Site Navigation Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee     State Road 46 - Eastbound Florida 46 east Florida 46 eastbound at the new Seminole County 425 on Bevier Road. Bevier Road was replaced as a local road with a four-lane divided arterial carrying Seminole 425 northward from Airport Boulevard at Country Club Drive to Florida 46. The old alignment remains in use as an unnumbered road. Photo taken 02/29/08. Seminole County 425 heads southward from west Sanford to meet Florida 417 Toll (Seminole Expressway) at junction U.S. 17 & 92 near Lake Ada. The new Bevier Road replaces Airport Boulevard to the west. Photo taken 02/29/08. Florida 417 Toll and airport trailblazers posted on Florida 46 east at Bevier Road. Bevier Road becomes Airport Boulevard and eventually ends at Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SBO). Seminole County 425 ends at U.S. 17-92 with unsigned Seminole County 4209 continuing the drive east. A second Seminole County 425 alignment exists on 0.236 miles of Sanford Avenue between Florida 46 and Seminole County 427. Photo taken 02/29/08. Approaching Airport Boulevard (former Seminole County 425) on Florida 46 east. Airport Boulevard travels south to Seminole County 425 (Bevier Road) near junction Seminole County 46A (H.E. Thomas Parkway). Airport Boulevard continues along Seminole 425 southeast to Exit 50 of the Seminole Expressway. Photo taken 02/29/08. Florida 46 rises to cross the CSX Railroad line via the Sydney O. Chase, Jr. Overpass on the drive into downtown Sanford. Airport Boulevard otherwise serves industrial park areas between Florida 46 and Bevier Road. Photo taken 02/29/08. Entering downtown Sanford, Florida 46 makes a southerly turn onto U.S. 17 south & 92 west (French Avenue). The dog-leg carries Florida 46 in an unsigned fashion to 25th Street. An Interstate 95 trailblazer directs motorists to the Florida 46 interchange near Mims. Photo taken 02/29/08. U.S. 17&92 share pavement throughout Seminole County between Lake Monroe and Maitland. French Avenue carries the federal highway tandem southward from Seminole Boulevard on the lake front to Orlando Drive at the merge with Park Drive. Photo taken 02/29/08. Florida 46 essentially ends at the intersection with French Avenue (U.S. 17-92). 1st Street continues eastward through the downtown historic district to Mellonville Avenue. U.S. 17 & 92 join Sanford with De Bary to the northwest and Lake Mary to the southwest. Photo taken 02/29/08. Florida 46 west (after U.S. 17 east & 92 south) Florida 46 resumes its eastward course along four-lane 25th Street from U.S. 17-92 (French Avenue) to Mellonville Avenue. Photo taken 02/29/08. Once Florida 46 leaves Sanford, there is not much along the route outside of rural Geneva. Therefore mileage signs reference Mims, the community near the state road junction with Interstate 95 Photo taken 02/29/08. Park Avenue south and Park Drive north meet Florida 46 (25th Street) at a signalized intersection. Heading northeast from its split with U.S. 17-92 (French Avenue), Park Drive becomes Park Avenue at 25th Street on the northward drive into historic downtown. The alignment carries the unsigned designation of Seminole County 4213. Photo taken 02/29/08. Florida 46 (25th Street) draws near the other Seminole County 425 alignment at Sanford Avenue. Sanford Avenue enters its intersection with 25th Street from residential areas southeast of downtown. Photo taken 02/29/08. Seminole County 425 begins and travels briefly before transitioning into Seminole County 427 north of 26th Street. Seminole County 427 continues Sanford Avenue south to Airport Boulevard and the beginning of four-lane Ronald Reagan Boulevard. Photo taken 02/29/08. Leaving Sanford Avenue, Florida 46 (25th Street) nears a CSX Railroad crossing as it skirts the northern boundary of Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SBO). Photo taken 02/29/08. Florida 25 (25th Street) narrows to two lanes east of the flashers at Mellonville Avenue. Mellonville Avenue stems north from 25th Street to Seminole Boulevard along Lake Monroe, carrying unsigned Seminole County 4201 along the way. Photo taken 02/29/08. Florida 46 (East 25th Street) continues toward the east end of Sanford north of SBO International Airport. The two-lane road straddles the residential areas of Midway and Canaan on an increasingly rural drive. Photos taken 02/29/08. Another set of flashers hang above the Florida 46 intersection with Beardall Avenue. Beardall Avenue heads north through the Canaan area to Seminole County 415 (Celery Avenue) and south along the eastern perimeter of Orlando-Sanford International Airport. Photo taken 02/29/08. Nearing junction Florida 415 north and Lake Mary Boulevard on Florida 46 east. Florida 415 begins and heads northeast across the St. Johns River to Osteen and southeast Deltona within Volusia County. Photo taken 02/29/08. Connections with Florida 44 and Interstate 95 lead Florida 415 travelers to New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach from Florida 46. Photo taken 02/29/08. Florida 46 east at the northbound beginning of Florida 415. Lake Mary Boulevard ties into the intersection from the south. A 2006-completed alignment extended the four-lane arterial eastward from the airport area to Cameron City and junction Florida 46 & 415. Photo taken 02/29/08. Continuing east along Florida 46. A dense palm tree forest fronts the road on the north side; the Lake Jesup Conservation Area occupies land on the south ahead. Photos taken 02/29/08. Florida 46 spans the Geneva Bridge across the St. Johns River at the north end of Lake Jesup. The two-lane bridge briefly enters a stub of Volusia County over an island within the river. Photos taken 02/29/08. Osceola Road departs Florida 46 east beyond the Geneva Bridge for Mullet Lake Park Road and the settlement of Osceola at Lake Harney. Photo taken 02/29/08. Florida 46 west Photos to be added later. Page Updated March 11, 2008.