Florida's Turnpike South - Miramar to Kendall




Florida's Turnpike Homestead Extension (HEFT) stems west from a two-wye interchange with the Turnpike mainline (Exit 4X).
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The Homestead Extension straddles the Broward / Miami Dade County line west from the SR 817 (NW 27th Avenue) to Flamingo Road.
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Florida's Turnpike continues west to SR 823 (NW 57th Avenue / Red Road) at Miramar. SR 823 heads south to Miami Lakes and north into Miramar from Exit 43.
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Curving southwest, the Homestead Extension enters Miami-Dade County near the unincorporated community of Palm Springs North.
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Construction through early 2019 added ramps from the Homestead Extension south to Interstate 75 at Exit 39. Previously there was a single wye interchange between the two routes.
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Paralleling Miami Canal southeast from Broward County, U.S. 27 (Okeechobee Road) converges with the Homestead Extension at Exit 35.
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A folded diamond interchange (Exit 35) joins the HEFT with U.S. 27 (Okeechobee Road) across from Miami Canal. Miami Canal connects Lake Okeechobee with Biscayne Bay via a continuous canal that crosses part of the Everglades.
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U.S. 27 (Okeechobee Road) angles southeast from Exit 35 between Hialeah Gardens and Medley en route to Hialeah and Miami.
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Separating the Everglades with an array of distribution centers at Medley, the HEFT advances south to Exit 34 for NW 106th Street east.
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NW 106th Street stems east from the trumpet interchange at Exit 34 to NW 107th Avenue at Gran Park Boulevard.
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Florida'ss Turnpike enters the trumpet interchange (Exit 31) with NW 74th Street just beyond the Okeechobee Toll Gantry.
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A parclo interchange (Exit 29) connects the toll road with NW 41st Street at Doral in one mile.
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NW 41st Street forms a seamless route with Doral Boulevard and NW 36th Street east to SR 826 (Palmetto Expressway), where SR 948 takes over into Virginia Gardens.
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A collector distributor roadway separates from the HEFT in 1.5 miles for both NW 12th Street and SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway).
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SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway) is a toll road stretching across Miami east from Sweetwater to I-95/395 at the Midtown Interchange.
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A folded diamond interchange (Exit 27) joins the Turnpike with NW 12th Street adjacent to Dolphin Mall
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A loop ramp (Exit 26) provides access to SR 836 east to Miami International Airport (MIA). There is no connection with the westward SR 836 extension opened in 2007 to SR 825 (NW 137th Avenue).
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The tolled Dolphin Expressway leads east directly to Interstate 395 for SR A1A (MacArthur Causeway) to Miami Beach.
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The Exit 25A extends south from the c/d roadway and SR 836 to U.S. 41 (SW 8th Street) west for Tamiami and the Everglades.
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Exit 25 from the HEFT mainline is a loop ramp to U.S. 41 (SW 8th Street) east ahead of Florida International University in Sweetwater.
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The succeeding exit joins the HEFT with the west end of SR 976 (SW 40th Street) at the University Park and Westwood Lakes communities.
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SR 976 heads 8.47 miles east along SW 40th Street / Bird Road to U.S. 1 at Coconut Grove in Miami.
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SW 40th Street runs east from the parclo interchange at Exit 23 to Olympia Heights, Westchester and Coral Terrace. SW 42nd Street extends west to Tamiami.
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Forthcoming SR 94 (Kendall Drive / SW 88th Street) measures 10.70 miles between SR 997 (Krome Avenue) and U.S. 1 (Dixie Highway).
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SR 94 (SW 88th Street) heads west from Exit 20 to Kendale Lakes and The Hammocks and east to Kendall and Pinecrest.
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SW 104th Street passes over Florida's Turnpike ahead of the Snapper Creek Service Plaza. The facility provides food and fuel options.
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An inverted diamond interchange (Exit 19) joins the HEFT with SW 120th Street at the south end of the Snapper Creek Service Plaza.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman, Justin Cozart: 05/06/06
- Andy Field: 12/28/03
- Alex Nitzman, Carter Buchanan: 04/04/15
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Page Updated Monday October 12, 2020.