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{{Short description|Street in Miami, Florida}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox street
|name=Miami Avenue
|image=Miami Avenue 20100211.jpg
|image_alt=Miami Avenue facing south as it crosses the [[Miami River (Florida)|Miami River]] into [[Brickell]]
|caption=Looking south over the Miami Avenue Bridge into [[Brickell]]
|map=
|length_mi=14.9
|length_notes=Two non-contiguous segments interrupted by the [[Golden Glades Interchange]]
|length_ref=<ref name=googlemaps1/><ref name=googlemaps2/>
|inauguration_date=1920
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a=Mercy Way in [[Miami]]
|junction={{jct|state=FL|US|1}} in Miami<br>{{jct|state=FL|US|41}} in Miami<br>{{jct|state=FL|SR|970}} in Miami<br>{{jct|state=FL|SR|968}} in Miami<br>{{jct|state=FL|I|395}} in Miami<br>{{jct|state=FL|US|27}} in Miami<br>{{jct|state=FL|I|195}} in Miami<br>{{jct|state=FL|SR|826}} in [[North Miami Beach, Florida|North Miami Beach]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=FL|SR|854}} in [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens]]
}}

'''Miami Avenue''' is a {{convert|16.8|mi|adj=on}} main north–south street running through [[Coconut Grove]], [[Brickell]], [[Downtown Miami|Downtown]], and [[Midtown Miami|Midtown]] in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. It is the [[Meridian (geography)|meridian]] road dividing the [[grid plan|street grid]] of Miami and [[Miami-Dade County]] into east and west avenues.

==Route description==
[[File:Looking down South Miami Avenue from MM, 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Looking south from [[Third Street station (Miami)|Third Street station]] in 2016 after construction of [[Brickell City Centre]] and other new buildings.]]
The southern terminus is on South Bayshore Drive in the [[Coconut Grove]] neighborhood of Miami at Alatka Street/Mercy Way in front of [[Mercy Hospital (Miami)|Mercy Hospital]]. It is one way northbound from South 15th Road to South Fourth Street. It is one way southbound from North 17th Street to the [[Miami River (Florida)|Miami River]] downtown where it curves onto South First Avenue. At [[Flagler Street]], the [[latitude|latitudinal]] baseline north–south road of the Miami area, extends from the [[central business district]] of [[downtown Miami]] to the west Miami-Dade, South Miami Avenue becomes North Miami Avenue. North of North 17th Street it is two way and continues north through the city of Miami until it crosses the Little River Canal after North 85th Street and enters the village of [[El Portal, Florida|El Portal]].

It continues north through El Portal a short distance until it crosses North 90th Street and enters the village of [[Miami Shores, Florida|Miami Shores]]. It continues north through Miami Shores until it crosses North 115th Street and enters unincorporated Miami-Dade County. It continues north through Miami-Dade County until it crosses North 167th Street and enters the city of [[North Miami Beach, Florida|North Miami Beach]] where it continues north a short distance to North 173rd Street at a [[Cul-de-sac|dead end]] near the [[Golden Glades Interchange]].

The road resumes north from [[Florida State Road 860|Miami Gardens Drive]], terminating at [[County Road 854 (Miami-Dade County, Florida)|Ives Dairy Road]].

===Brickell===
In Brickell, Miami Avenue is Brickell's main restaurant and nightlife avenue, with many bars, restaurants, and lounges, including the now-demolished [[Tobacco Road (bar)|Tobacco Road]].

