Sample Road, mostly signed as State Road 834 (SR 834), is a 12.391-mile-long (19.941 km) east–west commuter highway serving northern Broward County, Florida. It begins at an interchange with the Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs and ends at North Federal Highway (US 1) at the city limits boundary between Pompano Beach and Lighthouse Point. Eastbound travelers overshooting the SR 834 terminus find themselves on a 1-mile (1.6 km) 36th Street in Lighthouse Point, which dead-ends at a canal cut for the Intracoastal Waterway.

State Road 834 and County Road 834 marker State Road 834 and County Road 834 marker
Sample Road
State Road 834 and County Road 834
Map
SR 834 in red, CR 834 in blue, municipal portion in grey
Route information
Maintained by FDOT and Broward County
Length12.391 mi[1][2] (19.941 km)
9.491 mi (15.274 km) as SR 834[1]
2.9 mi (4.67 km) as CR 834[2]
Existed1960 (As SR S-834)[3]–present
Major junctions
West end SR 869 in Coral Springs
Major intersections
East end US 1 in Pompano Beach
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyBroward
Highway system
SR 827 SR 836

The westernmost 2.9 miles (4.7 km) of Sample Road are designated, but not signed, as County Road 834.[4]

Route description

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I-95 exit for SR 834

Like most major east-west throughways in Coral Springs, SR 834 begins at the Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869). The road heads east 2.9 miles (4.7 km) through primarily residential zones before its first major intersection with University Drive.[4] After passing University Drive, SR 834 passes through more residential zones, with Coral Springs High School located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of the intersection.

SR 834 forms an interchange with US 441 (SR 7) where the city limits of Coral Springs, Margate, and Coconut Creek intersect. After the interchange, SR 834 forms the border between Margate and Coconut Creek for 0.6 miles (0.97 km) before completely entering Coconut Creek. The road then heads east, bisecting Tradewinds Park before its interchange with Florida's Turnpike.

After passing the Turnpike, SR 834 forms the northern border of Pompano Beach, and after intersecting Powerline Road, it also forms the southern border of Deerfield Beach. SR 834's next major intersection is with Interstate 95.

SR 834 has one more intersection with North Dixie Highway before the state road designation ends at its intersection with North Federal Highway. East of Federal Highway, the road continues east for about a mile before ending just before the Intracoastal Waterway.

History

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Sample Road was for several years designated as S-834, part of the Florida secondary highway system. In the 1980s, most secondary routes were given to the counties, but 834 was promoted to a primary route. Subsequently, the designation of the former primary SR 834 in Dade County was reassigned to the State Road 948 designation.

Sample Road is also mentioned in the hidden track of Nothing Gold Can Stay (album) by Coral Springs natives New Found Glory.

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Broward County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00  
 
 
 
SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) to I-75 / Florida's Turnpike – Miami, Orlando
Exit 11 on SR 869; west end of CR 834
Coral Springs2.90[2]
0.000
4.67
0.000
 
 
 
 
SR 817 south (University Drive / CR 817 north) to SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway)
West end of state maintenance
Coral SpringsMargate
Coconut Creek tripoint
3.024.86  
 
US 441 (SR 7) to SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway)
SPUI
Coconut CreekPompano Beach line5.258.45  Florida's Turnpike – Orlando, MiamiExit 69 on Turnpike
Pompano BeachDeerfield Beach line6.1089.830  SR 845 (Powerline Road)
7.11611.452Military Trail north / Andrews Avenue Extension south
7.7812.52  I-95 – West Palm Beach, MiamiExit 39 on I-95
8.48813.660  SR 811 (Dixie Highway)
Pompano BeachLighthouse Point line9.49115.274  US 1 (Federal Highway)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
  2. ^ a b c "County Road 834" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. ^ General Highway Map of Broward County Florida (PDF) (Map). Florida Department of Transportation. December 1960. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b General Highway Map of Broward County, Florida (PDF) (Map). Florida Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
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