State Roads in the Florida Keys
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Since the opening of the Overseas Highway
in 1938, the set of Florida State Roads, USA, serving the Florida Keys
has been a small one. Currently only two such roads designated by Florida Department of Transportation
are located on the string of islands in Monroe County, Florida
, and only eight other State Roads have been designated, but have since been reverted to Monroe County maintenance (at least two of the former State Roads still have the old SR signs on the edge of their shoulders and it is likely that one of them was never signed).
: South Roosevelt Boulevard from Bertha Street to the Overseas Highway (US 1) in Key West
is the southernmost of seven discontiguous segments of SR A1A in Florida
(in fact, it is the southernmost state-designated highway of the contiguous United States
). This section of SR A1A is signed only near Key West International Airport
and Fort East Martello Museum and Gardens.
State Road 5
is the "hidden" (unsigned) FDOT designation for not only the Overseas Highway, but virtually all of US 1 south of Jacksonville
since 1945. Along with Card Sound Road
, the Overseas Highway is one of only two roads that enter and exit Monroe County and the Florida Keys. From 1938 to 1945, US 1 carried the designation State Road 4A.
(now Monroe County Road 5A): Flagler Street from First Street to South Roosevelt Boulevard (SR A1A) in Key West. Commercially-prepared road maps still indicate incorrectly that CR 5A is still a State Road (when it was, it was not signed as such).
State Road 905
(now Monroe County Road 905): a spur from US 1 from Key Largo
to the Ocean Reef Club near Grayvik
in the northern tip of Largo Key
. The southern half of CR 905 was part of the Overseas Highway from 1938 until 1944 (when a fire damaged Card Sound Bridge
). Old "State Road S-905" signs are still posted on the edge of the road.
State Road 905A
(now Monroe County Road 905A) is the Card Sound Bridge and Card Sound Road between the bridge and CR 905 (SR 905A used to extend northward to an intersection with US 1 near Florida City
, but Miami-Dade County
doesn't sign its county roads and rarely designates them as "County Road ###"). As late as 2005, an old "State Road S-905A" was still posted near the intersection with CR 905.
State Road 931 (now Monroe County Road 913): a loop south of US 1 in Marathon
on Boot Key
and Vaca Key.
State Road 939 (now Monroe County Road 939): locally known as Sugarloaf Boulevard and Old State Road, CR 939 forms a loop south of US 1 on Sugarloaf Key
. The western terminus is in Perky
; the road follows the contour of the island as it turns around Upper Sugarloaf Sound.
State Road 939A is a spur south of U.S. Route 1 from Lower Sugarloaf Key
, travelling southeast on the island as Sugarloaf Boulevard to end at old State Road 4A and State Road 939B. The SR 939A symbol still exists on modern maps.
State Road 939B is a spur south of U.S. Route 1 from Sugarloaf Key
, travelling south through Pirate's Cove
and west on the island to end at old State Road 4A and State Road 939B. The SR 939B symbol still exists on modern maps.
State Road 940 (northern segment now Monroe County Road 940): Big Pine Avenue and Elma Avenue on Big Pine Key. This is the only State Road - current or former - that has segments on both sides of the Overseas Highway. A street extending eastward from Big Pine Avenue onto No Name Key
is locally known as State Road 4A (see "State Road 5", above). Much of Big Pine Avenue is located in National Key Deer Refuge
.
State Road 941 (now Monroe County Road 941): a spur south of US 1 from Big Coppitt Key
and El Chico
, travelling southwest on Bird Key
and Geiger Key
to end at the Key West Naval Air Station on Boca Chica Key
.
State Road 942 signs have been placed on at least two streets at different times. Both were spurs southward from US 1:
Overseas Highway
The Overseas Highway is a highway carrying U.S. Route 1 through the Florida Keys. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway. Completed in 1912, the Overseas Railroad was heavily damaged and partially...
in 1938, the set of Florida State Roads, USA, serving the Florida Keys
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
has been a small one. Currently only two such roads designated by Florida Department of Transportation
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...
are located on the string of islands in Monroe County, Florida
Monroe County, Florida
Monroe County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 79,589. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county was 74,737....
, and only eight other State Roads have been designated, but have since been reverted to Monroe County maintenance (at least two of the former State Roads still have the old SR signs on the edge of their shoulders and it is likely that one of them was never signed).
Current State Roads in the Florida Keys
State Road A1AState Road A1A (Florida)
State Road A1A is a Florida State Road that runs mostly along the Atlantic Ocean, with sections from Key West at the southern tip of Florida, to Callahan, just south of Georgia. It is the main road through most oceanfront towns. SR A1A is designated the A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Highway, a...
