Florida Turnpike
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| Maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise | ||||
| Length: | 264.666 mi (425.939 km) 308.757 mi (496.896 km) including Homestead Extension |
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| Existed: | January 25, 1957 – present | |||
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| South end: |
    I-95 / US 441 / SR 9 / SR 826 in Miami Gardens
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| North end: |
 I-75 near Wildwood
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| Counties: | Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee, Osceola, Orange, Lake, Sumter | |||
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Florida's Turnpike, designated as State Road 91 (SR 91) and the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, is a toll road in Florida, maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Spanning approximately 309 miles (497 km) along a north–south axis, the turnpike is in two sections. The SR 91 mainline runs roughly 265 miles (426 km), from its southern terminus at an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) in Miami Gardens to an interchange with I-75 in Wildwood at its northern terminus. The Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (abbreviated HEFT and designated as SR 821) continues from the southern end of the mainline for another 48 miles (77 km) to US Highway 1 (US 1) in Florida City.
The mainline opened in stages between 1957 and 1964, while the extension was completed in 1974. The former runs through Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach where it parallels I-95, and Orlando where it crosses I-4. Florida's Turnpike is one of the busiest highways in the country (according to the IBBTA, the highway is the nation's third most heavily traveled toll road).
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