State Road 417 - Central Florida GreeneWay / Seminole Expressway
A systems interchange was constructed between SR 417 and Jeff Fuqua Boulevard, the access road into MCO Airport, between 2013-16. - 12/06/2018
Encircling the greater Orlando metropolitan area to its south and east, Florida State Road 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay / Seminole Expressway) serves both as a bypass and limited-access commuting route through Osceola, Orange and Seminole counties. The Central Florida GreeneWay portion of the 55 mile toll facility provides access to the southern and eastern suburbs of Orlando, including Lake Nona and Union Park, as well as serving as a southern connection with Orlando International Airport (MCO). The Seminole Expressway section of SR 417 serves areas of Oviedo, Winter Springs, Lake Jesup, Sanford and Lake Mary.
Florida State Road 417 Guides
North
Central Florida GreeneWay - I-4 to MCO Airport - 59 photos
Central Florida GreeneWay - Orlando - 68 photos
Seminole Expressway - Sanford - 46 photos
South
Seminole Expressway - Sanford - 48 photos
Central Florida GreeneWay - Orlando - 64 photos
Central Florida GreeneWay - MCO Airport to I-4 - 58 photos
Constructed in phases between December 1988 and September 2002,1 the Central Florida GreeneWay and Seminole Expressway are operated jointly between the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). SR 417, in conjunction with SR 429 (and the Wekiva Parkway when completed), form the greater Orlando beltway system.
Construction completing the systems interchange joining the Central Florida GreeneWay with Florida's Turnpike extended through 2021. - 05/30/2019
Shield assemblies for SR 417 in Orange County were occasionally posted above distinct Central Florida GreeneWay signs. Most of these have been removed in the ensuing decades since the toll road first opened in 1988. This assembly above Lake Underhill Road lasted until 2018. - 09/07/2016
An advocate for a 117 mile system of bypasses for Orlando, James Greene was a long time chairman of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA), predecessor to the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX). The initial segment of the Northeastern Beltway opened to traffic on December 16, 1988. Costing $105 million, the six mile section extended northeast from the East-West Expressway to SR 426 just across the Seminole County line. The beltway was named after Greene in May 1989, eight months after he passed away.2,3
scenes
Celebration Avenue connects with SR 417 (Southern Connector Extension - Central Florida GreeneWay) with the community of Celebration at Exit 2.
02/27/16
Prior to the removal of unsigned SR 4080, SR 417 split with a left side ramp for the connector to SR 408 west. Construction eventually shifted the SR 417 southbound roadway east to run directly alongside the northbound roadway.
11/06/06
SR 417 south provides access from SR 50 (Colonial Drive) west to SR 408 (East-West Expressway) nearby and Orlando International Airport (MCO) via SR 528 at Exit 26. The first six mile section of SR 417 opened to traffic north from Colonial Drive to SR 426 (Aloma Avenue) in December 1988.
06/29/13
University Boulevard intersects Dean Road just ahead of the six-ramp parclo interchange with the Central Florida GreeneWay.
02/17/08
University Boulevard westbound at the entrance ramp for SR 417 north to Winter Springs, Oviedo and Sanford.
02/17/08
Lake Mary Boulevard proceeds west from CR 427 (Ronald Reagan Parkway) to ramps with SR 417 (Seminole Expressway) at south Sanford.
08/25/18
Service roads connect the respective entrance and exit ramps linking SR 417 with Lake Mary Boulevard and adjacent CR 427 (Ronald Reagan Boulevard).
08/25/18
SR 417 takes a winding course six miles northwest through Sanford from the Lake Mary Boulevard on-ramp to Interstate 4.
08/25/18
Rinehart Road north at SR 417 (Seminole Expressway) in Sanford. Signs here were replaced in 2015.
07/31/14
International Parkway stems south from SR 46 and parallels Interstate 4 into Heathrow. An on-ramp links the four lane parkway with SR 417 (Seminole Expressway) southbound into Sanford.
07/31/14
09/02/19
References:
- SR 417 History - Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority.
https://www.oocea.com/TravelersExpressways/ Expressways/CurrentExpressways/ 417EasternBeltway/History.aspx. - Shofner, Dr. Jerrell H. History of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority. Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, 2001. Print.
- "Beltway Leg Named for Man Who Paved the Way." The Orlando Sentinel (FL), May 11, 1989.
Photo Credits:
- ABRoads: 07/31/14, 02/27/16
- AARoads: 11/06/06, 06/29/13
- Andy Field: 02/17/08
- Alex Nitzman: 08/25/18
- Brent Ivy: 09/02/19
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Page Updated Tuesday March 08, 2022.