State Road 50 East - East Colonial Drive

E Colonial Drive intersects Shine Avenue one block east of Mills Avenue at Colonialtown.

09/01/18

Fern Creek is an urban collector heading north from Colonialtown to Virginia Drive at Rowena Gardens and south to SR 526 (Robinson Street).

09/01/18

Hampton Avenue intersects SR 50 at the succeeding eastbound traffic light between the East View Park and Colonial Gardens neighborhoods.

09/01/18

Bumby Avenue meets E Colonial Drive by the Colonial Plaza Mall big box retail center and the Colonial Acres neighborhood.

09/01/18

SR 50 (Colonial Drive) expands to six overall lanes east from Bumby Avenue.

09/01/18

Coy Drive stems north from Colonial Drive to Lake Druid Park.

09/01/18

Maguire Boulevard comprises a major arterial route south to Crystal Lake Drive and northeast to Baldwin Park. Crystal Lake Drive (old SR 526) extends Maguire Boulevard to SR 15 (South / Anderson Street) at SR 408 (East-West Expressway).

09/01/18

SR 50 reassurance marker posted east of Maguire Boulevard.

09/01/18

Advancing east through the Colonial Town Center retail corridor. The former Fashion Square Mall was located to the north.

09/01/18

Herndon Avenue connects SR 50 (E Colonial Drive) with Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) to the south.

09/01/18

Bennett Road leads south from Baldwin Park to SR 50 at Rickenbacker Drive. Rickenbacker Drive spurs south into Orlando Executive Airport (ORL).

09/01/18

Leaving the Orlando city limits, SR 50 bends northward between Lake Barton and Little Lake Barton. Old Cheney Highway branches north along this stretch as the former alignment of the state road.

09/01/18

SR 50 (E Colonial Drive) shifts northward between Lakes Barton and Little Lake Barton to a single point urban interchange (SPUI) with SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard).

09/01/18

Costing $66 million, the SPUI linking SR 50 (E Colonial Drive) with SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) was constructed over a two year period and completed in 2010.¹

09/01/18

A two lane off-ramp departs SR 50 eastbound for SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) by the Azalea Park community.

09/01/18

Semoran Boulevard is a major arterial route leading south to Orlando International Airport (MCO) and north to Casselberry and Altamonte Springs in Seminole County.

09/01/18

Taking the on-ramp from SR 436 to SR 50 east. Construction of the SPUI with Semoran Boulevard displaced several businesses on the south side of Colonial Drive.

09/07/16

SR 50 converges with Old Cheney Highway, its previous alignment, east of SR 436.

09/07/16

Forysth Road heads north from Azalea Park to Forsyth Commerce Park and a traffic light with SR 50.

09/07/16

SR 50 (Colonial Drive) overtakes Old Cheney Highway leading into the junction with SR 551 (Goldenrod Road).

09/07/16

SR 551 measures 9.03 miles in length north to SR 426 (Aloma Avenue) at Goldenrod and south to SR 15 (Narcoosee Road) at southeast Orlando.

09/07/16

SR 50 resumes an eastward course from SR 551 (Goldenrod Road) toward Union Park.

09/07/16

Chickasaw Trail stems south from E Colonial drive along a suburban route to El Prado and Lee Vista Boulevard at the Vista Lakes community in southeast Orlando.

09/07/16

Reassurance marker for SR 50 east, posted after Chickasaw Trail.

09/07/16

SR 50 advances east along a commercialized stretch to a parclo interchange with SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay).

09/07/16

SR 417 comprises the eastern half of the Orlando Beltway system, linking Sanford to the north with Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Walt Disney World to the southwest.

09/07/16

The loop ramp for SR 417 south leaves SR 50 just east of Harrell Road. The Central Florida GreeneWay) travels 1.6 miles south to a systems interchange with SR 408 (East-West Expressway). SR 408 bypasses Union Park and University Park before ending at SR 50 in 4.6 miles.

09/07/16

North from SR 50, SR 417 ventures 16 miles to U.S. 17/92 in Sanford and 21 miles to end at Interstate 4.

09/07/16

The signalized intersection with Constantine Street lies just east of the Central Florida GreeneWay. The local road serves an auto mall to the north and the East Dale Acres community to the south.

03/06/22

Econlockhatchee Trail parallels SR 417 north through suburban areas to University Boulevard and south to Lee Vista Road in southeast Orlando.

03/06/22

Six lane expansion for SR 50 included construction of a new bridge across the Little Econlockhatchee River in 2016.

03/06/22

Home to over 10,000, Union Park is a census designated place centered around E Colonial Drive.

03/06/22

SR 50 (E Colonial Drive) meets Dean Road between Downey Park and Blackhard Park. Dean Road north 2.94 miles to the Seminole County line is part of unsigned CR 425.

03/06/22

Dean Road joins Union Park with the East-West Expressway (SR 408), 1.4 miles south of SR 50.

03/06/22

Dean Road is an arterial route north to University Boulevard and the Suncrest development and south to Lake Underhill Road.

03/06/22

SR 50 runs along the north side of Downey Park and Lake Downey beyond Dean Road (CR 425).

03/06/22

Murdock Boulevard leads north and south from SR 50 at Union Park Shopping Center to the Orlando Acres community.

