Florida Turnpike

Southeastern peninsula highway

The Florida Turnpike is a major toll highway running roughly north-south through peninsular Florida, connecting the Miami area to central Florida and beyond.

Like other turnpikes, it charges tolls for maintenance and operation: We took the Turnpike to avoid I-95 traffic.

Floridians often call it simply "the Turnpike."

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exit · interchange · rest stop · palm trees · orange groves · asphalt · mile marker · southbound · northbound · service plaza · rest area · gas station · alligator · swamp · citrus · humidity · traffic · lanes

Opposites
toll vs free roads

Florida Turnpikefreeway

Highway without tolls

freeways · I-75 · US Route 1 · I-95 · public road

limited-access highway vs local roads

Florida Turnpikeback road

Secondary rural thoroughfare

country road · side street · city street · dirt road · alleyway

road vs non-road transportation

Florida TurnpikePort of Miami

Major Florida seaport

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G