![]() ![]() ![]() A portion of the freeway between SR 826 and I-95 was eventually constructed however, it was built as a toll road (Gratigny Parkway) and not included in the Interstate highway system since it did not meet another Interstate at its end.Ī planned freeway, not yet acted upon, would parallel SR 953 (LeJeune Road) south along a former railroad right-of-way to the east, ultimately connecting SR 924 (Gratigny Parkway) with another freeway but not an Interstate. Due to local opposition, the planned easternmost leg was cancelled, and I-75 truncated to end at SR 826 (Palmetto Expressway). As a result of using the Alligator Alley, I-75 was too far north to meet I-95 in Downtown Miami, so it was rerouted to meet I-95 in North Miami via SR 924 through Opa-Locka to Exit 9. 41 corridor, which mostly remains as a two lane highway today. 6 This avoided the environmentally sensitive U.S. The route was changed sometime in the mid-1970s it may have been as late as 1977 when I-75 was relocated to the Alligator Alley (SR 84). However, with pressure to upgrade the tolled Alligator Alley (old SR 84) to a superhighway, Interstate 75 was extended instead along that route. When this was considered, I-395 was still to remain as is and FDOT maps confirm that the southern spur to Miami Beach was to remain Interstate 395. ![]() I-75 would have followed SR 836 (Dolphin Expressway) west past Florida’s Turnpike (Homestead Extension) and overlaid U.S. When plans for extending I-75 south of Tampa were first concocted, the route was planned to begin at the Midtown Interchange between I-95 and I-395 near Downtown Miami. This was not the original planned southern terminus. ![]() Interstate 75 begins at a relatively innocuous location, the interchange of Florida State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway) and Florida State Road 924 (Gratigny Parkway) in Hialeah, just northwest of Miami. Several segments of I-75 are also six lanes wide in Kentucky, Ohio and in Lower Michigan.Ī number of U.S. With the exception of Alligator Alley between Southwest and South Florida, all of I-75 is at least six lanes wide from Hialeah, Florida to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Well traveled for the bulk of its course, Interstate 75 has enough traffic to justify six lanes in most locations. A sentimental favorite of AARoads, annual road trips from the Midwest south to sunny Florida makes Interstate 75 a most enjoyable journey. I-75 connects several major metropolitan areas including Miami in South Florida, the Tampa Bay region, Atlanta, Chattanooga and Knoxville in Tennessee, Cincinnati and Toledo, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. We will update you as more information becomes available.Interstate 75 is a major transportation corridor, linking the Southeastern U.S. As of 10:20 p.m., FHP announced that all lanes in both directions of I-75 had been reopened. Troopers said the chemical spill assessment and cleanup might take up to 12 hours. Highway 441 High Springs exit, and all northbound traffic is being rerouted at mile marker 390, the State Road 22 exit. This resulted in one trailer spilling its load of liquid Styrene - a highly flammable liquid used to make plastics, troopers added.Īccording to the FHP, all southbound traffic is being rerouted at mile marker 399, the U.S. Troopers said that a vehicle hydroplaned, causing a series of crashes that involved two tractor-trailers, two pickup trucks, an SUV and a passenger car. on the southbound side of I-75, according to troopers. The crash and chemical spill occurred on Tuesday near mile marker 391 just before 6 a.m. – All lanes have been reopened after an overturned tractor-trailer closed both directions of Interstate 75 in Alachua County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ![]()
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