Interstate 195 / State Road 112 East

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Interstate 195 East
Transitioning onto Interstate 195 east, SR 112 (Airport Expressway) reduces to a single lane through the 36th Street Interchange with I-95. 03/21/20
A high speed flyover connects I-95 south with I-195 east by the Wynwood neighborhood. 03/04/14
Ramps from the Airport Expressway and I-95 converge one block ahead of the half diamond interchange (Exit 2A) with N Miami Avenue. 03/21/20
Three lanes join I-195 east from I-95 one quarter mile ahead of Exit 2A. N Miami Avenue parallels U.S. 1 (Biscayne Boulevard) south to Midtown and Omni and north through the Design District to SR 826 (NE 167th Street). 09/30/17
Two lanes depart at Exit 2A for N Miami Avenue to Midtown and the Design District. Miami Avenue represents the dividing line for the quadrant-based numbered street prefixes within the Miami city limits. 03/21/20
I-195 converges with U.S. 1 (Biscayne Boulevard) at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 2B) adjacent to Biscayne Bay. The exchange also marks the south end of U.S. 27 (NE 36th Street), which parallels I-195 to the south. 03/21/20
Advancing east from Midtown across Julia Tuttle Causeway, Interstate 195 reaches Miami Beach in three miles. 03/21/20
Interstate 195 spans NE 1st Avenue by this confirming marker. I-195 between the 36th Street Interchange and U.S. 1 was the final section completed along the freeway spur. 03/21/20
Exit 2B loops onto NE 36th Street west to U.S. 1 (Biscayne Boulevard). U.S. 1 follows Biscayne Boulevard south through Edgewater and Omni to Downtown Miami. Heading north through the Upper East Side of Miami, Biscayne Boulevard continues to Bay Point and Morningside. 03/21/20
NE 36th Street intersects U.S. 1 (Biscayne Boulevard) across from the northbound beginning of U.S. 27. U.S. 27 heads west alongside I-195 and SR 112 (Airport Expressway) to Hialeah. 03/21/20
Traffic from NE 36th Street merges with Interstate 195 east at the base of Julia Tuttle Causeway spanning Biscayne Bay. Opening December 12, 1959 and costing nearly $14 million to build1, the causeway was the first section of the Miami expressway system built.2 03/04/14
The high rise bridge along Julia Tuttle Causeway affords an unobstructed view of the Downtown Miami skyline. 03/04/14
Originally named the 36th Street Bridge, Julia Tuttle Causeway was dedicated to the early pioneer who was instrumental in establishing the city of Miami. 04/01/14
The Julia Tuttle Causeway system consists of a 2,150 foot span over the Intracoastal Waterway and a 1,138 foot bridge across the east side of the bay. 04/01/14
The man-made island along Julia Tuttle Causeway stretches 1.4 miles east. 04/01/14
Interstate 195 formally enters the Miami Beach city limits near midpoint of the causeway. 03/04/14
Exit 5 connects with SR 907 (Alton Road) beyond the east channel bridge along Julia Tuttle Causeway. SR 907 follows Alton Road along the west side of Miami Beach south toward the Miami Beach Convention Center and the Art Deco Historic District. 04/01/14
Interstate 195 lowers from the apex of the second Biscayne Bay span between the Nautilus and Bayshore neighborhoods in Miami Beach. 03/04/14, 04/01/14
Interstate 195 meets SR 907 at a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 5) west of Alton Road (SR 907A). SR 907 comprises a 5.66 mile route between SR A1A (MacArthur Causeway) at South Beach and SR A1A (Collins Avenue) at North Beach. 03/04/14
A Miami Beach welcome sign stands beyond the gore point at Exit 5 for SR 907. 03/04/14
Exit 5 partitions for SR 907 to Alton Road. SR 907 north connects I-195 with the adjacent Mt. Sinai Medical Center and south to the Miami Beach Convention Center via 17th Street. 03/25/06
Interstate 195 concludes at the signalized intersection with Alton Road (SR 907A) and 41st Street / Arthur Godfrey Road (SR 112). Removed by 2008, an end shield for I-195 was previously posted. 03/04/14
Though not signed, SR 112 extends 0.81 miles east from SR 907A (Alton Road) along Arthur Godfrey Road to SR A1A north (Collins Avenue). SR 907A loops 0.41 miles east around the exchange joining I-195 and SR 907. 03/04/14
Florida State Road 112 East - Arthur Godfrey Road
Alton Road provides an alternate route to busy SR A1A (Collins Avenue) around Mid-Beach. Arthur Godfrey Road (SR 112) east to SR A1A was formerly designated Business Spur I-195 in the early 1960s. 03/04/14
Often congested with traffic, Arthur Godfrey Road represents a high-density commercialized corridor between Meridian Avenue and SR A1A south (Indian Creek Drive). Meridian Avenue parallels Biscayne Waterway north from SR 907 to Surprise Lake. 03/04/14
Arthuy Godfrey Road crosses Biscayne Waterway east ahead of Chase Avenue. The local street arcs southwest to Alton Road by Miami Beach Golf Club and heads north to Muss Park at 44th Street. 03/04/14
Prairie Avenue is a residential street leading south through the Bayshore neighborhood to Dade Boulevard and north to W 47th Street near Surprise Lake. 03/04/14
Royal Palm Avenue connects Arthur Godfrey Road with residential areas south to W 29th Street and north to W 47th Street. 03/04/14
Arthur Godfrey Road east next intersects Sheridan Avenue. 03/04/14
Pine Tree Drive is a four lane boulevard paralleling Indian Creek south to Dade Boulevard near the Miami Beach Convention Center and north to the La Gorce neighborhood. 03/04/14
SR 112 (Arthur Godfrey Road) intersects SR A1A (Indian Creek Drive) south just across Indian Creek in the Mid-Beach neighborhood. 03/04/14
SR A1A through Mid-Beach partitions into a one way couplet along Indian Creek Drive south and Collins Avenue north. SR A1A heads south to the Miami Beach City Center and north to North Beach and Surfside. 03/04/14

Sources:
  1. "We Bridge The Gap." The Miami News (FL), December 12, 1959.
  2. "36th St. Span Ready To Roll." The Miami News (FL), December 7, 1959.


Photo Credits:

  • 03/25/06 by AARoads and Justin Cozart.
  • 03/04/14 by AARoads and Chris Kalina.
  • 04/01/14 by AARoads and Carter Buchanan.
  • 09/30/17 by AARoads.
  • 03/21/20 by AARoads.

Connect with:
U.S. 1
U.S. 27

Page Updated 10-14-2020.

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