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Started by FLRoads, January 21, 2009, 12:31:13 AM

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emory

The I-75 express lanes south of the SR 869/I-595 interchange are coming along nicely.




Here's an overhead with no white fill from Sample Road/SR 834. These are fun to spot.


Max Rockatansky

^^^

Weird seeing the 845s in green like that. 

formulanone

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on January 29, 2017, 08:34:08 PM
^^^

Weird seeing the 845s in green like that. 

They are kind of rare; here's one of a pair in Hawthorne:


I guess they mimic an older standard, although those were BGS-style:





(^ Both above images courtesy of Michael Summa.)

Avalanchez71

I seem to recall those around maybe 1982 ish or so.  Were they around that late? 

formulanone

Quote from: Avalanchez71 on January 30, 2017, 08:27:10 PM
I seem to recall those around maybe 1982 ish or so.  Were they around that late? 

I still saw them into the mid-1990s in the Miami area, and then a lot of them were replaced for high-intensity sheeting.

emory

Having lived in Coral Springs and watching Parkland build it for nearly two decades, I was happy to see Nob Hill Road was finally completed all the way to CR 827/Loxahatchee Road. The road now spans Broward County from top to bottom.





xcellntbuy

Quote from: emory on January 30, 2017, 10:54:40 PM
Having lived in Coral Springs and watching Parkland build it for nearly two decades, I was happy to see Nob Hill Road was finally completed all the way to CR 827/Loxahatchee Road. The road now spans Broward County from top to bottom.





That certainly took forever! 

formulanone

Quote from: xcellntbuy on January 31, 2017, 09:44:59 AM
Quote from: emory on January 30, 2017, 10:54:40 PM
Having lived in Coral Springs and watching Parkland build it for nearly two decades, I was happy to see Nob Hill Road was finally completed all the way to CR 827/Loxahatchee Road. The road now spans Broward County from top to bottom.

That certainly took forever! 

I remember seeing maps around 1989-1990 which showed the eventual connection between the two. Saw University/Lox Road intersection was finished, and that also was decades in the making.

emory

Quote from: formulanone on January 31, 2017, 12:22:37 PM
Quote from: xcellntbuy on January 31, 2017, 09:44:59 AM
Quote from: emory on January 30, 2017, 10:54:40 PM
Having lived in Coral Springs and watching Parkland build it for nearly two decades, I was happy to see Nob Hill Road was finally completed all the way to CR 827/Loxahatchee Road. The road now spans Broward County from top to bottom.

That certainly took forever! 

I remember seeing maps around 1989-1990 which showed the eventual connection between the two. Saw University/Lox Road intersection was finished, and that also was decades in the making.

And the plan was to connect Riverside Drive, University Drive and Nob Hill Road into Palm Beach County, but those plans were abandoned. Now they just have to connect Hillsboro Boulevard between University and the point where it hooks north to Lox Road.

Avalanchez71

Quote from: emory on January 30, 2017, 10:54:40 PM
Having lived in Coral Springs and watching Parkland build it for nearly two decades, I was happy to see Nob Hill Road was finally completed all the way to CR 827/Loxahatchee Road. The road now spans Broward County from top to bottom.




So is Loxahatchee Rd actually CR 827.  I don't think I have ever seen a CR 827 sign ever.

emory

Quote from: Avalanchez71 on February 08, 2017, 06:55:49 PM
Quote from: emory on January 30, 2017, 10:54:40 PM
Having lived in Coral Springs and watching Parkland build it for nearly two decades, I was happy to see Nob Hill Road was finally completed all the way to CR 827/Loxahatchee Road. The road now spans Broward County from top to bottom.




So is Loxahatchee Rd actually CR 827.  I don't think I have ever seen a CR 827 sign ever.

Yes. It used to be SR 827. All maps label it as 827 including the Broward County road maintenance maps. The only time I've ever seen CR 827 shields were on US 441 at the eastern terminus but those have been yanked out.

formulanone

#2261
Quote from: emory on February 08, 2017, 07:30:10 PM
Quote from: Avalanchez71 on February 08, 2017, 06:55:49 PM
So is Loxahatchee Rd actually CR 827.  I don't think I have ever seen a CR 827 sign ever.

Yes. It used to be SR 827. All maps label it as 827 including the Broward County road maintenance maps. The only time I've ever seen CR 827 shields were on US 441 at the eastern terminus but those have been yanked out.

Amazingly, someone named "childofgarbage984" managed to take a photo...a decent collection of Florida signs; possible MTR/forum member?

I never saw a reassurance shield on Lox Road.


