Broward Boulevard is an long major east–west

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through

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, mostly designated State Road 842 (SR 842). The western terminus is an intersection with Commodore Drive in

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, and it continues east to

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(US 1) in

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. The westernmost is designated as County Road 842 (CR 842), and is seldom signed as such. Broward Boulevard serves as the main east–west access route to downtown Fort Lauderdale and is also the latitudinal baseline for the city's street grid. The street is named for

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, who is also the namesake of

Route description

Broward Boulevard begins as CR 842 at Commedore Drive in Plantation, a short connector road which connects to the westbound lanes of SR 84, which is the service road for Interstate 595 (I-595). At

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(SR 817) where Westfield Broward and

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are located, SR 842 begins. This intersection also has one of the few CR 842 shields, visible to motorists traveling southbound on University Drive. Just east of SR 817, Broward Boulevard passes by more commercial areas to the north, with Plantation Preserve Golf Course and Club to the south. East of NW 69th Avenue, the road becomes divided, and more residential as it enters Fort Lauderdale, passing under Florida's Turnpike without an interchange. East of the turnpike, it passes by the Fort Lauderdale Country Club to the south. As it approaches US 441, the road becomes more commercial again at the intersection and east of the intersection, continuing east. It continues through, with residential buildings about a block away from the commercial establishments, and crosses Interstate 95 and

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and

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Fort Lauderdale Station Fort Lauderdale station is a train station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. The station is located on Southwest 21st Terrace, just south of Florida State Road 842, West Broward Boulevard. History The original ...

as SR 842 enters downtown Fort Lauderdale. In the downtown area, government buildings and banks line State Road 842. At SW 7th Avenue, it provides access to the

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and at SW 5th Avenue, provides access to the

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. The

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central bus terminal is on the corner of SR 842 and Northwest First Avenue. The intersection with Andrews Avenue (unsigned County Road 811A) is the center of Fort Lauderdale's

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. One block east is Federal Highway (

US 1 U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...

/ SR 5), the eastern terminus of SR 842, while Broward Boulevard continues eastward.

History

Originally, State Road 842 was signed exclusively on Broward Boulevard. Starting in the mid-1980s,

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(SR A1A Alt.) was re-numbered and joined as part of State Road 842 from US 1 in downtown Fort Lauderdale to

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at the beach. Eventually the portion of Las Olas Boulevard between US 1 and Southeast 16th Avenue was transferred to the City of Fort Lauderdale, creating a gap in the route. In 2018, the Florida Department of Transportation released a new state highway system map, showing the rest of Las Olas Boulevard had been relinquished from the system, putting SR 842 exclusively on Broward Boulevard once again. CR 842 was created at some point between September 2009 and May 2018, when it was decommissioned from its state road designation.

Major intersections

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842 __NOTOC__ Year 842 ( DCCCXLII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * January 20 – Emperor Theophilos dies of dysentery at Constantin ...