State Road 417 South - Central Florida GreeneWay - MCO Airport to I-4

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Florida State Road 417 South
Advancing west, motorists on SR 417 southbound next enter the Boggy Creek Mainline Toll Plaza. 09/07/16
The Boggy Creek Main Plaza lies between the Beacon Park and Somerset Park subdivisions. 09/07/16, 05/05/18
Two lanes partition for both the EPass / Sunpass express lanes and the toll booths for cash collection. The Boggy Creek Main Plaza was expanded in 2006. 07/09/16
Southbound reassurance shield postead ahead of the Rhode Island Woods Circle underpass at the Meadow Woods community. 09/07/16
Landstar Boulevard meets SR 417 south in one mile. The subsequent exit connects the GreeneWay with Florida's Turnpike. 05/05/18
Interstate 4 debuts to southbound motorists on a distance sign preceding Exit 14. The distances reference SR 536 west for I-4 east and the south end of SR 417 for I-4 west to Tampa. 09/07/16
SR 417 south reaches the diamond interchange (Exit 14) with Landstar Boulevard in one half mile. 09/07/16
Landstar Boulevard constitutes a suburban arterial from Buenaventura Boulevard in Osceola County to Wetherbee Road north of Meadow Woods. A 10 ton weight limit precludes trucks from using Landstar Boulevard north to Jetport Park. 07/09/16
A systems interchange (Exit 12) joins SR 417 south with Florida's Turnpike north to Orlando and Clermont and south to Kissimmee and St. Cloud in one mile. 05/05/18
Three exits depart in quick succession as the Central Florida GreeneWay progresses west through the Hunters Creek community. 05/05/18
Ramps to Florida's Turnpike use all electronic tolling (AET), with collection via EPass / Sunpass transponder readers or toll-by-plate. 07/09/16
SunRail (Central Florida Rail corridor) passes below the GreeneWay by this confirming marker. 05/05/18
Construction on the first two ramps linking SR 417 with Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) began in Fall 2013. The loop ramp to the Turnpike south opened to traffic on January 26, 2015. The $30 million phase included the addition of a ramp from SR 91 north to SR 417 as well.1 05/05/18
Two lanes part ways with SR 417 south for Florida's Turnpike. A major overhaul from April 2017 to 2021 expands the Turnpike from four lanes to eight overall lanes, including two express lanes in each direction. The $176 million project includes constructing the remaining ramps at Exit 12.2 05/05/18
Florida's Turnpike doubles as a commuter route north from Kissimmee to Orlando and Minneola. The mainline joins Orlando with I-75 north to Ocala and Atlanta, Georgia and south to Fort Lauderdale and Miami. 05/05/18
The northbound on-ramp for the Turnpike opened to traffic on May 16, 2016. Ramps also opened from SR 417 north to both directions of Florida's Turnpike.3 05/05/18
U.S. 17-92-441 combine along Orange Blossom Trail north from U.S. 192 in Kissimmee to SR 50 (Colonial Drive) west of Downtown Orlando. The congested arterial crosses paths with SR 417 at Exit 17. 07/09/16
High speed flyovers were built from Florida's Turnpike north to SR 417 south and from the Turnpike south to SR 417 north. 04/24/19
Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) and parallel John Young Parkway (CR 423) represent the main arterial routes for the Hunters Creek, Deerfield, Pepper Mill and other Orange County suburbs. 05/05/18
SR 417 passes over Balcombe Road by the Southchase community just east of the folded diamond interchange (Exit 11) with U.S. 17-92-441 (OBT). 09/07/16
Exit 11 loops away from the southbound mainline to OBT. The often congested arterial heads north through an older commercial strip toward Edgewood and Pine Castle. U.S. 441 follows all of OBT northward to Mount Dora in Lake County. 09/07/16
U.S. 17-92-441 (OBT) trael south 4.8 miles to U.S. 192 and North Main Street at Downtown Kissimmee. U.S. 17/92 turn west there toward Intercession City and Haines City while U.S. 441 combines with U.S. 192 east to St. Cloud and Holopaw. 09/07/16
Even more well used than OBT, John Young Parkway (CR 423) stems north from U.S. 17-92-192 in Kissimmee to Williamsburg in southern Orange County. 07/09/16
Acknowledged on the GreeneWay as County Road 423, pentagons are sparsely posted along the six lane arterial. CR 423 lines John Young Parkway north to SR 408, where SR 423 begins. Southward into Osceola County, CR 423 becomes unsigned CR 525. 07/09/16
Two lanes depart from SR 417 south at the parclo interchange (Exit 10) with John Young Parkway (CR 423). 07/09/16
Exit 10 partitions into separate ramps for John Young Parkway south to Kissimmee and north to Orlando. 07/31/14
The South Florida Water Management District lands at Shingle Creek offer a reprieve from the suburban development along the GreeneWay west from Exit 10. 02/27/16
Eight miles of SR 417 south remain. Tampa lies 62 miles beyond there via Interstate 4 west. 07/09/16
