Interstate 595 and 795 in Florida

Florida Interstate 595

I-595
Get started Weston
End Fort Lauderdale
Length 13 mi
Length 21 km
Route
→ Tampa1A 136th Avenue

1B Flamingo Road

2 Hiatus Road

3 Nob Hill Road

4 Pine Island Road

5 University Drive

7 Davie Road

8 → Miami / Orlando

9 State Route 84

10 → Miami / Jacksonville

12 Fort Lauderdale

Interstate 595 or I -595 is an Interstate Highway in the US state of Florida. The highway forms an east-west connection in the center of the Miami metropolitan area, between Interstate 75 and the city of Fort Lauderdale. The route is 21 kilometers long.

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Travel directions

I-595 begins in Weston, a wealthy suburb built on lakes, where it crosses Interstate 75, which leads to Tampa. North here goes SR-869 or Sawgrass Expressway. The highway has 2×3 lanes, plus a 3-lane toll interchange, and forms the boundary between the suburbs of Plantation and Davie. Most neighborhoods consist of houses that are located on water features, possibly with a golf course. At Broadview Park one crosses Florida’s Turnpike, a toll road from Miami to Orlando. Immediately afterwards you cross the Interstate 95, which runs from Miami to Jacksonvilleruns. The highway then ends in Fort Lauderdale at the international airport on US 1.

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History

The current I-595 was previously intended as I-75, but when it was moved south from Weston, the highway had to be renumbered, this became I-595. The highway was not completed until March 22, 1991, although most of it had been completed before.

Opening history

From Unpleasant Length Date
Exit 0 / I-75 Exit 2 / Hiatus Road 3 km 00-05-1988
Exit 7 / Florida’s Turnpike Exit 10 / I-95 5 km 24-02-1989
Exit 2 / Hiatus Road Exit 7 / Florida’s Turnpike 8 km 22-03-1991

Swap lane

Between 2010 and 2014, a 3-lane interchangeable lane was constructed in the central reservation of I-595, as express lanes with tolls. This project cost $1.2 billion and includes 10 miles of I-595 between I-75 and just past Florida’s Turnpike. The project opened to traffic on March 26, 2014.

Toll

The interchange lane operates as a toll express lane, with a variable toll collection depending on how busy it is. The toll goes through electronic toll collection (ETC).

Traffic intensities

The intensities below are to the east of the relevant connection.

Location AADT (2010)
Exit 1 174,500
Exit 7 183,000
Exit 10 98,500

Interstate 795 in Florida

I-795
Begin Jacksonville
End Nocatee
Length 7 mi
Length 12 km
Route
5 → Jacksonville beltway4 E-Town parkway

2 Nocatee

0 → Miami

Race Track Road

St. Johns Parkway

Interstate 795 is a future Interstate Highway in the US state of Florida. Also known as State Road 9B, the highway runs between I-95 and I-295 southeast of Jacksonville. The highway is 12 kilometers long.

Travel directions

State Road 9B.

I-795 is part of a projected highway to accommodate new developments south of Jacksonville. State Route 9B hooks south of Jacksonville, with I-795 running only between Interstate 95 and Interstate 295. For the time being, only a connection with US 1 has been constructed. The highway has 2×2 lanes with a pavement for 2×4 lanes.

History

Planning for I-795 had been going on for years, but was shelved in May 2008 due to a lack of funds. Thanks to a crisis law, the highway was still able to be built, and construction of I-795 between US 1 and I-295 southeast of Jacksonville began in the summer of 2010. This 5-kilometer section was opened to traffic on September 19, 2013, initially numbered State Road 9B.

On April 15, 2013, the 3-kilometer extension of the highway to I-95 began at Nocatee. This part was opened to traffic on 11/12 June 2016.

Phase three included a short extension of I-95 to St. John’s Parkway and began in September 2015. This section opened August 8/9, 2018.

Opening history

van nasty length datum
Philips Highway 5 km 19-09-2013
Philips Highway 3 km 11-06-2016
St. Johns Parkway 5 km 08-08-2018

Future

In the future, I-795 should connect to the First Coast Outer Beltway, a new toll road along the west and south sides of Jacksonville.

St. George Island Bridge

St. George Island Bridge
Spans Apalachicola Bay
Lanes 1×2
Total length 6,588 meters
Main span ? meter
Bridge deck height ? meter
Opening 27-02-2004
Traffic intensity 3,400 mvt/day
Location Map

The St. George Island Bridge, also known as the Bryant Grady Patton Bridge, is a bridge in the United States, located in the state of Florida. The bridge spans Apalachicola Bay and is nearly 4 miles (6.6 kilometers) long.

Characteristics

The St. George Island Bridge is a 6,588-foot bridge with 166 spans. The bridge deck is 13.4 meters wide, with one lane in each direction of State Road 300. The bridge connects St. George Island to the mainland. The bridge is a dead end on the island, and is the only connection to and from St. George Island. The bridge is toll-free.

History

The first connection at this location was the Saint George Island Causeway Bridge, which used causeways, dams in the water. The total bridge length of this bridge was therefore shorter. It is unclear when it was opened. The causeway was replaced by the current, longer bridge between 2002 and 2004. Construction cost $73 million and the bridge was opened to traffic on February 27, 2004.

The bridge is named after Bryant Grady Patton (1896-1954), an Apalachicola politician who built important bridges to islands off the coast of Florida. The St. George Island Bridge was named after him in 1965.

Traffic intensities

Every day, 3,400 vehicles cross the bridge.

St. George Island Bridge