03/06/22

09/01/18

Upcoming Rouse Road is a four lane divided boulevard heading south along the east side of Union Park to SR 408 and Lake Underhill Road at the Lockheed Martin plant.

03/06/22

Rouse Road extends three miles north from SR 50 (E Colonial Drive) to McCulloch Road along the Seminole County line.

03/06/22

SR 50 (Colonial Drive) continues east from Rouse Road to University Park

03/06/22

Eastbound SR 50 at Lake Berge Road south and Retreat Avenue north.

03/06/22

This reassurance marker for SR 50 stands between Lake Berge Road south and Rouse Lake Road north.

03/06/22

SR 50 (Colonial Drive) east next meets the south end of SR 434 (Alafaya Trail).

03/06/22

SR 434 constitutes a 28.40 mile long arterial belt route north to Oviedo, Winter Springs and Longwood and west to Forest City and northwest Orlando.

03/06/22

Two miles north of SR 50, the campus of UCF (University of Central Florida) lies east of SR 434 ahead of the Seminole County line. SR 434 north reaches the city of Oviedo in six miles.

03/06/22

Alafaya Trail extends south from the end of SR 434 as an unnumbered arterial to SR 408 (East-West Expressway), the Eastwood development, the Stoneybrook golf course community and Innovation Way.

03/06/22

Big box stores and other retail line SR 50 between SR 434 (Alafaya Trail) and the east end of SR 408.

09/07/16

Sophie Boulevard connects SR 50 with East Orange Neighborhood Park and the Sussex Place neighborhood south of Colonial Drive.

09/07/16

The succeeding traffic light eastbound operates at Cricket Club Circle, serving a number of apartments and a shopping center.

09/07/16

Woodbury Road branches south from Challenger Parkway and Central Florida Research Park to connect with SR 50 on the west side of the exchange with SR 408.

09/07/16

A parclo interchange joins SR 50 (E Colonial Drive) with the westbound beginning of SR 408. SR 408 leads back to Union Park and Orlando along its 22 mile course to Florida's Turnpike at Ocoee.

09/01/18

SR 50 travels 22 miles east from SR 408 to Titusville. Cocoa is a 33 mile drive to the southeast via SR 520 east from SR 50.

05/27/20

Bonneville Drive stems north from Colonial Drive to the Bonneville development and the Alafaya Palms manufactured home community.

09/01/18

SR 50 marker preceding the west end of unsigned CR 420 (Lake Pickett Road).

09/01/18

County Road 420 (Lake Pickett Road) loops 14.58 miles from SR 50 north to Lake Pickett and back to E Colonial Drive at Christmas.

09/01/18

Confirming marker posted east of CR 420 (Lake Pickett Drive) and Bridgewater Boulevard south to the Bridgewater development.

09/01/18

Pebble Beach Boulevard spurs north from this signal on SR 50 as the lone access road to the Fairway Village golf course community.

09/01/18

The six lane expansion along SR 50, from Dean Road east to forthcoming Avalon Park Boulevard, was completed in early 2017. The 4.910 mile long project cost $68.3 million.²

09/01/18

Avalon Park Boulevard is a suburban arterial winding southward from SR 50 at Pilgrim Street through the Waterford Trails and Avalon Park developments to Innovation Way.

09/01/18

Six-lane expansion along SR 50 east from Avalon Park Boulevard to Chuluota Road was planned, but halted while a PD&E study along the corridor is conducted to construct elevated toll lanes extending east from SR 408.

09/01/18

East of the Econlockhatchee River, SR 50 makes a gradual turn southward toward Chuluota Road (CR 419).

09/01/18

Unmarked from Colonial Drive, CR 419 (Chuluota Road) ventures north from SR 50 opposite the entrance to East River High School to Lake Pickett and Chuluota and west to Oviedo in Seminole County.

09/01/18

Continuing east, SR 50 (E Colonial Drive) crosses County Road 13 at the community of Bithlo.

09/01/18

Leading away from Bithlo, SR 50 transitions into a rural highway ahead of Orlando Speed World Dragway and the split with SR 520.

09/01/18

SR 50 curves more easterly beyond the partition with SR 520 en route to Titusville and Kennedy Space Center.

09/01/18

SR 520 branches southeast from SR 50 to the Wedgefield community on a rural course to Cocoa.

05/27/20

SR 520 travels 34.4 miles overall to end at SR A1A in the city of Cocoa Beach.

05/27/20

SR 520 begins at a wye interchange from SR 50 east. An at-grade turn connects SR 50 west with SR 520 east. SR 520 crosses paths with the Beachline Expressway (SR 528) east to Cape Canaveral in 8.8 miles.

09/01/18

The overpass spanning SR 50 from SR 520 west was constructed in 1964.

09/01/18

The rural community of Christmas lies six miles beyond the separation with SR 520 along SR 50 (E Colonial Drive) east.

09/01/18

Fort Christmas Road returns unsigned CR 420 to SR 50 by way of Christmas Estates, Coward Ranches and Fort Christmas Park.

09/01/18

Taylor Creek Road heads south from SR 50 (E Colonial Drive) to Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area and SR 520 near the Beachline Expressway.

05/16/08

SR 50 traverses areas of Seminole Ranch Wildlife Management Area and the Tootoosahatchee State Reserve to the St. Johns River and Brevard County line.

05/16/08

11/18/03