State Road 408 East - Ocoee to Orlando

SR 408 (East-West Expressway) commences east from a directional T interchange (Exit 265) with Florida's Turnpike.

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Downtown Orlando lies ten miles east of Florida' Turnpike along the East-West Expressway. SR 408, in conjunction with SR 50 east through Christmas, links the Orlando area with Titusville and the Space Coast.

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The first exit along SR 408 east connects with Good Homes Road. Originally a half diamond interchange, CFX expanded the exchange with an eastbound off-ramp and westbound entrance ramp in 2006-07.

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Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) maintains the link between the Turnpike mainline and East-West Expressway spur to Clarke Road. The remainder of SR 408 falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX).

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Ramps from SR 50 (W Colonial Drive) and Clarke Road south combine along the SR 408 spur from east Ocoee and the West Oaks Mall area.

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The four lane spur south from SR 50 opened in conjunction with the Western Extension of SR 408 on October 8, 1990. The toll road west from SR 435 to Florida's Turnpike cost $102 million to build.¹

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The E-ZPass network was accepted along CFX maintained toll roads starting on September 1, 2018.

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Old Winter Garden Road (CR 526) spans SR 408 east by the wye interchange with the spur south from SR 50. The eastbound toll road expands to four lanes ahead of Exit 2 for Good Homes Road.

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The Hiawassee Mainline Toll Plaza lies just east of the parclo interchange (Exit 2) with Good Homes Road.

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Good Homes Road bridges the gap between North and South Apopka-Vineland Roads, important area arterial roads and branches of CR 435.

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SR 408 runs just north of Hawthorne Groves Apartments by the first confirming marker posted eastbound.

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Exit 2 loops away from SR 408 east for Good Homes Road south to Old Winter Garden Road (CR 526) and north to both SR 50 (Colonial Drive) and SR 436 (Silver Star Road) between Ocoee and Pine Hills.

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The Hiawassee Main Plaza is the first of four toll collection points along the 22 mile long East-West Expressway.

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A pair of 1,000 foot long, four lane bridges cross Lake Sherwood ahead of the toll plaza.

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Plazas along the East-West Expressway separate traffic with high speed express toll lanes for EPass, SunPass and E-ZPass account holders, and outside lanes to toll booths for cash transactions.

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Continuing east, SR 408 curves by Lake Herrick to a diamond interchange (Exit 4) with Hiawassee Road.

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Hiawassee Road comprises a busy arterial through older suburbs of west Orlando including Pine Hills, Hiawassee and Clarcona. Hiawassee Road is also part of CR 435 north from SR 50 (Colonial Drive) 1.75 miles to SR 438 (Silver Star Road).

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SR 408 advances six miles to Downtown Orlando. Titusville is 47 miles to the east along U.S. 1.

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SR 408 next meets SR 435 (Kirkman Road) at Exit 5 and Orlo Vista. Kirkman Road also comprises a busy arterial, running south from SR 50 (Colonial Drive) to Universal Orlando and International Drive.

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One half mile west of the diamond interchange (Exit 5) with SR 435 (Kirkman Road). A 7.10 mile long route, SR 435 ends nearby at SR 50 (Colonial Drive) to the north and south at SR 482 (Sand Lake Road) and the entrance to the Lockheed Martin Plant.

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Powers Drive spans SR 408 ahead this confirming marker at the Avondale community.

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Exit 5 leaves SR 408 east following the Paul Street overpass. This overhead sign structure was installed in December 2006. The East-West Expressway originally ended just west of Kirkman Road with a tie in to SR 50 (W Colonial Drive).

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Kirkman Road concludes just north of Exit 5 across from Governors Avenue into a subdivision of Pine Hills. Kirkman Road south heads to the West Campus of Valencia College and Universal Orlando in five miles.

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SR 408 shifts southward between the Westside Crossing shopping center and the Westside Manor subdivision ahead of the Pine Hills Main Plaza.

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A half diamond interchange (Exit 6 from westbound) with N Pine Hills Road (CR 431) precedes this confirming marker on SR 408 east.

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Underway in Summer 2004, Segment II West of the State Road 408 widening project rebuilt the Pine Hills Mainline Toll Plaza with the addition of Express Lanes.

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The succeeding three interchanges serve areas within the Orlando city limits.

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SR 408 crosses over Old Winter Garden Road (CR 526) and Ortman Drive 2.5 miles from the systems interchange (Exits 10 A/B) with Interstate 4.

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John Young Parkway (SR 423) is the next in a series of arterials connecting with SR 408 east. Ramp tolls at forthcoming Exit 8A were removed following completion of the Pine Hills Main Plaza.

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An eastbound entrance ramp from Ortman Drive joins SR 408 ahead of the Ferguson Drive underpass.

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SR 423 follows John Young Parkway northward from the diamond interchange at Exit 8 A to Fairvilla and U.S. 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) near Eatonville. SR 423 continues east from U.S. 441 along Lee Road to U.S. 17/92 (Orlando Avenue) in Winter Park.

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Southward from SR 408, John Young Parkway (CR 423) extends by Clear Lake and Millenia in Orlando to the south suburbs and Hunters Creek. CR 423 is mostly unmarked along the arterial route.

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SR 408 enters the city of Orlando at the Church Street under crossing preceding the half diamond interchange (Exit 8B) with Tampa Avenue.

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The former Holland West Mainline Toll Plaza was located just west of Tampa Avenue. It was demolished during work from December 2006 to January 2007.

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Tampa Avenue is an urban arterial leading north to nearby Tinker Field and Camping World Stadium (formerly the Citrus Bowl).

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Exit 8B leaves SR 408 eastbound for Tampa Avenue south to Gore Street by Clear Lake and north to SR 50 at the Westfield neighborhood.

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U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail) comprises an older commercial boulevard through the Angebilt, Holden Heights and Paramore neighborhoods of Orlando.

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A diamond interchange joins the East-West Expressway with Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) one quarter mile beyond Tampa Avenue at Exit 9.

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Exit 9 lowers from SR 408 just to Carter Street at U.S. 17-92-441 beyond the Rio Grande Avenue underpass. OBT is a historic auto trail between Orlando and Lake County along U.S. 441.

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U.S. 17/92 split with U.S. 441 (OBT) 1.25 miles north from Exit 9 at SR 50 (Colonial Drive). Southward, U.S. 17-92-441 overlap 1.5 miles to Interstate 4, and overall to Osceola County and Kissimmee.

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Advancing east through Paramore in Orlando, SR 408 reaches the multi level interchange (Exit 10 A) with Interstate 4 in a half mile.

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Opened in February 2008, the ramp for I-4 east was constructed as the first phase of the Trans4mation project to build the systems exchange with SR 408.

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The original trumpet interchange and access road (Exit 10 A) linking SR 408 with I-4 was demolished with the completion of the ramp to I-4 westbound above Division Avenue.

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The flyover for I-4 east to Altamonte Springs, Lake Mary, Sanford and Daytona Beach opened to traffic on February 12, 2008. $120 million in area ramp changes and improvements for I-4 and SR 408 by Downtown Orlando were completed by Fall 2008.

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Exit 10 B connects SR 408 with Orange Avenue at Downtown Orlando. Orange Avenue south to Gore Street was formerly part of SR 527, as was the couplet along Rosalind and Magnolia Avenues north and Orange Avenue south between Colonial Drive (SR 50) and SR 408.

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A heavily traveled freeway, Interstate 4 leads southwest from Orlando to Walt Disney World, Lakeland and Tampa.

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