State Road 417 North - Central Florida GreeneWay - I-4 to MCO Airport
North
SR 417 begins from a long collector distributor roadway joining Interstate 4 with World Drive at Celebration. The first confirming marker stands just ahead of the wye taking the toll road east.
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Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) maintains the Southern Connector Extension of the Central Florida GreeneWay. The segment includes a diamond interchange (Exit 2) with Celebration Avenue.
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Toll plazas along SR 417 accept various prepaid programs, including EZPass.
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The Celebration Toll Plaza lies to the immediate east of I-4 and the Celebration Place underpass.
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The Celebration Toll Plaza is the lone collection point along SR 417 without open road tolling lanes.
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Celebration Avenue links the Central Florida GreeneWay with the Celebration business district to the south and U.S. 192 (Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway).
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U.S. 192 (Iron Bronson Memorial Highway) travels west to Walt Disney World and Four Corners and east to Kissimmee and St. Cloud. Designed by the Walt Disney Corporation, Celebration is an master-planned community spreading east from I-4 and south of SR 417.
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SR 417 curves northeast from Exit 2 to cross over U.S. 192 and Bonnett Creek into Orange County. The ensuing exit is with Osceola Parkway.
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Osceola Parkway, a county-maintained expressway, travels west to Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Disney Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom.
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Confirming marker posted north of the viaduct across International Drive.
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East from the parclo interchange (Exit 3) with SR 417, Osceola Parkway (CR 522) is a tolled arterial through northern reaches of Kissimmee and the Buena Ventura Lakes community.
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Older "Follow the Sun" trailblazers for Osceola Parkway along the off-ramp from SR 417 were replaced in 2018 with signs for Disney World and Florida's Turnpike. SR 417 leads directly to the Turnpike along a much faster route than CR 522.
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SR 417 crosses the Orange County line just north of Osceola Parkway.
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Heading eastward, the Central Florida GreeneWay passes over SR 535 (Vineland Road) and a bridge by Lake Buena Vista Resort Village at milepost 5.5.
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World Center Drive extends east from SR 535 and SR 536 to a wye interchange with SR 417. The Central Expressway Authority (CFX) takes over maintenance of the remainder of SR 417 north through Orange County.
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Underway from February 2021 to mid 2023, an $87.4 million project expands 4.1 miles of SR 417 to six overall lanes from World Center Drive east to CR 423 (John Young Parkway).1
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A third lane opens northbound from the World Center Drive entrance ramp to the John Young Mainline Toll Plaza.
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Traffic partitions with two EPass / SunPass lanes and two lanes for cash toll collection. The John Young Mainline Plaza was rebuilt in 2006 to incorporate open road tolling.
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The succeeding northbound exits serve the Hunters Creek area. Ramps opened in 2016 with Florida's Turnpike mainline follow in three miles.
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Shifting northward through western areas of Hunters Creek, SR 417 advances 9.5 miles to Orlando International Airport (MCO).
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The first distance sign posted along SR 417 north stands 33 miles from Downtown Orlando (via SR 408 west) and 41 miles from Sanford. Daytona Beach lies 82 miles to the north via SR 417 north to I-4 east.
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SR 417 crosses Shingle Creek a half mile from the parclo interchange (Exit 10) with John Young Parkway (CR 423).
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Exit 10 leaves the Central Florida GreeneWay east for John Young Parkway. The heavily traveled arterial route doubles as CR 423 in Orange County and CR 525 in Osceola County.
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South through Hunters Creek, John Young Parkway continues from Hunters Creek to a commercialized SPUI with Osceola Parkway, and U.S. 192 in Kissimmee. Northward, CR 423 becomes SR 423 at Colonial Drive (SR 50) in Orlando.
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The ensuing exit along SR 417 north is with U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail) in one mile. Florida's Turnpike converges with the Central Florida GreeneWay in two miles.
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Like John Young Parkway, Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) comprises a heavily developed arterial serving north Kissimmee, Hunters Creek, Southchase and other Orange County suburbs.
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The Central Florida GreeneWay arcs east between subdivisions of Deerfield and Hunters Creek to Exit 11 for U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail).
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U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail) head 4.5 miles south from Exit 11 to U.S. 192 (Vine Street) outside Downtown Kissimmee. U.S. 441 joins U.S. 192 east to St. Cloud while U.S. 17/92 continue southwest together to Haines City.
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Northward, U.S. 17-92-441 overlap to Colonial Drive (SR 50), west of Downtown Orlando. Northward to Holden Heights in Orlando, OBT comprises a commercial strip lined with numerous strip malls and retail plazas.
