 Florida's Turnpike | ||||
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 Florida's Turnpike highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byFlorida's Turnpike Enterprise | ||||
| Length | 264.666 mi[1] (425.939 km) 308.757 mi (496.896 km) includingHomestead Extension | |||
| Existed | January 25, 1957–present | |||
| Component highways | SR 91 (unsigned) entire length | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |     I-95 /US 441 /SR 9 /SR 826 inMiami Gardens | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |  I-75 nearWildwood | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Miami-Dade,Broward,Palm Beach,Martin,St. Lucie,Indian River,Okeechobee,Osceola,Orange,Lake,Sumter | |||
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Florida's Turnpike, designated asunsignedState Road 91 (SR 91), is acontrolled-accesstoll road in theU.S. state ofFlorida, maintained byFlorida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Spanning approximately 309 miles (497 km) along a northwest–southeast axis, the turnpike is in two sections. The SR 91 mainline runs roughly 265 miles (426 km), from its southern terminus at an interchange withInterstate 95 (I-95) inMiami Gardens to an interchange withI-75 inWildwood at its northern terminus. TheHomestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (abbreviated HEFT and designated as unsigned SR 821) continues from the southern end of the mainline for another 48 miles (77 km) toUS Highway 1 (US 1) inFlorida City. The slogan for the road is "The Less Stressway". The mainline opened in stages between 1957 and 1964, while the extension was completed in 1974. The turnpike runs throughMiami,Fort Lauderdale, andWest Palm Beach, where it parallels I-95, and throughOrlando, where it crossesI-4.[2]
The main section of Florida's Turnpike begins at the northern end of theGolden Glades Interchange inMiami Gardens as a six-lane highway, and passes through the Golden Glades Toll Barrier, a cashless toll point, similar to the ones on the HEFT. About 2 miles (3 km) north of the toll gantry, it passes byHard Rock Stadium, home to theMiami Dolphins of theNational Football League, to the west before intersecting with the northern end of the HEFT at the Miami-Dade/Broward County line 4 miles (6 km) from Golden Glades, continuing the HEFT's mile marker. The highway goes through the inland suburbs ofMiramar,Hollywood, andDavie, with an exit at Hollywood Boulevard (SR 820) at mile 50, and passing west of theSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood just south the Griffin Road (SR 818) interchange (exit 53). In Davie, about 8 miles (13 km) north of the Homestead Extension interchange, it intersects withI-595, providing direct access toAlligator Alley andFt. Lauderdale International Airport. After two more interchanges, one with Sunrise Boulevard (SR 838) inPlantation and Commercial Boulevard (SR 870) inTamarac, it crosses the Cypress Creek Toll Plaza inNorth Lauderdale, the second on the mainline. Just 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the toll plaza, it intersects with the Pompano Beach Service Plaza, the first of seven full-service plazas on the mainline, and where the Turnpike's operations center is located. Still in Pompano Beach, it has a northbound-only exit (and southbound-only entrance) at Atlantic Boulevard (SR 814), followed by full interchanges with Coconut Creek Parkway/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (County Road 912) (exit 67) and Sample Road (SR 834) (exit 69). North of exit 69, the road is no longer illuminated by streetlights but rather only at interchanges, near service plazas, and some urban areas (like nearOrlando). It then entersDeerfield Beach with an interchange with theSawgrass Expressway in Coconut Creek (exit 71), the final interchange in Broward County. The Turnpike then entersPalm Beach County, with one interchange each inBoca Raton (Glades Road, exit 75),Delray Beach (Atlantic Avenue, exit 81) andBoynton Beach (Boynton Beach Boulevard, exit 86).[3][4][5]