: South Roosevelt Boulevard from Bertha Street to the Overseas Highway (US 1) in Key West
Key West, Florida
Key West is a city in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city encompasses the island of Key West, the part of Stock Island north of U.S. 1 , Sigsbee Park , Fleming Key , and Sunset Key...
is the southernmost of seven discontiguous segments of SR A1A in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
(in fact, it is the southernmost state-designated highway of the contiguous United States
Contiguous United States
The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
). This section of SR A1A is signed only near Key West International Airport
Key West International Airport
Key West International Airport is a county-owned public airport located two miles east of the central business district of Key West, in Monroe County, Florida, United States....
and Fort East Martello Museum and Gardens.
State Road 5
State Road 5 (Florida)
State Road 5 is a mostly-unsigned state highway in the state of Florida. It is mainly signed as U.S. Route 1 from its south end in Key West, Florida to Jacksonville, Florida, and U.S. Route 17 from Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the Saint Marys River. U.S...
is the "hidden" (unsigned) FDOT designation for not only the Overseas Highway, but virtually all of US 1 south of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
since 1945. Along with Card Sound Road
Card Sound Bridge
Card Sound Bridge is a high-rise toll causeway connecting southern Miami-Dade County and northern Monroe County. It is one of only two ways that motorists can leave or enter the Florida Keys . Toll for two-axle automobiles is USD $1.00 , and SunPass is not accepted at this toll plaza...
, the Overseas Highway is one of only two roads that enter and exit Monroe County and the Florida Keys. From 1938 to 1945, US 1 carried the designation State Road 4A.
Former State Roads in the Florida Keys
State Road 5AState Road 5A (Florida)
State Road 5A, also known as Nova Road, is a north south highway that begins and ends at U.S. Highway 1 , in Port Orange and Ormond Beach, respectively...
(now Monroe County Road 5A): Flagler Street from First Street to South Roosevelt Boulevard (SR A1A) in Key West. Commercially-prepared road maps still indicate incorrectly that CR 5A is still a State Road (when it was, it was not signed as such).
State Road 905
Card Sound Bridge
Card Sound Bridge is a high-rise toll causeway connecting southern Miami-Dade County and northern Monroe County. It is one of only two ways that motorists can leave or enter the Florida Keys . Toll for two-axle automobiles is USD $1.00 , and SunPass is not accepted at this toll plaza...
(now Monroe County Road 905): a spur from US 1 from Key Largo
Key Largo, Florida
Key Largo is a census-designated place in Monroe County, Florida, United States, located on the island of Key Largo in the upper Florida Keys. The population was 11,886 at the 2000 census. The name comes from the Spanish Cayo Largo, or "long key"...
to the Ocean Reef Club near Grayvik
Grayvik, Florida
Grayvik is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the upper Florida Keys on Key Largo within the Ocean Reef Club at the northnmost part of the island. It is northeast of the CDP of North Key Largo....
in the northern tip of Largo Key
Key Largo
Key Largo is an island in the upper Florida Keys archipelago and, at long, the largest of the Keys. It is also the northernmost of the Florida Keys in Monroe County, and the northernmost of the Keys connected by U.S. Highway 1...
. The southern half of CR 905 was part of the Overseas Highway from 1938 until 1944 (when a fire damaged Card Sound Bridge
Card Sound Bridge
Card Sound Bridge is a high-rise toll causeway connecting southern Miami-Dade County and northern Monroe County. It is one of only two ways that motorists can leave or enter the Florida Keys . Toll for two-axle automobiles is USD $1.00 , and SunPass is not accepted at this toll plaza...
). Old "State Road S-905" signs are still posted on the edge of the road.
State Road 905A
Card Sound Bridge
Card Sound Bridge is a high-rise toll causeway connecting southern Miami-Dade County and northern Monroe County. It is one of only two ways that motorists can leave or enter the Florida Keys . Toll for two-axle automobiles is USD $1.00 , and SunPass is not accepted at this toll plaza...
(now Monroe County Road 905A) is the Card Sound Bridge and Card Sound Road between the bridge and CR 905 (SR 905A used to extend northward to an intersection with US 1 near Florida City
Florida City, Florida
Florida City is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States and is the southernmost municipality in the South Florida metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 5,413,212 in 2007. The population was 7,843 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S....
, but Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
doesn't sign its county roads and rarely designates them as "County Road ###"). As late as 2005, an old "State Road S-905A" was still posted near the intersection with CR 905.
State Road 931 (now Monroe County Road 913): a loop south of US 1 in Marathon
Marathon, Florida
Marathon is a city on Knight's Key, Boot Key, Key Vaca, Fat Deer Key, Long Point Key, Crawl Key and Grassy Key islands in the middle Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,255. As of 2005, the population estimated...
on Boot Key
Boot Key
Boot Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys located adjacent to Key Vaca. Boot Key is within the city limits of Marathon, Florida, USA. The island is largely undeveloped despite having a bridge spanning Boot Key Harbor to Key Vaca, which is now closed to pedestrian and vehicular...
and Vaca Key.
