Airport Expressway West
The 1996 Florida Legislature designated SR 112 as the Dewey Knight, Jr. Memorial Highway. Knight was a former Miami-Dade Assistant County Manager who oversaw a "blue-ribbon panel" that would help desegregate Miami-Dade County's federally-assisted housing programs. In addition, Knight developed ways to increase housing opportunities for residents of public housing who historically were afforded limited choices.
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Flyover ramps join the I-95 Express Lanes with Airport Expressway above the I-195 westbound transition into SR 112.
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The flyover from the I-95 Express Lanes south to SR 112 (Airport Expressway) partitions with Exit 7 for NW 12th Avenue (SR 933) at Liberty City. This is the only numbered ramp along the entire Airport Expressway.
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A begin shield for SR 112 stands at the NW 12th Avenue underpass. SR 933 follows NW 12th Avenue south from Airport Expressway 4.25 miles to SR 972 (SW 3rd Avenue) at Coral Way in Miami.
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Succeeding exit ramps depart for NW 17th and NW 22nd Avenues to Liberty City and Allapattah over the ensuing 0.75 miles of SR 112 westbound.
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Metrorail accompanies SR 112 (Airport Expressway) west from NW 13th Avenue to U.S. 27 (NW 36th Street) at Palmer Lake. The transit corridor joins Downtown Miami with Miami International Airport (MIA).
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A slip ramp departs for NW 17th Avenue by way of NW 40th Street at a AET gantry. NW 17th Avenue leads south to Marlins Park and Little Havana. Tolls were implemented along SR 112 westbound in 2014.
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A modified diamond interchange links Airport Expressway with NW 41st Street and NW 22nd Avenue by the Earlington Heights Metrorail Station.
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The exit ramp for NW 22nd Avenue ties into the intersection of parallel NW 41st Street and NW 19th Avenue at Brownsville.
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The adjacent transit station serves both the Green Line between Downtown and points north and the Orange Line which connects to the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) by MIA Airport.
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SR 112 (Airport Expressway) meets SR 9 (NW 27th Avenue) at a parclo interchange in a quarter mile. SR 9 parallels Metrorail line north into Brownsville.
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SR 9 follows 27th Avenue south through Miami to U.S. 1 (Dixie Highway) at Coconut Grove. Northward, SR 9 heads to Opa-Locka, where it turns northeast to I-95 at the Golden Glades Interchange.
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Reassurance marker posted at the SR 9 (NW 27th Avenue) underpass.
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U.S. 27 branches northwest along Okeechobee Road from parallel NW 36th Street (SR 948) between Miami Springs and Hialeah.
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Constructed between 2009 and 2012, the Metrorail Orange Line continues alongside SR 112 toward the MIC.
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Airport Expressway makes a gradual southward turn from U.S. 27 (Okeechobee Road) to SR 953 (Le Jeune Road). SR 953 runs south from MIA Airport to Coral Gables.
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U.S. 27 lines 36th Street west from U.S. 1 (Biscayne Boulevard) at Midtown Miami to N River Drive where it shifts onto Okeechobee Road.
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The second toll collection point along SR 112 (Airport Expressway) lies west of NW 32nd Avenue.
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The exit for U.S. 27 (Okeechobee Road) north to Hialeah and Hialeah Gardens departs SR 112. The ensuing exit joins SR 948 (NW 36th Street) west ahead of S River Drive and SR 953 (Le Jeune Road) at Miami Springs.
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SR 112 west crosses under the eastbound roadway at the exit for SR 948 (NW 36th Street) west to SR 953. SR 953 (Le Jeune Road) heads north through Hialeah into Opa-Locka while SR 948 runs west to the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) at Doral.
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A left exit separates from SR 112 west for SR 953 (Le Jeune Road) south to the rental car center, the airport cell phone lot and SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway). SR 112 extends another 0.9 miles to NW 21st Street and the main entrance to Miami International Airport (MIA).
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Photo Credits:
- ABRoads: 03/21/20
- Alex Nitzman: 03/26/06
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Page Updated Wednesday October 14, 2020.