The turnpike narrows to a four-lane highway as it goes through a less developed portion of Palm Beach County, crossing interchanges withLake Worth Road, followed by the Lake Worth/West Palm Beach Service Plaza at mile marker 94. InWest Palm Beach, the highway has interchanges withUS 98/SR 80 (Southern Boulevard), aSunPass-only interchange at Jog Road, followed by an interchange atOkeechobee Boulevard (exit 99) that heads directly into downtown West Palm Beach. North of the interchange, the highway enters stretch of sparse development between this point andPort St. Lucie, intersecting with theBeeline Highway, another SunPass only interchange before leaving West Palm Beach. Just north of theSR 786 interchange in Palm Beach Gardens (exit 109), I-95 parallels the Turnpike to the east for about 20 miles (32 km), with I-95 visible from the turnpike as it has an interchange withSR 706 (exit 116) in Jupiter and intoMartin County. It breaks off as it crosses the Thomas B. Manuel Bridge over the St. Lucie Canal,[6] crossing I-95 without an interchange just south of theSR 714 interchange, the only exit in Martin County. I-95 heads west towards the western fringes ofSt. Lucie County development, while the turnpike takes a path through the central areas of the county. The turnpike has two interchanges in Port St. Lucie, one at Becker Road (exit 138), the third SunPass-only exit, andSR 716 (exit 142), followed by the Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce service plaza at mile marker 144. The turnpike intersects I-95 one last time just south ofSR 70 (exit 152) inFort Pierce, as I-95 continues to head up the east coast of Florida and the turnpike curves inland towards Orlando.[3][5]
North of the SR 70 interchange, the turnpike enters a rural area, with cattle farms and orange groves lining the road for most of the section between Fort Pierce andKissimmee, with only one interchange:SR 60 inYeehaw Junction (exit 193). There are two service plazas in this area, one at Fort Drum at mile marker 184 and the other, Canoe Creek, at mile marker 229. Between Fort Pierce and Yeehaw Junction, the turnpike travels in a nearly east-west direction heading inland, with a 40.5-mile (65.2 km) gap between the two exits, the second longest of any US expressway.[7] Between Yeehaw Junction and Kissimmee, the turnpike, returning to a north-northwest direction towards Orlando, has a 48.9-mile (78.7 km) (47 miles (76 km) southbound) stretch without an exit, the longest of any US expressway.[7] It then passes exit 240 located at Clay Whaley Road, a partial interchange featuring a northbound on- and southbound off-ramp only.[3][5][8] After interchanges withUS 192/US 441 (exit 242 northbound, exit 244 southbound) and theOsceola Parkway (exit 249), the turnpike entersOrange County andOrlando, expanding to eight lanes north of the latter interchange and quickly intersectingSR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay) (exit 251). Exit 254 inSky Lake is a massive combined interchange with bothUS 17/US 92/US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) andSR 528 (Beachline Expressway), which combines a series of partial cloverleaf interchanges with access ramps from side roads. The turnpike then intersects with Consulate Drive (southbound exit 255) andSR 482 (Sand Lake Road) (future exit 257).[3][5]
After passing theI-4 interchange (exit 259) near many of Orlando's theme parks, connecting directly with the I-4 express lanes to and from the east along I-4, the Turnpike moves in a northwest direction, first passing by the Turkey Lake Service Plaza at mile marker 263, where the FDOT district headquarters of the Turnpike are located. The Turnpike has the next two interchanges with Orlando area tollways,SR 408 (East-West Expressway) at exit 265 andSR 429 (Western Expressway) at exit 267A, where in between the two exits, the turnpike expands to become a twelve-lane highway, and reverting to an eight-lane highway north of the SR 429 interchange. The last two Orange County interchanges are withSR 50 five miles apart at exit 267B and 272, with the turnpike becoming a four-lane highway north of exit 272, and staying that way for the rest of its northward journey. The Turnpike then entersLake County, heading in a northwestern direction, where hilly countryside becomes a part of the terrain for the remainder of the expressway while intersecting with Hancock Road (exit 278) inMinneola, anelectronic toll interchange. At mile 285, it has a northbound exit/southbound entrance withUS 27, followed by the Leesburg electronic toll gantry at mile 288, and a southbound exit/northbound entrance with US 27 at mile 289. The last interchange in Lake County is with County Road 470 (exit 296), which does not provide cash.[3][5]
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At mile marker 299, the turnpike passes through the final service plaza, the Okahumpka service plaza just northwest of the Lake-Sumter County Line. BetweenUS 301 (exit 304) and the northern terminus (mile 309), there is no toll. The turnpike ends with an interchange with I-75 inWildwood, about 20 miles (32 km) south ofOcala.[3][5] Exit 307 atSR 44 provides access to southbound I-75 through that interstate's exit 329, while northbound I-75 travelers (and bidirectional SR 44 travelers) can access the turnpike at this exit.