State Road 939 (now Monroe County Road 939): locally known as Sugarloaf Boulevard and Old State Road, CR 939 forms a loop south of US 1 on Sugarloaf Key
Sugarloaf Key
Sugarloaf Key is a single island in the lower Florida Keys that forms a loop on the Atlantic Ocean side giving the illusion of separate islands. Although frequently referred to simply and with technical accuracy as "Sugarloaf Key", this island contains two distinct island communities, known as...
. The western terminus is in Perky
Perky, Florida
Perky is a ghost town in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the lower Florida Keys on Lower Sugarloaf Key near mile marker 17 on US 1 ....
; the road follows the contour of the island as it turns around Upper Sugarloaf Sound.
State Road 939A is a spur south of U.S. Route 1 from Lower Sugarloaf Key
Lower Sugarloaf Key
Lower Sugarloaf Key is the lower arm of an island known as Sugarloaf Key in the lower Florida Keys about 13 miles east of Key West.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile markers 16.5–17.5. Due to the routing of U.S...
, travelling southeast on the island as Sugarloaf Boulevard to end at old State Road 4A and State Road 939B. The SR 939A symbol still exists on modern maps.
State Road 939B is a spur south of U.S. Route 1 from Sugarloaf Key
Sugarloaf Key
Sugarloaf Key is a single island in the lower Florida Keys that forms a loop on the Atlantic Ocean side giving the illusion of separate islands. Although frequently referred to simply and with technical accuracy as "Sugarloaf Key", this island contains two distinct island communities, known as...
, travelling south through Pirate's Cove
Pirates Cove, Florida
Pirates Cove is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the lower Florida Keys on Sugarloaf Key on the old Florida State Road 4A just south of US 1 .It is ENE of Sugarloaf Shores....
and west on the island to end at old State Road 4A and State Road 939B. The SR 939B symbol still exists on modern maps.
State Road 940 (northern segment now Monroe County Road 940): Big Pine Avenue and Elma Avenue on Big Pine Key. This is the only State Road - current or former - that has segments on both sides of the Overseas Highway. A street extending eastward from Big Pine Avenue onto No Name Key
No Name Key
No Name Key is an island located in the lower Florida Keys in the United States. It is 3 miles from US 1 and sparsely populated with only 43 homes. It is a fairly small island in comparison to its neighbor, Big Pine Key, which lies about a half mile to its west...
is locally known as State Road 4A (see "State Road 5", above). Much of Big Pine Avenue is located in National Key Deer Refuge
National Key Deer Refuge
The National Key Deer Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located on Big Pine Key and No Name Key in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida....
.
State Road 941 (now Monroe County Road 941): a spur south of US 1 from Big Coppitt Key
Big Coppitt Key, Florida
Big Coppitt Key is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, on an island of the same name in the lower Florida Keys. The CDP also includes the neighboring islands of Geiger Key and Shark Key. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 2,595. ...
and El Chico
El Chico, Florida
El Chico is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the lower Florida Keys on Big Coppitt Key. It is within the CDP of Big Coppitt Key....
, travelling southwest on Bird Key
Bird Key
Bird Key is an island in Sarasota Bay, south of the Ringling Causeway, between mainland Sarasota and St. Armands Key. Originally a small island connected to the Ringling Causeway by a tree lined causeway of its own, it was the home of John Ringling North, nephew of Circus Magnate, John Ringling...
and Geiger Key
Geiger Key
Geiger Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about east of Key West. It is located to the south of, and bridged to, Big Coppitt Key via Boca Chica Road at approximately mile marker 11 on U.S. 1 . It is home to the small trailer park community of Tamarac, Geiger Key Pub & Grill and Geiger Key...
to end at the Key West Naval Air Station on Boca Chica Key
Boca Chica Key
Boca Chica Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys approximately 3 miles east of the island of Key West.U.S. 1 crosses the key at approximately mile markers 6.5—8, east of Key West....
.
State Road 942 signs have been placed on at least two streets at different times. Both were spurs southward from US 1:
- Maloney Avenue (now not state- or county-designated) on Stock IslandStock IslandStock Island is an island in the lower Florida Keys immediately east of Key West . Immediately northwest is Key Haven , from which it is connected by causeway with US 1 . The part north of U.S...
. The northern end is near Florida Keys Community CollegeFlorida Keys Community CollegeFlorida Keys Community College is a community college located in Key West, Florida . FKCC also operates two additional campuses in the Florida Keys; one in Marathon and another in Key Largo...
.
- Shore Drive (now Monroe County Road 942) on Summerland KeySummerland KeySummerland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys approximately 20 miles east of Key West.U.S. 1 crosses the island at approximately mile markers 24—25.5, between Ramrod Key and Cudjoe Key. The name appears on U.S...
.