Interstate 595 Florida
Overview
Following the Port Everglades Expressway in South Florida, Interstate 595 connects I-75 and the Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869) at Sunrise with Florida’s Turnpike at Davie, and I-95 and U.S. 1 between Fort Lauderdale and Dania Beach.
Interstate 595 overlaid the original alignment of SR 84. The segmented state road remains in service along the Port Everglades Expressway frontage road system west of Marina Mile Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. East of U.S. 441/SR 7, SR 84 diverges from I-595 to end at U.S. 1 south of Downtown Fort Lauderdale.
Wrapping up in 2019, the I-75 Express Lanes Project added 15 miles of toll lanes to the southernmost portion of Interstate 75. Segment E of the project added a flyover ramp from the I-595 Express Lanes westbound to I-75 south. Work on the northernmost section of the I-75 Express Lanes cost $75 million and ran from March 2014 through late 2017.
Ramps from Interstate 75 south and SR 84 east combine along the I-595 Express Lanes eastbound. A third ramp adds traffic originating from both I-75 north and SR 869 south from the I-595 mainline further east. 04/01/14
Two reversible lanes run along the middle of Interstate 595 from the systems interchange with I-75 and SR 869 east to I-95 at Fort Lauderdale. Separated from the general travel lanes by concrete barriers, the managed lanes operate with limited ingress and egress points and a 70 mile per hour speed limit. Split into five separate projects, the I-595 Express Lanes were built between June 2010 and March 26, 2014. Tolls are collected electronically, primarily with Sunpass transponders. The lanes flow eastbound on weekends, and from 4 am to 1 pm on week days, and westbound week days from 2 pm to 2 am. Toll rates vary depending upon traffic congestion.
History
Interstate 595 was approved along the Port Everglades Expressway by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on October 28, 1978. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) application to AASHTO separated the route of I-595 into three components. The eastern spur was the 2.0 mile, four lane section from I-95 to U.S. 1 and State Road A1A near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). The western spur was the 5.3 mile, six lane segment between I-95 and U.S. 441. The third portion was the 5.7 mile, six lane connector extending west from SR 817 (University Drive) via SR 84 to Interstate 75.
The following are key dates in the history of Interstate 595 in Florida:1
- 1985 – Construction began on I-595.
- 1988 – The first section of I-595 opened from I-75 east to Pine Island Road.
- 1989 – I-595 opened from SW 26th Terrace east to U.S. 1, which was realigned near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).
- 1990 – I-595 opened from Pine Island Road east to SW 26th Terrace. I-595 is now complete.
The Interstate 95 and Turnpike interchanges were not completed until 1991.1
USGS Topographic Map showing the former ramp configuration between U.S. 1 and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).
Route Information
East End – Dania Beach, FL
West End – Sunrise, FL
Mileage – 12.86
Cities – Weston, Davie, Sunrise, Plantation, Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach
Junctions –
Source: December 31, 2021 Interstate Route Log and Finders List
I-595 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Source: 2017 AADT – Florida Traffic Online (FDOT)
The lone off-ramp of the I-595 Express Lanes links eastbound with Florida’s Turnpike. There are no exits westbound.
Highway Guides
East End 
– Fort Lauderdale, Florida
East at / Port Everglades
Interstate 595 travels an eight lane viaduct along the northern periphery of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Exits 12A/B with U.S. 1 (Federal Highway) at Port Everglades. A two-lane ramp leaves the viaduct end for both U.S. 1 south to Dania Beach and the airport passenger terminal. 01/24/16
Passing below U.S. 1, Interstate 595 concludes at the loop ramp (Exit 12B) for U.S. 1 north into Downtown Fort Lauderdale. 01/24/16
A left exit connects with Eller Drive and NE 7th Avenue to Port Everglades. Construction finished in December 2014 added the flyover for Eller Drive over the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway line built to the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility at the port. 01/24/16
North at
U.S. 1 curves from NE 10th Street and Griffin Road under the runways of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) on the half mile approach to Interstate 595 west. 01/24/16
Northbound U.S. 1 maintains three lanes to Federal Highway toward Downtown Fort Lauderdale as a trumpet interchange joins the route with I-595 (Port Everglades Expressway) west and NE 7th Avenue and Eller Drive east to Port Everglades. 01/24/16
South at
U.S. 1 upgrades to a controlled access route between SE 30th Street and SR 818 on the south side of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). A trumpet interchange joins U.S. 1 with I-595 opposite Eller Drive to Port Everglades. 03/04/14
The ramp to I-595 west from U.S. 1 south joins the Port Everglades Expressway ahead of I-95. The succeeding ramp from U.S. 1 combines with an exit from I-595 eastbound to the airport terminal. 03/04/14
East End Throwback
I-595 ended previously with Exit 12A joining U.S. 1 south and Exit 12B leading into FLL Airport. The separate ramp for U.S. 1 south was eliminated by 2003, with connections to U.S. 1 and the airport terminal consolidated into a new ramp. Photo by Justin Cozart (06/03).
