Florida 528 begins at the Exit 72 directional interchange with Interstate 4 near Big Sand Lake. Posted on the eastbound to eastbound on-ramp is the first reassurance shield. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Interests to the International Drive Resort Area should use Exits 1 and 2 from Florida 528 Toll (Beachline Expressway) eastbound. International Drive meets the Beachline between Sea World and the Orange County Convention Center. Photo taken 03/18/06.
International Drive represents a north-south road and corridor built with resorts and hotels in mind. Known also as simply I-Drive, the roadway is home to a myriad of attractions, lodging establishments, and meeting places. Exit 1 joins Florida 528 Toll with International Drive via a folded-diamond interchange. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Use International Drive north for the sprawling Orange County Convention Center complex. A variable message sign advises motorists of the best option for the facility depending upon the event and parking. Exits 1 and 2 provide access to the center. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Motorists bound for the International Drive Resort Area depart Florida 528 Toll eastbound. International Drive heads north to Universal Orlando's Wet N' Wild park and Oak Ridge Road. Southward I-Drive continues to Sea World, Lake Bryan, and Epcot Center Drive. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Exit 2 joins the Beachline Expressway with Universal and Orangewood Boulevards east of the Orange County Convention Center. Universal Boulevard acts as International Drive's counterpart through the attractions area east of Interstate 4. Universal Boulevard derives its name from the Universal-Orlando Studios complex. Photo taken 03/18/06.
The first Florida 528 Toll mileage sign features distances to the Florida's Turnpike mainline, Orlando International Airport, and the eastern terminus at Cape Canaveral. Florida's Turnpike Authority maintains the Beachline Expressway east from Interstate 4 to the Via Flora underpass near Exits 8 and 9. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Eastbound at the Exit 2 off-ramp to Universal Boulevard north and Orangewood Boulevard south. Orangewood Boulevard spurs south into the Williamsburg residential area, meeting Central Florida Parkway in one mile. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Continuing east, Florida 528 Toll next meets John Young Parkway (Orange County 423). John Young Parkway represents a busy north-south arterial between the city of Orlando and Kissimmee and northern Osceola County. Photo taken 03/18/06.
A six-ramp partial-cloverleaf joins the Beachline Expressway with John Young Parkway. John Young Parkway transitions into Florida 423 north of Florida 50 (West Colonial Drive) but otherwise is a vastly unsigned county road only acknowledged by toll road interchanges. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Before reaching Exits 3A/B, Florida 528 Toll passes over Shingle Creek, which this sign proclaims as the headwaters of the Florida Everglades. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Exit 3A departs Florida 528 Toll eastbound for John Young Parkway southbound. John Young Parkway meets Central Florida Parkway within 0.75 miles, the Central Florida Greeneway within the sprawling Meadow Woods and Hunter Creek subdivisions in three miles, and the Osceola County line in five miles. Photo taken 03/18/06.
John Young Parkway northbound continues two miles north to junction Florida 482 (Sand Lake Road), which incidentally is original Florida 528, and 6.5 miles to junction Interstate 4. Photo taken 03/18/06.
There is no direct connection between the Florida's Turnpike mainline and Florida 528 Toll. Instead drivers must use the U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail) trumpet interchange with the Turnpike via Consulate Drive east. An auxiliary guide sign references the standard Turnpike control cities of Ocala for northbound and Miami for southbound. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Florida 582 Toll curves northeast toward the Exit 4 interchange complex with Consulate Drive to U.S. 17-92-441 (Orange Blossom Trail) and Florida's Turnpike. Orange Blossom Trail, sometimes referred to simply as OBT, constitutes an older commercial arterial stretching from central Orlando southward to Kissimmee, the Osceola County seat. Florida Mall lies just north along the OBT. Photo taken 03/18/06.
A half-diamond interchange joins the Beachline Expressway with Consulate Drive just west of its intersection with the Orange Blossom Trail. Additional ramps join Florida 528 Toll directly with U.S. 17-92-441 and Landstreet Road (unsigned Orange County 528). Use OBT south for Southchase suburban community and north for Edgewood. Landstreet Road ventures east from U.S. 17-92-441 to Taft. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Passing over the Florida's Turnpike mainline along the eastbound Beachline Expressway and looking south. The Exit 254 trumpet interchange with Orange Blossom Trail lies ahead. Photo taken 03/18/06.
The Beachline West Toll plaza lies between Exits 4 and 8 on the Beachline Expressway. All passenger vehicles are levied a 75 cent toll, though Florida's Turnpike Authority offers a discount of 25 cents for SunPass account holders. The plaza itself is an older facility with inner toll booth lanes converted into SunPass only lanes. Photos taken 03/18/06.
