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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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[[File:Biscayne Boulevard night 20101202.jpg|thumb|left|Biscayne Boulevard at night in [[Downtown Miami]]]] |
[[File:Biscayne Boulevard night 20101202.jpg|thumb|left|Biscayne Boulevard at night in [[Downtown Miami]]]] |
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It is an off-[[grid plan]] main north–south thoroughfare that intersects both streets and avenues along the eastern portion of the Miami Grid. Biscayne Boulevard begins at |
It is an off-[[grid plan]] main north–south thoroughfare that intersects both streets and avenues along the eastern portion of the Miami Grid. Biscayne Boulevard begins at [[Brickell Avenue Bridge]] and Biscayne Boulevard Way, turning north through the central business district of Downtown. South of the bridge, US Route 1 is known as [[Brickell Avenue]] and [[South Dixie Highway]]. |
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It continues north at North Third Avenue until crossing North 36th Street ([[U.S. Route 27 in Florida|US 27]]), where it curves northeast in the [[Wynwood]], paralleling North Federal Highway until North 61st Street, where it continues north. |
It continues north at North Third Avenue until crossing North 36th Street ([[U.S. Route 27 in Florida|US 27]]), where it curves northeast in the [[Wynwood]], paralleling North Federal Highway until North 61st Street, where it continues north. |
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Revision as of 02:08, 18 November 2012
 Biscayne Boulevard | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 15.3 mi (24.6 km) |
| Existed | 1926–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Biscayne Boulevard Way in Miami |
| North end | North 215th Street in Aventura |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Counties | Miami-Dade |
| Highway system | |
Biscayne Boulevard (commonly called just Biscayne) is major thoroughfare and off-grid road in Miami and Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. A part of U.S. Route 1, the road begins just north of the mouth of the Miami River, starting at South Fourth Street in Downtown Miami, continuing north to the Broward County line.
Route description
It is an off-grid plan main north–south thoroughfare that intersects both streets and avenues along the eastern portion of the Miami Grid. Biscayne Boulevard begins at Brickell Avenue Bridge and Biscayne Boulevard Way, turning north through the central business district of Downtown. South of the bridge, US Route 1 is known as Brickell Avenue and South Dixie Highway.
It continues north at North Third Avenue until crossing North 36th Street (US 27), where it curves northeast in the Wynwood, paralleling North Federal Highway until North 61st Street, where it continues north.
Moving further inland, the Boulevard replaces East Sixth Avenue at 61st Street. It enters suburban Miami Shores at North 87th Street and enters the village of Miami Shores. Crossing the Biscayne Canal, Miami Shores becomes North Miami.
The road passes enters Aventura at Greynolds Park. It continues north-northeast through the city of Aventura, curving due north at North 187th Street and northeast at North 203rd Street. It continues northeast a short distance until it crosses County Line Road into Broward County at Hallandale Beach and becoming South Federal Highway.
Biscayne Boulevard is home to the majority of consulates-general based in Miami, including those Germany and France.
Popular culture
The boulevard featured in the 2006 film Casino Royale and is noted in the stage version of A Streetcar Named Desire.
Gallery
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Miami's first automobile on Biscayne Boulevard, c. 1899
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View northwestward of Biscayne Boulevard and Bayfront Park after the 1926 Miami hurricane -
View of Biscayne Boulevard and Bayfront Park northward, 1930 -
Bicycles riding north on Biscayne Boulevard near the Freedom Tower, circa 1940s -
View westward of the intersection of Flagler Street and Biscayne Boulevard, 1958 -
Stretch of Biscayne Boulevard looking south, just north of Downtown, 2006 -
The southern ends of both Biscayne Boulevard and the Biscayne Wall, 2006