IM004771 by childofgarbage984, on Flickr


Alex

Quote from: formulanone link=topic=2017.msg2204787#msg2204787
Amazingly, someone named "childofgarbage984" managed to take a photo...a decent collection of Florida signs; possible MTR/forum member?

That's our own florida on the board here.  :nod:

formulanone

Quote from: Alex on February 08, 2017, 09:49:26 PM
Quote from: formulanone link=topic=2017.msg2204787#msg2204787
Amazingly, someone named "childofgarbage984" managed to take a photo...a decent collection of Florida signs; possible MTR/forum member?

That's our own florida on the board here.  :nod:

I suppose the username "florida" was taken at Flickr... :)

emory

Quote from: formulanone on February 08, 2017, 08:42:01 PM
Amazingly, someone named "childofgarbage984" managed to take a photo...a decent collection of Florida signs; possible MTR/forum member?

I never saw a reassurance shield on Lox Road.

Broward County doesn't really believe in county reassurance markers. That one I took on CR 811/Dixie Highway was the first I had ever seen.

florida

#2265
Quote from: formulanone on February 08, 2017, 10:15:11 PM
Quote from: Alex on February 08, 2017, 09:49:26 PM
Quote from: formulanone link=topic=2017.msg2204787#msg2204787
Amazingly, someone named "childofgarbage984" managed to take a photo...a decent collection of Florida signs; possible MTR/forum member?

That's our own florida on the board here.  :nod:

I suppose the username "florida" was taken at Flickr... :)

Hahaha, yes, that's me. Not sure if the name was taken.


Quote from: emory on February 11, 2017, 07:45:35 PM
Quote from: formulanone on February 08, 2017, 08:42:01 PM
Amazingly, someone named "childofgarbage984" managed to take a photo...a decent collection of Florida signs; possible MTR/forum member?

I never saw a reassurance shield on Lox Road.

Broward County doesn't really believe in county reassurance markers. That one I took on CR 811/Dixie Highway was the first I had ever seen.

That photo is from 2004. I visited family down in Fort Lauderdale for a week and went scouring and clinching during the day. Still kicking myself for NOT getting a picture of a cut-out SR 886 shield on a standalone BGS on US 1.

There are/were CR 814 shields on US 441. Don't remember seeing anything else. This was also back when Palm Beach signed its CRs on I-95, but you can still find them on Military Trail.
So many roads...so little time.

emory

Quote from: florida on February 12, 2017, 10:44:07 PM
There are/were CR 814 shields on US 441. Don't remember seeing anything else. This was also back when Palm Beach signed its CRs on I-95, but you can still find them on Military Trail.

FDOT will still sign county roads in Broward on its own roads. You can find those shields mostly on US 441 and University Drive/SR 817. Most notably there's an overhead gantry on University at Atlantic Blvd with CR 814 shields overhead.

jwolfer

Some unisigns showing blue CR pentagon and state name i95 shield



LGMS428

D-Dey65

At eastbound Exit 362, the on-ramp blends in with Roselle Street. I think Roselle Street should be a dead end street there, with only the sidewalk remaining in tact.


tidecat

I noticed the references to Wet 'N Wild were removed from signage on SR 528 and on International Drive at the interchange sometime this afternoon.
Clinched: I-264 (KY), I-265 (KY), I-359 (AL), I-459 (AL), I-865 (IN)

Avalanchez71

Quote from: emory on February 13, 2017, 12:59:57 AM
Quote from: florida on February 12, 2017, 10:44:07 PM
There are/were CR 814 shields on US 441. Don't remember seeing anything else. This was also back when Palm Beach signed its CRs on I-95, but you can still find them on Military Trail.

FDOT will still sign county roads in Broward on its own roads. You can find those shields mostly on US 441 and University Drive/SR 817. Most notably there's an overhead gantry on University at Atlantic Blvd with CR 814 shields overhead.

When was SR 814 downgraded to CR 814?

Avalanchez71

Quote from: emory on January 31, 2017, 05:55:23 PM
Quote from: formulanone on January 31, 2017, 12:22:37 PM
Quote from: xcellntbuy on January 31, 2017, 09:44:59 AM
Quote from: emory on January 30, 2017, 10:54:40 PM
Having lived in Coral Springs and watching Parkland build it for nearly two decades, I was happy to see Nob Hill Road was finally completed all the way to CR 827/Loxahatchee Road. The road now spans Broward County from top to bottom.

That certainly took forever! 

I remember seeing maps around 1989-1990 which showed the eventual connection between the two. Saw University/Lox Road intersection was finished, and that also was decades in the making.