Interstate 95 appears for the first time on Florida 528 Toll eastbound mileage signs beyond the Beachline West toll plaza. The Bee Line Expressway was originally built to facilitate movements between Greater Orlando and the Interstate 95 corridor on the Space Coast. Photo taken 03/18/06.
One mile west of the Exit 8 off-ramp onto the adjacent frontage road of Jetport Drive. Jetport Drive facilitates the movement west to junction Florida 527 (Orange Avenue) and east to Boggy Creek Road and Mc Coy Road (Florida 482 west). Photo taken 03/18/06.
Beachline Expressway travelers pass over Orange Avenue ahead of the Exit 8 off-ramp to Jetport Drive. Orange Avenue is vastly unsigned Orange County 527 south of Florida 482. North of Florida 482 (Mc Coy Road / Sand Lake Road), Orange county 527 upgrades to Florida 527 en route to Pine Castle, Belle Isle, Edgewood, and ultimately downtown Orlando. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Auxiliary guide sign indicating the Exit 8 connection to Jetport Drive and Boggy Creek Road. Both roads serve the industrial and air cargo areas of Orlando International Airport. Boggy Creek Road ventures south to Osceola County 530 while Jetport Road acts as the two-part eastbound side frontage road for Florida 582 Toll within the airport vicinity. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Drivers bound for Jetport Drive, Orange Avenue, McCoy Road (old Florida 528), or Boggy Creek Road depart Florida 528 Toll eastbound. Florida 482 ends at the McCoy Road transition into Boggy Creek Road underneath the Beachline Expressway. Use Jetport Drive east for Via Flora and Daetwyler Drive, local roads serving the Lake Conway and Belle Isle area. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Jetport Drive becomes a one-way eastbound roadway between Daetwyler Road (unsigned Orange County 506) and the Exit 9 partial-cloverleaf interchange with South Conway Road and Tradeport Drive. Motorists using the Exit 9 off-ramp join Jetport Drive east. and Photo taken 03/18/06.
Motorists bound for eastern reaches of Orlando should remain on Florida 528 Toll east to Florida 436 (Semoran Boulevard) or the Central Florida Greeneway. Recent annexations to Orlando extend the city outwards to Lake Nona and the Lee Vista Boulevard corridor. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Maintenance of Florida 528 Toll shifts from the Florida's Turnpike Authority to the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA) at the Via Flora under crossing. A pair of end/begin signs indicate the jurisdictional change. Photo taken 03/18/06.
The on-ramp from McCoy Road/Jetport Drive/Boggy Creek Road forms an auxiliary lane east to Exit 9. Forthcoming Tradeport Drive ventures north from the industrial and air cargo areas of Orlando International Airport to a transition into South Conway Road at Florida 582 Toll. Tradeport encircles outer reaches of Taft as well. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Florida 528 Toll eastbound passes over Daetwyler Road one quarter mile west of the Exit 9 off-ramp. Motorists bound for Orlando International Airport's passenger terminal should remain on the freeway until Exit 11 / Airport Boulevard. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Eastbound at the Exit 9 ramp departure to Tradeport Drive south and Conway Road north. Conway Road ventures northward to eastern reaches of Belle Isle, Conway, and the city of Orlando. Conway Road becomes apart Orange County 506 north of Judge road and apart of Florida 15 north of Hoffner Avenue. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Florida 528 Toll enters the Airport main line Toll Plaza between the Conway Road on-ramp and the three-quarter directional cloverleaf interchange with Florida 436 (Semoran Boulevard) and Airport Boulevard. The Airport Toll Plaza is an older facility with converted toll booth lanes acting as high-speed Sunpass or Epass lanes. All passenger vehicles are levied a 75 cent toll. Just south of the freeway here are Orlando International Airport runways. Airport Boulevard West travels south from Florida 528 and 436 via Exit 11 into the main terminal area. South Access Road continues south of the terminals to Boggy Creek Road and the Central Florida Greeneway at Exit 17. Florida 436 ends at Exit 11 otherwise. Photos taken 03/18/06.
All traffic interests to both Florida 436 (Semoran Boulevard) north and Airport Boulevard south depart in unison via Exit 11. Florida 436 travels the busy Semoran Boulevard north from the Airport interchange to Conway, Orlando, and Casselberry in Seminole County. Use Semoran Boulevard for the sprawling Lee Vista Boulevard commercial and condominium corridor. Lee Vista Boulevard parallels the Beachline Expressway one mile to the north between Judge Road and Florida 417 Toll Exit 28. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Approaching the Exit 12 partial-cloverleaf interchange with Goldenrod Road on Florida 528 Toll east. Goldenrod Road joins the Beachline Expressway with Cargo Road, Jetport Drive, and Heinzelman Boulevard to the south in the airport area. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Posted within the Exit 11 interchange is an upcoming exits sign listing the last three Orlando interchanges: Goldenrod Road (Exit 12), Florida 15 (Exit 13), and junction Florida 417 Toll (Exit 16). Photo taken 03/18/06.
