has more than doubled since the interchange s opening There were plans in the 1980s to reconstruct the interchange but they were dropped due to high construction costs 3 The Golden Glades has been expanded and worked on several times over the years and is seen as a bottleneck in traffic on all the roads it incorporates In 2017 the Florida Department of Transportation plans to widen the turnpike connector to I 95 to five lanes including two lanes from the turnpike and three lanes from the eastbound Palmetto Expressway Three lanes will exit to a relocated off ramp to State Road 7 while the other three lanes will continue to I 95 which will get another lane between the Golden Glades and Northwest 151st Street The entrance to the southbound express lanes south of the Golden Glades also will be moved 300 feet further south In addition the eastbound Palmetto ramp to I 95 will be widened to three lanes two to southbound I 95 and one on a new direct ramp to northbound I 95 4 5 6 See also EditTransportation in South Florida Dolphin Palmetto Interchange Midtown Interchange Rainbow InterchangeReferences Edit a b Oswald Jack June 9 1964 All Links Open Golden Glades Traffic Flows The Miami News p B1 Retrieved August 3 2011 Staff April 15 1977 Journal of the Senate PDF Tallahassee FL Florida State Senate p 155 Turnbell Michael March 1 2009 Palmetto Expressway to I 95 Link Too Costly South Florida Sun Sentinel Golden Glades Interchange needs a makeover Retrieved 2011 11 23 Golden Glades interchange to get a makeover tribunedigital sunsentinel Retrieved 2017 01 06 Traffic reports Find Miami road construction crashes and traffic news tribunedigital sunsentinel Retrieved 2017 01 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Golden Glades 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