Florida State Road A1A

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State Road A1A ( SRA A1A ) is a north-south Florida State Road that runs along the Atlantic Ocean, from Key West on the southern tip of Florida, to Fernandina Beach, right on south of Georgia on Amelia Island. This is the main road through most of the oceanfront city. Part of SR A1A is designated as A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway , National Scenic Byway. Most A1As passing through Volusia County are designated as the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail , a Florida Scenic Highway. It's also called Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway from State Road 510 at Wabasso Beach to the U.S. Route 1 in Cocoa. A1A is renowned worldwide as a coastal cultural center in the United States, a scenic coastal route through most Atlantic coastal towns and coastal towns, including the unique tropical coral islands of the Florida Keys. A1A also serves as a major road through Miami Beach and other southern Florida coastal towns.

In addition to SR A1A Alternate (now SR 811, CR 707, SR 732, and an extension of SR 842), only two other Florida state roads have begun with the letter: SR A19A (now SR 693-SR 699-SR 682 Petersburg), and SR G1A (now SR 300).

The street was numbered 1 in 1945 number assignments, most of which replaced the designation of State 140 . The figure reflects its location on the new grid as the easternmost main north-south road. About a year and a half later, in November 1946, the State Road Council decided to re-establish the route due to confusion with US Highway 1. The new designation, A1A, was chosen to keep the number 1 in its place on the grid.

East Coast Greenway, the path system that connects Maine to Florida, travels along the State Road A1A section.

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Route description

The SR A1A is closely related to Florida's coastal culture and is known for its tropical and subtropical landscapes and lush sea views. In many places, this highway runs directly along the Atlantic Ocean shore, but elsewhere, this road runs one to five blocks ashore from shore. For most of its length, A1A stretches along the East Coast Barrier Islands in Florida, separated from the state land by the Intracoastal Waterway. Due to the proximity of the highway to the sea and its susceptibility to storm surges, the A1A section is often covered or damaged by hurricanes and tropical storms.

A1A has also become the backbone of Florida Spring Break serves as a "strip" in both Fort Lauderdale - a popular spring vacation destination during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s - and Daytona Beach, which became a popular destination for spring break lectures during the 1970s. Today, A1A serves as more major coastal highways connecting coastal towns for over 375 miles along the Florida's East Coast.

The southern end of the SR A1A is at the southern end of Bertha Street, where the SR A1A begins as two lanes, then a four-lane highway along the Florida Channel in Key West, locally known as South Roosevelt Boulevard. This road leads east past East Martello Tower and Key West International Airport, before curving north by crossing with CR 5A (Flagler Avenue), followed by the north end of the Key West section of SR A1A, US Route 1 and State Road 5 (Highway Overseas). Running along the south coast of Key West, SR A1A is the southernmost number of highways in the lower 48 states.

SR A1A reappears on Interstate 395 and US 1 in Miami, starting at MacArthur Causeway before becoming Collins Avenue on Fifth Street in Miami Beach (or, in the small segment, Harding Avenue, Abbott Avenue, or Indian Creek Drive)), serving as one of the main roads north-south of Miami Beach. To the north in the town of Surfside, north is Collins Avenue, and south is Harding Avenue. In Bal Harbor is called Bal Harbor Boulevard. In Golden Beach it is called Ocean Boulevard.

It serves Hallandale Beach, Hollywood Beach, and Dania Beach. It joins US 1 to 3.4 miles, and passes Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. This then divides and serves Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Pompano Beach, and continue north.

It serves as a main street in many exclusive Palm Beach, further north.

In the Vero Beach area, A1A is called the Robert C. Spillman Memorial Highway, and it includes Sebastian Inlet at Sebastian Inlet Bridge.

A1A passes just west of Cape Canaveral and John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Two miles from A1A is used as part of the famous Daytona Beach Road Course.

A1A also passes St. Augustine, the oldest inhabited city in the continent of the United States.

A1A called 3rd Street in Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach.

Just south of Atlantic Beach, A1A spins inland for a few blocks, following Atlantic blvd, before continuing back north along Mayport Road which ends at St. Johns. A ferry takes traffic to the northern A1A that continues along the coast to the south of Fort Clinch State Park at the mouth of the Saint Mary River. At that point A1A hooks back south to Fernandina Beach and then turns west, goes to the mainland 20 miles through Yulee and crosses I-95 and US Highway 17. It ends on US Highway 1, US Highway 23, and US Highway 301 at Callahan, Florida. The western part of Fernandina Beach is also marked as SR 200, but the SR A1A mark is displayed in each group of marks, although the designated direction is just above the SR 200 mark.

