History
State Road 809 was formerly 40.7 miles (65.5 km) long, extending from Palmetto Park Road (CR 798) in Boca Raton to Indiantown Road (SR 706) in Jupiter). The road was converted to county roads in 2004 with the exception of the section between Lake Worth Road and Blue Heron Road.
Military Trail is named for the trail blazed by U.S. Army Tennessee and Missouri Volunteer forces, from a Fort in Jupiter, south to a Fort in Fort Lauderdale during the Second Seminole War.
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