Florida State Road 842
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| Broward Boulevard Las Olas Boulevard |
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| Length: | 8.579 mi (13.807 km) | |||
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 SR 817 in Plantation
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 US 1 in Fort Lauderdale
Southeast 16th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale |
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 SR A1A in Fort Lauderdale
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| Counties: | Broward | |||
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State Road 842 (SR 842), locally known as Broward Boulevard and Las Olas Boulevard, is a 8.579 miles (13.807 km) long major east–west thoroughfare through Broward County, Florida. The western terminus of State Road 842 is an intersection with University Drive (SR 817) in Plantation, Florida; its eastern terminus is an intersection with State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A gap is present in downtown Fort Lauderdale between US 1 and Southeast 16th Avenue. It serves as the main east–west access route to downtown Fort Lauderdale and is also the latitudinal baseline for the city's street grid. The street is named after Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, who is the namesake of Broward County as well.
State Road 842 begins on the corner of Broward Boulevard and University Drive at the intersection near the Westfield Broward mall and the defunct Plantation Fashion Mall. Just east of SR 817, Broward Boulevard passes by more commercial areas to the north, with Plantation Preserve Golf Course and Club to the south. East of NW 69th Avenue, the road becomes divided, and more residential as it enters Fort Lauderdale, passing under Florida's Turnpike without an interchange. East of the turnpike, it passes by the Fort Lauderdale Country Club to the south. As it approaches US 441, the road becomes more commercial again at the intersection and east of the intersection, continuing east. It continues through, with residential buildings about a block away from the commercial establishments, and crosses Interstate 95 as SR 842 enters central Fort Lauderdale.
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