Once a part of the original
Dixie Highway, the former State Road 815 was a 7.76-mile-long north–south route that served - and still serves - as a
commuter alternative to the nearby Biscayne Boulevard (
US 1
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-
SR 5) that was part of the
Florida State Roads system for five decades. Located entirely in
Dade County, SR 815 was locally known as East Second Avenue. The southern terminus of SR 815 was an intersection of Southeast Second Avenue and Southeast Second Street at the
Miami River; the northern terminus was an intersection of Northeast Second Avenue and North Gratigny Road (
SR 924).
Route description
State Road 815 started at the intersection of Southeast Second Avenue and Southeast Second Street, just north of the
Miami River. SR 815 took Southeast Second Avenue north, where it became Northeast Second Avenue just two blocks north of the southern terminus at
Flagler Street
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. SR 815 continued through Central Miami business, intersecting with
Interstate 395 and then
Interstate 195. Leaving Central Miami, it continues through residential streets, intersecting
SR 944 and
SR 934 before leaving Miami for Miami Shores. Continuing north, it intersects
SR 932. In North Miami, it forms the eastern boundary for
Barry University for several blocks before intersecting
SR 909 just one block south of the northern terminus of North Gratigny Road (
SR 924).
History
State Road 815 was established in the
1945 Florida State Road renumbering
On June 11, 1945, Florida's state roads were renumbered. The old system numbered routes in the order they were legislated, while the new system used a grid.
Notes
See also
*Florida State Roads
The State Highway System of the U.S. sta ...
. After the construction and opening of
Interstate 95
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and the Downtown Distributor (
SR 970), traffic patterns in downtown Miami were altered, reducing SR 815's importance. Despite remaining a commuting and commercial alternative, the significance of SR 815 faded by the 1980s. First, the designation was removed from the southern half of the route; by 1994 it was barely noted on
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and
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road maps; the following year, the
Florida Department of Transportation transferred SR 815 maintenance responsibilities to
Dade (now Miami-Dade) County control.
Major intersections
References
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Former state highways in Florida
State Roads in Miami
Dixie Highway
Former State Roads in Miami-Dade County, Florida
North Miami, Florida