Sample Road Explained

State:FL
County:Broward
Type:SRCR
Route:834
Sample Road
Alternate Name:State Road 834 and County Road 834
Maint:FDOT and Broward County
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 834 in red, CR 834 in blue, municipal portion in grey
Length Mi:12.391
Length Round:3
Length Notes:9.491miles as SR 834
2.9miles as CR 834
Established:1960 (As SR S-834)[1]
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: in Coral Springs
Junction:
Terminus B: in Pompano Beach
Previous Type:SR
Next Type:Toll
Previous Route:827
Next Route:836
Counties:Broward

Sample Road, mostly signed as State Road 834 (SR 834), is a 12.391adj=midNaNadj=mid east–west commuter highway serving northern Broward County, Florida. It begins at an interchange with the Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs and ends at North Federal Highway (US 1) at the city limits boundary between Pompano Beach and Lighthouse Point. Eastbound travelers overshooting the SR 834 terminus find themselves on a 1miles 36th Street in Lighthouse Point, which dead-ends at a canal cut for the Intracoastal Waterway.

The westernmost 2.9miles of Sample Road are designated, but not signed, as County Road 834.

Route description

Like most major east-west throughways in Coral Springs, SR 834 begins at the Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869). The road heads east 2.9miles through primarily residential zones before its first major intersection with University Drive.[2] After passing University Drive, SR 834 passes through more residential zones, with Coral Springs High School located 1.8miles east of the intersection.

SR 834 forms an interchange with US 441 (SR 7) where the city limits of Coral Springs, Margate, and Coconut Creek intersect. After the interchange, SR 834 forms the border between Margate and Coconut Creek for 0.6miles before completely entering Coconut Creek. The road then heads east, bisecting Tradewinds Park before its interchange with Florida's Turnpike.

After passing the Turnpike, SR 834 forms the northern border of Pompano Beach, and after intersecting Powerline Road, it also forms the southern border of Deerfield Beach. SR 834's next major intersection is with Interstate 95.

SR 834 has one more intersection with North Dixie Highway before the state road designation ends at its intersection with North Federal Highway. East of Federal Highway, the road continues east for about a mile before ending just before the Intracoastal Waterway.

History

Sample Road was for several years designated as S-834, part of the Florida secondary highway system. In the 1980s, most secondary routes were given to the counties, but 834 was promoted to a primary route. Subsequently, the designation of the former primary SR 834 in Dade County was reassigned to the State Road 948 designation.

Sample Road is also mentioned in the hidden track of Nothing Gold Can Stay (album) by Coral Springs natives New Found Glory.

Notes and References

  1. Florida Department of Transportation . General Highway Map of Broward County Florida . December 1960 . 4 March 2013.
  2. Florida Department of Transportation . General Highway Map of Broward County, Florida . 2008 . March 4, 2013.