Route Description
The western terminus of State Road 800 is at its intersection with Palm Beach County Route 809, the continuation of State Road 809 (Military Trail), in the Lynn University area of Boca Raton, Florida. The route progresses eastward as the four-lane Spanish River Boulevard (Northwest 40th Street) through several governmental, commercial and residential developments. The highway narrows briefly to three lanes (two westbound and one eastbound) as it crosses over Interstate 95 and the Tri-Rail tracks.
State Road 800 widens back to four lanes after the ovepass, where it serves as the northern boundary of the Boca Raton Airport, as it passes some large hangars and intersects with Airport Road. From there, the highway passes along the northern edge of Florida Atlantic University and the Boca Raton campus of Palm Beach State College. The northern entrance to the colleges is at FAU Boulevard; there is a traffic light at its intersection with SR 800. After the signal, the road soon enters a large condominium development along its southern side. At the intersection with Northwest 4th Avenue, State Road 800 turns to the southeast, passing several local residences.
Entering downtown Boca Raton, the highway crosses the tracks of the Florida East Coast Railway and then intersects with State Road 811 (the Dixie Highway). The route passes a strip mall as a four-lane boulevard and continues past the intersection with U.S. Route 1 (Federal Highway). After leaving downtown Boca Raton, State Road 800 crosses the Intercoastal Waterway on a large four-lane drawbridge and reaches its terminus at an intersection with State Road A1A (North Ocean Boulevard) along the beachside of Boca Raton.
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