Interstate 4 East - Lake Buena Vista to Orlando

Located east of Exit 71, Sea World is a theme park opened to the public in December 1973. The park offers guests numerous marine life exhibits and other attractions. Two neighboring parks (Discovery Cove and Aquatica) join Sea World to make up Seaworld Parks and Resorts Orlando.

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Exit 71 connects I-4 with Central Florida Parkway between Turkey Lake Road and Westwood Boulevard. The parkway leads 4.56 miles east from nearby Sea World to Williamsburg and Taft.

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A half diamond interchange with a flyover to I-4 westbound links the freeway with Central Florida Parkway at Exit 71. Future construction in the I-4 Beyond the Ultimate project adds ramps to the north.

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Exit 71 partitions from I-4 east to Central Florida Parkway and Sea World. Central Florida Parkway intersects Westwood Drive, a loop west from International Drive nearby.

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Central Florida Parkway meets Sea World Drive, the main entrance to the Sea World complex, 0.75 miles east of Exit 71.

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Beginning at Exit 72, SR 528 (Martin Anderson Beachline Expressway) connects with International Drive by the Orange County Convention Center just east of Interstate 4.

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Renamed from Bee Line to Beach Line Expressway to promote tourism, SR 528 joins the Orlando metro area with I-95 and Cape Canaveral. It was originally named Bee Line because SR 528 provided a straight shot east to the Space Coast. The toll road travels 37 miles to SR 407 for Titusville and Kennedy Space Center, and 40 miles to I-95 at Cocoa.

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Eastbound I-4 at the directional T interchange (Exit 72) with the Beachline Expressway. SR 528 runs across southern reaches of greater Orlando through Taft, Belle Isle, Conway and eastern reaches of the city limits. The toll road serves Orlando International Airport (MCO) at Exit 11.

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Another in the long line of Orlando area attractions, Universal Orlando Resort lies north of I-4 along Universal Boulevard. Exit 75 A links I-4 directly with Universal Boulevard while Exit 75 B joins SR 435 north to the east of Universal CityWalk. References to Exit 74 A / Sand Lake Road were removed after 2010.

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FDOT recorded 204,000 vehicles per day (vpd) along Interstate 4 between SR 528 and SR 482 (Sand Lake Road) in 2019.

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Traveling 7.72 miles east through Pine Castle and Belle Isle along Sand Lake Road, SR 482 begins at a parclo interchange (Exit 74 A) with Interstate 4.

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Part of the Beyond I-4 Ultimate express lanes project, construction in 2023 transforms Exit 74 A into a diverging diamond interchange (DDI).¹

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SR 482 east links I-4 with International Drive and Universal Boulevard and Sand Lake Road extends west to adjacent Turkey Lake Road (CR 439) and S Apopka-Vineland Road at Bay Hill.

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Interstate 4 next meets SR 435 (Kirkman Road) at Exits 75 A/B. The 7.10 mile long state road begins at the Kirkman Road interchange with SR 482 (Sand Lake Road) and ends northward at SR 50 (W Colonial Drive) in Pine Hills.

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A new interchange sequence sign was installed along I-4 east ahead of SR 435 (Kirkman Road) in Fall 2019.

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Semi trucks and vehicles with trailers are prohibited from using the I-4 Express Lanes.

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Universal Orlando's Volcano Bay water theme park comes into view as I-4 bends northeasterly between Turkey Lake Road (CR 439) and International Drive.

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The I-4 Express Lanes commence 1.5 miles ahead of Exit 77 for Florida's Turnpike.

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Forthcoming Universal Boulevard connects I-4 with SR 435 south via International Drive.

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Exit 75 A departs I-4 east for Universal Boulevard to International Drive south. The Universal Orlando Resort complex includes three theme parks, a shopping and entertainment complex and several hotel resorts.

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Built during the I-4 Ultimate Project started in 2015, the I-4 Express Lanes opened to traffic on February 26, 2022. The managed lanes run 19.8 miles northward between the general travel lanes of Interstate 4 to Longwood.

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A traffic pattern shift made December 22, 2017 eliminated the left exit ramp for SR 435 (Kirkman Road) north from I-4 east.² Exit 75 B was relocated to the right side for SR 435 north to Metro West and the Valencia Community College West Campus.

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Universal Boulevard north leads to the Universal Orlando Resort, including Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bay. Universal Boulevard parallels nearby International Drive south to the Orange County Convention Center.

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Universal Boulevard spans Interstate 4 east at Exit 75 B to SR 435 (Kirkman Road). Passing just east of Universal Orlando and Turkey Lake, SR 435 heads five miles north to SR 408 (Holland East-West Expressway) at Orlovista.

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Florida's Turnpike meets Interstate 4 at Exit 77 in one mile.

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Beyond SR 435, a new overpass was constructed for Grand National Drive as part of the I-4 Ultimate megaproject. The arterial connects Major Boulevard and West Oak Ridge Road near both Universal Orlando and the Orlando International Premium Outlets.

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Direct ramps link the I-4 Express Lanes with Grand National Drive above the general travel lanes for Interstate 4.

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Exit 77 leaves Interstate 4 eastbound at the Florida's Turnpike over crossing in one half mile. Exit 79 with Conroy Road follows.

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Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) heads 221 miles south to the Golden Glades Interchange with I-95, SR 826 (Palmetto Expressway) and U.S. 441.

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The Orlando International Premium Outlets retail complex lies between I-4 and the trumpet interchange joining Exit 77 with Florida's Turnpike.