And the plan was to connect Riverside Drive, University Drive and Nob Hill Road into Palm Beach County, but those plans were abandoned. Now they just have to connect Hillsboro Boulevard between University and the point where it hooks north to Lox Road.

What is the point of connecting Nob Hill Rd to Loxahatchee Rd?  Are there now plans to develop every square inch of property that is not in the conservation areas of Broward County?

formulanone

#2272
Quote from: Avalanchez71 on February 28, 2017, 05:42:25 PM
Quote from: emory on February 13, 2017, 12:59:57 AM
Quote from: florida on February 12, 2017, 10:44:07 PM
There are/were CR 814 shields on US 441. Don't remember seeing anything else. This was also back when Palm Beach signed its CRs on I-95, but you can still find them on Military Trail.

FDOT will still sign county roads in Broward on its own roads. You can find those shields mostly on US 441 and University Drive/SR 817. Most notably there's an overhead gantry on University at Atlantic Blvd with CR 814 shields overhead.

When was SR 814 downgraded to CR 814?

I don't think Atlantic Boulevard was ever signed as SR 814 west of US 441, except for the exit signs on Sawgrass Expressway. Recently, the portion east of FL 849, east to A1A was transferred to county maintenance, which has a lot of traffic...seems to be an odd dropping of SR mileage. The straight-line diagram removes the mileage, but the FDOT Key Sheet keeps some of it.

And yet, SR 849 still exists. There's been a Turnpike exit at Atlantic Boulevard since 1994, so I don't get the purpose of keeping that on the system; maybe because it's within unincorporated Pompano Beach?

Quote from: Avalanchez71 on February 28, 2017, 05:49:52 PM
What is the point of connecting Nob Hill Rd to Loxahatchee Rd?  Are there now plans to develop every square inch of property that is not in the conservation areas of Broward County?

That's been the goal pretty much for the last 50-60 years; there's not much available land in Broward left to develop. Lox Road will probably need some sort of "update", although it's a lot safer since the guardrail was installed about 20 years ago.

emory

#2273
Quote from: Avalanchez71 on February 28, 2017, 05:49:52 PM
What is the point of connecting Nob Hill Rd to Loxahatchee Rd?  Are there now plans to develop every square inch of property that is not in the conservation areas of Broward County?

From the looks of it, yeah. That land was transferred from Palm Beach to Broward and they're developing the hell out of it.

Quote from: formulanone on February 28, 2017, 07:31:01 PM
I don't think Atlantic Boulevard was ever signed as SR 814 west of US 441, except for the exit signs on Sawgrass Expressway. Recently, the portion east of FL 849, east to A1A was transferred to county maintenance, which has a lot of traffic...seems to be an odd dropping of SR mileage. The straight-line diagram removes the mileage, but the FDOT Key Sheet keeps some of it.

And yet, SR 849 still exists. There's been a Turnpike exit at Atlantic Boulevard since 1994, so I don't get the purpose of keeping that on the system; maybe because it's within unincorporated Pompano Beach?

The straight-line diagram you're referencing only displays the "new" leg of SR 814. The rest of Atlantic Blvd is counted on the old SR 814 mileage sheet, which consists of current CR 912/SR 849/SR 814 east of 849. SR 814 east of Blanche Ely Ave was transferred to city maintenance. They're still keeping the SR 814 signs in place.

The Turnpike exit at Atlantic is a north exit/south entrance only interchange, while the one on SR 849/CR 912 is full access, so I'm more surprised to see Atlantic between SR 849 and US 441 still on the system when it feels like CR 912 should be on the SHS instead.

florida

Quote from: emory on March 05, 2017, 08:24:51 PM
The Turnpike exit at Atlantic is a north exit/south entrance only interchange, while the one on SR 849/CR 912 is full access, so I'm more surprised to see Atlantic between SR 849 and US 441 still on the system when it feels like CR 912 should be on the SHS instead.

It seems that FDOT decided Atlantic Blvd was going to be more of a direct link, with traffic exiting the Turnpike at Coconut Creek heading down to it, since Coconut Creek dies at US 441 and does too many jaunts eastward. We're lucky they kept SR 849 (and sign it!).

Side note: 814 originally used Hammondville, crossed 811, went south on 1st, then turned east on Atlantic on the 1946 map. Later maps show it using Dixie Highway to cross between 3rd and Atlantic, and possibly using 1st and 13th to connect to Atlantic further east of Pompano Beach.

And Hammondville used to be where Coconut Creek and US 441 meet.
So many roads...so little time.



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