Tolls on the turnpike are an average of 6.7 cents per mile (4.2 ¢/km) for cars and other two-axle vehicles usingSunPass.[9] A trip on the entire turnpike (not including the Homestead Extension) would cost $22.59 with Toll-by-Plate, and $17.45 with SunPass.[10]
The turnpike was originally entirely on theticket system, but due to congestion in the Miami and Orlando metro areas, abarrier toll system was implemented from the Three Lakes toll plaza north to the terminus at I-75, and from Lantana south to I-95, in the 1990s.[11]
The SunPasselectronic toll collection system, in use since 1999, has become the primary method of paying tolls on the turnpike, with 80% of customers using the system as of October 2009[update].[12][13][14] SunPass can be used on most Florida toll roads, in conjunction with other electronic toll collection systems in Florida (E-Pass and LeeWay). SunPass users benefit from an average of a 25% discount on tolls and access to SunPass-only exit ramps.[15] SunPasstransponders are available at the gift shop and gas stations at all service plazas, as well asWalgreens,Publix, andCVS stores statewide.[16] Since 2021,E-ZPass, which is used primarily in the Midwest and Northeast U.S., has also been accepted on Florida's Turnpike.[17]
As the Turnpike and its system of roads are primary routes foremergency evacuations, tollsmay be suspended, in cooperation with the state's emergency operations center and county governments, when a state or national emergency, most common being ahurricane watch, warrant rapid movement of the population.[18]
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Eightservice plazas are located along the turnpike, spaced about 45 miles (72 km) apart. All eight plazas are open 24 hours a day and located on the center median of the turnpike for access from both directions and offer gasoline, diesel fuel,internet access, travel and tourism info and tickets, picnic areas, TV news, gift shops offeringFlorida Lottery, family-friendlyrestrooms, andpay phones. A convenience store/gas station is located at the Snapper Creek plaza on the Homestead Extension of the turnpike, while the remaining seven are full-service plazas, featuring a selection of franchised fast food restaurants. Three of the service plazas (Pompano, Port St. Lucie/Fort Pierce, Turkey Lake) also provideE85ethanol.[19] The Turkey Lake, Ft. Drum plaza, Canoe Creek, Okahumpa, Port St. Lucie, West Palm Beach, and Pompano Beach plazas also haveTesla Superchargers forTesla electric vehicles.[20][21]
The operation of Sunshine State Parkway gas stations and service centers was originally bid out under separate contracts, and as a result, differing petroleum brands operated concurrently along the parkway, with varying levels of service and pricing.[22] This practice was discontinued in 1995 when all service center operations were combined to improve supply and continuity of service; with Martin Petroleum, a Florida corporation, operating the stations withCitgo brand fuel at its stations.[23][24] Since then, theVenezuelan government, under PresidentHugo Chávez, nationalized Citgo, and in 2006, political controversy resulted in a movement to remove the brand from the turnpike.[25]
In 2009, Areas U.S.A. signed a 30-year contract for operation of food and retail concessions, taking over operations from Martin Petroleum andHMSHost. Florida Turnpike Services, L.L.C., Areas' partner, replaced the Citgo brand withShell, the current brand for gas stations along the turnpike. Many of the restaurant brands were also changed over,[26] withDunkin' Donuts replacingStarbucks locations as well asKFC,Pizza Hut, Villa Pizza andWendy's replacing mostPopeyes andBurger King locations.[27][28] The reconstruction and renovation of six of the service plazas began on November 1, 2010, to be completed in 2012. The Okahumpka and Ft. Pierce plazas will begin reconstruction when the other plaza projects are complete. Total renovation costs are estimated at $160 million.[29]
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise operates withintelligent transportation systems (ITS), used to detect and manage incidents on their roadways. The ITS are managed by two traffic management centers (TMCs), one inPompano Beach and the other inOcoee, operated by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The system, consisting ofclosed-circuit televisiontraffic cameras,dynamic message signs,highway advisory radio, andradar vehicle detection system, allow the TMC to see anything from congestion to crashes, to disabled vehicles that may pose a threat to the Turnpike's motorists. When necessary, the TMC will activate the dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio stations to alert motorists of the potential situation, as well asAmber/Silver Alerts.[30][31]
The Road Rangers Safety Patrol offers freeroadside assistance on Florida's Turnpike mainline and Homestead Extension.[32] Utility and tow trucks patrol 12 designated zones looking for stranded motorists to provide services such as fuel, tire changes, and use of a cellular phone; and also watching out for crashes androad debris.[33] The Traffic Management Center dispatches them to accidents, debris removal, disabled vehicles, or anything that may potentially affect the traveling public; they also assist theFlorida Highway Patrol with traffic maintenance during incidents involving blockage of lanes.
