State Road 46 East - Mount Dora to Sanford

County Road 46 stems east 0.60 miles from Old County Road 441 (Highland Street) in Mt. Dora along 1st Avenue.

09/02/19

CR 46 (E 1st Avenue) leaves the residential street grid of Mount Dora ahead of U.S. 441 and the transition into State Road 46.

02/12/21

U.S. 441 bypasses Mount Dora along a four to six lane arterial northwest to Eustis and south to Tangerine in northwestern Orange County.

02/12/21

U.S. 441 follows Orange Blossom Trail southeast to Apopka and Orlando. 2.51 miles in length, the western section of SR 46 links CR 46/U.S. 441 east with SR 453 (Mount Dora Connector).

02/12/21

07/31/14

Wekiva Parkway Section 3B construction from October 2017 to Spring 2020 removed the grade separation taking U.S. 441 over CR 46/SR 46 and replaced it with an intersection and two lane flyover joining U.S. 441 south with SR 46 east.

02/12/21

Underway from October 2017 to Spring 2020, Construction for Sections 3A/3B of the Wekiva Parkway widened SR 46 east between U.S. 441 and SR 453 (Mount Dora Connector) from two to six lanes.

03/02/22

The long flyover from U.S. 441 south to SR 46 east adds two lanes ahead of this shield assembly and Sebastian Street.

03/02/22

SR 46 leaves the Mt. Dora city limits east beyond Buttercup Lane.

03/02/22

Advance sign for Mt. Dora Connector (SR 453) south on SR 46 east ahead of Round Lake Road. The Mt. Dora Connector opened to traffic on March 31, 2018, along with Wekiva Parkway between Kelly Park Road and SR 46 east of Mt. Plymouth.

03/02/22

Round Lake Road extends north from West Ponkan Road at Zellwood in Orange County to SR 46 and Wolf Branch Road.

03/02/22

SR 453 south 2.75 miles to SR 429 (Wekiva Parkway) leads motorists from Mt. Dora to Apopka and Interstate 4 west in Osceola County for Tampa.

03/02/22

The Mt. Dora Connector provides part of an anticipated commuter route from Lake County to Orlando via SR 414 (Apopka Expressway) and Seminole County via the final sections of Wekiva Parkway.

03/02/22

Reassurance marker posted within the partial trumpet interchange joining SR 453 with SR 46.

03/02/22

SR 46 transitions to CR 46 and narrows to two lanes leading into unincorporated Sorrento beyond the Mt. Dora Connector.

03/02/22

CR 46 (Sorrento Avenue) shifts northward from alongside the abandoned Seaboard Coast Line railroad into the rural street grid of Sorrento. County Road 437 connects with Sorrento Avenue just beyond a former railroad crossing.

09/03/17

CR 46 joins the two legs of Lake County Road 437. CR 437 leads south from Sorrento to Apopka via Plymouth Sorrento Road in Orange County.

03/02/22

CR 46 advances a half mile east through Sorrento to the northern leg of CR 437.

03/02/22

The northern section of County Road 437 travels 4.75 miles from CR 46 to SR 44 by the Eagle Dunes Golf Club community and CR 44A near Black Bear Golf Club.

03/02/22

Continuing east from CR 437 and Sorrento along CR 46.

03/02/22

CR 46 next enters the rural community of Mt. Plymouth in eastern Lake County.

03/02/22

Mt. Plymouth lies at the north end of Lake County Road 435, a route leading 10.3 miles south to Apopka in Orange County.

03/02/22

Lake County Road 435 comprises a two lane route through the Mt. Plymouth Golf Club community to Orange County. CR 435 continues south via Mt. Plymouth Road to Kelly Park Road east then along Rock Springs Road south toward Downtown Apopka.

03/02/22

Span wire traffic lights at CR 46 east and CR 435 south. County Road 435 comprises a segmented route leading south to Clarcona and Pine Hills west of Orlando.

03/02/22

Downtown Sanford lies 16 miles east of Mt. Plymouth. SR 46 ends at U.S. 1 in 41 miles.

02/27/16

CR 46 curves northward between Mount Plymouth Lake and Bear Pond beyond this eastbound confirming marker.

03/02/22

Section 5 construction for Wekiva Parkway shifted CR 46 northward to a T-intersection with the realignment of CR 46A south from Seven Springs.

03/02/22

CR 46 was renamed Sorrento Avenue west of the realignment of CR 46A. CR 46A overtook a portion of what was SR 46 east to a diamond interchange with SR 429.

03/02/22

CR 46A leads 2.8 miles north from CR 46 to SR 44 beyond Seminole Springs.

03/02/22

Constructed by FDOT, Sections 4A & 4B of Wekiva Parkway (SR 429) opened northward to a temporary end at an at-grade intersection with CR 46A/SR 46 on January 20, 2016.

03/02/22

Following a combination of Wekiva Parkway, the Apopka Expressway and the Daniel Webster Western Beltway, SR 429 is the western beltway of the Orlando area.

03/02/22

The Wekiva Parkway utilizes all electronic tolling (AET) as it travels west of Apopka from the Mt. Dora Connector (SR 453) to U.S. 441 (Orange Blossom Trail). The parkway opened east into Seminole County on May 16, 2022.

03/02/22

SR 46 was realigned to parallel the north side of Wekiva Parkway throughout the six mile Section 6 under construction through Summer 2022.

03/02/22

SR 46 and SR 429 curve east onto the Wildlife Crossing #1 viaduct system ahead of Old McDonald Road.

