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[[File:Biscayne Boulevard night 20101202.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Biscayne Boulevard at night in [[Downtown Miami]]]] |
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[[Image:Biscayne Boulevard south end.jpg|thumb|300px|The southern ends of both Biscayne Boulevard and the [[Biscayne Wall]]]] |
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'''Biscayne Boulevard''' is major [[thoroughfare]] and off-grid road in [[Miami]] and [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. A part of [[U.S. Route 1 (Florida)|U.S. Route 1]], the road begins just north of the mouth of the [[Miami River (Florida)|Miami River]], starting at Southeast Fourth Street in [[Downtown Miami]], continuing north to the [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] [[county line|line]]. |
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==Route== |
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It is an off-[[grid plan]] main north–south thoroughfare that intersects both streets and avenues. Biscayne Boulevard begins at Southeast Fourth Street, at the [[Brickell Avenue Bridge]], going north through the central business district of Downtown. South of the bridge, US Route 1 is known as [[Brickell Avenue]] and [[Dixie Highway|South Dixie Highway]]. |
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It continues north, taking the place of Northeast Third Avenue until crossing Northeast 36th Street ([[U.S. Route 27 in Florida|US 27]], where it curves northeast in the [[Wynwood]], paralleling North Federal Highway until Northeast 61st Street, where it continues north. |
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Moving further inland, the Boulevard replaces Northeast Sixth Avenue at 61st Street. It enters [[suburb]]an [[Miami Shores, Florida|Miami Shores]] at Northeast 87th Street and enters the village of [[Miami Shores, Florida|Miami Shores]]. Crossing the Biscayne Canal, Miami Shores becomes [[North Miami, Florida|North Miami]]. |
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The road passes enters [[Aventura, Florida|Aventura]] at [[Greynolds Park]]. It continues north-northeast through the city of Aventura, curving due north at Northeast 187th Street and northeast at Northeast 203rd Street. It continues northeast a short distance until it crosses [[Florida State Road 852|County Line Road]] into [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] at [[Hallandale Beach, Florida|Hallandale Beach]] and becoming South Federal Highway. |
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Biscayne Boulevard is home to the majority of consulates-general based in Miami, including that of [[Consulate General of France in Miami|France]]. |
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==Popular culture== |
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The boulevard featured in the 2006 film [[Casino Royale (1967 film)| ''Casino Royale'']] and is noted in the stage version of [[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]. |
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==Gallery== |
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<gallery> |
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Image:Miamimanhattanization.jpg|Stretch of Biscayne Boulevard looking south, just north of [[Downtown Miami|Downtown]] in October 2006 |
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</gallery> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Brickell Avenue]] |
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*[[Flagler Street]] |
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*[[Miami Avenue]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Miami-Dade County Shopping Districts and Streets}} |
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[[Category:Roads in Miami-Dade County, Florida]] |
[[Category:Roads in Miami-Dade County, Florida]] |
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[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in the United States]] |
[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in the United States]] |
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