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.
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 eggress 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 by AASHTO on October 28, 1978 for the portion of the Port Everglades Expresway between U.S. 441 and State Road A1A near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).
The following are key dates in the history of Interstate 595 in Florida:1
- 1985 – Construction began on Interstate 595.
- 1988 – The first section of Interstate 595 opened from Interstate 75 east to Pine Island Road.
- 1989 – Interstate 595 opened from S.W. 26th Terrace east to U.S. 1, which was realigned near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
- 1990 – Interstate 595 opened from Pine Island Road east to S.W. 26th Terrace. Interstate 595 is now complete.
The Interstate 95 and Turnpike interchanges were not completed until 1991.1

Route Information
East End – Dania Beach, FL
West End – Sunrise, FL
Mileage – 12.86
Cities – Weston, Davie, Sunrise, Plantation, Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach
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Source: December 31, 2018 Interstate Route Log and Finders List
I-595 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
Location | Vehicles per day |
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I-75 to Pine Island Rd | 126,000 |
Pine Island Rd to Davie Rd | 151,945 |
Davie Rd to I-95 | 209,000 |
I-95 to US 1 | 81,000 |
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
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/ 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. Photo taken 01/24/16.
A left exit takes drivers to NE 7th Avenue and Port Everglades via Eller Drive. Construction though late 2014 added the flyover for Eller Drive over railroad tracks added for the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility at the port. Photos taken 01/24/16.
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East End Throwback
I-595 ended previously with four options. Exit 12A departed for U.S. 1 south while Exit 12B was a separate ramp for FLL Airport. The mainline split between Exit 12C for U.S. 1 north and Eller Drive east into Port Everglades. 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 taken 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. Photo taken 03/25/06.
West End
– Sunrise, Florida
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Exit 19 partitions into separate two lane ramps for SR 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) north to Sunrise and Coral Springs and Interstate 595 east to Davie and Plantation. Offering a relatively uninterrupted drive to Interstate 95, the I-595 Express Lanes split from the freeway within the systems interchange at I-75. Photo taken 09/30/17.
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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. Photos taken 01/23/16 and 10/18/14.
West End Throwback
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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 August 30, 2019.