Road Alligator Alley Florida

The truck came to rest upside down near a body of water along the stretch of road known as alligator alley.

Road alligator alley florida. Tamiami trail opened in april of 1928 was the first road to cut across florida. It was the 1940s and fort lauderdale had 18 000 people. When the idea to join fort lauderdale and naples by road first surfaced people laughed according to the late florida historian stuart mciver. Alligator alley started as a two lane toll road called everglades parkway.

Whether you re a resident or a tourist there are 5 things you should know about driving through florida s alligator alley an 80 mile stretch of i 75 that runs from naples to fort lauderdale fl. If you ve ever driven through florida en route to miami from the state s western coast you might have been on the stretch of i 75 known as alligator alley the 80 mile road cuts through the everglades between naples and fort lauderdale and opened in 1968 after many years of construction. In fact i ve never seen any animal. I ve been across florida s route 75 the famous alligator alley many times and i ve never seen an alligator.

It gets its name from the nearby swamps that alligators call home. The alligator alley segment from naples to just west of fort lauderdale previously existed as a two lane tollway connecting the two coasts of florida. Tolls are 3 25 for a 2 axle vehicle as of march 1 2020 and are collected in both directions. The south florida portion of the road is known as alligator alley and it is one of my favorite places because you can see so much wildlife as it transverses the state of florida.

Who needed anything other than the tamiami trail. Highway us 41 is the original alligator alley see 79 traveler reviews 71 candid photos and great deals for florida at tripadvisor. The alligator alley section of i 75 runs due east west between exit 19 in sunrise fl and exit 101 just east of naples and is one of only two sections along the interstate s entirety that is tolled the other is the mackinac bridge in northern michigan. Mills construction company it had been called the most controversial roadway ever built in.

Keep your distance when you encounter one on the road. Authorities are searching for a baby who is missing from a car that veered off the road and flipped over in a grassy area on alligator alley west of broward county. Florida s real alligator alley is a step back into another world by jim ferri. It s a pretty boring drive.

Alligator alley toll booth 1969 florida memory history of alligator alley.