In the years followingWorld War II, Florida was experiencing unprecedented growth in population and tourism, along with a revitalized citrus industry recovering from a harsh freeze early in the decade; the increased traffic load quickly burdened the state's highway system.South Florida businessman and accounting firm owner Charles B. Costar was concerned that a trip down the east coast of Florida would take days on the available road network, passing through every small beachside town and siphoning off the traffic before visitors reached South Florida. After driving on thePennsylvania Turnpike during a vacation there, he envisioned a similar high-speed turnpike in Florida. In 1953, Costar led a lobbying group that resulted in the state legislature creating the "Florida Turnpike Act", which GovernorDan McCarty signed into law on July 11, 1953, as well as the Florida State Turnpike Authority, which had the ability to plan, design, and construct bond-financed toll roads, in whose creation Costar was instrumental, to be repaid through the collection of tolls from Turnpike customers.[12]
Thomas B. Manuel, known as the "Father of the Turnpike", served as chairman of the Florida State Turnpike Authority from January 1955 to January 1961. Manuel debated with state legislature members opposed to tollways, emphasizing the need for a good highway system in a tourism-driven state. During the 1955 legislative session, many small-county legislators and others opposed to the Parkway formed a "kill the 'Pike'" coalition; Manuel won over the legislators at his headquarters in theFloridan Hotel near the capitol. Only four votes against the turnpike were entered at the end of the session's roll call, and the Legislature granted permission to build with a $70 million bond issue in June 1955. A Turnpike bridge inStuart bears his name to honor his contributions.[12]
Construction on the Parkway began on July 4, 1955, starting at what is now the Golden Glades Interchange.[34] In October 1956, all work on the Sunshine State Parkway north ofFt. Pierce was abandoned and plans for a state-long turnpike were shelved due to passage of theNational Interstate and Defense Highways Act, which provided for construction of limited-access highways in the corridors that had been under study for the Parkway Extension. One wasInterstate 95, which was slated to connectJacksonville withMiami in a similar alignment to the planned Sunshine State Parkway Coastal Route. This resulted in completion of a truncated 110-mile (180 km) highway that ran from Miami to Fort Pierce, opening on January 25, 1957.[12]
In January 1959, GovernorLeRoy Collins, favoring a Parkway extension fromFort Pierce to Orlando, stated that building the Parkway north of Orlando would be unnecessary due to the interstate highway system. In late May 1959, the board authorized a study for the Parkway Extension to Orlando, and connecting the Interstate routes in Florida. In 1961, Governor Collins approved the sale of $80 million in bonds to finance the parkway extension from Fort Pierce toWildwood, adding another 156 miles (251 km) of roadway and shifting Interstate 75's route 6 miles (10 km) eastward from its original alignment. The extension was opened in three stages: a 61-mile (98 km) section between Yeehaw Junction and Orlando opened on July 17, 1963, a section linking Fort Pierce and Yeehaw Junction opened on November 22, 1963, and the section between Orlando and the northern terminus of I-75 opened on July 24, 1964, completing the mainline.[2][12]
With theSt. Petersburg Times in 1963, a team led byMartin Waldron wrote a total of 150,000 words as part of the newspaper's coverage of unchecked spending by the Florida Turnpike Authority that led to estimated costs quadrupling from initial estimates of $100 million.[35] Waldron received a tip about excessive spending by John Hammer, chairman of the Florida Turnpike Authority, which included expensive hotels and meals, corsages for his secretary and overcharging for a chartered plane.[36] His coverage earned the newspaper thePulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1964, the first for the newspaper, and led to changes in the way the state of Florida managed highway construction projects.[35][37]
For just over 11 years, the road was known as the Sunshine State Parkway (SSP). On April 12, 1968, the road was renamed to its current name of Florida's Turnpike, to identify that the toll road was located in Florida and to avoid confusion from other Florida landmarks such as theSunshine Skyway Bridge.[12][38] The Sunshine State Parkway moniker was commonly used for the next decade, and remnants of the name can be seen on several Turnpike maintenance buildings.[39][40]
TheFlorida Department of Transportation was created in July 1969, with the Florida State Turnpike Authority becoming a part of the new FDOT.[12]
On September 1, 1971, the Turnpike switched from a sequential exit numbering system to a hybrid numbering system, where adjacent exit numbers differed by 4 south ofSR 60 (exit 60 at the time) and 5 north of SR 60.[41][42]
TheBureau of Public Roads approved an Interstate 95 alignment that used 41 miles (66 km) of the Turnpike fromPGA Boulevard (SR 786) inPalm Beach Gardens north toSR 70 inFt. Pierce in the 1950s.[43][44] In the mid-1960s, the State Road Department authorized traffic counts be conducted to determine if the separation of Interstate 95 from the Turnpike was feasible, with arguments that using a concurrent alignment was costing Florida money for federal highway funding, but not without the concern of losing toll revenue.[45] Over time, the interstate adopted a route closer toU.S. Route 1, including parallel between Stuart and Palm Beach Gardens, with the turnpike being removed from the I-95 alignment in 1973, and I-95 being completed in 1987.[46][47]
