Florida State Road 860

State Road 860
Miami Gardens Drive
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length:	12.96 mi[1] (20.86 km)
Existed:	late 1970s – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-75 / SR 93 near Miami Lakes
	SR 823 in Miami Lakes SR 847 in Miami Lakes SR 817 in Carol City US 441 / SR 7 in Miami Gardens I-95 / SR 9 / SR 915 in Miami Gardens
East end:	US 1 / SR 5 in Aventura
Highway system
Florida State and County Roads Interstate • US • SR (Pre-1945) • Toll • County ← SR 858 ex-SR 861 →

State Road 860, locally known as Miami Gardens Drive or North 183rd Street, is a 12.96-mile-long east–west street serving bedroom communities in northern Miami-Dade County, Florida. Its western terminus is a trumpet interchange with Interstate 75 (SR 93) in the Palm Springs North area near Miami Lakes, passing through Carol City, Miami Gardens, and North Miami Beach before ending at an intersection with Biscayne Boulevard (U.S. Route 1/SR 5) in Aventura. State Road 860 is a major commuter road passing by major shopping centers and industrial parks separated by suburban communities, and often serves as an alternate to the northern (east–west) segment of the often-congested Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) and the Golden Glades Interchange to the south.

Route description

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History

State Road 860 was applied in the late 1970s to the section of Miami Gardens Drive from Red Road/West 57th Avenue – at that time, the northern terminus of SR 955, now part of SR 823 in Carol City to US 1. Unlike most Florida State Roads in Miami-Dade County, SR 860 has actually become longer since the designation, as after the completion of I-75 in 1993, the SR 860 designation was extended 3.6 miles (5.8 km) westward to connect with the Interstate highway.

Junction list

The entire route is located in Miami-Dade County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destination	Notes
	0.00	I-75 / SR 93 – Miami, Naples	Western terminus; Exit 4 (I-75)
	3.62	SR 823 (NW 57th Avenue)
Miami Gardens	4.64	SR 847 (NW 47th Avenue)
	6.64	SR 817 (NW 27th Avenue)
	9.14	US 441 / SR 7 (NW 2nd Avenue)
North Miami Beach	10.14	I-95 / SR 9 – Miami, West Palm Beach	Exit 14 (I-95)
	10.20	SR 915 (NE 6th Avenue)
Aventura	12.96	US 1 / SR 5 (Federal Highway)	Eastern terminus

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} MapQuest, Inc. (2009). Map of Florida State Road 860 (Map). http://www.mapquest.com/mq/3-tDRH23wkxIpq. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 
2. ^ Florida Department of Transportation (April 2007). General Highway Map Miami-Dade County, Florida (Map). http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/geomap/mida_c.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-25.