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Interstate 4 marker
Interstate 4
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length132.298 mi[1][2] (212.913 km)
Existed1957–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-275 in Tampa
Major intersections US 41 in Tampa
US 92 / US 301 near Tampa
I-75 near Tampa
US 98 in Lakeland
US 27 near Davenport
US 192 in Celebration
Florida's Turnpike in Orlando
SR 408 in Orlando
US 17 / US 92 / US 441 in Orlando
East end I-95 / SR 400 in Daytona Beach
Standort
LandVereinigte Staaten
StateFlorida
CountiesHillsborough, Polk, Osceola, Orange, Seminole, Volusia
Highway system
← SR 3→ SR 4
← SR 399→ SR 401

Interstate 4 (I-4) is an east-west 132.298-mile (212.913 km) intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Florida. It goes from I-275 in Tampa, Florida to I-95 at Daytona Beach, Florida. It also has the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) designation of State Road 400 (SR 400), but only a small portion of the route is signed at the east end. Prior to the designation of Interstate 2 on May 30, 2013, Interstate 4 was the lowest numbered Interstate Highway (the highest being I-990).

Route description

I-4 westbound approaching SR 535 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida

I-4 maintains a diagonal, northeast–southwest route for much of its length, although it is signed east–west. The 132-mile (212 km) route begins with an interchange with I-275 in Tampa and continues east toward I-75.

After passing through the eastern suburbs of Hillsborough County, it crosses into Polk County, entering the Lakeland area, intersecting with the Polk Parkway twice before entering Polk City.

At this point, the interstate starts a turn toward the northeast where it intersects with the Orlando area cutting the city through at a diagonal direction going northeast/southwest. The route provides access to all of Orlando's theme parks including Disney World, SeaWorld Orlando and Universal Studios, as well as nearly all of Orlando's toll roads, including Florida's Turnpike. Throughout most of Orange County and Seminole County, I-4 travels in a roughly north–south direction. This causes endless trepidations for outsiders, since the exits are named according to I-4's generally west–east orientation.[3] Right before the eastern terminus, I-4 switches to a mostly east–west route in order to connect with traffic from and to I-95. At an interchange with I-95 in Daytona Beach, I-4 terminates; however, SR 400 continues eastward into Daytona Beach.

SR 400

State Road 400 marker
State Road 400
StandortTampa-Daytona Beach
Length137.03 mi[4][5][6] (220.53 km)

SR 400, unsigned while concurrent with I-4, becomes signed east of I-95. The road extends for 3 miles (4.8 km) from the northeast terminus of I-4, on the south side of Daytona International Speedway and Daytona Beach International Airport, to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Daytona Beach. Named Beville Road, it runs along the boundary between the cities of Daytona Beach and South Daytona. Sections of Beville Road are classified as a "Scenic Thoroughfare" by the City of Daytona Beach.[7]

Interstate 4 has no I-x04 Interstate routes branching off of it, but Florida's 400-series highways do however serve a role similar to auxiliary Interstate highways, especially around the Orlando, FL area.

Junction list

The entire route is in Daytona Beach, Volusia County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00
 I-4 west – Deland
I-95 - Jacksonville, Titusville		I-95 Exits 260 A-B; continuation as I-4 west; SR 400 begins
1.001.61 SR 483 (Morris Blvd.)
2.003.22 SR 5A (Nova Rd.) – Port Orange, Ormond Beach
3.004.83 US 1 - Port Orange, Ormond BeachSR 400 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

I-4 was one of the first Interstate Highways to be constructed in Florida, with the first section opening between Plant City and Lakeland in 1959. By early 1960, the Howard Frankland Bridge was opened to traffic, as well as the segment from the Hillsborough Avenue/US 301 junction in Tampa to Plant City. The stretch from Lake Monroe to Lake Helen, including the original St. Johns River Bridge also opened during that period. The segment from Tampa to Orlando was complete by 1962.[8] By the mid 1960s, several segments were already complete, including Malfunction Junction in Tampa and parts of I-4 through Orlando. The original western terminus was set in South Pasadena in the late 1960s, but this plan was rejected due to local opposition. As a result, I-4 went southwest only to 9th Street North in St. Petersburg.