With Florida still growing in population in the 1960s, preliminary studies began for expanding portions of the Turnpike to six lanes in South Florida and additional north–south highways in that area. Dade County and the State Road Department developed a plan for the West Dade Expressway (now known as the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike), beginning at the Turnpike near the Dade County/Broward County line, turning westward and southward, and terminating atFlorida City in southern Dade County. In 1967, the Florida State Turnpike Authority was authorized to perform engineering and feasibility studies on the West Dade Expressway and the Bee Line Connector extension, now known as the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway. The results of the studies came in December 1968, but due to an uncertain bond market and an unknown future for the toll authority, decisions on the roads were delayed.[12] In 1969, FDOT and Orange and Dade County officials agreed the Bee Line Connector and Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike would be financed by revenue bond issues as extensions of Florida's Turnpike. The Beeline Expressway opened in 1973 and the Homestead Extension opened in 1974 as a part of the Turnpike mainline.[12]
Between 1974 and 1986, the turnpike experienced little change other than maintenance as the original bonds on the road were being paid off.[12] During this period, the turnpike experienced the first of five toll hikes on February 15, 1979, when the cost of a trip from Golden Glades to Wildwood increased to $5.90 from $4.80, the road's original toll.[48]
In 1989, the Turnpike switched its exit numbering system to themile-log system, starting from the south end of the Homestead Extension, 13 years before Florida'sinterstates integrated it into their system.[41][49][50]
In 1988, the Office of Florida's Turnpike was formed, with $220 million worth of revenue bonds being sold in April 1989 to renovate the toll plazas, service centers and improve the road with the reduction of urban congestion. Four new interchanges were opened by July 1991.[12]
The section between the Golden Glades Plaza and Lantana was converted to a coin drop toll in 1990, the Cypress Creek and Lantana toll plazas were built as part of this project. Coin baskets were installed in 1994 after years of delays.[51][52][53]
The portion of road north of Kissimmee was converted to a coin drop system on August 20, 1995.[54][55]
On July 7, 1995, the Leesburg toll barrier was opened. at this point, the existing Three Lakes toll plaza and Wildwood toll plazas were closed.[56]
Because he "was one of America's most beloved presidents and a true world leader", as the Legislature put it, Florida's Turnpike was designated by the Florida Legislature in 1998 as theRonald Reagan Turnpike, with 20 signs throughout the turnpike showing the designation.[57]
In April 1999, SunPass was introduced to the public, with SunPass-only interchanges and lanes being introduced throughout the 2000s.[12]
Between 2005 and 2012, the Turnpike spent $380 million doubling the number of lanes from SR 528 to the northernmost interchange with SR 50 west ofWinter Garden (exit 272). Most of the section was expanded from four to eight lanes, with the section between SR 408 and SR 429 being expanded from six to twelve lanes. The portion between SR 528 and Interstate 4 opened in 2008, with the portion between I-4 and SR 408 being finished in 2010, SR 408 to Beulah Road (at the north end of the SR 429 interchange) opened in March 2011, and the portion between Beulah Road and SR 50 (exit 272) was completed in 2012.[58]
The HEFT ceased cash toll collections on February 19, 2011, becoming an exclusiveelectronic toll road, a move announced in November 2009. The staffed toll plazas were converted into electronic toll gantries, and the only ways to pay are either bySunPass transponders or a "toll-by-plate" program.[59][60] The Turnpike mainline began its conversion to a cashless toll road with the Golden Glades toll barrier being converted into a toll gantry on January 25, 2014, and no longer accepts cash.[61][62] The portion south of I-595 was converted on August 29, 2015.[63]
In 2007, legislation was passed in Florida to index toll rates across the state to the nationalConsumer price index (CPI), to be enacted by the end of June 2012. As a result, the toll rates on roads on Florida's Turnpike Enterprise were raised on June 24, 2012, an increase of 11.7% to reflect the previous five years. The legislation allows for SunPass rates to be raised slightly each year, with cash rates going up every five years, with SunPass rates staying about a quarter cheaper than cash rates.[64][65] In keeping with the legislation, SunPass and toll-by-plate rates were raised again on July 1, 2013 by 2.1%, with cash toll rates projected to stay the same through at least 2014.[64][66] Toll rate increases were scheduled for every five years, and mid-2017 was the next scheduled date for such an increase. However, a combination of a low inflation rate and problems within the relevant state authorities caused multiple cancellations and changes in schedule for the next increase.[67][68] The final projected date for an increase in tolls was eventually set for October 29, 2017.[citation needed]
Reconstruction of the northern end of the Turnpike at its junction withInterstate 75 improved the traffic merge pattern between I-75 andSR 44 with new flyover ramps and additional traffic lanes.[69][70] The northbound off-ramp to SR 44 was completed on September 19, 2019, while southbound on-ramp construction was completed in early November 2019, and the project overall was completed in early January 2020.[71]
The Turnpike Enterprise and OOCEA (now CFX) agreed to build a partial interchange betweenSR 417 and Florida's Turnpike in the late 2000s, after negotiations dating back to a 1991 field study.[72][73] The interchange is being built in two phases. The first phase, built by CFX, added ramps from southbound SR 417 to southbound Florida's Turnpike and from northbound Florida's Turnpike to northbound SR 417. Construction on the first phase began in September 2013 and opened on January 26, 2015. The second phase, completing the interchange, was built by the Turnpike Enterprise. After a series of delays, construction began in 2017 and the completed interchange was fully opened on May 21, 2021.[74] As part of the project, the turnpike mainline was widened from four to eight lanes between Osceola Parkway (exit 249) and the Beachline Expressway (SR 528, exit 255).
