Florida State Road 845
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| 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 | ||||
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State Road 845 (SR 845), locally known as Powerline Road, is a 16.314-mile-long north–south 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
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Broward | Fort Lauderdale | 0.000 | 0.000 |    SR 838 (Sunrise Boulevard) to I-95 / Turnpike / SR A1A – Beaches | south end of state maintenance |
| Wilton Manors–Oakland Park line | 2.036 | 3.277 |  SR 816 (Oakland Park Boulevard) to I-95 | ||
| Oakland Park–Fort Lauderdale line | 3.585 | 5.769 |  SR 870 (Commercial Boulevard) to I-95 / Turnpike | ||
| Fort Lauderdale | 4.589 | 7.385 | To I-95 / Cypress Creek Road (CR 840) | ||
| Pompano Beach | 6.519 | 10.491 | SR 814 (Atlantic Boulevard) to Turnpike | ||
| 8.631 | 13.890 | To I-95 / Copans Road | |||
| Pompano Beach–Deerfield Beach line | 9.612 | 15.469 |  SR 834 (Sample Road) to Turnpike – Tradewinds County Park, Butterfly World, Tradewinds and Atlantic Railroad | ||
| Deerfield Beach | 11.672 | 18.784 |   SR 869 (Southwest 10th Street) to SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) / I-75 – Coral Springs, Miami | ||
| 12.605 | 20.286 |  SR 810 (Hillsboro Boulevard) to I-95 | |||
| Palm Beach | Boca Del Mar | 14.850 | 23.899 | To I-95 / Palmetto Park Road (CR 798) | |
| Boca Raton | 16.314 | 26.255 | SR 808 (Glades Road) to I-95 / Turnpike / Jog Road | north end of state maintenance | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed March 2014