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Older signs for Exit 58 featured only the destination of Kissimmee. Poinciana was added as Osceola County grew during the late 1990s and early 2000s. U.S. 17/92 otherwise travel an eastern trajectory to Lake Tohopekaliga and downtown Kissimmee. 11/23/03

Looking at the Exit 60 ramp departure for SR 429 (Western Beltway) north just one month before its completion. 11/04/06

Guide signs for Exit 62 / World Drive changed to reflect the renaming of Epcot Center to simply Epcot and Disney/MGM Studios to Hollywood Studios. This photo shows the older names still in use. 11/04/06

Looking at the flyovers between Interstate 4 and SR 429 during construction. 11/04/06

New sign bridges were installed along Interstate 4 leading to the split with State Road 417 (Central Florida Greeneway) in 2006 to coincide with widening of the freeway through Osceola County. The next series of photos shows the older SR 417 signage. 12/29/05

This sign, since removed, directed long distance interests to the Kennedy Space Center and Port Canaveral onto SR 417 north to SR 528 (Beachline Expressway) east. Florida 528 joins the greater Orlando area with Interstate 95 and the Space Coast via connections with Florida 407 (Titusville) and Florida A1A (Cocoa Beach). 12/29/05

A look at the previous set of signs posted for Interstate 4 east ahead of World Drive and SR 417 (Central Florida Greeneway). 12/29/05

While the collector distributor roadway to World Drive and Florida 417 was not changed during Interstate 4 widening, the last two sets of overheads for the return ramp for I-4 east were replaced nonetheless. 12/29/05

An auxiliary sign added when Exits 64A/B were combined into a single Exit 64 distributor roadway referenced Disney-MGM Studios originally. 01/11/08

Separate panels outlined the destinations of U.S. 192 west and east. Now all traffic bound for Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway depart in unison via a single off-ramp (Exit 64). 12/20/06

U.S. 192 east stays north of Celebration and meets Poinciana Boulevard in 3.5 miles and SR 535 (Vineland Road) in 4.2 miles. 12/20/06

Three signs were used for Exit 64 over the course of three years. 12/29/05

Exit 64A departed I-4 east for U.S. 192 east to Kissimmee in this scene. The ramp now diverges from the I-4 mainline further south within the wye interchange with SR 417. 12/20/06

A sun damaged overhead for Osceola Parkway was replaced with a new sign to coincide with a new distributor roadway for Exit 65. The new off-ramp departs one mile south of its predecessor. 09/28/13

References for Gaylord Convention Center and Wide World of Sports on this overhead were removed as Exit 65 now departs ahead of this sign bridge. 09/28/13

Older signs for Exits 65 and 67 listed two Disney attractions versus one. 12/20/06

One half mile south of the former ramp departure for Exit 65 to Osceola Parkway. The sign for Exit 67 was shifted over to take the place of the former panel by 2014. 08/10/13

This overhead for Exit 67, damaged by Hurricane Charley in August 2004, and the adjacent Exit 65 panel were replaced by 2008. 03/12/06

This overhead for Exit 67, damaged by Hurricane Charley in August 2004, and the adjacent Exit 65 panel were replaced by 2008. 01/18/08

Back to back off-ramps left I-4 east for Osceola Parkway and SR 536 until 2014. 03/12/06

Osceola Parkway straddles the county line west of I-4 to the Animal Kingdom as an expressway with connections to Victory Way, World Drive, West Buena Vista Drive, and Savannah Circle to the various Disney attractions. CR 522 continues east from Florida's Turnpike via Dart Boulevard to Buenaventura Lakes and CR 530 (Boggy Creek Road). 01/18/08

Signs for Exit 67 were altered by 2008 to remove Downtown Disney as a control point for Epcot Center Drive west. 03/12/06

Peering southeast from Interstate 4 at the end of the Exit 65 off-ramp to Osceola Parkway. A high flyover carries motorists onto I-4 east from the parkway east. 03/12/06

Replaced overheads at Exit 71 to Central Florida Parkway. Installation of new signs resulted in the removal of the lighting fixtures pictured here. 07/28/06

Two full sign bridges for Florida 528 (Beachline Expressway) were removed and replaced with new assemblies both ahead of and at Exit 72 along I-4 east. 12/04/10

Eastbound I-4 at the Exit 72 off-ramp for the Beachline Expressway east to Orlando International Airport (MCO) and the Space Coast. The western most portion of SR 528 opened to traffic in 1973, between I-4 and Sand Lake Road. 12/04/10

The entry for Sand Lake Road (SR 482 / Exit 74A) on a mileage sign for exits to Universal Orlando was greened out after 2010. 12/04/10

Dynamic message boards were a part of guide signs for SR 435 (Kirkman Road) previously. These directed traffic around the Universal/I-Drive area. 08/10/13