Additional projects to convert the turnpike to an electronic collection system were completed between I-595 and Lantana in 2019, and from SR 429 north to I-75 in Wildwood in 2020.[citation needed] The final stretch of the turnpike to use the ticket system ran between what are now electronic toll gantries at Lantana (mile 89.4 in Palm Beach County) and Three Lakes (mile 236.5 in Osceola County). This section was converted to a cashless system on November 8, 2021,[75] removing the final cash-based toll collections and converting the entire length of the turnpike to electronic toll collection.
Plans are in the works to widen the Turnpike from the Lake Worth Road interchange (exit 93) to the State Road 70 exit (exit 152)[76][77] and fromSR 50 (exit 272) to U.S. 27 (northbound exit 285)[78] from four to eight lanes. InMiami-Dade County, several widening projects including new through lanes are underway.[citation needed]
There are plans to widen the Turnpike from Kissimmee Park Road (exit 240) to US 192 (exit 242) and from Neptune Road to just north of Osceola Parkway (exit 249) all from four to eight lanes. A new diverging diamond interchange will be constructed at Nolte Road during this process. Construction is funded for the 2024 fiscal year.[citation needed]
The Turnpike Enterprise is also studying a possible developer-funded future interchange atCounty Road 468 (mile marker 300, servicingThe Villages andLady Lake). This project is neither funded nor scheduled for construction at this time.[79]
There has been discussion of creating a northern extension.[80]
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North of the HEFT–Mainline interchange, the mainline continues the mileage from mile 47 from the HEFT. The spur of the mainline south of the HEFT to the Golden Glades Interchange assumes an alternate numbering system that suffixes anX to each exit number.[49]
| County | Location | mi[1][81][82] | km | Old exit | New exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Miami-Dade | Miami Gardens | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 |   I-95 (SR 9 north / SR 9A south) /SR 826 west (Palmetto Expressway) /US 441 (SR 7) –Port of Miami,Miami International Airport | Golden Glades Interchange; exit 12A on I-95 | ||
| 0.300 | 0.483 | — | – |  SR 826 east – Beaches | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
| 0.500 | 0.805 | Miami Gardens Toll Gantry | ||||||
| 2.443 | 3.932 | 2 | 2X |  NW 199th Street (CR 854) –Stadium | Southbound exit and northbound entrance ETC | |||
| Miami-Dade–Broward county line | Miramar–Miami Gardens line | 3.765 47.856 | 6.059 77.017 | 4 | 4X |   Florida's Turnpike Extension south (SR 821) –Homestead | Transition from HEFT to Mainline; no exit number southbound; opened 1972 | |
| Broward | Hollywood | 50.346 | 81.024 | 8 | 49 |  SR 820 (Hollywood / Pines Boulevards) | Signed as exits 49A (west) and 49B (east) southbound, respectively; southbound exit and northbound entranceETC; ToBroward College - South Campus,Big Easy Casino, andTri-Rail station | |
| Davie | 54.177 | 87.189 | — | 53 |  SR 818 (Griffin Road) | Southbound exit and northbound entrance ETC; ToBergeron Rodeo Grounds; opened 1990 | ||
| Davie–Plantation line | 55.921 | 89.996 | 12 | 54 |    I-595 (SR 862) /SR 84 /US 441 (SR 7) toI-95 –Port Everglades,Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport | Exit 8 on I-595; opened 1989 | ||
| 55.921 | 89.996 | — | 54X |     I-595 Express west toI-75 /SR 869 –Miami,Naples,Coral Springs | Tolled lanes; open peak-direction only | |||
| Plantation | 59.284 | 95.408 | 16 | 58 |   SR 838 (Sunrise Boulevard) | JN McArthur Interchange; Northbound exit and southbound entrance ETC; signed as exit 58A (east) and exit 58B (west) northbound; Access to HCA Plantation Emergency (formerly Plantation General Hospital); To Lauderhill Performing Arts Center andTri-Rail station | ||
| Tamarac | 63.011 | 101.406 | 20 | 62 |  SR 870 (Commercial Boulevard) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance ETC; opened 1967 | ||
| North Lauderdale | 64.500 | 103.803 | Cypress Creek Toll Gantry | |||||
| Coconut Creek | 66.000 | 106.217 | Pompano Beach Service Plaza and Operations Center | |||||
