Route description Sunset Drive




1 route description

1.1 western section
1.2 state road 986 section
1.3 eastern section





route description
western section

state road 986 westbound west of sr 826


southwest 72nd street begins private dirt road accessing farmland in unincorporated miami-dade county, north of hammocks , west of kendall west. road heads east and, upon reaching 167th avenue, becomes paved four-laned divided road. sunset drive continues east past residential neighborhoods 1 mile (1.6 km), reaching collection of neighborhood shopping centers , western edge of kendall west community @ southwest 157th avenue. here eastern terminus, southwest 72nd street given designation of marjory stoneman douglas sunset drive.


after mile (1.6 km), , after passing more residential neighborhoods, sunset drive crosses southwest 147th avenue , enters unincorporated kendale lakes. road passes 1 block south of miccosukee golf & country club, , continues east between backs of residential neighborhoods 2 miles (3.2 km), older lying west, break being miami sunset senior high. after crossing southwest 127th avenue, sunset drive s character changes passes churches, schools, large-lot houses , market gardens until reaches heft.


state road 986 section

the locations of both termini of state road 986 unclear, commercial mapping , florida department of transportation (fdot) material showing western terminus of sr 986 @ southwest 127th avenue , eastern terminus @ either south dixie highway (us 1) or red road. according fdot road inventory, western terminus of sr 986 lies sunset drive passes under heft without interchange, section of road west southwest 127th avenue acknowledged lying off florida state highway system.


east of heft underpass, sr 986 leaves kendale lakes , enters kendall district proper, cutting across northwestern corner. sunset drive first passes small shopping district , goes between 2 residential neighborhoods. sr 986 approaches southwest 107th avenue (sr 985), 1.1 miles (1.8 km) east of heft, road enters shopping district. once past sr 985, sunset drive almost-immediately crosses snapper creek canal , enters eponymous community of sunset. sr 986 passes mixture of houses, strip malls, commercial services , churches next 1.7 miles (2.7 km), whereupon crosses csx railroad , passes under don shula expressway (sr 874) without interchange. after one-quarter mile (400 m) of strip malls, sr 986 crosses galloway road (sr 973) , enters community of glenvar heights. east of galloway road, sr 986 gains leafy residential character, reaching palmetto expressway (sr 826) interchange after 1 mile (1.6 km). sr 986 carries on east through more leafy neighborhoods 0.7 miles (1.1 km). here, sr 986 designation stops @ southwest 69th avenue, boundary between glenvar heights , incorporated city of south miami. @ western terminus, fdot inventory recognises sunset drive far east red road (approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km)) lying off state highway system.


eastern section

sunset drive continues east sr 986 s eastern terminus through leafy neighborhoods of western south miami. road s character changes once passes southwest 63rd avenue, sunset drive begins enter south miami s central business district, passing low-rise apartment buildings, multi-storeyed office complexes, , south miami hospital. @ southwest 62nd avenue, eastbound motorists on sunset drive wishing head north along 1 encouraged signage detour along it, while sunset drive continues east one-quarter mile (400 m) through civic heart of south miami, including section of road paved red brick near city hall. road passes under elevated metrorail tracks, south of south miami metrorail station, , meets south dixie highway (us 1) @ oblique intersection.


east of 1, sunset drive scales down become undivided two-laned shopping street next 2 blocks, reaching red road (southwest 57th avenue) after ⁄4 mile (400 m). on other side, sunset drive leaves south miami , forms boundary between coral gables, north, , unincorporated section of miami-dade county south. after passing between shops on northern side of road , houses on southern side, sunset drive enters opulent, leafy residential neighborhood, losing kerbing, , crossing entirely coral gables 1.2 miles (1.9 km) later. after 0.4 miles (640 m), sunset drive terminates @ cartagena plaza, traffic circle features lejeune road s southern terminus , old cutler road s northeastern terminus.








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