A series of signs outline the various attractions with Walt Disney World. World Center Drive branches west from SR 417 at the succeeding exit to Disney Springs and Epcot. Osceola Parkway follows west through southern areas of Disney World. 07/09/16
Southbound traffic crosses another area of the Hunters Creek development to the John Young Mainline Toll Plaza. Operated by the CFX, the plaza was expanded in 2006 to include two express toll lanes in each direction. 07/09/16, 07/31/14
Beyond the John Young Main Plaza, SR 417 makes an S-curve across area wet lands. 07/31/14
World Center Drive stems west from a wye interchange (Exit 6) with the Central Florida GreeneWay to International Drive South. 07/09/16
West from SR 535 (Vineland Road), World Center Drive becomes SR 536 leading west to I-4 and Epot Center Drive into Walt Disney World. 07/09/16
International Drive stems north from World Center Drive on a parallel alignment to Interstate 4. The International Drive resort area stretches eight miles north to Oak Ridge Road near Universal Orlando. A second branch of International Drive arcs west from SR 535 (Vineland Road) to U.S. 192 at Celebration. 07/09/16
A lane drop occurs at Exit 6 for World Center Drive and SR 536. Epcot Center Drive leads tourists four miles to Epot and six miles to World Drive for the Magic Kingdom. 07/09/16
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) funded and built the $153 million Southern Connector Extension of SR 417. The Turnpike portion winds six miles southwest from World Center Drive to Interstate 4. It was completed in Jun 1996.4 04/24/19, 07/31/14
Two mainline exits remain along SR 417 south. The toll road ends five miles south of SR 535 (Vineland Road) at I-4. 07/09/16
A parclo interchange (Exit 3) links the Central Florida GreeneWay with Osceola Parkway just across the Osceola County line. CR 522 follows the parkway east from Disney World to CR 530 (Boggy Creek Road). 07/09/16
Osceola Parkway is a County maintained expressway / controlled access arterial linking the southern areas of Walt Disney World in the city of Bay Lake with northern reaches of Kissimmee and Buenaventura Lakes. 07/09/16
Exit 3 leaves SR 417 south for Osceola Parkway. Osceola Parkway (CR 522) leads west to I-4, Victory Drive for the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, World Drive for Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom. 07/09/16
Curving southward across Osceola Parkway, the subsequent exit for the GreeneWay lies one mile ahead with Celebration Avenue. 07/09/16
U.S. 192 comprises a busy arterial serving commercial areas outside of the Disney World Resort areas. A myriad of services, lodging, food, and retail line the six lane highway from Four Corners (U.S. 27) east to Kissimmee. Celebration Avenue provides access to U.S. 192 a short distance north of Exit 2. 07/09/16
A viaduct spans International Drive, Bonnet Creek and U.S. 192 (Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway) ahead of Exit 2. 07/31/14
Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 2) with Celebration Avenue on SR 417 south. Celebration Avenue meanders south from U.S. 192 and SR 417 to the Celebration Town Center. Celebration is a master planned community originally developed by the Walt Disney Corporation. 07/09/16
Traffic slows to the Celebration Toll Plaza. The six lane plaza is the last on Orlando area expressways without open road tolling. 07/31/14, 07/09/16
The inside lane in each direction of the Celebration Main Plaza was converted for all electronic tolling. 07/09/16
A wye interchange takes motorists from SR 417 south onto a collector distributor roadway running alongside I-4 west to World Drive. 07/09/16
The c/d roadway expands to four westbound lanes to the directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 62) with World Drive. 07/09/16
World Drive heads north from Interstate 4 as a controlled access expressway to U.S. 192 and the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. 07/09/16
A loop ramp joins World Drive south to the end at Celebration Boulevard. Two lanes merge onto I-4 west ahead of SR 429 (Daniel Webster Western Beltway). 07/31/14


 
Sources:
  1. "New interchange opens Monday between SR 417 and Turnpike." Orlando Sentinel (FL), January 23, 2015.
  2. Florida's Turnpike Widening from South of Osceola Parkway to the Beachline Expressway and SR 417 Interchange Improvements fact sheet. Florida's Turnpike web site.
  3. "3 new ramps open along State Road 417." Spectrum News 13, May 16, 2016.
  4. SR 417 (Central FL GreeneWay) - Overview & History. Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) web site.


Photo Credits:

07/31/14, 02/27/16, 07/09/16, 09/07/16, 05/05/18, 04/24/19 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 4
Florida's Turnpike
U.S. 17
U.S. 92
U.S. 441
State Road 536 / Epcot Center Drive
Osceola Parkway - County Road 522

Page Updated 02-29-2020.

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