The partition at the east end of I-595 for Exit 12C to U.S. 1 north and Eller Drive east to Port Everglades remained unchanged until 2012, when work broke ground to construct a new flyover from U.S. 1 north to I-595 west. Downtown Fort Lauderdale is two miles to the north and U.S. 1 continues beyond to Pompano Beach in nine miles. 03/25/06
West End 
– Sunrise, Florida
West at
The I-595 Express Lanes split with a slip ramp onto the Interstate 595 westbound mainline ahead of the systems interchange with I-75 and SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway). 04/01/14
The I-595 Express Lanes continue to ramps with I-75 and the I-75 Express Lanes south to Hialeah and north to Alligator Alley and Naples. 04/01/14
A high speed flyover departs from the general travel lanes of I-595 west to Interstate 75 southbound for the Broward County suburban communities of Weston, Southwest Ranches and Miramar. 04/01/14
The remaining four lanes of Interstate 595 west diverge into ramps for I-75 north across Alligator Alley and SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) north to Sunrise. A succeeding exit connects with SR 84 to Weston. 03/04/14
South at
Interstate 75 crosses over Bonaventure Boulevard at Weston just ahead of the separation with I-595 (Port Everglades Expressway) east at Exit 19. 09/30/17
New signs were installed for Exit 19 between December 2013 and March 2014 to reference the conversion of the Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869) to all electronic tolling (AET). 03/21/20
I-595 (Port Everglades Expressway) extends east from I-75 and SR 869 at Davie to Fort Lauderdale and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). 04/01/14
Exit 19 partitions into separate two lane ramps for SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) north to Sunrise and Coral Springs and I-595 east to Davie and Plantation. Providing a relatively uninterrupted drive to I-95, the I-595 Express Lanes split from the freeway within the systems interchange at I-75. 09/30/17
North at
Interstate 75 lines eastern reaches of Weston northward to Exit 19 with I-595 (Port Everglades Expressway) and SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway). 03/21/20
Curving eastward, Interstate 75 enters the city of Sunrise on the half mile approach to Exit 19. The Sawgrass Expressway extends northward through western Sunrise, Tamarac and Coral Springs, separating urban areas from the Everglades. 03/21/20
Alligator Alley appears for Interstate 75 north, referencing the toll road across the Everglades and Big Cypress National Preserve to Naples and Southwest Florida. 03/21/20
Traffic partitions for the Sawgrass Expressway north and Interstate 595 east to Davie and Fort Lauderdale. An ingress point to the I-595 Express Lanes follows. 04/01/14
South at
The Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869) travels south alongside Markham Park in Sunrise to the systems interchange with I-75 and I-595 (Port Everglades Expressway). 10/18/14
The Sawgrass Expressway defaults onto I-75 southbound toward Pembroke Pines. A two lane flyover separates from SR 869 south for Interstate 595 east to Davie and Plantation. 10/18/14 & 03/25/06
Traffic partitions at the five level interchange with I-595 for the final 17 miles of Interstate 75 south to Hialeah and I-75 north to Weston and the Everglades. 01/23/16 & 10/18/14
West End Throwback
South at
Passing over Sunrise Boulevard (former SR 838), one mile north of I-75 and I-595 east on SR 869 south before six lane expansion of the Sawgrass Expressway. December 2000
Traffic to Interstate 595 east to Fort Lauderdale and Port Everglades departs SR 869 south. A second flyover follows in one half mile for I-75 north to the Florida Gulf Coast. 03/25/06
South at
I-75 meets I-595 and SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) five miles beyond the east end of Alligator Alley. Interstate 75 resumes a southerly course for the bulk of the final 19 miles to the Palmetto Expressway. Photo by Justin Cozart (06/03).
Three lanes for Exit 19 departed the I-75 mainline for I-595 east and SR 869 north. I-595 travels 11.8 miles to I-95 at Fort Lauderdale. The Sawgrass Expressway travels 17 miles northeast to Deerfield Beach and Florida’s Turnpike. Photo by Justin Cozart (06/03).
Older guide signs for the Sawgrass Expressway referenced West Palm Beach for the connection with I-95 north. SR 869 ends as a toll road just east of Florida’s Turnpike, with an arterial section continuing to I-95. Photo by Justin Cozart (06/03).
West at
I-595 west at I-75 and SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) north. Photos by Justin Cozart (06/03).
North at
1.5 miles south of I-595/SR 869 on I-75 north at the trumpet interchange with Royal Palm Boulevard. This wider guide sign was replaced with a smaller panel between May and June 2008. 03/26/06
A dynamic message board separated panels for the Sawgrass Expressway and Interstate 595 east. Both exits depart from the outside lanes, a half mile beyond the SW 14th Street overpass. 03/26/06
Interstate 75 northbound widened to six lanes leading into the exchange (Exit 19) with I-595 east and SR 869 north. West Palm Beach, 45 miles to the north, was referenced for the SR 869 connection with Florida’s Turnpike. 03/26/06
Sources:
- Florida’s Interstates: A Half-Century of Progress.
http://www.fl-interstate.comofficial Florida Department of Transportation site. - Learned, Jason. “Interstate Guide – Florida I-195, I-395, I-595.” Personal email, November 25, 2003.
Page updated October 20, 2020.
