View source for Yamato Road

{{Short description|Highway in Florida}}
{{Infobox road
|state=FL
|county=Palm Beach
|type=SRCR
|route=794
|name=Yamato Road
|alternate_name=North 51st Street<br/>State Road 794 and County Road 794
|maint=[[FDOT]] and [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach E&PW]]
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|type=line|from=Yamato Road.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=SR 794 in red, CR 794 in blue, municipal portion in grey
|length_mi=9.380
|length_round=3
|length_ref=<ref name=sld>{{FDOT cite |id=105321 |date=August 20, 2017 |accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref><ref name=google>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/26.3941281,-80.2037501/26.3939937,-80.1213961/@26.3944741,-80.1511788,14z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0 |title=County Road 794 |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|length_notes={{convert|2.78|mi|2|abbr=on}} as SR&nbsp;794<br>{{convert|5.1|mi|2|abbr=on}} as CR&nbsp;794
|established=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a=Coral Ridge Drive near [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]
|junction={{plainlist|
*{{jct|state=FL|US|441|SR|7}} near Boca Raton
*{{jct|state=FL|I|95}} in Boca Raton
}}
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=FL|US|1}} in Boca Raton
|counties=[[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach]]
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=789
|next_type=SR
|next_route=800
}}
'''Yamato Road''' is a {{convert|9.38|mi|2|adj=on}} east–west arterial boulevard in incorporated and unincorporated [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]], [[Florida]]. A portion of the road in incorporated Boca Raton is designated '''State Road 794''' ('''SR 794'''), while most of the road to the west is designated, but not signed, as '''County Road 794'''. Yamato is located on '''North 51st Street''' in the Boca Raton street numbering grid.
SR&nbsp;794 begins at an intersection with Military Trail ([[County Road 809 (Palm Beach County, Florida)|CR&nbsp;809]], formerly SR&nbsp;809) near the T-Rex Technology Center of Boca Raton and Broken Sound [[Golf Course]]; the eastern terminus is an intersection with Federal Highway ([[U.S. Route 1 (Florida)|U.S. Route 1]] and unsigned [[State Road 5 (Florida)|State Road 5]]) just east of [[Dixie Highway]]. SR&nbsp;794 is primarily an access road between [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate&nbsp;95]] (unsigned [[State Road 9 (Florida)|State Road&nbsp;9]]) and US&nbsp;1. Within {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} of its termini are [[Lynn University]] and [[Boca Raton Airport]]. CR 794 extends west from Military Trail to [[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|U.S. Route 441]] in a [[residential development]] just west of Boca Raton, while Yamato Road itself continues west without designation for an additional {{convert|1.5|mi|2}}.<ref name=google/>
The entirety of Yamato Road has a posted speed limit of {{convert|45|mph|kph}}.
==Route description==
[[File:FL 794 in Boca Raton, FL.JPG|left|thumb|SR&nbsp;794 just west of I-95 with the [[Tri-Rail]] crossing going down]]
===West of US&nbsp;441===
West of US&nbsp;441, Yamato Road exists for approximately {{convert|1.5|mi|2}} without state or county designation. Its western terminus is a [[traffic circle]] with Coral Ridge Drive, providing access to the Saturnia retirement community and Sunrise Park Elementary School. This section of Yamato also provides access to Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park.<ref name=google/>
===CR 794===
CR&nbsp;794 begins at an intersection between Yamato Road and [[US 441 (FL)|US 441]]&nbsp;/ [[SR 7 (FL)|SR 7]] in the former [[census-designated place]]s of [[Whisper Walk, Florida|Whisper Walk]] and [[Hamptons at Boca Raton, Florida|Hamptons at Boca Raton]]. It proceeds east, serving as the primary access road for the many gated communities and [[golf club]]s in the area, and also passes over [[Florida's Turnpike]]. At an intersection with [[Jog Road]] (formerly [[SR 845 (FL)|SR 845]]), Yamato provides access to the Woodfield Plaza shopping center and Spanish River Community High School. CR 794 and Yamato continue east, intersecting with Saint Andrews Boulevard (a primary arterial road in Boca Raton) before transitioning to SR 794 at Military Trail.<ref name=google/>
===SR 794===
SR&nbsp;794 begins at the intersection of Yamato Road and Military Trail ([[County Road 809 (Palm Beach County, Florida)|CR&nbsp;809]]) in the country club neighborhoods of [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]. The highway heads eastward as the eight-lane arterial boulevard. SR&nbsp;794 continues through the country clubs, passing to the south of Broken Sound Golf Course and to the north of the local residential developments. The road then turns to the northwest, passing the [[Boca Raton (Tri-Rail station)|Boca Raton]] [[Tri-Rail]] station.<ref name=google/>
After crossing a riverbank, SR&nbsp;794 continues eastward as an eight-lane arterial, which crosses the Tri-Rail line before intersecting with a ramp to [[Spanish River Boulevard|SR 800]] (Spanish River Blvd), a road which is only directly accessible from Yamato Road through the eastbound direction. This ramp merges with a ramp originating from an Exit 48A on I-95, which takes drivers directly to SR 800. The road then immediately reaches an interchange with [[Interstate 95 in Florida|I-95]]. The highway continues eastward as a six-lane arterial into the interchange, crossing under the interstate and entering a densely populated part of Boca Raton. The road becomes surrounded by a mix of commercial and residential developments before crossing a local freight railroad and [[Florida State Road 811|SR&nbsp;811]] ([[Dixie Highway]]). Continuing eastward, SR&nbsp;794 goes for a short distance further into Boca Raton, ending at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|US&nbsp;1]] (and unsigned [[Florida State Road 5|SR&nbsp;5]]).<ref name=google/>
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==Major intersections==
{{jcttop|state=FL|county=Palm Beach|length_ref=<ref name=sld/><ref name=google/>}}
{{FLint
|location=none
|mile=0.00
|road=Coral Ridge Drive
|notes=[[Traffic circle]]}}
{{FLint
|location=none
|mile=1.50
|type=trans
|road={{jct|state=FL|US|441|name1=[[SR 7 (FL)|SR 7]]}}
|notes=Western terminus of CR 794}}
{{FLint
|location=Boca Raton
|lspan=6
|mile=4.70
|road=[[Jog Road]]
|notes=Former [[SR 845 (FL)|SR 845]]}}
{{FLint
|mile=6.60
|mile2=0.000
|line=yes
|type=trans
|road=[[Military Trail (Florida)|Military Trail (CR 809)]]&nbsp;– [[Lynn University]]
|notes=Former SR 809; transition from CR 794 to SR 794}}
{{FLint
|mile=1.183
|road=[[Congress Avenue (Florida)|Congress Avenue north (CR 807)]]
|notes=Southern terminus of CR&nbsp;807 (former SR 807)}}
{{FLint
|mile=1.750
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=FL|I|95|city1=West Palm Beach|city2=Miami|road|[[Spanish River Boulevard]] / FAU Boulevard}}
|notes=Exit 48B on I-95; no westbound exit to Spanish River & FAU Boulevards}}
{{FLint
|mile=2.547
|road=[[Dixie Highway (Palm Beach County)|Dixie Highway]]
}}
{{FLint
|mile=2.780
|road={{jct|state=FL|US|1|name1=Federal Highway}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 794
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=trans,incomplete}}
== See also ==
* [[Yamato Colony, Florida|Yamato Colony]], Florida
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Attached KML}}
*{{Commons category inline|Florida State Road 794}}
[[Category:State highways in Florida|794]]
[[Category:State roads in Palm Beach County, Florida|794]]
[[Category:County roads in Palm Beach County, Florida|794]]