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At the west end of the river is the Banana River Drive diamond interchange (Exit 52). Banana River Drive represents the first of two interchanges serving Merritt Island. The road spurs south from Bennett Causeway along the Banana River west banks to Audubon Road/Sykes Creek Parkway Bridge and Angel City. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Exit 52 departs Bennett Causeway westbound for Banana River Drive and eastern Merritt Island. The exit hugs the Banana River shore at Kelly Park. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Meeting Florida A1A & 528 at Exit 49 is Florida 3 (Courtenay Parkway), a north-south road linking Merritt Island with NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Titusville (via Florida 405). Photo taken 03/18/06. |
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Florida A1A north & 528 west at the Exit 49 diamond interchange with Florida 3 (Courtenay Parkway). Florida 3 travels south from Bennett Causeway to junction Florida 520 (Merritt Island Causeway) and north to Courtenay and Florida 405 (Nasa Parkway West). Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Florida A1A & 528 span the Indian River along Bennett Causeway between Merritt Island and Cocoa. Intersecting the freeway at the Exit 46 folded-diamond interchange is U.S. 1 (Cocoa Boulevard). U.S. 1 provides the main drag between Titusville, Cocoa, and Rockledge, serving the downtown areas of all three towns. The federal highway travels locally north to Hardeeville and south to downtown Cocoa and junction Florida 520 at the Hubert Humphrey Bridge back to Merritt Island. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Florida 528 passes over the Florida East Coast Railroad ahead of the ramps to Florida 524 (Clearlake Road) and Industry Road (Exits 45B/A). Florida 524 begins near the forthcoming interchange and then travels southwest to Canaveral Grove and ultimately junction Florida 520. Industry Road stems northward from Florida 528 to Grissom Parkway nearby, with Grissom Parkway continuing northward to Port St. John. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Exit 45A comprises a loop ramp onto Clearlake Road south to junction Florida 524. Clearlake Road continues beyond Florida 524 to King Street West (Florida 520) west of downtown Cocoa and Fiske Boulevard in Rockledge. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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The connection with Florida 524 provides an alternate route to Interstate 95 in lieu of Florida 528. The state road meets Interstate 95 three miles southwest near Canaveral Grove. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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A full-cloverleaf interchange joins Florida 528 with Interstate 95 at Exits 42B/A near Canaveral Grove. Interstate 95 represents the western most extent of development throughout much of Brevard County. The freeway also is the main route between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach with points north such as Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, and Savannah. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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One half mile east of the Exit 42 cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95. Interstate 95 locally meets Port St. John Parkway to the north and Florida 524 (Bennett Causeway) to the south. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Drivers bound for Interstate 95 northbound depart Florida 528 west via Exit 42B. Interstate 95 north heads 55 miles north to junction Interstate 4 at Daytona Beach and 146 miles to junction Interstate 10 at downtown Jacksonville. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Florida 528 westbound at the Exit 42A loop ramp onto Interstate 95 south. Interstate 95 reaches Melbourne in 22 miles and Miami in 196 miles. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Since there are no westbound off-ramps between Interstate 95 and the Brevard County line, Florida 528 becomes Florida 528 Toll. The first Orange County interchange is tolled. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Now west of Interstate 95, Florida 528 (Beachline Expressway) spans the St. Johns River and enters Orange County. The eastern third of Orange County remains rural with huge tracts of land protected in wildlife management areas and other preservation zones such as the Toshohatchee State Reserve. Florida 520 crosses paths with the four-lane freeway at Exit 31. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Florida 520 heads northwest from Rockledge and Cocoa to junction Florida 50 near Christmas and Bithlo. A diamond interchange joins the state road with the Beachline Expressway. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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The first of two Florida 528 westbound mileage signs lists the distances to junction Florida 417 Toll (Central Florida Greeneway) and Orlando International Airport. Florida 528 becomes Florida 528 Toll west of Exit 31. The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA) maintains the stretch of toll road from Florida 520 to the Via Flora under pass near Boggy Creek Road. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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A second distance sign includes mileage to Florida's Turnpike (via Orange Blossom Trail), International Drive, and junction Interstate 4, the Beachline Expressway west end. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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A half-diamond interchange adds traffic from Dallas Boulevard and Wedgefield via Exit 24. Next in line for westbound drivers is Exit 20 with International Corporate Park Boulevard. International Corporate Park Boulevard spurs to Aerospace Parkway to the south and Florida Dept.. of Corrections Central Florida Regional Center as H.C. Kelley Road to the north. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Westbound at the Exit 20 ramp departure to International Corporate Park Boulevard on Florida 528 Toll westbound. Ramps to International Corporate Boulevard circumnavigate the parallel O.U.C. Railroad as it passes underneath the Beachline Expressway. At present International Corporate Boulevard and Aerospace Parkway meet at a field and it is unclear when development will occur. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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An Orlando Exits sign indicates the distances to interchange serving the city of Orlando. Florida 417 Toll (Central Florida Greeneway) serves interests on the east and southeast side of town. Florida 436 (Semoran Boulevard) comprises a major north-south arterial, and McCoy Road (Florida 482) serves Orlando via Orange Avenue and the Orange Blossom Trail. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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The first of three main line toll plazas along the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway lies ahead of the Florida 417 Toll directional-cloverleaf interchange at Exit 16. All passenger vehicles are levied a $1.25 toll. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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1.50 miles east of the Exit 16 ramp departures to Florida 417 Toll (Central Florida Greeneway) north to east Orlando, Oviedo, and Sanford and south to southeast Orlando, Lake Nona, Disney World, and Tampa (via Interstate 4 west). Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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Florida 528 Toll westbound expands to four lanes in anticipation of the Exit 16 dual-lane ramp departure. Drivers to Florida 417 Toll depart in unison via high-speed ramps to the Central Florida Greeneway. Florida 417 Toll serves growing reaches of east and southeast Orlando including the new communities of East Park, Lake Nona, Hunters Creek, and Meadow Woods among others. Photo taken 02/05/05. |
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Exit 16 leaves Florida 528 Toll (Beachline Expressway) westbound for Florida 417 Toll north and south. The Central Florida Greeneway becomes the Seminole Expressway north at the Seminole County line en route to Winter Springs, Oviedo, Sanford, and Lake Mary. Connections with Florida 408 Toll (East-West Expressway) serve downtown Orlando. Southward, Florida 417 Toll curves west at Lake Nona to the Disney World resort area, Celebration, and Interstate 4 near the Polk County line. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
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A high-speed flyover carries drivers onto Florida 417 Toll (Central Florida Greeneway) south from Florida 528 Toll west. The Central Florida Greeneway is maintained by the OOCEA in Orange County and Florida's Turnpike in Osceola County. Photo taken 11/18/03. |
Page Updated January 7, 2007.
