State Road 714 (SR 714) is a east–west highway serving northern

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, running from just west of

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(I-95) near

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to an intersection with Southeast Ocean Boulevard ( SR A1A and County Road A1A or CR A1A) in Stuart. The route is known locally as Martin Highway, Martin Downs Boulevard, and Southeast Monterey Road.

Route description

State Road 714 begins about west of I-95, where the road transitions from County Road 714 to meet with the interchange with I-95. West of State Road 76, SR 714 was primarily a

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road passing near

before entering the

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between

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and the coast; east of SR 76, State Road 714 is primarily a commercial road, passing near Witham Field, an

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near the eastern end of the route and just outside the Stuart

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. To the east of the Turnpike interchange, Martin Highway is another section of County Road 714.

History

In the 1945 renumbering, SR 714 was formed using the older State Road 111, with the route running from SR 710 to US 1.Routes 710–719
Retrieved 25 March 2011 At one point, the western terminus was truncated to

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(SR 91), five miles (8 km) to the east of the current western terminus, and extended to SR A1A at the eastern end. SR 714 has recently been connected with Port St. Lucie Boulevard, extending north from the Citrus Boulevard ( County Road 76A) intersection.

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