Canceled expressways in Florida

There have been plans in Florida for expressways, but some were never constructed due to financial problems, community opposition and environmental issues.

In the 1970s, most of South Florida's proposed new freeways were cancelled due to voters choosing to direct funding away from roads toward mass transit projects and the planned Miami Metrorail. Hialeah in particular is anti-freeway, as many proposals for freeways in the city have been cancelled due to community opposition.

In the 1970s, there were plans for several freeways in the Tampa Bay Area, but most were cancelled by 1982. The high cost of acquiring right of way in this densely populated area, as well as community opposition were the key factors in canceling most of these freeways. Instead, planners decided to widen existing roads.

The Palmer Expressway, a Turnpike project, would have extended 6.2 miles (10.0 km) from County Road 709 (Glades Cut-Off Road) east to U.S. Route 1. It would have been located near the northern edge of Port St. Lucie, intersecting U.S. Route 1 just south of Saeger Avenue. The expressway would have run parallel to the power lines coming from the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant on Hutchinson Island. Instead, Crosstown Parkway, once the final phase over the Saint Lucie River to U.S. Route 1 is complete, will serve much the same purpose, although in a limited capacity.

The Northern Extension of Florida's Turnpike was proposed to continue the Turnpike northwest for 49.0 miles (78.9 km) to U.S. Route 19 at Lebanon Station. Later proposals have routed it farther south to avoid the Goethe State Forest.

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