Florida State Road 826

State Road 826, also known as the Palmetto Expressway, is a bypass route around the greater Miami area, extending from U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Pinecrest, going through the inner Miami suburbs in a north-east semicircle to the Golden Glades Interchange, reverting to a surface street (Northeast 163rd Street) to its terminus at Florida State Road A1A in North Miami Beach. Interstate 95 (SR 9 and 9A) and the Palmetto Expressway are the two most-heavily traveled roads in Miami-Dade County.

Route description

The expressway begins on an intersection with US 1 in Pinecrest, just south of Dadeland Mall. The road heads north into Kendall, with the first interchange being with Kendall Drive, providing access to the mall. It continues north, crossing under the Snapper Creek Expressway before an interchange with SR 986. It leaves Kendall, continuing into Glenvar Heights, with an interchange with SW 56th Street/Miller Drive, which provides access to the University of Miami. It is followed by the northern terminus of the Don Shula Expressway, with a southbound exit and a northbound entrance point. It continues north into Coral Way Village, where it interchanges with SR 976, followed shortly with an exit with SW 24th Street/Coral Way.

The expressway's next exit to the north is with Tamiami Trail (US 41), providing access to Florida International University. The Palmetto then has an exit with Flagler Street, the east-west median for Miami-Dade County roads. The freeway then has an...
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