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State Road A1A
Maintained by FDOT
Length:328. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment maintenance and regulation of public transportation in the state of 92 mi[1] (529. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 35 km)
Formed:1945 renumbering (definition)
South end:Bertha Street in Key West
Major
junctions:
I-395 in Miami
North end: US 1//US 23/US 301 in Callahan
Florida State and County Roads
< US 1SR 2 >

State Road A1A is a Florida State Road that runs mostly along the Atlantic Ocean, with sections from Key West at the southern tip of Florida, to Callahan, just south of Georgia. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand On June 11, 1945, Florida 's state roads were renumbered The old system numbered routes in the order they were legislated while the new system Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island Interstate 395 (I-395 connects Interstate 95 in the west with the MacArthur Causeway in the east in the Miami Florida area US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. US Route 23 is a long north-south US highway between Jacksonville Florida, and Mackinaw City Michigan. US Route 301 is a spur of US Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. Callahan is a town in Nassau County, Florida, United States. The population was 962 at the 2000 census Roads maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation or a toll authority are referred to officially as State Roads, abbreviated SR. US Route 1 in Florida runs along that state's east coast from Key West to Jacksonville. State Road 2 is the designation of two east-west highways each having at least one terminus at the Sunshine State's border with Georgia. Roads maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation or a toll authority are referred to officially as State Roads, abbreviated SR. Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Callahan is a town in Nassau County, Florida, United States. The population was 962 at the 2000 census The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule It is the main road through most oceanfront towns. SR A1A is designated the A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Highway, a National Scenic Byway. A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological cultural historic natural recreational and/or scenic It is also called the Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway from Wabasso Causeway to U.S. Route 1 in Cocoa. The Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway is a long scenic byway located in Florida. State Road 510 (actually called Indian River County Road 510 west of US 1) is a Road in US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. Cocoa is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 16412 at the 2000 census In Miami Beach, Florida it is referred to northbound as Collins Avenue and either Collins, Harding or Abbott Avenues; or Indian Creek Drive in some southbound segments. Collins Avenue runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean in Miami Beach Florida, one block west In the town of Surfside, the northbound is Collins Avenue, and the southbound is Harding Avenue. Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. In Bal Harbour it is called Bal Harbour Boulevard. Bal Harbour is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. In Golden Beach it is called Ocean Boulevard. Golden Beach is a town located in the northeast corner of Miami-Dade County Florida, between the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean.

The designation is unique: other than SR A1A (now SR 811, SR 707, SR 732, and an extension of SR 842), only two other Florida State Roads have begun with a letter: SR A19A (now a loop of SR 693-SR 699-SR 682 near St. Petersburg), and SR G1A (now SR 300) have existed. State Road 811 is the shared Florida Department of Transportation designation of two separate north-south roads in southern Florida State Road 707 is the Florida Department of Transportation designation of a 5 Locally known as the Jensen Beach Causeway and Causeway Boulevard State Road 732 is a 2 State Road 842, also known as Broward Boulevard, East Las Olas Boulevard, and Southeast 3 Avenue is an eight-mile-long major east-west Thoroughfare State Road A19A is a loop in the St Petersburg Florida, area that currently consists of the entirety of the north-south SR 693 (66th Street a stretch of Locally known as 66th Street Pasadena Avenue and A19A, State Road 693 is a 12-mile-long north-south street serving southern Pinellas County Florida. Locally known as Gulf Boulevard and Blind Pass Road State Road 699 is a 15-mile-long road running the length of the Pinellas County Barrier islands in the The Pinellas Bayway System is a series of bridges on two Florida State Roads in Pinellas County Florida. St Petersburg (often shortened to St Pete) is a city in Pinellas County Florida, United States. The 4 mile (6 km St George Island Bridge (designated State Road 300 from end to end plus approaches is the only road access to St The 4 mile (6 km St George Island Bridge (designated State Road 300 from end to end plus approaches is the only road access to St

The road was assigned the number SR 1 in the 1945 renumbering as the easternmost major north-south road. On June 11, 1945, Florida 's state roads were renumbered The old system numbered routes in the order they were legislated while the new system However, just across the Intracoastal Waterway, and in some cases on the same side, is U.S. Route 1 (SR 5), causing confusion. The Intracoastal Waterway is a 4800-km (3000-mile Waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. State Road 5 is a mostly-unsigned State highway in the state of Florida. The State Road Board changed the designation to SR A1A on November 25, 1946, about a year and a half after the renumbering. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment maintenance and regulation of public transportation in the state of Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. SR A1A is signed north-south.

