 Interstate 195 | ||||
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| Julia Tuttle Causeway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route ofI-95 | ||||
| Maintained byFDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.42 mi[1] (7.11 km) | |||
| Existed | December 23, 1961[citation needed]–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-95 /SR 112 inMiami  US 1 /US 27 in Miami | |||
| East end |    SR 112 /SR 907 /SR 907A inMiami Beach | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Miami-Dade | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Julia Tuttle Causeway | |
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 The Julia Tuttle Causeway eastbound connectingMidtown Miami withMiami Beach | |
| Carries | 6 lanes of I-195 |
| Crosses | Biscayne Bay |
| Locale | Miami |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Beam,fillcauseway |
| Material | Slabs andgirders |
| Total length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Longest span | 0.4 miles (0.64 km) |
| Clearance above | 68 feet (21 m) |
Interstate 195 (I-195) is a 4.42-mile-long (7.11 km)auxiliary Interstate Highway connectingI-95, its parent route, in the west withMiami Beach in the east. It crossesBiscayne Bay by traveling over theJulia Tuttle Causeway. The causeway is named afterMiami founderJulia Tuttle.
It is part of the longerState Road 112 (SR 112), which continues to the west as the Airport Expressway and to the east as Arthur Godfrey Road (41st Street).
As part of a pilot program, theFlorida Department of Transportation painted the shoulders asbike lanes east ofUS Highway 1 (US 1).Pedestrians are still prohibited.
I-195 begins at the eastern end of the I-95 and SR 112interchange, also known as the 36th Street Interchange, heading east with interchanges withMiami Avenue andUS 1 before heading onto the Julia Tuttle Causeway, where the Interstate crossesBiscayne Bay. At the eastern end of the causeway in Miami Beach, it has an interchange withSR 907 before terminating at the intersection ofSR 907A and Arthur Godfrey Road, about a mile (1.6 km) west ofSR A1A.[2][3]
On December 23, 1961, three signed roads along the route of SR 112 were opened: the 36th Street Tollway, now the Airport Expressway, I-195, and theI-195 Spur along with a stretch of I-95 inMiami. The I-195 Spur was the surface portion of the west–east state road along Arthur Godfrey Road inMiami Beach, connecting I-195 and SR A1A east of the causeway. The I-195 Spur signs disappeared from the road shortly after the designation wasdecommissioned by the newly formedU.S. Department of Transportation in the late 1960s.[citation needed]
Famously, in early 1975, the rhythm of their car on this road was the inspiration for theBee Gees's song "Jive Talkin'".[4]
The entire route is inMiami-Dade County.
| Location | mi[5] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Miami | 0.000 | 0.000 | – |   SR 112 west (Airport Expressway) –Miami International Airport | SR 112 continues west |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | I-95 (SR 9A) –Downtown Miami,Fort Lauderdale | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-95 exit 4 | |
| 0.678 | 1.091 | 2A | North Miami Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 1.051 | 1.691 | 2B | US 1 (Biscayne Boulevard /SR 5) /US 27 | ||
| Biscayne Bay (Intracoastal Waterway) | 1.651[6]– 3.690 | 2.657– 5.938 | Julia Tuttle Causeway | ||
| Miami Beach | 4.27[6] | 6.87 | 5 | SR 907 (Alton Road) –Miami Beach,Convention Center | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
| 4.424 | 7.120 | – |    SR 907A (Alton Road) toSR 112 east (Arthur Godfrey Road) /SR A1A | At-grade intersection; SR 112 continues east | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Crossings of theBiscayne Bay | ||||
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