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309 miles in length, Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) connects I-4 and the Orlando area with the Treasure Coast and I-75 north to Ocala and Gainesville.

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Part of an $85 million expansion project along Florida's Turnpike through 2022, construction added a high speed flyover from I-4 west to the Turnpike south. Improvements were also made at the adjacent trumpet interchange.³

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Interstate 4 east enters Orlando north of SR 482 / Exit 74 A. The ensuing two exits fall within the city limits. Exit 80 with U.S. 17/92/441 is at unincorporated Holden Heights.

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Opened in 2001 and permanently closed in 2021, the Holy Land Experience was a theme park based upon the Bible. AdventHealth purchased the 14 acre site on August 2, 2021 at a cost of $32 million with plans to redevelop the property.⁴ An emergency room, health park and inpatient tower will be constructed at the site starting in Fall 2022.⁵

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Conroy Road meets Interstate 4 at a parclo interchange (Exit 78) by the Mall at Millenia.

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Exit 78 departs with two lanes from Interstate 4 eastbound to Conroy Road. Conroy Road is an arterial running between SR 435 (Kirkman Road) and CR 423 (John Young Parkway).

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Big box retail and Millenia Plaza shopping center line the east side of Interstate 4 by Lake Millenia.

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Preceding the next ingress point for the I-4 Express Lanes, the decorative Conroy Road overpass acts as a gateway to Orlando. A similarly designed bridge spans Interstate 95 north ahead of Jacksonville.

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Toll schedule signs for the I-4 Express Lanes precede the succeeding ingress points to the managed lanes.

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John Young Parkway (CR 432) converges with I-4 at a diamond interchange (Exit 79) in 0.75 miles. Construction in 2006 added a flyover from westbound to the parkway north of adjacent L.B. McLeod Road.

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The ensuing egress point from the I-4 Express Lanes precedes Exit 81 for Kaley Avenue and Michigan Street.

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John Young Parkway (CR 423) constitutes a busy and often slow moving arterial through south Orlando and Williamsburg. North of I-4, John Young Parkway weaves through Orlando west of Clear Lake, to Fairvilla and SR 434 (Forest City Road), south of Lockhart.

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Exit 79 leaves I-4 east for John Young Parkway. Southward the arterial doubles as unsigned CR 423 to Hunters Creek and Kissimmee. North of SR 408 (East-West Expressway), John Young Parkway is part of SR 423 to Lee Road.

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U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail, or OBT for short) lead north from Kissimmee through unincorporated Orange County to meet I-4 at upcoming Exit 80.

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Interstate 4 turns eastward alongside L.B. McLeod Road and the Rio Grande Park neighborhood to the succeeding exit for U.S. 17-92-441 (OBT).

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Orange Blossom Trail (U.S. 17-92-441) comprises an urban arterial throughout central Orange County. The three routes combine from U.S. 192 in Kissimmee to SR 50 (W Colonial Drive), 2.5 miles north of Exit 80.

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33rd Street runs along the south side of Interstate 4 by Lake Catherine.

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AMTRAK Orlando Station lies east of Interstate 4 via Exit 81 / Kaley Street.

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I-4 Ultimate construction reconfigured the exchange with OBT to relocate a left exit from westbound I-4 to the right and add a distributor roadway for Exit 80 on eastbound.

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U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail) lead south to Edgewood and the Lake Jessamine area. A loop ramp joins OBT northbound to the Rio Grande Terrace community near Clear Lake. OBT meets SR 408 (East-West Expressway) in 1.5 miles near Camping World Stadium.

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The I-4 Ultimate project reconfigured the ramps with Michigan Street and Kaley Avenue into overlaying half diamond interchanges. Exit 81 A previously joined westbound with Michigan Street while Exits 81 B/C linked eastbound with Kaley Avenue.

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I-4 previously shifted to a concrete roadway from the Rio Grande Avenue underpass northward back into Orlando city limits. The freeway spans Westmoreland Street just ahead of Michigan Street.

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The entrance ramp from U.S. 17-92-441 north adds an auxiliary lane along I-4 eastbound to Exit 81 for Kaley Avenue and Michigan Street. Michigan Street is a 3.07 mile long urban minor arterial west to Rio Grande Avenue and east to Bumby Avenue.

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Kaley Avenue is a major collector or minor arterial for 4.11 miles between Rio Grande Terrace and Peel Avenue.

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Ultimate I-4 constructed replaced the low speed connection to SR 408 (Holland East-West Expressway) with a systems interchange. Prior to May 2020, a trumpet interchange (Exit 82 A) and access road linked the two limited access routes.

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The Holland East-West Expressway (SR 408) was built as a bypass route for SR 50 (Colonial Drive) between 1967 and 1971. Extensions lengthened the route, with the final connecting the west end with Florida's Turnpike at Ocoee opening in August 2006.

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The subsequent exit along Interstate 4 east is with South Street to the Orlando central business district and Kia Center, home of the NBA Orlando Magic.

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Operated by the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX), SR 408 (East-West Expressway) leads west by Pine Hills to Ocoee and east by Azalea Park to University Park and SR 50 to Titusville.

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Replacing Exit 82 C for Anderson Street, the off-ramp at Exit 83 to South Street opened in 2008 as part of the previous I-4 / SR 408 interchange reconstruction project.

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Exit 83 to South Street provides one of two routes to Downtown Orlando from eastbound Interstate 4.

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High speed flyovers to the East-West Expressway opened to traffic from I-4 east in 2019.

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SR 408 east elevates across a viaduct on the south side of Downtown Orlando while westbound extends by Camping World Stadium to Pine Hills.

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