Florida State Road 998

State Road 998 (SR 998) is an east–west road in Homestead, Florida, connecting the southern terminus of SR 997 with U.S. Route 1 (US 1). The road, known locally as Campbell Drive, North 8th Street and Southwest 312th Street runs just over 34 mile (1.2 km) and serves as a truck bypass around downtown Homestead. It is the highest numbered three-digit state highway in Florida.

State Road 998
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length0.774 mi[1] (1.246 km)
Existed2019–present
Major junctions
West end SR 997 in Homestead
East end US 1 in Homestead
Location
CountiesMiami-Dade
Highway system
SR 997 SR 5054

Route description

Signage for SR 998 near US 1

SR 998 starts at the intersection of Campbell Road and Krome Avenue (SR 997 north/CR 997 south) and heads east, crossing the South Miami-Dade Busway, and ending at South Dixie Highway (US 1).

History

SR 998 was created in 2019 as part of a road swap between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the county of Miami-Dade as part of FDOT's Krome Avenue widening project.[2][3] Since the portion of former SR 997 on Krome Avenue passes through a portion of downtown Homestead that could not accommodate a road widening, the state relinquished the highway to the county in exchange for Campbell Road entering the state highway system.[4][5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Homestead, Miami-Dade County. [6][7]

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 SR 997 north (Krome Avenue / Southwest 177th Avenue)Western terminus of SR 998; southern terminus of SR 997; Krome Avenue south is former SR 997 south.
0.5030.810South Miami-Dade Busway
0.5380.866Flagler AvenueFormer US 1 Bus. / SR 5A
0.7741.246 US 1 (South Dixie Highway / SR 5)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. District 6 (June 18, 2018). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory 87290000" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division (January 7, 2011). P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Miami-Dade County, FL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Index Sheet. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  3. Google (December 13, 2019). "Location of Homestead, Florida" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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