on the
East Coast Of The United States , serves the
Atlantic Coast of Florida. It begins at a partial
Interchange with
U.S. Highway 1 just south of downtown
Miami , and heads north past
Daytona Beach and
Jacksonville to the
Georgia state line at the
St. Marys River .
The southernmost 13.69 miles (22.03 km) of I-95, from Miami to the north side of the
Golden Glades Interchange , is the unsigned . (There is another
State Road 9A forming a
Beltway around
Jacksonville .) The rest of I-95 is part of
State Road 9 , which splits at the Golden Glades Interchange and heads southwest and south on surface roads to end southwest of downtown Miami. (SR 9 is only signed south of the Golden Glades Interchange.)
Interstate 95 splits from
U.S. Highway 1 near 32nd Road in southern Miami. It quickly
Interchange s with the
Rickenbacker Causeway via the short unsigned
State Road 913 , and then heads north into downtown. The short
State Road 970 Freeway , mostly unsigned, distributes traffic to several downtown streets. On the north side of downtown, at the
Midtown Interchange ,
Interstate 395 heads east to the
MacArthur Causeway , and the tolled
State Road 836 heads west to
Miami International Airport . Throughout
Miami-Dade County , I-95 is designated the according to some maps.
Rand McNally 2006 Road Atlas
After crossing I-395 and SR 836, I-95 begins to head north roughly along the alignment of Northwest 6th Avenue, lying one block east of Northwest 7th Avenue (
U.S. Highway 441 /
State Road 7 ). Just north of 36th Street (
U.S. Highway 27 /
State Road 25 ), at what has been called the
36th Street Interchange ,
Florida Department Of Transportation , General Highway Map, Dade County, Florida, September
1972 (reprinted January
1980 ) I-95 crosses
Interstate 195 , which goes east over the
Julia Tuttle Causeway to
Miami Beach , and
State Road 112 , a toll road west to the airport. A two-way
High-occupancy Vehicle (HOV) roadway in the
Median begins at I-195 and SR 112, formed by ramps to and from SR 112. I-95 continues north, crossing and
Interchanging with many surface roads, most of which are
State Road s, before reaching the
Golden Glades Interchange .
The complicated Golden Glades Interchange provides access between I-95 and two other freeways - the original section of
Florida's Turnpike (
State Road 91 ), since bypassed by the
Homestead Extension (
State Road 821 ), and the
Palmetto Expressway (
State Road 826 ). Ramps are also provided to and from several surface streets -
State Road 826 east on 167th Street to
Sunny Isles Beach ,
U.S. Highway 441 (
State Road 7 ) south on Northwest 7th Avenue and north on Northwest 2nd Avenue, and
State Road 9 southwest on a
Limited-access roadway to Northwest 27th Avenue. At the Golden Glades Interchange, State Road 9A ends, and State Road 9 joins I-95. I-95 north to
West Palm Beach , as well as SR 9 southwest to 27th Avenue, runs parallel to the
South Florida Rail Corridor , used by
CSX Transportation for freight and
Tri-Rail for
Commuter Rail .
North of Miami, I-95 continues on to
Ft. Lauderdale , where it interchanges with
I-595 , providing access to
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and
Port Everglades to the east, and
Broward County 's western suburbs as well as
I-75 northbound (via
Alligator Alley ) across the peninsula to the
Gulf Coast to the west. In West Palm Beach, I-95 provides direct access to
Palm Beach International Airport as well as downtown West Palm Beach and
Palm Beach Island via
Okeechobee Blvd. North of West Palm Beach, I-95 runs literally beside Florida's Turnpike for several miles, before the freeways eventually go separate ways north of
Fort Pierce (I-95 continuing directly along the coast, Florida's Turnpike turning west toward
Orlando ).
Continuing north, I-95 provides access to Florida State Roads
70 ,
60 , and
50 in Ft. Pierce,
Vero Beach , and
Titusville , respectively; each are major east-west thoroughfares that provide access between the east and west coasts of Florida. I-95 also interchanges with the
Beachline Expressway near
Cape Canaveral , a toll-road providing access between the Cape and the major tourist areas in Orlando. I-95 also provides direct access to
I-4 in
Daytona Beach .
I-95 then continues directly through the center of downtown /
State Road 9A , several miles south of the city;
I-10 just south of downtown, and I-295/S.R. 9A once again several miles north of the city (the two highways provide a western and eastern bypass, respectively, around the city). Just north of I-295, I-95 provides access to
Jacksonville International Airport . From this point, I-95 continues north several miles before finally crossing into Georgia, just north of mile marker 380.
The Florida Department of Transportation is currently seeking federal funding to construct express lanes along I-95 in South Florida. The lanes will run from approximately I-595 near Ft. Lauderdale to I-395 near downtown Miami and are aiming to be completed by late 2007 and fall 2008 for the northbound and southbound directions, respectively. Currently, the commute time between the Golden Glades Interchange and downtown Miami during the morning and evening rush hours can exceed 30 minutes for the approximately 9 mile stretchhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cexpress15xmay15,0,6136661.story; tolls would be collected
Electronically along the express route and would be increased or decreased depending on traffic flow in order to ensure a minimum speed of 50 mph in express lanes. Drivers would be allowed to enter and exit the express lanes at 5 points along the route.
Bolded cities are officially-designated
Control Cities for signs.
List of Control Cities for Use in Guide Signs on Interstate Highways