The original plans called for I-4 to extend to St. Petersburg
I-4 eastbound at exit 111 in Volusia County

The entire Interstate Highway was completed by the late 1960s; however, the western terminus was truncated to Malfunction Junction in 1971 when I-75 was extended over the Frankland Bridge. Eventually, that stretch was again redesignated to become part of I-275.[9]

In maps and atlases dating to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the Tampa–St. Petersburg section of I-4/I-275 was marked as the Tampa Expressway. The Orlando segment was marked as the Orlando Expressway. Both names have since faded from maps.

Although many post-1970 interchanges along I-4 were constructed before the recent widening projects, they were designed with I-4 expansion in mind. In other words, there is enough room available to widen I-4 to up to ten lanes without extensively modifying the interchanges. Some of these interchanges include the I-75 stack (constructed in the 1980s) and several interchanges serving the Walt Disney World Resort (constructed in the late 1980s/early 1990s).

In 2002, I-4, along with most of Florida's interstates, switched over from a sequential exit numbering system to a mileage-based exit numbering system.[10]

A section of I-4 between Daytona Beach and Orlando called the 'dead zone' is rumored to be haunted.[11] In 2010, the ECFRPC using GIS technology performed an analysis to determine if this identified zone had an increased fatality rate related to crashes. The analysis which compared this section of I-4 to several other dangerous I-4 sections found that while the dead zone area did not have the highest accident or fatality rate, it did identify that the percentage of fatality to accident was significantly higher in this location. In other words, while you are not more likely to be in accident in this section of I-4, if an accident occurs the chance of that accident containing a fatality is greatly increased.

Tampa area

The I-4/I-275 interchange (Malfunction Junction) was rebuilt from 2002 to 2006, and I-4 is under staged renovations to be widened from four to six lanes (with eight lanes in certain segments). Much of this work is complete, and all new travel lanes are now open. Eventually, I-4 will be widened again to a total of at least ten lanes (five in each direction). Studies for this project are already underway and construction should commence sometime in the 2010s. Completion of the project should be around 2020.

I-4 westbound 2 miles from the I-75 interchange
An old I-4 shield in Orlando

Eastbound I-4 shifted to its new, permanent alignment between Malfunction Junction and 50th Street on August 8, 2006. The new alignment includes a right-lane ramp exit/entry at the 22nd St/21st St Interchange (The previous left-lane configuration was causing hazardous conditions to commuters since its opening in 2005). On August 11, 2006, a fourth lane opened on eastbound I-4 between the downtown junction and 50th Street (led in by a newly opened third lane on the eastbound I-4 ramp from northbound I-275). And on August 18, the new westbound alignment, just west of 50th Street, opened. The newly opened lanes will improve flow throughout the interchange. The 50th Street overpass however, will not be complete until late 2007.[12][13][14][15] Also, the eastbound I-4 exit ramp to Columbus Drive/50th Street is situated to the left-hand side of the highway (as opposed to its former right-hand side exit). This exit shift went into effect in spring 2006 and is part of the new, permanent interstate configuration.

In Tampa, the exit to 40th Street (SR 569), Exit 2, was closed and demolished in late 2005 due to the ongoing reconstruction of I-4 and to accommodate a proposed connector highway with the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway.[16]

The interchange with what is today I-75 was constructed in the early 1980s.

Orlando area

As Orlando grew in the 1970s and 1980s, traffic became a growing concern, especially after the construction of the original interchange with the East–West Expressway in 1973, which proved to become a principal bottleneck. The term "highway hostages" was coined in the 1980s to describe people stuck in long commutes to and from Orlando on I-4.[citation needed]

I-4 in Altamonte Springs

In the early-to-mid 1990s, several interchanges near Kissimmee were constructed or upgraded to accommodate increasing traffic going to and from Walt Disney World. However, I-4's main lanes were not widened in the process. Around the same time, SR 417 was extended to I-4.[citation needed]

The St. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge, a two-span, six-lane replacement to the original four-lane bridge over the St. Johns River northeast of Orlando, was completed in 2004.

During the early 2000s, tolled express lanes were being planned in the Orlando area as a traffic congestion relief technique for rush hour commuters. The name for them was to be Xpress 400, numbered after the state road designation for I-4. The express lanes were slated to extend from Universal Orlando, east to SR 434 in Longwood, and tolls were to be collected electronically via transponders like SunPass and Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority's E-Pass, with prices dependent on the congestion of the eight main lanes. However, the project was effectively banned by the passage of the SAFETEA-LU Federal transportation bill in 2005, introduced by U.S. Representative John Mica. The plan for tolled express lanes, however, is still in the long term plans for I-4.[17]

I-4 East towards Downtown Orlando

The eastbound exit to Robinson Street (SR 526) permanently closed on April 25, 2006, to make way for construction of the new eastbound onramp from SR 408.[18] The westbound offramp to Gore Street was permanently closed in the same project on November 2, 2008.