The twin A's are often said to stand for 'Atlantic 1 Alternate', but this argument fails when applied to the former A19A, a loop off US 19 near St. Petersburg, which touched the Gulf of Mexico rather than the Atlantic Ocean. State Road A19A is a loop in the St Petersburg Florida, area that currently consists of the entirety of the north-south SR 693 (66th Street a stretch of US Route 19 is a north-south US Highway. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways the route has remained a long-haul route connecting Lake Erie with St Petersburg (often shortened to St Pete) is a city in Pinellas County Florida, United States. The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world On the other hand, the former SR G1A was on the Gulf. The 4 mile (6 km St George Island Bridge (designated State Road 300 from end to end plus approaches is the only road access to St


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Route description

State Road A1A crossing the Hillsboro Inlet between Pompano Beach and Hillsboro Beach
State Road A1A crossing the Hillsboro Inlet between Pompano Beach and Hillsboro Beach

SR A1A is heavily associated with Florida beach culture and is known for its lush subtropical scenery and ocean vistas. Hillsboro Inlet in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA is an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean that connects the ocean to the Intracoastal Waterway. Pompano Beach is a City in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. Hillsboro Beach is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The subtropics are the zones of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of In many places, the highway directly fronts the Atlantic Ocean, and in other places, runs 1-5 blocks inland from the beachfront. For most of its length, A1A runs along Florida's East Coast Barrier Islands, separated from the mainland of the state by the Intracoastal Waterway. The Intracoastal Waterway is a 4800-km (3000-mile Waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. Because of the road's proximity to the ocean and its susceptibility to storm surges, sections of A1A are often closed or even minorly damaged by hurricanes and tropical storms. Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding North of Atlantic Beach, however, A1A turns inland for several blocks before resuming a northward course that ends at the St. John's River. A ferry takes vehicular traffic to the northern section of A1A which continues inland toward Callahan.

Two miles of A1A were used as part of the legendary Daytona Beach Road Course. Daytona Beach Road Course was a Race track that was instrumental in the formation of NASCAR. A1A also has been a backbone of Florida Spring Break, serving as "the strip" in both Fort Lauderdale, a popular spring break destination in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, as well as Daytona Beach, which became a popular destination for college spring breakers in the 80s through the present. For an article concerning the Easter break see Spring Holiday. Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate Canal system is a city in Broward County, Florida, In Miami Beach, A1A serves as Collins Avenue, one of the city's main North-South thoroughfares, and travels a similar route through exclusive Palm Beach, further to the north. Palm Beach is an upscale Incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. A1A also bridges Sebastian Inlet near Vero Beach, known as the Surf Capital of the East Coast, and passes just to the west of Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center. Sebastian Inlet, located in Sebastian Inlet State Park in Brevard County Florida and Indian River County Florida, offers Surfing and fishing Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA. According to the U Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that The John F Kennedy Space Center ( KSC) is the NASA Space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center ( Spaceport) on A1A also passes through St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States. St Augustine is the County seat of St Johns County, Florida, in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Scenic stretch of A1A in Flagler Beach.
Scenic stretch of A1A in Flagler Beach. Flagler Beach is a city in Flagler County, Florida, United States.