03/02/22

Cypress Mill Access Road links SR 46 with Old SR 46 along Cypress Mill Road ahead of this reassurance marker.

03/02/22

SR 46 continue east alongside Wekiva Parkway by the toll gantry between Exits 44 and 50.

03/02/22

Sleepy Bear Lane connects SR 46 with Old SR 46 along Deerwood Farms Road to the entrance of Rock Springs Run State Preserve. The USGS topographic map showed the park access road as Florida State Secondary 433.

03/02/22

With SR 46 adjusted southward, the portion of SR 46 east from Wekiva Pines Boulevard was repurposed as Bear Pond Drive, a local access road for area residences.

03/02/22

SR 46 east on Wildlife Crossing #2. Protected land to the north falls within both Seminole State Forest and Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park.

03/02/22

SR 46 turns south below SR 429 at the Bear Pond Trailhead into Seminole State Forest.

03/02/22

SR 46 shifts to the south side of Wekiva Parkway east from Wekiva River Road.

03/02/22

SR 46 and parallel SR 429 (Wekiva Parkway) proceed east across the Wekiva River into Seminole County.

03/02/22

SR 46 enters the first of five roundabouts eastbound at Ospey Hammock Trail.

03/02/22

The roundabout at Osprey Hammock Trail connects with River Oaks Circle and Wekiva Park Drive on the north side of SR 429 (Wekiva Parkway).

03/02/22

A split diamond interchange (Exit 50) joins SR 429 with the frontage road system along SR 46 beyond Osprey Hammock Trail.

03/02/22

The end of Wekiva Parkway Section 6 is the roundabout joining SR 46 with Longwood Markham Road (unsigned CR 46A) south.

03/02/22

Unsigned CR 46A forms an L-shaped route south along Longwood Markham Road and east on Markham Road to Orange Boulevard (CR 431).

03/02/22

A roundabout links SR 46 with Yankee Lake Road north ahead of the northbound entrance ramp for Wekiva Parkway.

03/02/22

The next roundabout along SR 46 east is with Lake Markham Road south to Sylvan Lake Park and Markham Road (CR 46A).

03/02/22

The last roundabout on SR 46 east is with Glad View Drive south into the Sylvan Lake Reserve neighborhood along Sylvan Lake.

03/02/22

SR 46 emerges from Section 7A of Wekiva Parkway at a wye interchange west of Center Road.

03/02/22

SR 46 emerges from Section 7A of Wekiva Parkway at a wye interchange just west of Orange Avenue.

03/02/22

SR 46 proceeds east to a signalized intersection with Orange Boulevard (CR 431). Orange Boulevard arcs northeast to CR 15 at Lake Monroe and south to CR 46A (H.E. Thomas, Jr. Parkway) at Heathrow.

03/02/22

Section 7B construction for Wekiva Parkway expanded SR 46 to six overall lanes in this scene east of Orange Boulevard (CR 431). A ten foot wide sidewalk was built along the south side of the arterial as well.

09/02/19

Lake Forest Boulevard ties into SR 46 as the lone entrance to the sprawling Lake Forest community.

07/31/14

International Parkway connects SR 46 with County Road 46A (H.E. Thomas, Jr. Parkway) to Lake Mary south from the ensuing traffic light.

07/31/14

International Parkway runs just west of I-4, meeting an entrance ramp for SR 417 (Seminole Expressway) southbound in 1.25 miles. The 0.490 mile link with SR 417 cost $8.4 million to build and was completed in early 2012.¹

07/31/14

SR 46 advances a half mile east from International Parkway to a parclo interchange with Interstate 4.

07/31/14

Wayside Drive east and Oregon Street south intersect SR 46 just ahead of Interstate 4. The two local roads connect with an array of car dealerships, apartments and subdivisions.

07/31/14

Interstate 4 leads 1.1 mile south to the north end of SR 417 (Seminole Expressway).

07/31/14

Interstate 4 travels 20 miles south to Downtown Orlando.

07/31/14

A left turn takes motorists from SR 46 east onto I-4 to Lake Monroe and Volusia County. The intrastate freeway concludes at a systems interchange with Interstate 95 in 29 miles.

07/31/14

Towne Center Boulevard runs south from SR 46 and Hickman Drive to Seminole Towne Center mall and other big box retail.

08/25/18

09/02/19

Gas stations, restaurants and other retail line both sides of SR 46 east from I-4. An SR 417 trailblazer precedes Rinehart Road (unsigned CR 431B) south.

09/02/19

Rinehart Road (CR 431B) travels through additional retail areas east of Seminole Towne Center 0.8 miles to a folded diamond interchange with SR 417 (Seminole Expressway). CR 431B continues from the toll road south to CR 46A and Lake Mary Boulevard.

02/29/08

Continuing east from Rinehart Road, SR 46 remains six lanes wide to U.S. 17/92 (Monroe Road) and CR 15 (Upsala Road).

09/02/19

U.S. 17/92 were realigned away from the Lake Monroe waterfront in 2018 onto CR 15 (Monroe Road) south from I-4 and SR 46 (1st Street) east from Upsala Road to French Avenue in Sanford.

09/02/19

County Road 15 (Upsala Road) encircles Sanford Central Park commerce center south and passes under the Seminole Expressway en route to CR 46A (H.E. Thomas, Jr. Parkway). Northward, U.S. 17/92 overtook CR 15 along Monroe Road 1.4 miles to the exchange with Interstate 4 at Lake Monroe.

09/02/19

CR 15 continues south from H.E. Thomas, Jr. Parkway (CR 46A) along Country Club Road into Lake Mary.

09/02/19