SR 817 begins when Northwest 27th Avenue splits from its concurrency with
State Road 9 in
Opa-locka, and heads north, while SR 9 heads northeast towards the
Golden Glades Interchange. The road passes through several neighborhoods, and has with two major intersections with the
Palmetto Expressway and
Miami Gardens Drive in Opa-locka and
Miami Gardens, respectively. North of Miami Gardens Drive, SR 817 heads into one of the most congested zones in Miami Gardens, which includes access to
Hard Rock Stadium,
Calder Casino and Race Course, and an interchange with
State Road 852 and the
Turnpike that straddles the county line between Miami-Dade and Broward. SR 817 enters
Broward County and becomes University Drive after its intersection with SR 852. The road has no major intersections in
Miramar. After its intersection with
Pembroke Road on the border between Miramar and
Pembroke Pines, University Drive forms the western border of
North Perry Airport until its intersection with
Pines Boulevard. After its intersection with Sheridan Street, SR 817 passes through what was formerly the
Waldrep Dairy Farm until its intersection with
Stirling Road. The road is sparsely littered with commercial businesses between its intersection with Stirling and
Griffin Roads. North of Griffin, the road passes by
Nova Southeastern University and the Central Campus of
Broward College on its east side before its major intersections with
State Road 84 and
Interstate 595 (I-595) as it heads into
Plantation. North of I-595, SR 817 intersects with
Broward Boulevard.
Westfield Broward and
Plantation Walk are located at this intersection. Afterwards, the road passes through mostly residential developments (which includes intersections with
Sunrise Boulevard and
Oakland Park Boulevard) in the cities of
Sunrise and
Lauderhill until its intersection with
Commercial Boulevard. North of Commercial, the road continues about another three miles through
Tamarac before its next major intersection with
Atlantic Boulevard in
Coral Springs.
Coral Square is located at this intersection. North of Atlantic Boulevard marks SR 817's final stretch into Coral Springs, with the final intersection at
State Road 834 (Sample Road). University Drive continues north through an interchange with
State Road 869 (Sawgrass Expressway) and a residential development in
Parkland to terminate at an intersection with
Loxahatchee Road on the
Palm Beach County line. ==Future==