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A multi level systems interchange connects the Central Florida GreeneWay with the Florida's Turnpike mainline at Exit 12 in 0.75 miles.
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$110.7 million in construction underway from early 2021 to late 2023 expands 3.7 miles of SR 417 from Exit 10 to 14 to six overall lanes. Additionally work adds six sound walls and wider shoulders.2
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Florida's Turnpike joins the Orlando area with West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami to the south and Ocala and points north from I-75 at Wildwood.
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Construction on the first ramps linking the GreeneWay and Turnpike commenced in late 2013. The SR 417 northbound ramps at Exit 12 opened to traffic on May 16, 2016.3
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Including Exit 251 from Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) north to SR 417, other ramps at the exchange were completed on January 26, 2015.4
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The remaining three ramps between SR 417 and SR 91 were built as part of a April 2017 to 2021 Turnpike expansion project between Kissimmee and the Beachline Expressway.
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Continuing east across Florida's Turnpike, SR 417 advances one mile to Exit 14 for Landstar Boulevard.
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SR 417 north crosses Orange Avenue (CR 527) a half mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 14) with Landstar Boulevard.
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Landstar Boulevard comprises a suburban arterial north from the Meadow Woods community and SR 417 to Wetherbee Road.
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SR 417 spans Sunrail leading into the exchange with Landstar Boulevard.
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South from Exit 14, Landstar Boulevard crosses into Osceola County, becoming Buenventura Boulevard ahead of a commercialized intersection with Osceola Parkway. Buenventura Boulevard is the main arterial route through the Buena Ventura Lakes community.
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Construction underway from early 2021 to late 2023 expands SR 417 to six overall lanes from Landstar Boulevard to Exit 17B for Boggy Creek Road. Costing $87.3 million, the project includes the addition of 11 sound walls.5
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Connectivity to Orlando International Airport (MCO) east from Florida's Turnpike improved with the upgrade of the forthcoming diamond interchange at Exit 17 into a four level exchange.
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The third toll collection point along SR 417 north is the Boggy Creek Main Plaza.
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Town homes abut the Central Florida GreeneWay right of way at the Meadow Woods community. Sanford lies 35 miles to the north.
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The Boggy Creek Mainline Toll Plaza partitions traffic with four high speed EPass / SunPass lanes and eight toll booths for cash collection. The facility was rebuilt in 2006.
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Proceeding east from the toll plaza, SR 417 reaches back to back ramps (Exits 11A/B) for Boggy Creek Road and Jeff Fuqua Road in one mile.
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The first of two arrow-per-lane (APL) signs for the flyover (Exit 17A) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) stands along SR 417 between the Beacon Park and Somerset Park subdivisions.
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Exit 17A comprises a flyover ramp onto Jeff Fuqua Boulevard, a controlled access expressway leading north to Heintzelman Boulevard and the passenger terminal at Orlando International Airport (MCO).
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The original diamond interchange (Exit 11B) remains in service between the Central Florida GreeneWay and Boggy Creek Road.
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Boggy Creek Road stems 1.40 miles north from CR 530 (Simpson Road) east of Buenaventura Lakes and north of East Lake Tohopekaliga, to western reaches of MCO Airport, the Southport community and SR 528 (Beachline Expressway) at SR 482 (McCoy Road).
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$71 million in construction started in October 2013 to upgrade the Central Florida GreeneWay exchange with Boggy Creek Road. Three high speed flyovers were added along with new roadways leading north to Jeff Fuqua Boulevard into MCO Airport. A ribbon cutting ceremony marked completion of the project on February 12, 2016.6
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References:
- SR 417 Corridor Widening Projects: Segment 1 - International Drive to John Young Parkway. Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) fact sheet.
- SR 417 Corridor Widening Projects: Segment 2 - John Young Parkway to Landstar Boulevard. Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) fact sheet.
- "3 new ramps open along State Road 417." Spectrum News 13, May 16, 2016.
- CFX Opens New SR 417/Florida’s Turnpike Ramps. Central FLorida Expressway Authority (CFX) web site.
- SR 417 Corridor Widening Projects: Segment 3 - Landstar Boulevard to Boggy Creek Road. Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) fact sheet.
- Central Florida Opens Four-level Interchange to Ensure Smoother Ride to Orlando International Airport. Dewberry web site.
Photo Credits:
- Brent Ivy: 10/13/21
- ABRoads: 07/27/16, 09/07/16, 10/14/17, 11/03/18, 12/06/18
- Alex Nitzman: 05/05/18
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Page Updated Saturday December 04, 2021.