Florida State Road 826 - Route Description

Route Description

The expressway begins on an intersection with US 1 in Pinecrest, just south of Dadeland Mall. The road heads north into Kendall, with the first interchange being with Kendall Drive, providing access to the mall. It continues north, crossing under the Snapper Creek Expressway before an interchange with SR 986. It leaves Kendall, continuing into Glenvar Heights, with an interchange with SW 56th Street/Miller Drive, which provides access to the University of Miami. It is followed by the northern terminus of the Don Shula Expressway, with a southbound exit and a northbound entrance point. It continues north into Coral Way Village, where it interchanges with SR 976, followed shortly with an exit with SW 24th Street/Coral Way.

The expressway's next exit to the north is with Tamiami Trail (US 41), providing access to Florida International University. The Palmetto then has an exit with Flagler Street, the east-west median for Miami-Dade County roads. The freeway then has an interchange with the Dolphin Expressway just south of Doral, creating access to Miami International Airport. This interchange is currently being improved due to the current configuration causing severe congestion. The next exit is NW 25th Street, which connects to the western end of the airport, followed by an exit with SR 948, that links to the Doral Golf Resort and Spa, and then an exit with NW 58th Street. Heading north, the expressway reaches an interchange with SR 934 in Medley adjacent to the Palmetto Metrorail station, followed by a diagonal interchange with US 27/SR 25 at the southern end of Hialeah Gardens and Hialeah. It then enters Hialeah, with an interchange with SR 932, accessing Westland Mall, followed by an exit with NW 122nd Street.

At the boundary between Hialeah and Miami Lakes, there is an interchange between the national southern terminus of I-75 and the western terminus of SR 924. The Palmetto Expressway goes into Miami Lakes, with an interchange with NW 154 Street, followed by a 90 degree turn known as "The Big Curve." The road then proceeds straight east, still in Miami Lakes, with an interchange with NW 67th Avenue. At the next exit, SR 823, the expressway enters Miami Gardens, with the next exit being SR 847. The expressway then passes through Florida Memorial University before the NW 37th Avenue exit, where it creates the northeast border with St. Thomas University.

Still in Miami Gardens, it has exits with SR 817, NW 17th Avenue and NW 12th Avenue before the Golden Glades Interchange, where it intersects with Florida's Turnpike, I-95 and US 441/SR 7. After the interchange, it reverts to a surface street (Northeast 167th Street), entering North Miami Beach, intersecting with SR 915, curving to the southeast to become NE 163rd Street, meeting the Mall at 163rd Street, US 1, crossing the Intracoastal Waterway before ending at SR A1A in Sunny Isles Beach.