| Coconut Creek–Pompano Beach city line | 66.432 | 106.912 | — | 66 |  SR 814 (Atlantic Boulevard) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; ToHarrah's Pompano Beach; opened 1994 | ||
| 67.577 | 108.755 | 24 | 67 |   Coconut Creek Parkway (CR 912 west) / M.L. King Boulevard –Broward Community College | Southbound exit and northbound entrance ETC; unsigned access toSR 849 (NW 31st Avenue) | |||
| 69.588 | 111.991 | 26 | 69 |  SR 834 (Sample Road) | Trumpet interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance ETC; To Tradewinds Park,Butterfly World andTri-Rail station; opened 1982 | |||
| Coconut Creek | 71.736 | 115.448 | — | 71 |  SR 869 south (Sawgrass Expressway) –Coral Springs | ETC interchange; exit 21 on SR 869; opened 1986 | ||
| Palm Beach | | 76.086 | 122.449 | 28 | 75 |  SR 808 (Glades Road) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance ETC; ToFlorida Atlantic University,Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, andTri-Rail station; opened 1964 | |
| | 82.003 | 131.971 | 32 | 81 |  SR 806 (Atlantic Avenue) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance ETC; ToTri-Rail station | ||
| | 87.143 | 140.243 | — | 86 |  SR 804 (Boynton Beach Boulevard) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance ETC; Access to Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital West; ToBoynton Beach Mall; opened 1993[83] | ||
| Boynton Beach | 89.400 | 143.875 | Lantana Toll Gantry | |||||
| Wellington–Greenacres line | 93.303 | 150.157 | 36 | 93 |  SR 802 (Lake Worth Road) | ToTri-Rail station; opened 1979 | ||
| 94.500 | 152.083 | West Palm Beach Service Plaza | ||||||
| | 95.916 | 154.362 | Forest Hill Boulevard Toll Gantry | |||||
| | 97.655 | 157.160 | — | 97 |   US 98 /SR 80 (Southern Boulevard) | Access toPalm Beach International Airport; To Amphitheatre, South Florida Fairgrounds; opened 2002[84] | ||
| | 98.470 | 158.472 | Belvedere Road Toll Gantry | |||||
| | 99.594 | 160.281 | — | 98 | Jog Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; opened 2007[85] | ||
| | 100.463 | 161.680 | 40 | 99 |  SR 704 (Okeechobee Boulevard) | ToTri-Rail station | ||
| | 104.000 | 167.372 | 45th Street Toll Gantry | |||||
| Palm Beach Gardens | 106.814 | 171.900 | — | 107 |  SR 710 (Beeline Highway) | Opened 2006[86] | ||
| 108.371 | 174.406 | Palm Beach Gardens Toll Gantry | ||||||
| 109.662 | 176.484 | 44 | 109 |  SR 786 (PGA Boulevard) | Access to Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center; opened 1975 | |||
| | 112.871 | 181.648 | Jupiter Toll Gantry | |||||
| Jupiter | 116.537 | 187.548 | 48 | 116 |  SR 706 (Indiantown Road) toI-95 –Jupiter,Okeechobee,Daytona Beach,West Palm Beach | ToJonathan Dickinson State Park, Battlefield Park | ||
| Martin | St. Lucie River | 131.487 | 211.608 | Thomas B. Manuel Bridge | ||||
| | 132.547 | 213.314 | Stuart Toll Gantry | |||||
| Palm City | 134.660 | 216.714 | 52 | 133 |  SR 714 –Stuart (Martin Downs Boulevard) | |||
| | 137.594 | 221.436 | Becker Road Toll Gantry | |||||
| St. Lucie | Port St. Lucie | 138.413 | 222.754 | — | 138 | Becker Road –Port St. Lucie,Palm City | Opened 2007[87] | |
| 141.393 | 227.550 | Port St. Lucie Toll Gantry | ||||||
| 143.321 | 230.653 | 54 | 142 |  SR 716 east (Port St. Lucie Blvd.) –Port St. Lucie | Access to St. Lucie Medical Center to the east and Tradition Medical Center to the west; ToStadium; opened 1978 | |||
| 144.7 | 232.9 | — | 144 | Crosstown Parkway | Proposed interchange | |||
| 145.300 | 233.838 | Port St. Lucie / Fort Pierce Service Plaza | ||||||
| | — | 150 |  Midway Road (CR 712) | Proposed partial interchange; will be northbound exit southbound entrance; Construction slated for early 2027[88] | ||||
| | 149.698 | 240.916 | Midway Road Toll Gantry | |||||
| Fort Pierce | 152.915 | 246.093 | 56 | 152 |   SR 70 /SR 713 toI-95 –Fort Pierce,Vero Beach,Okeechobee | ToIndian River State College | ||
| | 154.000 | 247.839 | Fort Pierce Toll Gantry | |||||
| Indian River | No major junctions | |||||||
| Okeechobee | | 185.100 | 297.890 | Fort Drum Service Plaza | ||||
| Indian River | No major junctions | |||||||
