I-95 begins its northward journey at
US 1 near 32nd Road in southern Miami, adjacent to the
Vizcaya Metrorail station. It quickly intersects the
Rickenbacker Causeway via the short unsigned
SR 913 and then heads north into downtown. The short
SR 970 freeway, mostly unsigned, distributes traffic to several downtown streets. On the north side of downtown, at the
Midtown Interchange,
I-395 heads east to the
MacArthur Causeway, and the tolled
SR 836 heads west to
Miami International Airport. Throughout
Miami-Dade County, I-95 is designated the North–South Expressway according to some maps. After crossing I-395 and SR 836, I-95 begins to head north roughly along the alignment of Northwest 6th Avenue, lying one block east of Northwest 7th Avenue (
US 441/
SR 7). Just north of 36th Street (
US 27/
SR 25), at what has been called the
36th Street Interchange, I-95 crosses
I-195, which goes east over the
Julia Tuttle Causeway to
Miami Beach, and
SR 112, a toll road west to the airport. A two-way express lane roadway in the
median begins at I-195 and SR 112, formed by ramps to and from SR 112. I-95 continues north, crossing and interchanging with many surface roads, most of which are
state roads, before reaching the
Golden Glades Interchange. The complicated Golden Glades Interchange provides access between I-95 and two other freeways—the original section of
Florida's Turnpike (SR 91), since bypassed by the
Homestead Extension (SR 821), and the
Palmetto Expressway (
SR 826). Ramps are also provided to and from several surface streets—
SR 826 east on 167th Street to
Sunny Isles Beach, US 441 (SR 7) south on Northwest 7th Avenue and north on Northwest 2nd Avenue, and
SR 9 southwest on a
limited-access roadway to Northwest 27th Avenue. At the Golden Glades Interchange, SR 9 merges with I-95, and I-95 is unsigned as SR 9 for the remainder of its length up to the Georgia state line. From here to exit 353B, it is
concurrent with
US 17 and its unsigned designation SR 15. I-95 intersects I-295 again at exit 362, north of Downtown Jacksonville. Just north of the northern I-295 interchange, I-95 provides access to
Jacksonville International Airport. From this point, I-95 continues north toward
Nassau County with an exit for
SR A1A and then into Georgia, just north of milemarker 380.
Express lanes The current
high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes in both directions between I-395 in Miami and Broward Boulevard (SR 842) in Fort Lauderdale have been converted to
high-occupancy toll (HOT), with two lanes in each direction. Prices vary based on congestion and peak hours and tolls are collected electronically, while registered travelers with three or more passengers and hybrid vehicles can drive the toll lanes for free. Both HOT lanes have been completed in both directions from I-395 to Broward Boulevard (including toll gantries). ==History==