Stirling Road is an east–west commuter highway in

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, designated State Road 848 (SR 848) and County Road 848 (CR 848). The road's western terminus is at an intersection with SW 166th Ave in

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. At University Drive ( SR 817) in

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, the county road designation ends and the state road designation begins, and the road continues east to Federal Highway (

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or US 1) in downtown

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. The

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is for the length of the route.

Route description

Stirling Road begins at SW 166th Ave in

with the hidden designation of County Road 848 and continues east through the cities of Southwest Ranches, Cooper City and

. Stirling Road also has several other, disconnected, sections between the dead end and

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( SR 25). State Road 848 begins at Stirling Road's intersection with University Drive ( SR 817) in Davie. The road then goes east, entering the

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after it crosses over

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(SR 91) without an interchange. After the intersection with

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/ SR 7 in Hollywood at the eastern end of the

, SR 848 takes Stirling Road east as a four lane divided highway, through mostly residential areas, scattered with commercial businesses. East of the intersection with Lakeshore Drive, Stirling Road forms the southern boundary with

, as the road becomes more commercial, quickly approaching the interchange with

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(I-95). At the southeast corner of the interchange with I-95 ( SR 9) was the site of Six Flags Atlantis, a

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that was in existence in the 1980s and early 1990s. After the closing and demolition of the park, the Oakwood Plaza

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was built in its place. Just east of the shopping center, Stirling Road crosses a canal and leaves Hollywood and enters Dania Beach, through more commercial establishments before terminating at

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Major intersections

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