SR A1A begins as a 2 lane, then 4 lane route along the Straits of Florida. The Straits of Florida, Florida Straits, or Florida Strait is a Strait located south-southeast of the North American Mainland, generally accepted Running along the south shore of Key West, SR A1A is the southernmost numbered highway in the lower 48 states. The portion in Monroe County is secretly known as US A1A. Monroe County is a County located in the state of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 79589 Next, it passes East Martello Tower and Key West International Airport. The Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum (also known as the East Martello Tower or the Fort East Martello Museum & Gardens) is a historic site Key West International Airport is a county-owned public Airport located two miles (3 km) east of the Central business district of Key West SR A1A curves to the north to end at U.S. Route 1 (SR 5), after intersecting with SR 5A. US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. State Road 5 is a mostly-unsigned State highway in the state of Florida. State Road 5A is a north south highway that begins and ends at U SR A1A ends, but begins again at I-395 and US 1 in Miami. Interstate 395 (I-395 connects Interstate 95 in the west with the MacArthur Causeway in the east in the Miami Florida area US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States.


History

Pre-1945 alignment

State Road A1A as it runs over the 17th Street Causeway in Ft. Lauderdale.
State Road A1A as it runs over the 17th Street Causeway in Ft. Lauderdale.
State Road A1A as it runs over the South Causeway in New Smyrna Beach.
State Road A1A as it runs over the South Causeway in New Smyrna Beach.
State Road A1A as it runs over the Halifax River in Port Orange.
State Road A1A as it runs over the Halifax River in Port Orange. The Halifax River is a section of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway spanning mostly the northern part of Volusia County, (Daytona Beach area Florida

Prior to the 1945 renumbering, the route that became SR 1 had the following numbers:

Initial alignment

SR 1 was defined in the 1945 renumbering as:

Alignment modifications

Since then, the following changes have been made:

Junction list

CountyLocationMileDestinationsNotes
Southern terminus
MonroeKey West0. Monroe County is a County located in the state of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 79589 Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island 00Bertha Street
US 1
Discontinuous section in highway
Miami-DadeMiami I-395 / US 1
Miami Beach SR 907
SR 112
SR 907
SR 934
Surfside SR 922
Sunny Isles Beach SR 826
SR 856
BrowardHollywood Beach SR 820
SR 822
Dania Beach US 1
Fort Lauderdale US 1
SR 842
SR 838
SR 816
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea SR 870
Pompano Beach SR 814
SR 844
Deerfield Beach SR 810
Palm BeachBoca Raton SR 800
Delray Beach SR 806
Boynton Beach SR 804
Lake Worth SR 802
Palm Beach US 98 / SR 80
SR 704
West Palm Beach US 1
Riviera Beach US 1 / SR 708
North Palm Beach US 1 / SR 786
MartinStuart SR 714
Jensen Beach SR 732
St. LucieFort Pierce US 1
US 1
Indian RiverVero Beach SR 656
SR 60
BrevardIndialantic US 192
Melbourne SR 518
Satellite Beach SR 404
Cocoa Beach SR 520
Cape Canaveral SR 401 / SR 528
Indianola SR 3
Cocoa US 1 / SR 528

References

  1. ^ Florida Department of Transportation. Fernandina Beach is a city in Nassau County in the state of Florida in the United States of America and on Amelia Island. O'Neil is an Unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida, United States. State Road 5 is a mostly-unsigned State highway in the state of Florida. US Route 17 (also known as the Coastal Highway) is a north-south United States highway. Yulee is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nassau County, Florida, United States. State Road 9 is mainly the "hidden" state road number for Interstate 95 from the Georgia state line in Nassau County south to the Golden Interstate 95 (officially The Singer Expressway in Miami-Dade County), the main Interstate Highway on the East coast of the United States, serves State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State Road System State Road 200 is a major diagonal road in central and northeastern Florida. US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. US Route 23 is a long north-south US highway between Jacksonville Florida, and Mackinaw City Michigan. US Route 301 is a spur of US Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. Callahan is a town in Nassau County, Florida, United States. The population was 962 at the 2000 census State Road 200 is a major diagonal road in central and northeastern Florida. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment maintenance and regulation of public transportation in the state of FDOT GIS data. Retrieved on June 27, 2007.

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