Florida State Road 809

State Road 809
Military Trail
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length:	15.202 mi[1] (24.465 km)
Major junctions
South end:	SR 802 in Greenacres
	US 98 / SR 80 near West Palm Beach SR 708 in Riviera Beach
North end:	SR 786 in Palm Beach Gardens
Location
Counties:	Palm Beach
Highway system
Florida State Highway System Interstate US SR Former Pre-1945 Toll Scenic ← SR 808 SR 810 →

State Road 809 (SR 809), locally known as Military Trail, is a six-lane divided highway which, like the nearby similar north–south State Road 811 and State Road 807, serves the dual purposes of commuting alternatives to the Florida's Turnpike and Interstate 95 (State Road 9). The road currently runs from an intersection with Lake Worth Road (SR 802) in Greenacres north to an intersection with PGA Boulevard (SR 786) in Palm Beach Gardens.

Historically, SR 809 began in Boca Raton and ended in Jupiter, but these sections were truncated in 2004 and are now County Road 809.

Route description

SR 809 begins at the intersection of Military Trail and US 98/SR 80 (Southern Boulevard) in a diamond interchange. For the next mile, SR 809 acts as the western border of Palm Beach International Airport, until intersecting with Belvedere Road. One mile north of the northern end of the airport, it intersects SR 704 (Okeechobee Boulevard), a major intersection in the city. Continuing north, Military Trail passes by Northwood University to the east, and north of Community Drive, SR 809 becomes a service road for housing developments. Following an intersection with CR 702 (45th Street), SR 809 leaves West Palm Beach and enters Rivera Beach. There, it intersects with SR 710 (Bee Line Highway/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) diagonally and at SR 708 (Blue Heron Boulevard), at the outskirts of the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center Continuing into Palm Beach Gardens, SR 809 ends at PGA Boulevard (SR 786).^[2][3]

History

Wikisource has original text related to this article: SR 809's definition in 1945

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 Southern Boulevard and PGA Boulevard.

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.^[4]

County Road 809

County Road 809 consists of two sections, which were both sections of SR 809 until 2004.

The southern section of CR 809 begins at Palmetto Park Road (CR 798) in Boca Raton and continues for more than 19 miles to Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach. Military Trail continues further south past CR 798 into Broward County (without FDOT or County designation) until its southern terminus at Sample Road (State Road 834), which serves as the boundary between Deerfield Beach and Pompano Beach. The road continues as Andrews Avenue Extension into Pompano Beach, connecting to Andrews Avenue (via a connector built in the 2000s) leading through Fort Lauderdale.

The northern section begins at the northern terminus of SR 809, PGA Boulevard, and continues just under 10 miles north to SR 706 (Indiantown Road) in Jupiter.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Palm Beach County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Boca Raton	0.000	0.000	Broward County line (bridge over Hillsboro Canal)
	1.6[5]	2.6	To I-95 / US 1 / SR A1A / Palmetto Park Road (CR 798)
	3.3[5]	5.3	To I-95 / Turnpike / Butts Road to Glades Road (SR 808)
	4.8[5]	7.7	SR 794 east (Yamato Road / Northwest 51st Street / CR 794 west) to I-95	Western terminus of SR 794
Delray Beach	7.9[5]	12.7	To I-95 / Linton Boulevard (CR 782)
	9.2[5]	14.8	SR 806 (West Atlantic Avenue) to I-95 / Turnpike
Golf	12.9[5]	20.8	To I-95 / Woolbright Road (CR 792)
​	14.0[5]	22.5	SR 804 (Boynton Beach Boulevard) to I-95 / Turnpike
​	15.3[5]	24.6	To I-95 / Gateway Boulevard
​	17.3[5]	27.8	To I-95 / Hypoluxo Road
​	18.4[5]	29.6	CR 812 (Lantana Road) to I-95
Greenacres	19.7[5]	31.7	To I-95 / Melaleuca Lane
	20.359	32.765	SR 802 (Lake Worth Road) to Turnpike	south end of state maintenance
​	21.122	33.993	To I-95 / 10th Avenue North
Palm Springs	22.660	36.468	SR 882 (Forest Hill Boulevard) to I-95 / US 441
​	24.52	39.46	US 98 / SR 80 (Southern Boulevard) to I-95 / Turnpike / US 441 – Airport	interchange
Haverhill	25.461	40.976	To I-95 / Belvedere Road – Airport
​	26.499	42.646	SR 704 (Okeechobee Boulevard) to I-95 / Turnpike – Airport
West Palm Beach	30.149	48.520	CR 702 (45th Street) to I-95
Riviera Beach	31.530	50.743	SR 710 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / Beeline Highway)
	31.788	51.158	SR 708 (Blue Heron Boulevard) to I-95 / US 1 – VA Hospital
Palm Beach Gardens	33.545	53.985	Northlake Boulevard (CR 809A)
	35.561	57.230	SR 786 (PGA Boulevard) to I-95 / Turnpike	north end of state maintenance
	36.0[5]	57.9	I-95 north (SR 9) – Daytona Beach	Exit 79C (I-95)
Palm Beach Gardens–Jupiter line	38.6[5]	62.1	To I-95 / Donald Ross Road
Jupiter	42.160[6]	67.850	SR 706 (Indiantown Road) to I-95 / Turnpike	Northern terminus of CR 809 northern section; Historic terminus of SR 809
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Florida portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References