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2 unusual facts about Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike


Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike

The portion of the HEFT between Exits 11 (Cutler Ridge Boulevard) and 16 (State Road 992) was designated the "John F. Cosgrove Highway" in 2008 by the Florida Legislature, following his death in 2006.

John F. Cosgrove

In 2007, a portion of the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike between Southwest 152nd and 216th streets in Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay was designated by the Florida legislature as the "John F. Cosgrove Highway."


Callbox

U.S. highways with callboxes include most of the major highways in California, Florida's Turnpike and Interstate 185 in Georgia.

Florida State Road 820

Residential developments then dot both sides of the road, with Broward College south campus appearing to the north just west of the interchange with Florida's Turnpike, where SR 820 leaves Pembroke Pines and enters Hollywood, where it stays for the rest of the route.

Fuller Warren

During his term, Warren set the foundations for the state's turnpike system, began the Florida reforestation program, instituted quality control programs on Florida's citrus crops, and signed a law that forbade cattle from wandering freely (as they damaged crops).

Martin Waldron

Martin Oliver "Mo" Waldron (February 2, 1925 – May 27, 1981) was an American newspaper reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing in the St. Petersburg Times during 1963 "reckless, unchecked spending" on the construction of the Sunshine State Parkway.


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