Brickell Avenue is a north–south road that is part of
U.S. Route 1, in
Miami
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,
Florida
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, just south of the
Miami River.
North of the
Brickell Avenue Bridge, U.S. Route 1 is known as
Biscayne Boulevard. Brickell Avenue is the main road through the
Brickell financial district of
Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is the urban city center of Miami, Florida, United States. The city's greater downtown region consists of the Central Business District, Brickell, the Historic District, Government Center, the Arts & Entertainment District, and ...
and is considered the Park Avenue of Florida. Brickell Avenue is lined with high-rise office buildings and residential condominiums, as well as many banks and restaurants. It is also famed for "Millionaire Row's" home to a cluster of Miami's most expensive residences.
It is a
grid plan
In urban planning, the grid plan, grid street plan, or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid.
Two inherent characteristics of the grid plan, frequent intersections and orthogon ...
main north–south thoroughfare through the south part of Miami's
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
.
Route description
Brickell Avenue from the Miami River south it continues south-southwest and upon crossing Broadway/SE 15th Street it curves southwest and continues in that direction until it terminates at Southeast 26th Road/
Rickenbacker Causeway, becoming South Federal Highway for a short distance (about 1/4 mile) until it becomes South Dixie Highway - US1. The portion north of the
one-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or couplet refers to that portion of a bi-directional traffic facilitysuch as a road, bus, streetcar, or light rail linewhere its opposing flows exist as two independent and roughly parallel facilities.
Descriptio ...
of 7th and 8th Streets carries
U.S. Route 41.
Major intersections
Notable attractions
Brickell's cultural significance has arguably surpassed downtown because its bar and restaurant zone brings in large crowds well into late night - early morning hours. Popular restaurants on Brickell Avenue include Komodo, La Petit Maison, Truluck's, and Cipriani. Many of its restaurants transform from bright, open restaurants during the day to inviting and sensual by night. Some of the places include Barsecco, Baby Jane Cocktail & Noodle Bar, and The Bar at Level 25.
There are also a few historic places on Brickell Avenue, including
Brickell Mausoleum and
Villa Serena, a home built on the former "Millioniare's Mile" for
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, running three times as the party' ...
, a former politician, in 1913.
Gallery
File:Brickell Avenue aerial 20100211.jpg, Aerial view of Brickell Avenue, as seen from the Viceroy Tower's skydeck
Image:Brickell1.JPG
Image:brickellavenue.jpg, Looking south
Image:Brickell2.JPG, Looking north
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References
Roads in Miami
U.S. Route 1
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