State Road 408 West - Union Park to Orlando

Challenger Parkway winds east from Alafaya Trail through Central Florida Research Park to form the westbound beginning of SR 408. Ramps from SR 50 (E Colonial Drive) join the toll road as it initially heads south around University Park.

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A wide right of way formerly included a roadway separation designed for an unbuilt eastern extension of SR 408.

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Woodbury Road spans SR 408 by this distance sign posted 11 miles from Downtown Orlando. SR 408 extends 21 miles west across the metro area to Ocoee.

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A half diamond interchange connects Alafaya Trail and the Waterford Lakes Town Center retail area with SR 408 west. Exit 20 follows in one mile.

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Beyond Exit 20 is the Dean Road Mainline Toll Plaza, the first of four in a series of main line plazas along the East-West Expressway.

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Confirming marker posted south at the Kehoe Boulevard underpass linking parallel Lake Underhill Road with the Lake Kehoe Preserve subdivision.

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A parclo interchange (Exit 20) joins SR 408 with Rouse Road. Rose Road stems north from the Lockheed Martin Entrance Road and Lake Underhill Road to McCulloch Road at the Seminole County line.

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Advance notice for the upcoming cloverstack interchange (Exit 18) with SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay). SR 417 comprises the eastern and southern beltway around the greater Orlando metropolitan area.

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Passing over Rouse Road, large guide signs indicate the traffic pattern for the Dean Road Main Plaza configuration. High speed lanes travel to the left for EPass, SunPass and E-ZPass account holders while all cash toll transactions utilized the attended booths.

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Exit 20 departs SR 408 westbound for Rouse Road. Rouse Road crosses SR 50 (Colonial Drive) at Union Park nearby and continues north to University Boulevard in 3.5 miles.

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A third westbound lane opens from Rouse Road to the Dean Road Main Plaza. Four overall express toll lanes travel through the middle of the facility.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 19) lies just west of the toll plaza with Dean Road. Dean Road is a north-south arterial through suburbs associated with unincorporated areas of Orange County. The arterial ends at SR 426 (Oviedo Road) across the Seminole County line.

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Westbound at the ramp departure (Exit 19) for Dean Road. Dean Road south meanders along the Little Econlockhatchee River to Lake Underhill Road and the intersection of Curry Ford and Young Pine Roads by the Andover Lakes and Cypress Springs communities.

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SR 408 advances three quarter of a mile to Exit 18 with SR 407 (Central Florida GreeneWay). SR 417 travels north to Oviedo, Winter Springs, Lake Mary and Sanford in Seminole County. Southbound, the beltway serves growing areas of southeast Orlando at Lee Vista Boulevard and Lake Nona.

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The Central Florida GreeneWay south meets the Beachline Expressway (SR 528) in seven miles at eastern reaches of Orlando.

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Westbound shield assembly posted after the Little Econlockhatchee River.

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Econlockhatchee Trail passes over SR 408 westbound ahead of Exit 18 to SR 417. Interests to Orlando International Airport (MCO) are directed onto the Central Florida GreeneWay south either seven miles to SR 528 (Beachline Expressway) or 16 miles to Jeff Fuqua Boulevard north.

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SR 417 southbound turns west at Lake Nona toward Walt Disney World and Celebration in northern Osceola County. 33 miles separates the beltway south from I-4; 22 miles separates the Seminole Expressway north from I-4 at Sanford.

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Two flyovers were added at the exchange with SR 417 by 2012-13. Additional work through 2019 added a high speed ramp from SR 417 north to SR 408 west and realigned three other ramps to both improve geometry and expand capacity. SR 408 west continues 1.25 miles to Exit 16 for SR 551.

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The entrance ramp from SR 417 south to SR 408 beyond this confirming marker replaced the movement using SR 4080, a freeway connector angling southwest from the GreeneWay to Valencia College lane and SR 408 at Chickasaw Trail.

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SR 408 expands to five westbound lanes to Exit 16 for SR 551. SR 551 (Goldenrod Road) comprises an arterial through suburban east Orlando.

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A wye interchange formerly linked unsigned SR 4080 south with SR 408 west where this shield assembly stands. Then SR 408 westbound was only two lanes wide.

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Chickasaw Trail spans SR 408 just ahead Exit 16 to SR 551 (Goldenrod Road). A half diamond interchange joins Chickasaw Trail with SR 408 west and from SR 408 east.

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Ramps for the diamond interchange (Exit 16) with Goldenrod Road pass below those with Chickasaw Trail. Goldenrod Road carries SR 551 south to SR 15 (Narcoosee Road). Beyond that intersection, Goldenrod Road continues to Lee Vista Boulevard and the Beachline Expressway as a tolled arterial. SR 551 north leads three miles to University Boulevard and four miles to SR 426 (Aloma Avenue) in Goldenrod.

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Meeting the East-West Expressway next in 1.5 miles is SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard). Semoran Boulevard constitutes a heavily traveled commercial arterial between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Casselberry in Seminole County

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Westbound SR 408 enters the city limits of Orlando beyond the Cosmos Drive underpass. Starting with SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard), the succeeding three interchanges serve east Orlando.