| Osceola | Yeehaw Junction | 193.182 | 310.896 | 60 | 193 |  US 441 /SR 60 –Yeehaw Junction | ||
| | 230.200 | 370.471 | Canoe Creek Service Plaza | |||||
| St. Cloud | 236.500 | 380.610 | Three Lakes Toll Gantry | |||||
| 239.493 | 385.427 | — | 240 | Clay Whaley Road | Formerly served (CR 525) Kissimmee Park Road but the newly built Clay Whaley Road cut off its complete access to the Turnpike in 2022; Interchange will be demolished once Nolte Road Interchange is built; Southbound exit and northbound entrance; ETC interchange; opened 2007;[89] renamed 2024 | |||
| — | 241 | Nolte Road | Currently under construction; will be tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance; will replace Clay Whaley Road exit[90] | |||||
| 244.613 | 393.666 | 65 | 242 (NB) 244 (SB) |  US 192 /US 441 –Kissimmee,St. Cloud,Walt Disney World Resort | Southbound Exit and Northbound/Southbound Entrances tolled; Northbound Exit not tolled; access toSt. Cloud Hospital; northbound connection opened in 1995 | |||
| Kissimmee–Buenaventura Lakes line | 248.841 | 400.471 | — | 249 |  Osceola Parkway (CR 522) –Walt Disney World Resort | Southbound exit and northbound entrance ETC; opened 1995 | ||
| Orange | Southchase | 250.750 | 403.543 | — | 251 |  SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay) –Tampa,Daytona Beach | SR 417 exit 12; southbound exit and northbound entrance ETC. Northbound exit ramp to SR 417 north opened 2015; interchange opened fully on May 21, 2021. ToOrlando International Airport.[91][92][93][94] | |
| Orlando | — | 253 | Taft Vineland Road | Proposed interchange; construction slated for Q3 2026[95] | ||||
| 255.366 | 410.972 | 70 | 254 |    SR 528 (Beachline Expressway) /US 17 /US 92 /US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) –Orlando International Airport | Southbound exit and northbound entrance ETC; exit 4 on SR 528 | |||
| 256.040 | 412.056 | — | 255 | Consulate Drive | Southbound exit only; ETC interchange; opened 2004[96] | |||
| — | 257 |    SR 482 (Sand Lake Road) toCR 423 (S John Young Pkwy) | Currently under construction; will contain southbound exit and northbound entrance ETC[97] | |||||
| 259.697 | 417.942 | 75 | 259 |  I-4 (SR 400) –Orlando,Tampa,Daytona Beach | Southbound exit and northbound entrance ETC; exit 77 on I-4; opened April 18, 1967[98] | |||
| — |  I-4 Express east | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; opened 2022 alongside express lanes | ||||||
| 263.700 | 424.384 | Turkey Lake Service Plaza and Enterprise Headquarters | ||||||
| Gotha | 266.020 | 428.118 | — | 265 |  SR 408 east (East–West Expressway) –Orlando,Titusville | Western end of SR 408 | ||
| Ocoee | 267.886 | 431.121 | 80 | 267B |  SR 50 –Ocoee | Access toHealth Central | ||
| 268.033 | 431.357 | — | 267A |  SR 429 (Western Expressway) –Daytona Beach,Tampa | SR 429 exit 22 | |||
| Oakland | 273.005 | 439.359 | — | 272 | SR 50 –Winter Garden,Clermont | Northbound exit and southbound entrance ETC; opened 1993[99] | ||
| Lake | Minneola | — | 278 | Minneola | Access via Hancock Road; northbound exit and southbound entranceETC; opened 2017[100] | |||
| Groveland | 285.810 | 459.967 | 85 | 285 |   US 27 (SR 25) /SR 19 –Leesburg,Clermont | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; ETC interchange | ||
| | 288.000 | 463.491 | Clermont Toll Gantry | |||||
| | 289.052 | 465.184 | — | 289 | US 27 (SR 25) toSR 19 –Tavares,Clermont | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; ETC interchange | ||
| Leesburg | 296.607 | 477.343 | — | 296 |  CR 470 –Leesburg | Southbound exit and northbound entrance ETC; opened 2005[101] | ||
| Sumter | The Villages | — | 300 |  CR 468 –The Villages | Proposed interchange[citation needed] | |||
| Wildwood | 300.200 | 483.125 | Okahumpka Service Plaza | |||||
| 305.368 | 491.442 | 90 | 304 |  US 301 –Wildwood | ||||
| 308.753 | 496.890 | — | 307 |  SR 44 –Inverness,Wildwood | Single northbound ramp that merges with I-75 exit 329; southbound ramp from SR 44 to Turnpike | |||
| | 308.757 | 496.896 | — | — |  I-75 north (SR 93) –Ocala | Exit 328 on I-75; access to northbound I-75 and access from southbound I-75 | ||
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