Florida State Road 808

State Road 808 marker

State Road 808
Glades Road
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length: 7.615 mi[1] (12.255 km)
Existed: 1945 renumbering (definition) – present
Major junctions
West end: US 441 in Mission Bay
  Turnpike near Hamptons at Boca Raton
I-95 in Boca Raton
East end: US 1 in Boca Raton
Location
Counties: Palm Beach
Highway system
SR 807SR 809

State Road 808 (SR 808), locally known as Glades Road is a 7.615 miles (12.255 km) long east–west divided highway serving southern Palm Beach County, Florida. Its present western terminus is an intersection with US 441SR 7) in Mission Bay; its eastern terminus is an intersection with Federal Highway (US 1 and unsigned SR 5) in Boca Raton. State Road 808 is a major commuter route connecting the four major north–south arteries of Palm Beach County: US 441 / SR 7, Florida's Turnpike (SR 91), Interstate 95 (SR 9), and US 1 (SR 5).

Route description

SR 808 west of Florida's Turnpike

SR 808 begins at the intersection of US 441 (SR 7) in Mission Bay, meeting with several shopping centers. SR 808 heads east on Glades Road, serving as a commercial thoroughfare through Mission Bay and Boca West, and providing access to several gated communities. Two miles east of the western terminus, the road enters Boca Raton and has an interchange with Florida's Turnpike east of the actual road. East of the Turnpike, Glades Road acts as a access road for two gated communities before intersecting with the northern terminus of SR 845 (Powerline Road), which continues north as Jog Road. At St. Andrews Boulevard, Glades Road becomes commercial again, providing the northern boundary of the Boca Town Center. East of the mall, SR 808 intersects with Butts Road, providing access to Military Trail; east of there, Glades Road provides access to many business parks until its interchange with I-95. East of the interchange, the highway continues as a commercial road, providing access to Boca Raton Airport's terminal via Airport Road and the main campus of Florida Atlantic University. East of FAU, SR 808 serves a mix of commercial and residential areas while heading towards the railroad tracks and the road's eastern terminus at US 1.[2]

History

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SR 808 was established in 1945 in its current route. Prior to the 1945 renumbering, the road was known as SR 395.

Planned extension into Broward County

West of US 441, Glades Road continues and turns southward, terminating at Palmetto Park Road. According to maps published by Fort Lauderdale-based Dolph Map Company, an extension of the small segment of University Drive (as the very end portion of the road is designated on some maps, though other maps show it as Glades Road all the way through) has been proposed to connect to the present-day University Drive (State Road 817) in Broward County. No indication is given of whether the extension would be a state or county road or what number designation it would have if any.

Road extension plans were abandoned in 2009 to appease resident concerns about traffic. An isolated area of Palm Beach County was transferred to Broward. [3][4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Palm Beach County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Mission Bay0.0000.000 US 441 (SR 7) to SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway)
 2.1253.420 Turnpike (SR 91) Miami, OrlandoExit 75 (Turnpike)
Boca Raton3.5885.774 SR 845 south (Powerline Road) / Jog Road northNorthern terminus of SR 845
4.6347.458 Butts Road to CR 809 (Military Trail)Former SR 809
5.2808.497 I-95 (SR 9) West Palm Beach, MiamiExit 45 (I-95)
5.5128.871 Airport Road Boca Raton Airport
7.39011.893Dixie Highway
7.61512.255 US 1 (Federal Highway / SR 5)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

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