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Sound walls separate the Azalea Park community from the SR 408 on the north side. Lake Underhill Road (CR 526) parallels the south side of the East-West Expressway by the Engelwood Park neighborhood.

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SR 436 travels overall between SR 528 (Beachline Expressway) and U.S. 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) at Apopka. Locally the state road serves the Azalea Park neighborhood at Lake Barton.

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The East-West Expressway maintains eight overall lanes over the ensuing five miles to Downtown Orlando.

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Semoran Boulevard south leads directly to Jeff Fuqua Boulevard into Orlando International Airport (MCO) Airport.

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A parclo interchange joins SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) with SR 408 at Exit 14.

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The westbound off-ramp intersects SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) across from Yew Drive. SR 436 north serves Baldwin Park and Winter Park before crossing into the Seminole County line at Aloma and Goldenrod. Southward, Semoran Boulevard continues 6.2 miles to MCO Airport through the Conway vicinity.

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The overall $600 million East-West Expressway expansion project included work to rebuild the Holland East Mainline Toll Plaza. Three express toll lanes were added in each direction, and the cash collection booths were staggered, with the eastbound set shifting east of the Andes Avenue underpass.

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The SR 436 southbound entrance ramp joins SR 408 west at the Mercado Avenue underpass. Five lanes continue by Herndon Nature Park to the Holland East Main Plaza.

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Construction widening the East-West Expressway from six to eight lanes through east Orlando ran from Summer 2006 through 2008.

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The westbound Conway Main Plaza plaza lies just beyond the half diamond interchange with Andes Avenue by Orlando Executive Airport (ORL).

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Interchange sequence sign posted above the EPass / SunPass lanes at the Conway Main Plaza. Exit 11A departs in 2.5 miles for Rosalind Avenue at Downtown Orlando.

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Exit 12B departs from SR 408 next for Crystal Lake Road and Orlando Executive Airport (ORL).

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A wye interchange (exit 13 from SR 408 east) brings additional traffic onto the East-West Expressway from SR 15 (S Conway Road). The bridges across Lake Underhill were rebuilt and expanded to six lanes in each direction. Cable stays at each end were an aesthetic touch.

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SR 15 turns west from Conway Road along Lake Underhill Road to the one way couplet of South Street (west) and Anderson Street (east), frontage roads for SR 408 west from Lake Underhill. Exit 12B forms South Street west.

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Exit 12B descends from SR 408 westbound onto South Street (SR 15) ahead of Crystal Lake Drive. Crystal Lake Drive (former SR 526) heads north to Robinson Street (SR 526) west and Maquire Boulevard north at Orlando Festival Park.

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The East-West Expressway elevates above adjacent South and Anderson Streets by the Rolando Estates and Orlando Highlands neighborhoods. The toll road progresses west 1.75 miles to Interstate 4.

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A lane drop occurs prior to the Bumby Avenue entrance ramp from SR 15.

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The succeeding exit links with South Street west to Mills Avenue. SR 15 turns northward onto Mills Avenue from South and Anderson Streets to the Lawsona Park neighborhood and SR 50 (E Colonial Drive).

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The first of three exits for the Orlando central business district, Mills Avenue provides connections to Central Boulevard and SR 526 (Robinson Street) west to Lake Eola. SR 15 splits around Lake Lawsonia via Brown Avenue (north) and Thornton Avenue (south), both of which are brick streets, between South Street and Central Boulevard.

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With the Mills Avenue westbound on-ramp removed by 2005, Exit 11B is a three quarter diamond interchange. Mills Avenue extends 0.7 miles south from SR 408 to Gore Street and Briercliff Drive at Lake Lancaster.

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An auxiliary lane opens west from Bumby Avenue to Exit 11B.

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Mills Avenue carries SR 15 northward to U.S. 17-92 and SR 50 (Colonial Drive) at their east split. SR 15 continues north as an unsigned route with U.S. 17/92 (Mills Avenue) into Winter Park.

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Exit 11A provides the most direct route into Downtown Orlando from SR 408 westbound. Rosalind Avenue forms a one way couplet with Orange Avenue south between Lake Lucerne and Colonial Drive (U.S. 17-92/SR 50). The couplet was formerly a part of SR 527, which remains north from SR 50 to Winter Park and south from Gore Street to Belle Isle.

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A pair of three lane viaducts carry the East-West Expressway across Lake Lucerne and various streets to Interstate 4 at Exits 10B/A.

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A high speed flyover links SR 408 west with Interstate 4 east to Maitland, Altamonte Springs and Lake Mary. Construction started in Summer 2006 built the first of two flyovers for the eventual systems interchange here.

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The I-4 Ultimate project through February 2022 completed the remaining high speed movements between SR 408 and I-4. I-4 joins Downtown Orlando with the resort areas to the south and Sanford to the north. Overall the freeway spans the Florida Peninsula between Tampa and Daytona Beach.

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Exit 10A formerly utilized the original trumpet interchange and access road leading south from SR 408 to I-4 beyond Gore Street. These ramps were demolished upon completion of the systems interchange.

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Concrete columns pictured here eventually supported the flyovers linking SR 408 west with I-4 west and from I-4 west to SR 408 east.

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