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Commercial Boulevard

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State Road 870 and County Road 870 marker State Road 870 and County Road 870 marker
State Road 870 and County Road 870
Commercial Boulevard
Map
SR 870 in red, CR 870 in blue
Route information
Maintained by FDOT and Broward Public Works
Length15.193 mi[1][2] (24.451 km)
12.493 mi (20.106 km) as SR 870[1]
Major junctions
West end SR 869 in Sunrise
Major intersections
East end SR A1A in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyBroward
Highway system
SR 869 SR 874

Commercial Boulevard is a 15.2-mile-long (24.5 km)[1] highway serving northern Broward County, Florida, mostly designated as State Road 870 (SR 870). The road extends from its western terminus in Sunrise at SR 869, the Sawgrass Expressway, and serves as a major commercial route through Oakland Park, and Fort Lauderdale, intersecting Florida's Turnpike, U.S. Route 441 (US 441), Interstate 95 (I-95) and US 1 before reaching its eastern terminus at SR A1A (Ocean Boulevard) in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida.

The westernmost 2.7 miles (4.3 km) of Commercial Boulevard are designated, but not signed, as County Road 870 (CR 870).[2]

Route description

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Commercial Boulevard begins at exit 5 of the Sawgrass Expressway, with SR 870 beginning at SR 817 (University Drive). The road heads east, with an interchange with the Turnpike, followed by an intersection with US 441. Entering Fort Lauderdale, SR 870 intersects with Powerline Road, and then enters Oakland Park, passing by Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Lockhart Stadium, and Fort Lauderdale Stadium before an interchange with Interstate 95. Continuing east, SR 870 intersects with State Road 811 before reentering Fort Lauderdale, intersecting with US 1. It then enters Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and reaches its eastern terminus at an intersection with State Road A1A (Ocean Boulevard).

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Broward County.

Locationmi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
Sunrise0.00.0
SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) to I-75 – Miami, Orlando
Tolled interchange; exit 5 on SR 869
SunriseTamarac line2.7
0.000
4.3
0.000
SR 817 (University Drive)Transition from CR 870 to SR 870
Tamarac2.604.18 Florida's Turnpike – Orlando, MiamiExit 62 on Turnpike
3.2205.182 US 441 / SR 7
Fort LauderdaleOakland Park line6.24810.055 SR 845 (Powerline Road)
Oakland Park6.4510.38 I-95 – West Palm Beach, MiamiExit 32 on I-95 (unsigned SR 9)
6.75810.876Andrews Avenue (CR 811A)Former SR 811A
7.58712.210 SR 811 (Dixie Highway)
Fort Lauderdale8.75814.095 US 1 (Federal Highway)Road is unsigned SR 5
Intracoastal Waterway9.479–
9.545
15.255–
15.361
Drawbridge
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea12.49320.106 SR A1A (Ocean Drive)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
  2. ^ a b c "County Road 870" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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