A pull-through overhead reminds motorists that Florida 528 Toll eastbound leads to Cocoa and the Kennedy Space Center. For one reason or another, the overhead is positioned before the Airport Boulevard northbound on-ramp from Orlando International Airport. Photo taken 03/18/06.
One half mile west of the Exit 12 off-ramp to Goldenrod Road. Goldenrod Road is unusual in that it represents a tolled surface arterial between the Beachline Expressway and Lee Vista Boulevard. Tolls are levied in both directions of the roadway. Goldenrod Road continues north from there into growing residential areas associated with east Orlando. North of Florida 15, Goldenrod Road becomes part of Florida 551. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Heintzelman Boulevard continues Goldenrod Road south from Cargo Road/Jetport Drive to South Access Road through the airport vicinity. A proposed connector will link Heintzelman Boulevard/Goldenrod Road with Lake Nona Boulevard and the new Lake Nona community in the near future. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Florida 528 Toll eastbound at the Exit 12 ramp departure to Goldenrod Road. Florida 551 follows Goldenrod Road north to Goldenrod itself and junction Florida 426 (Aloma Avenue). Goldenrod Road otherwise serves the growing commercial park district along Hazeltine National Drive and Lee Vista Boulevard just north of the Beachline Expressway. Photo taken 03/18/06.
A pair of mileage signs direct motorists to Florida 520, Interstate 95, Cocoa, Titusville (via Florida 407), and Kennedy Space Center, all points of interest outside the greater Orlando metropolitan area. Similar signs are posted along the Beachline Expressway as it continues east toward Florida 520 and Brevard County. Photos taken 03/18/06.
Attached to the Goldenrod Road overpass is the one-mile guide sign for Exit 13, junction Florida 15 (Narcoosee Road). Narcoosee Road derives its name from the Orange County 15 connection to Osceola County 15 and the community of Narcoossee. Exit 13 represents the transition from Orange County 15 into Florida 15 north. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Exit 13 consists of a diamond interchange with Florida 15 (Narcoosee Road). Orange County 15 leads south from Florida 528 into the fast-growing Lake Nona and East Park suburban developments. Both communities lie within new annexations of Orlando. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Florida 15 heads northwest via Narcoosee Road from Exit 13 to Lee Vista Boulevard, Florida 551 (Goldenrod Road) and Florida 436 (Semoran Boulevard). The state road eventually reaches outskirts of downtown Orlando and junction U.S. 17-92 & Florida 50 (Mills Avenue and Colonial Drive). Photo taken 03/18/06.
Continuing east, Florida 528 Toll next meets the Central Florida Greeneway (Florida 417 Toll) at Exit 16. Florida 417 Toll entails all of the eastern beltway system of metro Orlando. From its beginning in northern Osceola County, the Greeneway serves Celebration, the Meadow Woods and Hunters Creek suburban communities, new Lake Nona and East Park to junction Florida 528 Toll. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Florida 417 Toll provides the long distance connection to Interstate 4 west for interests to Tampa. Northbound connections serve the city of Orlando via Florida 408 Toll (Holland East-West Expressway) and Florida 50 (East Colonial Drive). The Central Florida Greeneway becomes the Seminole Expressway once it crosses the county line. North of there Florida 417 Toll serves Oviedo, Winter Springs, and Sanford. Photo taken 03/18/06.
A high-speed directional-cloverleaf interchange facilitates the movements between Florida 528 Toll and Florida 417 Toll at Exit 16. Use Florida 417 Toll southbound for the Walt Disney World resort area and Kissimmee. The Seminole Expressway serves interests to Orlando-Sanford International Airport, the University of Central Florida, Lake Mary, and Daytona Beach via Interstate 4 east. Photo taken 03/18/06.
All Exit 16 traffic departs Florida 528 Toll eastbound in unison. Florida 417 Toll next meets Orange County 15 four miles to the south and Lee Vista Boulevard two miles to the north. Interstate 4 lies 26 miles west and 29 miles north respectively. Photo taken 03/18/06.
Passing under some of the flyovers associated with the Exit 16 directional interchange at the Central Florida Greeneway. Photo taken 03/18/06.
