Alligator Alley
USA /
Florida /
Plantation Island /
World
/ USA
/ Florida
/ Plantation Island
World / United States / Florida
toll road, toll gate
Famous road through the Everglades was also ranked by wired magazine as one of the world's fastest roads.
It was originally built as a toll two-lane freeway connecting the two coasts of Florida, and was later connected to Interstate 75 as an east-west continuation of the highway, which otherwise ran north and south. It is still a toll road, with automobile drivers paying $2.50 when traveling west on the road. Before the completion of its re-engineering, Alligator Alley was signed as State Road 84.
Between 1986 and 1992 it was widened to four lanes, with many bridges designed to let water and wildlife pass underneath. This helped to reduce the environmental impact of the highway somewhat, especially upon the severely endangered Florida panther, as well as reducing the danger of the highway, which is notorious for high-speed accidents.
It was originally built as a toll two-lane freeway connecting the two coasts of Florida, and was later connected to Interstate 75 as an east-west continuation of the highway, which otherwise ran north and south. It is still a toll road, with automobile drivers paying $2.50 when traveling west on the road. Before the completion of its re-engineering, Alligator Alley was signed as State Road 84.
Between 1986 and 1992 it was widened to four lanes, with many bridges designed to let water and wildlife pass underneath. This helped to reduce the environmental impact of the highway somewhat, especially upon the severely endangered Florida panther, as well as reducing the danger of the highway, which is notorious for high-speed accidents.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_Alley
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Coordinates: 26°9'31"N 81°4'2"W
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