Florida State Road 845

State Road 845 marker

State Road 845
Powerline Road
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length: 16.314 mi[1] (26.255 km)
Major junctions
South end: SR 838 in Fort Lauderdale
  SR 814 in Pompano Beach
SR 869 in Deerfield Beach
North end: SR 808 in Boca Raton
Location
Counties: Broward, Palm Beach
Highway system
SR 844SR 847

State Road 845 (SR 845), locally known as Powerline Road, is a 16.314-mile-long northsouth divided highway serving northern Broward County and southern Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S.A. The route extends from an intersection with Sunrise Boulevard (State Road 838) near downtown Ft. Lauderdale, north to an intersection with Glades Road (State Road 808) near Boca Raton.

Like Military Trail (State Road 809) to the east, State Road 845 is a major commuter highway paralleling Florida's Turnpike (State Road 91) and Interstate 95 (State Road 9) and often used as an alternative for the often-congested expressways. The road received its namesake from the parallel high tension power lines for almost its entire length.

Route description

SR 845 begins at an intersection between Powerline Road and Sunrise Boulevard (SR 838) in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Powerline Road continues south of here without designation until Broward Boulevard. SR 845 passes through mostly residential areas, with more commercial businesses along the side of the road and along nearby major roads. As the highway progresses further north, more country clubs and golf courses replace smaller less affluent neighborhoods. SR 845 is a four to eight lane boulevard with speeds between 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) and 45 miles per hour (72 km/h).

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
BrowardFort Lauderdale0.0000.000 SR 838 (Sunrise Boulevard) to I-95 / Turnpike / SR A1A – Beachessouth end of state maintenance
Wilton Manors
Oakland Park
2.0363.277 SR 816 (Oakland Park Boulevard) to I-95
Oakland Park
Fort Lauderdale
3.5855.769 SR 870 (Commercial Boulevard) to I-95 / Turnpike
Fort Lauderdale4.5897.385 To I-95 / Cypress Creek Road (CR 840)
Pompano Beach6.51910.491 SR 814 (Atlantic Boulevard) to Turnpike
8.63113.890 To I-95 / Copans Road
Pompano Beach
Deerfield Beach
9.61215.469 SR 834 (Sample Road) to Turnpike – Tradewinds County Park, Butterfly World
Deerfield Beach11.67218.784 SR 869 (Southwest 10th Street) to SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) / I-75 Coral Springs, Miami
12.60520.286 SR 810 (Hillsboro Boulevard) to I-95
Palm BeachBoca Del Mar14.85023.899 To I-95 / Palmetto Park Road (CR 798)
Boca Raton16.31426.255 SR 808 (Glades Road) to I-95 / Turnpike / Jog Roadnorth end of state maintenance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed March 2014

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