Bird Road, co-signed State Road 976 from the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike in Westwood Lakes, Florida to U.S. Route 1 in Miami, is a 13.7-mile (22.0 km) main east–west road running south of Downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Bird Road at U.S. Route 1
Florida State Road 976 sign on Bird Road in Miami
U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) in Florida runs 545 miles (877 km) along the state's east coast from Key West to its crossing of the St. Marys River into Georgia north of Boulogne and south of Folkston. US 1 was designated through Florida when the U.S. Numbered Highway System was established in 1926. With the exception of Monroe County, the highway runs through the easternmost tier of counties in the state, connecting numerous towns and cities along its route, including nine county seats. The road is maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
Mile 0 in Key West
Overseas Highway and Railway bridges, Florida Keys
Portion of the South Dixie Highway, just south of Dadeland Mall
Metrorail traveling above South Dixie Highway in the mid-1980s