The new overpass from I-4 west to John Young Parkway (County Road 423, CR 423) opened the morning of April 27, 2006.[19][20][21]

2008 Pileup

On January 9, 2008, 70 vehicles were involved in a large pileup on I-4 near Polk City. The pileup was caused by an unexpected thick morning fog that was mixed with a scheduled—and approved—environmental burn by the Florida Wildlife Commission. The fog drifted across I-4, mixing with the smoke, reducing visibility to near-zero conditions. Four people were killed, and 38 were injured. The section of I-4 did not re-open until the next day, January 10.[22]

Swing Region

Combined Presidential Election Results of I-4 Counties, 1992-2012
Year Democrat Republican Other
2012 52.6% 953,186 46.2% 838,377 1.2% 21,907
2008 53.3% 946,929 45.7% 811,159 1.0%% 17,034
2004 46.5% 724,618 52.9% 824,887 0.6% 9,929
2000 48.0% 569,746 49.7% 590,030 2.2% 26,531
1996 45.7% 462,403 44.7% 451,902 9.6% 96,818
1992 37.5% 379,821 42.1% 426,297 20.3% 205,621

In the 2004 U.S. presidential election, the I-4 corridor, a commonly used term to refer to the counties in which Interstate 4 runs through and a site of significant population growth, was a focus of political activity within the swing state of Florida. Communities along the I-4 corridor were perceived by both major political parties as having higher proportions of undecided voters as compared to more Republican- or Democratic-leaning portions of the state. It played an equally key role in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, but whereas the corridor had voted heavily for Bush in 2004, which helped Bush win the state, in 2008 it swung behind Democratic candidate Obama, helping Obama win Florida.[23] The I-4 corridor has voted for the statewide winner since at least 1992, but has supported the national winner since 1996. The Republicans and Democratics have each carried the region three times in the past six presidential elections. Republicans George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush won more votes than other candidates in 1992, 2000, and 2004 while Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama captured the regions vote total in the elections of 1996, 2008, and 2012.

Future

Interim improvements to the interchange at SR 408 were completed at the end of 2008.[24] The rest of the SR 408 improvements are scheduled for the next decade. Intersections at US 192[25] and I-275[26] were completed in 2007. The remaining four-lane segment, from SR 44 to I-95, will eventually be widened to six lanes, with construction already begun in 2012.[27]

Planning is underway for "ultimate" improvements to I-4 through Orlando from SR 435 (exit 75) east to SR 434 (exit 94).[28] These plans involve adding express lanes to the highway, and the reconstruction of several major interchanges. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2014.

The Florida High Speed Rail Authority had proposed a high-speed rail line traveling from Tampa to Orlando via the median of I-4, which is wide enough to carry trains because of failed promises to widen the freeway.

Services

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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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Exit list

