Florida State Road 970

State Road 970
Downtown Distributor
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length:	0.563 mi[1] (0.906 km)
Existed:	1968 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-95 in Downtown Miami
East end:	US 1 (Biscayne Boulevard) / SE 2nd Avenue in Downtown Miami[2]
Location
Counties:	Miami-Dade
Highway system
Florida State and County Roads Interstate • US • SR (Pre-1945) • Toll • County ← SR 969 SR 972 →

State Road 970, also known as the Downtown Distributor,^[2] is a short 0.6-mile (0.97 km) elevated freeway connecting Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 in Downtown Miami.

Route description

The Downtown Distributor in May 2008

The expressway is two lanes wide in each direction, and had an annual average daily traffic volume of 34,000 according to a 2007 report, with an estimated volume of 37,500 in 2015.^[3]

In addition to the entrance and exit at US 1, SR 970 also has entrance and exit ramps at Miami Avenue, three blocks to the west. Eastbound drivers also can exit to SE 1st Avenue near the James L. Knight Center and the Miami Tower.

This route is unsigned. On the Interstate, there is no recognition of the State Road status of the Downtown Distributor, as exit signs in both directions indicate "Biscayne Boulevard, US 1". On the Distributor, both at the eastern end and roughly 0.2-mile (0.32 km) from the Interstate, State Road 970 shields are present, but without directional indicators.

History

It opened simultaneously with the adjacent stretch of I-95 in 1968.

Exit list

Mile	Destinations	Notes
0.000	I-95	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Miami Avenue	Eastbound exit (from I-95 south ramp) and westbound entrance
	SE 1st Avenue	Eastbound exit
0.563	US 1 (Biscayne Boulevard), SE 2nd Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance

See also

• List of state highways in the United States shorter than one mile

References

1. ^ "Federal Aid Road Report". Florida Department of Transportation. October 1, 2010. http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/fedaid/fedaidrpt.xlsx. Retrieved October 30, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Access Management Class Summary: FDOT District VI - Miami-Dade County" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. September 8, 2009. p. 1. http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/fdotd6erc/SFilesDisplay.aspx?FID=900. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
3. ^ "Arterial Grid Analysis Study". Miami-Dade County Metropolitan Planning Organization. March 2007. p. 88. http://www.miamidade.gov/mpo/docs/MPO_arterial_grid_analysis_final_200703.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-16.