Interstate 195 (Florida)

Interstate 195 (I-195) is a 4.42-mile-long (7.11 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway connecting I-95, its parent route, in the west with Miami Beach in the east. It crosses Biscayne Bay by traveling over the Julia Tuttle Causeway. The causeway is named after Miami founder Julia Tuttle.

Interstate 195
Julia Tuttle Causeway
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-95
Maintained by FDOT
Length	4.42 mi[1] (7.11 km)
Existed	December 23, 1961[citation needed]–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-95 / SR 112 in Miami US 1 / US 27 in Miami
East end	SR 112 / SR 907 / SR 907A in Miami Beach
Location
Country	United States
State	Florida
Counties	Miami-Dade
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Florida State Highway System Interstate US State Former Pre‑1945 Toll Scenic
← US 192 → SR 196

Julia Tuttle Causeway
The Julia Tuttle Causeway eastbound connecting Midtown Miami with Miami Beach
Carries	6 lanes of I-195
Crosses	Biscayne Bay
Locale	Miami
Characteristics
Design	Beam, fill causeway
Material	Slabs and girders
Total length	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Longest span	0.4 miles (0.64 km)
Clearance above	68 feet (21 m)

It is part of the longer State Road 112 (SR 112), which continues to the west as the Airport Expressway and to the east as Arthur Godfrey Road (41st Street).

As part of a pilot program, the Florida Department of Transportation painted the shoulders as bike lanes east of US Highway 1 (US 1). Pedestrians are still prohibited.

Route description

I-195 at exit 5

I-195 eastbound toward Miami Beach

I-195 begins at the eastern end of the I-95 and SR 112 interchange, also known as the 36th Street Interchange, heading east with interchanges with Miami Avenue and US 1 before heading onto the Julia Tuttle Causeway, where the Interstate crosses Biscayne Bay. At the eastern end of the causeway in Miami Beach, it has an interchange with SR 907 before terminating at the intersection of SR 907A and Arthur Godfrey Road, about a mile (1.6 km) west of SR A1A.^[2][3]

History

On December 23, 1961, three signed roads along the route of SR 112 were opened: the 36th Street Tollway, now the Airport Expressway, I-195, and the I-195 Spur along with a stretch of I-95 in Miami. The I-195 Spur was the surface portion of the west–east state road along Arthur Godfrey Road in Miami Beach, connecting I-195 and SR A1A east of the causeway. The I-195 Spur signs disappeared from the road shortly after the designation was decommissioned by the newly formed U.S. Department of Transportation in the late 1960s.^{[citation needed]}

In popular culture

Famously, in early 1975, the rhythm of their car on this road was the inspiration for the Bee Gees's song "Jive Talkin'".^[4]

Exit list

The entire route is in Miami-Dade County.

Location	mi[5]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Miami	0.000	0.000	–	SR 112 west (Airport Expressway) – Miami International Airport	SR 112 continues west
	0.000	0.000	1	I-95 (SR 9A) – Downtown Miami, Fort Lauderdale	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-95 exit 4
	0.678	1.091	2A	North Miami Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	1.051	1.691	2B	US 1 (Biscayne Boulevard / SR 5) / US 27
Biscayne Bay (Intracoastal Waterway)	1.651[6]– 3.690	2.657– 5.938	Julia Tuttle Causeway
Miami Beach	4.27[6]	6.87	5	SR 907 (Alton Road) – Miami Beach, Convention Center	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	4.424	7.120	–	SR 907A (Alton Road) to SR 112 east (Arthur Godfrey Road) / SR A1A	At-grade intersection; SR 112 continues east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

See also

• Jive Talkin' (Bee Gees song - Origins)
• Julia Tuttle Causeway sex offender colony