In 2022, Miami-Dade County commissioners and the City of Miami co-designated a stretch of South Miami Avenue (from Southeast 15th Road to Southeast 13th) as [[Alicia Cervera]] Way, honoring the Peruvian-American businesswoman and real estate figure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bandell |first=Brian |date=2023-02-17 |title=Alicia Cervera Sr. named SFBJ’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2023/02/17/cervera-sr-named-sfbj-s-2023-lifetime-achievement.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=South Florida Business Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cela |first=Victoria |date=2022-04-25 |title=County commisioners co-designate part of S. Miami Ave. as ‘Alicia Cervera Way’ {{!}} Biscayne Bay Tribune# |url=https://communitynewspapers.com/biscayne-bay/county-commisioners-co-designate-part-of-s-miami-ave-as-alicia-cervera-way/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-14 |title=Honran a empresaria Alicia Cervera con calle en Miami-Dade |url=https://www.diariolasamericas.com/florida/honran-empresaria-alicia-cervera-calle-miami-dade-n4247063 |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=diariolasamericas.com |language=es-US}}</ref>

==Major intersections==
Miami Avenue is the dividing line between ''Northwest'' and ''Northeast'' streets. 
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{{FLint
|location=Miami
|lspan=9
|mile=0.0
|road=Mercy Way
}}
{{FLint
|mile=0.8
|road={{jct|state=FL|US|1}}
}}
{{FLint
|mile=2.3
|road={{jct|state=FL|US|41|name1=[[Tamiami Trail]]&nbsp;/ South 8th Street&nbsp;/ [[Florida State Road 90|SR&nbsp;90]]}}
}}
{{FLint
|mile=2.7
|road=Downtown Distributor ([[Florida State Road 970|SR&nbsp;970]])
}}
{{FLint
|mile=2.9
|road={{jct|state=FL|SR|968|name1=Flagler Street}}
|notes=Central Miami}}
{{FLint
|mile=5.4
|road={{jct|state=FL|US|27|name1=North 36th Street}}
}}
{{FLint
|mile=5.5
|road={{jct|state=FL|I|195|name1=Julia Tuttle Causeway}}
|notes=Exit 2A on I-195}}
{{FLint
|mile=6.4
|road={{jct|state=FL|SR|944|name1=North 54th Street}}
}}
{{FLint
|mile=8.0
|road={{jct|state=FL|SR|934|name1=North 79th Street}}
}}
{{FLint
|location=Miami Shores
|mile=9.5
|road={{jct|state=FL|SR|932|name1=North 103rd Street}}
}}
{{FLint
|location=none
|mile=10.5
|road={{jct|state=FL|SR|924|name1=Gratigny Road&nbsp;/ North 119th Street}}
}}
{{FLint
|location=North Miami
|lspan=2
|mile=10.9
|road={{jct|state=FL|SR|922|name1=North 125th Street}}
}}
{{FLint
|mile=11.5
|road={{jct|state=FL|SR|916|name1=North 135th Street}}
}}
{{FLint
|location=North Miami Beach
|lspan=2
|mile=13.5
|road={{jct|state=FL|SR|826|name1=North 167th Street&nbsp;/ North Miami Beach Boulevard}}
|notes=To Palmetto Expressway}}
{{FLint
|mile=13.9
|road=North 173rd Street
}}
{{jctgap|text=[[Golden Glades Interchange]], gap in route}}
{{FLint
|location=Miami Gardens
|lspan=2
|mile=0.0
|road={{Jct|state=FL|SR|860|name1=Miami Gardens Drive&nbsp;/ North 183rd Street}}
}}
{{FLint
|mile=1.0
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|road=Ives Dairy Road&nbsp;/ North 199th Street
|notes=Former [[Florida State Road 854|SR&nbsp;854]]}}
{{jctbtm}}

== See also ==
* [[Brickell Avenue]]
* [[Biscayne Boulevard]]
* [[Flagler Street]]
* [[Brickell]]
* [[Downtown Miami]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Miami Avenue south.jpg|Miami Avenue facing south as it crosses the Miami River into Brickell
Image:Broadwaymiami.jpg|Miami Avenue facing north in Brickell
Image:Mary Brickell Village looking south.jpg|[[Mary Brickell Village]] on Miami Avenue
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Greater Miami}}

[[Category:Roads in Miami]]
[[Category:Roads in Miami-Dade County, Florida]]
[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in the United States]]
[[Category:1920 establishments in Florida]]