Interstate 4 West - I-75 to Tampa

Hillsborough Avenue comprises a four to six lane arterial across the city of Tampa. Busch Gardens lies north of U.S. 92 via N 40th Street.

07/26/20

Interstate 4 converges with U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) and U.S. 301 at Exit 7 by the Florida State Fairgrounds and MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre.

05/30/19

Travel time signs were installed along Interstates and Toll Roads throughout the Tampa Bay region in 2024.

01/13/26

U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) joins the c/d roadway at Exit 7 between the Tampa Bypass Canal and Orient Road.

05/30/19

The wye interchange with U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) west comes into view beyond this confirming marker for Interstate 4.

05/30/19

A cloverleaf interchange (Exit 7) joins I-4/U.S. 92 with U.S. 301 southwest of Tampa Executive Airport (VDF).

05/30/19

U.S. 301 parallels I-75 north through Temple Terrace and Thonotosassa en route to Zephyrhills in Pasco County. South from I-4 and the Fairgrounds, U.S. 301 continues to South Tampa, Riverview and Sun City Center.

08/17/18

U.S. 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) west parts ways with I-4 at a wye interchange.

03/22/20

Angling southwest, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino rises along the north side of Interstate 4 ahead of the half diamond interchange (Exit 6) with Orient Road.

06/11/20

Originating in Plant City, SR 574 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) parallels I-4 west through Dover and Seffner. SR 574 crosses the freeway at Exit 5, extending across East Tampa to U.S. 92 (Dale Mabry Highway) at Drew Park and Raymond James Stadium.

05/15/16

SR 574 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) leads from the diamond interchange at Exit 5 by Orient Park to Mango and west to the Grant Park and College Hill neighborhoods of Tampa.

05/30/19

$5.8 million in construction underway from May 9, 2025 to Fall 2026 adds an auxiliary lane from SR 574 to the split diamond interchange (Exit 3) with U.S. 41 (N 50th Street) and Columbus Drive (FDOT, 2026).

01/13/26

U.S. 41 (N 50th Street) runs north from Palm River-Clair Mel to I-4 at Exit 3 near Grant Park. Columbus Drive stems west from Broadway Avenue (CR 574) and parallels I-4 from N 50th Street to north Ybor City and Tampa Heights.

01/13/26

Completed in 2006, expansion of I-4 at Exit 3 included the southward realignment of Columbus Drive onto a S-curve, a wider freeway right of way and new ramps. The succeeding exit joins I-4 west with the Selmon Connector to Port Tampa Bay.

05/15/16

Exit 3 departs I-4 west for U.S. 41 (N 50th Street) and a service road to Columbus Drive. Turning west along Melburne Boulevard nearby, U.S. 41 northbound leads to N 40th Street at East Tampa. SR 583 (N 50th Street) branches north from U.S. 41 toward the city of Temple Terrace.

01/13/26

The Selmon Connector links I-4 west from Exit 2 with SR 618 (LeRoy Selmon Expressway) west ahead of Downtown Tampa. Located 3.2 miles beyond U.S. 41, Exit 45 A joins the west end of I-4 with Orange Avenue south toward Florida Aquarium and Benchmark International Arena.

01/13/26

Opened on January 6, 2014, the Selmon Connector is an elevated toll road connecting Interstate 4 with parallel SR 618 (Leroy Selmon Expressway) to the south of Ybor City.

05/30/19

The Selmon Connector provides direct access to SR 618 west to Channelside, Downtown and Hyde Park and U.S. 41 Business (20th Street) south to Port Tampa Bay.

05/30/19

Two miles remain along Interstate 4 west to the Downtown Interchange with I-275. The ensuing exit is with the couplet of 22nd and 21st Streets (former SR 585) at Ybor City.

01/13/26

Westbound Interstate 4 advances through the systems interchange (Exit 2) at the Selmon Connector with four lanes.

05/30/19

Left Exit 2 leaves I-4 west for the Selmon Connector south to SR 618 west and Port Tampa Bay. The Selmon Expressway heads southwest from the Tampa central business district to U.S. 92 (Gandy Boulevard) in South Tampa.

05/30/19

A split diamond interchange joins I-4 with 22nd and 21st Streets at Exit 1. Until the adjacent Selmon Connector was completed, SR 585 through Ybor City was the truck route between I-4 and Port Tampa Bay.

05/30/19

The Port Tampa Bay Cruise Terminals are located along Channelside Drive southwest of Ybor City. The Ybor City Historical District centers around the commercial strip along 7th Avenue (CR 574) between Nuccio Parkway and N 22nd Street.

05/30/19

Exit 1 lowers from I-4 west to E 14th Avenue at N 22nd Street. Prior to 2015, SR 585 ran north along 22nd Street from U.S. 41 Business/SR 60 (Adamo Drive) at Ybor City to U.S. 41/92 (Hillsborough Avenue) at Seminole Heights.

05/30/19

I-4 spans N 26th Street, one mile from the Downtown Interchange with I-275. Interstate 275 constitutes a heavily traveled commuter route between Tampa and St. Petersburg. This overhead was installed in Spring 2007.

01/13/26

Exit 45 A connects the west end of I-4 with a distributor roadway alongside I-275 south to Ashley Drive and Doyle Carlton Drive.

06/11/20

An end sign for Interstate 4 was added in 2007 along the viaduct spanning 21st and 22nd Streets at Ybor City.

01/13/26

The Downtown East exit joins the distributor roadway from Exit 45 A with Jefferson Street and Orange Avenue south to Benchmark International Arena (home of the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning).

06/11/20

Following the original route of I-75, I-275 branches west from I-75 at Wesley Chapel in Pasco County to I-4 at Tampa Heights. Westward from I-4, I-275 continues north of Downtown en route to Westshore, Tampa International Airport (TPA) and the Howard Frankland Bridge over Old Tampa Bay to St. Petersburg.

03/11/26

The three wye interchange joining I-4/275 was reconstructed between October 22, 2002 and December 22, 2006 as part of an $81 million project upgrading 2.7 miles of roadway (FDOT, n.d.). Underway from Fall 2023 to early 2027, the Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements project adds additional lanes from the west end of I-4.

01/13/26

A single lane ramp departs from the Downtown Interchange for I-275 north to Seminole Heights, Sulphur Springs and Forest Hills in north Tampa. I-275 north converges with I-75 in 15 miles. I-75 continues from there 76 miles to Ocala and 110 miles to Gainesville.

03/11/26

Prepare to stop when flashing signs were installed at the Downtown Interchange in August 2019. Traffic congestion is routine at the exchange.

09/10/19

Two lanes join Interstate 275 south beyond the partition of Exit 45 A for Jefferson Street and Ashley Drive into Downtown Tampa.

03/11/26