State Road845 (SR845), locally known as Powerline Road, is a 16.314-mile-long (26.255km) north–south divided highway serving northern Broward County and southern Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The route extends from an intersection with Sunrise Boulevard (SR838) near downtown Ft. Lauderdale, north to an intersection with Glades Road (SR808) near Boca Raton.
Like Military Trail (SR809) to the east, SR845 is a major commuter highway paralleling Florida's Turnpike (SR91) and Interstate95 (I-95) and often used as an alternative for the often-congested expressways. The road received its name from the parallel high tension power lines for almost its entire length.
Route description
SR845 begins at an intersection with SR838 (Sunrise Boulevard) in the city of Fort Lauderdale. SR845 runs north along Powerline Road (NW 9th Avenue). The route is a four-lane road until the intersection with NW 13th Street, where it becomes six lanes. Crossing the South Fork Middle River, SR845 crosses into Wilton Manors. Soon the road crosses into Oakland Park, where it reaches an intersection with SR816 (Oakland Park Boulevard). A block west of SR845 is an interchange with Interstate95 (I-95) at exit31. After crossing NW 40th Street, SR845 crosses under I-95 and begins to parallel the freeway. The route crosses and parallels Tri-Rail tracks.[2]
Crossing back into Fort Lauderdale, SR845 reaches a junction with SR870 (Commercial Boulevard). Just east of the intersection is exit32 on I-95 and reaches an intersection with NW 59th Court, which connects to the Cypress Creek station of Tri-Rail. Soon SR845 reaches Cypress Creek Road (County Road840, CR840), which connects to exit33. The route passes west of Pompano Park Racetrack in Pompano Park. Crossing into Pompano Beach, SR845 crosses SR814 (Atlantic Boulevard). Continuing north, SR845 crosses into Deerfield Beach and reaches a junction with SR834 (Sample Road). Later, the road crosses at-grade with SR869 (NW 10th Street), which connects to the Sawgrass Expressway, a toll road.[2]
Reaching Butler's Corner, SR845 reaches a junction with SR810 (Hillsboro Boulevard). SR810 is the last major junction in Deerfield Beach as the road crosses into Palm Beach County. Now in Boca Raton, the route continues north and reaches Palmetto Park Road (SR798). After CR798, the route bends northeast and soon northward to a junction with SR808 (Glades Road). The junction with SR808 marks the northern terminus of SR845 and Powerline Road. Powerline continues north as Jog Road, which crosses through Palm Beach County.[2]
History
On December 19, 2017, the Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners approved a transfer agreement to submit to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).[3] The agreement relinquished the portion of SR845 in Palm Beach County to county maintenance, relocating its northern terminus to the Broward–Palm Beach county line at the bridge over the Hillsboro Canal.
Transportation and Data Analytics Office (August 16, 2017). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2020.