Route Description
State Road 990 begins as a six lane divided road at the intersection of SR 985 and the Don Shula Expressway in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Heading east, SR 990, crosses over the toll road, curving south as it enters a residential area. At this point SR 990 is known only as Killian Parkway throughout its route. It straightens to a cardinal east direction at SW 97th Avenue, where the road reduces to four lanes and the divider disappears, and the name changes to Killian Drive and SW 112th Street. From SW 97th Avenue eastward to SR 990's eastern terminus at U.S. Route 1 (South Dixie Highway), Killian Drive is considered a protected and preserved road under the authority of the Florida Legislature. The road's dedication occurred on October 14, 1995. State Road 990 then continues east through a residential zone, intersecting with Galloway Road before ending at U.S. 1.
East of SR 990's eastern terminus, Killian continues through the municipality of Pinecrest starting at the intersection of US 1. Killian then travels east through the town, curving slightly north at SW 62nd Court where it finally becomes SW 111th Street. It continues to head east until it reaches its eastern terminus at SW 57th Avenue/Red Road in Pinecrest Gardens. Previously the site of the Parrot Jungle, this segment of the roadway is co-named Franz and Louis Scherr Street in honor of the founders of the world famous tourist attraction.
West of SR 990's western terminus, SW 104th Street/Killian Parkway continues west, serving as an east-west road through the Kendall community. The road runs past Miami-Dade College's Kendall Campus just a few blocks west of SR 990's terminus. The Killian Parkway name is dropped west of SW 117th Avenue and terminates at SW 167th Avenue.
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