U.S. 17 North / U.S. 92 East - Fern Park to Sanford




The first signal north from the Orange County line in Fern Park on U.S. 17/92 operates at Spartan Drive east to the Lakewood Shores neighborhood alongside Lake of the Woods.
09/02/19
O'Brien Road stems west from U.S. 17/92 and Fern Park to become Spring Lake Road to CR 427 (Maitland Avenue) in the city of Altamonte Springs.
07/13/13
Lake of the Woods Boulevard links U.S. 17/92 with the Lake of the Woods townhouse community and Oxford Road.
03/22/14
Advancing north from Fern Park, U.S. 17/92 converge with SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) at a single point urban interchange (SPUI) in one quarter mile.
04/26/15
A lane drop occurs northbound on U.S. 17/92 for SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard). SR 436 forms an L-shaped route encircling the Orlando area along a 25.5 mile course west to Apopka and south to Orlando International Airport (MCO).
04/26/15
West from U.S. 17/92 at Casselberry, SR 436 (Altamonte Drive) travels three miles through a congested commercial corridor to Interstate 4 in Altamonte Springs.
04/26/15
The SPUI connecting U.S. 17/92 with SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) opened to southbound traffic on April 2, 2015. The northbound roadway opened the following day. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place for the $21 million flyover on April 6, 2015.1
04/26/15
A distance sign predating construction of the SPUI with Semoran Boulevard stands on the northbound on-ramp to U.S. 17/92, 12 miles from Sanford.
04/26/15
Northbound U.S. 17/92 meets Triplet Lake Drive by Casselberry city hall. A 20-acre mixed use development broke ground on January 26, 2016 on Lake Concord Park on the southeast corner of this intersection. The $34 million project houses a 203-unit apartment complex and several commercial outparcels.2
04/26/15
County Road 427 (Ronald Reagan Boulevard) converges with U.S. 17/92 on the outskirts of Lake Mary.
09/07/16
Ronald Reagan Boulevard (County Road 427) is a four lane, divided parkway running north from SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) in Altamonte Springs through Longwood to U.S. 17/92 and Sanford Avenue on the south side of Sanford.
09/07/16
Country Home Road links U.S. 17/92 at the Sanford city line with adjacent CR 427 (Ronald Reagan Boulevard).
09/07/16
Continuing northeast to Tropical Park Drive, U.S. 17/92 pass by the 111-acre Flea World site. The flea market closed in August 2015, with the structure on the property razed in 2016. Reagan Center, a mixed-use development with the potential of 2.4 million square feet of retail, offices and apartments, is proposed for the land.3
09/07/16
Collins Drive spurs east from U.S. 17/92 from the next northbound signal to the Sunland Estates subdivision outside the Sanford city limits.
09/07/16
Traveling north by Lake Minnie, U.S. 17/92 reenter Sanford ahead of the commercialized intersection with Lake Mary Boulevard. Lake Mary Boulevard is a major arterial route west through Lake Mary to I-4 at Heathrow and east around the periphery of Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) to SR 46 and 415.
09/07/16
Airport Boulevard crosses paths with U.S. 17/92 just south of the Seminole Expressway (SR 417). The four lane arterial parallels the toll road northwest, while connecting with SR 417 southbound nearby.
09/07/16
Airport Boulevard leads a third of a mile east from U.S. 17/92 to the SR 417 (Seminole Expressway) entrance ramp for Orlando.
09/07/16
Heading north from the Seminole Expressway over crossing, U.S. 17/92 advance past Sanford Plaza shopping center to an elongated on-ramp to SR 417 northbound.
05/29/05
The Seminole Expressway navigates along a winding course five miles northwest to Interstate 4 along the western edge of Sanford.
05/29/05
U.S. 17/92 shields posted after the ramps with SR 417 (Seminole Expressway) and ahead of 27th Street (County Road 427A) east.
05/29/05



SR 46 dog legs north 1.75 miles from 25th Street to 1st Street along an unmarked concurrency with U.S. 17/92 (French Avenue) in Sanford.
09/12/22
Confirming markers posted north of CR 46A (H.E. Thomas Parkway) west and SR 46 (E 25th Street).
09/12/22
The succeeding traffic light along U.S. 17/92-SR 46 (French Avenue) northbound operates at 20th Street.
09/12/22
CR 415 continues east from Sanford Avenue along Celery Avenue to SR 415 near the St. Johns River and Volusia County line.
09/12/22
U.S. 17/92-SR 46 (French Avenue) advance north through the Sanford street grid from CR 415 (13th Street).
02/29/08
Confirming markers for U.S. 17/92 and SR 46 posted westbound along 1st Street beyond French Avenue in Sanford.
09/02/19


U.S. 17/92 proceed north through an area of industrial parks between SR 46 and Orange Boulevard (CR 431).
09/02/19
Orange Boulevard (unsigned CR 431) arcs northeast from Heathrow and SR 46 to intersect U.S. 17/92 adjacent to Interstate 4.
09/02/19
An end shield for CR 15 precedes Orange Boulevard, implying that CR 431 overlaid the remainder of Monroe Road north to U.S. 17/92 on Seminole Boulevard.
01/08/22
Orange Boulevard passes under I-4 west. U.S. 17/92 shift northeast and cross a CSX Railroad line at-grade to the I-4 eastbound entrance ramp.
01/08/22
03/02/22
U.S. 17/92 rejoin their pre-2018 alignment along Seminole Boulevard west from Monroe Road through the parclo interchange with I-4.
03/02/22
Heading east along Lake Monroe toward Downtown Sanford, the former alignment of U.S. 17/92 along Seminole Boulevard is locally maintained and unnumbered.
03/02/22
Construction finished in December 2007 expanded the exchange joining I-4 and U.S. 17/92 with a flyover from the freeway eastbound to U.S. 17/92 along Monroe Road. This replaced a ramp further south from I-4 to Orange Boulevard.
03/02/22
The westbound entrance ramp for I-4 to Lake Mary, Maitland, Orlando and Tampa leaves U.S. 17/92 south opposite from the entrance to Lake Monroe Wayside Park.
03/02/22
01/08/22
Making an abrupt northerly turn beyond I-4, U.S. 17/92 rise onto a fixed high-level bridge across the St. Johns River.
09/02/19
Completed in 1994, the four lane bridge over the St. Johns River honors Bill Benedict. The 1,647 foot long crossing provides 44.9 feet of vertical clearance.4 It replaced a 1933-truss bridge, which is partially still in place as a fishing pier nearby.
09/02/19
02/29/08
References:
- "New flyover bridge at 17-92 in Casselberry to open Friday." Orlando Sentinel (FL), April 3, 2015.
- "Construction kicks off new apartments, shops, lakefront restaurants in Casselberry." Orlando Business Journal (FL), January 21, 2016.
- "Flea World redevelopment in Sanford moves forward." Orlando Sentinel (FL), March 12, 2018.
- US-17-92 over St. Johns River, Seminole County, Florida. BridgeReports.com.
Photo Credits:
- Brent Ivy: 09/02/19, 01/08/22
- ABRoads: 07/13/13, 03/22/14, 04/26/15
- Alex Nitzman: 02/29/08, 09/07/16, 03/02/22, 09/12/22
- aan.jdc: 05/29/05
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Page Updated Monday November 07, 2022.