 State Road 976 | ||||
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| Bird Road Southwest 40th Street | ||||
 SR 976 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byFDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.7 mi[1] (22.0 km) SR 976 extends 8.5 mi (13.7 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Florida's Turnpike Extension inTamiami | |||
| Major intersections |   SR 826 /SR 874 inOlympia Heights | |||
| East end |  US 1 inMiami | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Bird Road, co-signedState Road 976 (SR 976) from theHomestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (SR 821) inWestwood Lakes,Florida toU.S. Route 1 (SR 5) inMiami, is a 13.7-mile (22.0 km) main east–west road running south ofDowntown Miami inMiami-Dade County, Florida.
State Road 976 begins on Bird Road at theHomestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike inTamiami, heading east throughWestchester to its north andWestwood Lakes to its south as a primarily commercial six lane divided highway. It crossesState Road 985 before leaving Westwood Lakes and borderingOlympia Heights. Between Southwest 94th Avenue and Southwest 92nd Avenue, Bird Road passes by Bird Bowl, one of the few remainingbowling establishments inMiami-Dade County. Bird Road then crosses State Road 973 (Galloway Road) before forming the northern boundary ofTropical Park. At the northeastern edge of Tropical Park, SR 976 interchanges with thePalmetto andDon Shula Expressways. A block of vintage stores lines the road at the southeast corner of its intersection withLudlam Road a mile to the east.
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After crossing Red Road (State Road 959), the road narrows to four lanes as it entersCoral Gables, with the median of the road containing spreadingbanyan trees, similar to the nearbyCoral Way. Between Red Road and LeJeune Road (State Road 953), the road is primarily residential, crossing a couple of golf courses. East of SR 953 andCoral Gables Senior High School, it resumes commercial businesses, and has intersections with Ponce De Leon Boulevard, where the median disappears, and quickly heads towards its eastern terminus of US 1.[2]
East of State Road 976's eastern terminus, Bird Road becomes Southwest 30th Street/Bird Avenue as it traverses theCoconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, intersecting Southwest 27th Avenue and ending at Aviation Avenue one block further east.
West of State Road 976's western terminus, the road jogs slightly to the south to become Southwest 42nd Street and passes through a primarily residential area, with several businesses and strip malls scattered through. Bird Road currently ends at Southwest 162nd Avenue, but more development continues to be built in this area and the road may be extended further west in the future.
When FDOT added Bird Road to its list of state roads in 1980, it was originally designatedState Road 930. Three years later the SR 930 signs were removed from the street and replaced with signs with the SR 976 designation.
Bird Road was named after Reverend C.S. and Molly Piercy Bird, who had homesteaded 160 acres that includes the current Biltmore Golf Course.
The entire route is inMiami-Dade County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Tamiami–Westwood Lakes– Westchester tripoint | 0.000 | 0.000 | West end of state maintenance | Continues west as Southwest 42nd Street | |
| 0.130 | 0.209 |  Florida's Turnpike Extension (SR 821) –Airport | Exit 23 on the Turnpike Extension | ||
| Westwood Lakes–Westchester line | 1.142 | 1.838 |  SR 985 (Southwest 107th Avenue) | ||
| Olympia Heights–Westchester line | 3.144 | 5.060 |  SR 973 (Southwest 87th Avenue / Galloway Road) | ||
| Olympia Heights–Westchester– Coral Terrace–Glenvar Heights quadripoint | 4.220 | 6.791 |  SR 826 /SR 874 south –Airport | Interchange | |
| South Miami–Coral Terrace– Coral Gables tripoint | 6.219 | 10.009 |  SR 959 (Southwest 57th Avenue /Red Road) | ||
| Coral Gables | 7.740 | 12.456 |  SR 953 (Le Jeune Road / Southwest 42nd Avenue) | ||
| Miami | 8.466 | 13.625 | US 1 (South Dixie Highway /SR 5) –Downtown Miami | Eastern terminus of SR 976; continues east as Southwest 30th Street (Bird Avenue) | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