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History

Pre-1945 alignment

Prior to 1945 re-enactment, the route being SR 1 had the following numbers:

Initial alignment

SR 1 is defined in the 1945 Constitution with the number:

Alignment modification

Since then, the following changes have been made:

Jungle Trail

The Jungle Trail (pre-1945 State Road 252 ) is part of A1A in the northeast Indian River County, Florida. The narrow path, 7 ¹ / ₂ -mile-long (12.1 km) is located between Old Winter Beach Road and A1A at this time, along the west side of Orchid Island, and not paved. It is part of the Indian Scenic Lagoon Scenic Highway system, and the southernmost path on the highway system.

This road began as a means to transport oranges quickly to a packing house on the mainland, then in the 1930s and 1940s became more widely used by tourists. On August 1, 2003, it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places.

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County Road A1A

County Road A1A is a county road in four districts in the US state of Florida. The route is disconnected and serves as a driver of State Road A1A.

Palm Beach County

CR A1A in Palm Beach County is SR A1A's first route through Juno Beach and Jupiter. It serves as a parallel alternative route to the Federal Highway (US 1), and is often incorrectly signed as SR A1A despite the official designation and maintenance of the county. Martin Martin

The longest of the four county spurs, County Road A1A is 15.88 miles (25.56 km) that extends along the Florida East Railroad shoreline from Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound to Stuart, where suddenly changes direction and goes to east along the southern shore of the St. Lucie. After the SR 714, he approached the bridge between Stuart and Sewall's Point and became SR A1A.

Volusia County

County Road A1A is a 7-mile (11 km) spur Route State Road A1A in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The route starts on Route 1 of the US and A1A State Road in New Smyrna Beach City Center as Lytel Avenue. Next, route through Intracoastal Waterway and Callalisa Creek before heading south. After 2 bridges, the road becomes 3rd Avenue, north end of Saxon Drive as first right after Callalisa Creek. East of Indian River Village Shopping Center, turn south and become Atlantic Avenue. At the intersection of 27th Avenue, the road becomes 2 wide lanes. Less than a mile south of New Smyrna Beach, Saxon Drive ends. At Bethune Beach, the road slightly away from the Atlantic Ocean. The road became Turtle Mound Road at that point. After Bethune Beach, this road is in the middle between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. At this point, a gate carries access to the Canaveral National Seashore. It passes through the Eldora ghost town. The road ends at a dead end on the beach.

St. Johns County

County Road A1A is a 3.40 mile (5.47 km) sprinter route from SR A1A in St Augustine Beach that runs closer to the Atlantic Ocean than the SR A1A. It runs northeast of SR A1A, but starts straightening between John Drive and the private driveway south of F Street. The closest thing that resembles the main intersection is 16th Street. After passing St. Johns County Ocean Pier, the road cuts Pope Road and leaves the city limits, where it enters Anastasia State Park, and makes a sharp turn to the west. After the road leaves the park, it has a very long west-to-north slope towards SR A1A, but ends at the junction of SRs A1A and 312.

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References in popular culture

• A1A is mentioned in the Ice Ice vanilla song 1990 'Ice Ice Baby' with the lyrics "A1A (Beachfront Avenue)"; in South Beach Miami, A1A is named Collins Avenue, but "Beachfront Avenue" is a common nickname:

The girlie is preparing to wave just to say hi

(Did you stop?) No, I just drove by

Continue to pursue the next stop

I ruin the left and I go to the next block

The block is dead, yo, so I keep on

A1A (Beachfront Avenue)

• A1A, named Ocean Boulevard in the city of Golden Beach, was referred to Eric Clapton's 1974 album title 461 Ocean Boulevard .
• A1A is the 1974 album title by Jimmy Buffett; one of the album's songs, "Trying a Reason with a Storm Season", also mentions the road.
• A1A is mentioned in Kenny Chesney's song "Outta Here"
• A1A is mentioned in Patty Griffin's "Florida" song
• A1A is mentioned in the song Kenny Chesney "Coastal"

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References

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External links

• Scenic and Historic A1A Coastal Byway
• Florida Scenic Highways; Broward County A1A Scenic Highway

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