Interstate 595 (Florida)

Interstate 595
Port Everglades East-West Expressway
I-595 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-95
Maintained by FDOT
Length12.86 mi (20.70 km)
ExistedJune 11, 1990–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-75 / SR 84 / SR 869 Sawgrass Interchange in Sunrise
Major intersections
East end US 1 Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport/Port Everglades
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesBroward
Highway system
SR 594 SR 595
SR 860SR 862 SR 865

Interstate 595 (I-595), also known as the Port Everglades Expressway and unsigned Florida State Road 862 (SR 862), is a 12.86-mile (20.70 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway that connects I-75 and Alligator Alley in the west with Florida's Turnpike, I-95, Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, U.S. Highway 1 (U.S. 1), and SR A1A before terminating at Port Everglades in the east. The Interstate route was conceived in 1969 and planned as an Interstate starting in 1974. Construction began in 1984, with the expressway opening in stages in the late 1980s, and it was completed in 1991. The reversible tolled express lanes opened in 2014.