Florida's Turnpike
Florida's Turnpike (TPK), designated as the Ronald Reagan Turnpike is a north–south toll road. It was originally called Sunshine State Parkway. The road runs 312.522 miles (502.955 km) through 11 counties in the Florida peninsula. It starts from U.S. Route 1 in Florida City, running through Miami, Fort Lauderdale. At West Palm Beach, it runs parallel to Interstate 95, and then in Orlando, it crosses Interstate 4, to its northern end at Interstate 75 near Wildwood.[2]
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| Ronald Reagan Turnpike | ||||
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| Maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise | ||||
| Length | 264.666 mi[1] (425.939 km) 308.760 miles (496.901 km) via the Homestead Ext. | |||
| Existed | January 25, 1957–present | |||
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The Turnpike itself has two sections. The first is the Mainline, a 265-mile (426 km) route from the Golden Glades Interchange (north of Miami) to Wildwood. This has the hidden designation of State Road 91 (SR 91). It was opened in stages between 1957 and 1964. The second is the 48-mile (77 km) long Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (HEFT). This was completed in 1974. Its hidden designation is State Road 821 (SR 821). This runs from Florida City (near Homestead) through the suburbs to the west and north of Miami, connecting to the Mainline four miles (6 km) north of the Golden Glades Interchange.[2][3] Florida's Turnpike is considered one of the busiest highways in the country (according to the IBBTA, the highway is the nation's 3rd most heavily traveled toll road[4]).
Florida's Turnpike Media
Northern terminus at I-75 near Wildwood in January 2012.
A ticket from Florida's Turnpike for travel between the Three Lakes and Lantana toll plazas.
Turkey Lake Plaza before its 2012 reconstruction
Looking northbound at Florida's Turnpike as seen from the shoulder of Old County Road 50 near Clermont, at mile 276
Florida's Turnpike looking southbound from the US 441 overpass, two miles north of the Yeehaw Junction exit
Florida's Turnpike looking northbound from the overpass on Canoe Creek Road, with the Canoe Creek service plaza visible
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References
- ↑ "FDOT GIS data". Florida Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2007-08-04. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "System Description". Florida Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ↑ "Florida Department of Transportation Interchange Report" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. 2008-11-24. pp. 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ↑ "International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association". IBTTA. 2007-10-03. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
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