CountyStandortmi[2]kmOld exitNew exitDestinationsNotes
HillsboroughTampa0.0000.000—— I-275 - St. Petersburg, Ocala, Tampa International AirportWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
1.1541.85711 SR 585Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
22 SR 618 (I-4/Crosstown Connector) – Port of Tampa, Lee Roy Selmon ExpresswayConnector under construction as of 2012, scheduled to open in 2013
3.2665.25633 US 41Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedEastbound left exit and westbound left entrance; eastbound right entrance and westbound left entrance
4.7067.57445 SR 574 (Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard)
5.5738.96956Orient RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Mango6.68310.75567 US 92 (Hillsborough Avenue) / US 301 - Riverview, Hillsborough County, Zephyrhills, Busch Gardens
8.61013.85679 I-75 - Ocala, Naples
​10.14216.322810 CR 579 - Mango, ThonotosassaModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
​13.87622.331914McIntosh Road
​17.43428.0571017Branch Forbes RoadDinosaur World
Plant City19.51831.4111119 SR 566 (Thonotosassa Road)
21.28034.2471321 SR 39 (Buchman Highway) – ZephyrhillsModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedSR 39 is Buchman Highway north of I-4 and Wheeler Street south of I-4, but only Buchman Highway is mentioned as a street name; Alexander Street is also known as SR 39A, but is not marked for that highway.
22.59636.3651422 SR 553 (Park Road)Interchange is not marked for SR 553
​25.56341.1401525County Line Road
PolkLakeland26.53042.69615A27
 SR 570 east (Polk Parkway) – Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow
28.36545.6491628
 SR 546 to US 92 - Lakeland		Interchange is not marked for SR 546
30.67549.3671731Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value).
32.00351.5041832Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value).
33.44053.8161933 SR 33 / CR 582 - Lakeland
​37.89460.9842038 SR 33
Polk City41.22366.34220A41
 SR 570 west (Polk Parkway) – Auburndale, Lakeland
43.98170.7812144 SR 559 - Polk City, Auburndale
​47.98277.2202248 CR 557 - Lake Alfred, Winter Haven
Davenport54.73388.0842355 US 27 - Haines City, Clermont
Osceola​57.72392.8962458 CR 532 - Kissimmee, Poinciana
​59.66396.01824B60
 SR 429 north – Apopka
Celebration61.78199.42724C–E62
 SR 417 north (Central Florida Greenway) – Sanford, CelebrationModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated, Disney World, Orlando International Airport
64.165103.2642564 US 192 - Celebration, Kissimmee, Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood StudiosSigned as exit 64A and 64B
​65.322105.12625C–D65Osceola Parkway – Animal Kingdom, Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
OrangeLake Buena Vista66.565107.12626A-B67
 SR 536 to SR 417 - Epcot, Downtown Disney		Signed as exits 67A and 67B
68.107109.6082768 SR 535 - Kissimmee, Lake Buena Vista
​70.983114.23627A71Central Florida Parkway – Sea WorldEastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed only for Sea World
Orlando71.744115.4612872
 SR 528 east (Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway) – Orlando International Airport, Cape Canaveral
73.732118.66029A74A SR 482 (Sand Lake Road) – International DriveNo access from westbound entrance from SR 435 southbound
75.246121.09729B74BAdventure Way - Universal Orlando ResortWestbound exit and entrance; no access from westbound entrance from SR 435 southbound; signed only for "Universal"
75.246121.0973075 SR 435 (Kirkman Road) – Universal Boulevard, International DriveSigned as exits 75A (south) and 75B (north); Eastbound, Exit 75A (Universal Boulevard) is right exit and right entrance and Exit 75B (SR 435) is left exit and right entrance; Westbound, Exit 75B (SR 435 North) is right exit and right entrance and Exit 75A (SR 435 South) is left exit and right entrance
76.359122.8883177 Florida's Turnpike / SR 91 - Miami, Ocala
77.760125.14331A78Conroy RoadThe Mall at Millenia
79.147127.3753279 CR 423 (John Young Parkway)
80.474129.5103380 US 17 / US 92 / US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail)Signed as exits 80A (south/west) and 80B (north/east) eastbound; previously signed as exits 33A and 33B accordingly; westbound is a left exit, signed as Exit 80 and accesses South US 441 / South US 17 / West US 92 only
81.004130.3633481A





 To US 17 north / US 92 east / US 441 north (Michigan Street)		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
81.469131.1123581BCKaley AvenueSigned as exits 81B (east) and 81C (west) westbound
82.116132.1533682A SR 408 (East–West Expressway)
82.646133.0063782BAnderson StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; to Amway Center, Downtown Orlando
82.636132.9903982BSouth StreetSigned as exit 83 westbound; to Amway Center, Downtown Orlando
83.792134.8504183A US 17 / US 92 / SR 50 (Colonial Drive)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
84.279135.6344284Ivanhoe Boulevard
85.135137.0124385Princeton StreetFlorida Hospital-Ginsburg Tower and Orlando Science Center
Winter Park85.890138.2274486Par StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
86.789139.6734587 SR 426 (Fairbanks Avenue)
87.767141.2474688 SR 423 (Lee Road)
Maitland89.491144.0224790 SR 414 (Maitland Boulevard)Signed as exits 90A (east) and 90B (west) eastbound
SeminoleAltamonte Springs91.631147.4664892 SR 436 - Altamonte Springs, Apopka
93.613150.6564994 SR 434 - Longwood, Winter Springs
Lake Mary98.400158.3595098Lake Mary Boulevard – Lake Mary, HeathrowInterchange is not marked for Lake Mary Boulevard
Sanford100.628161.94551A101A CR 46A (Paola Road) – Sanford, HeathrowInterchange is not marked for Paola Road
101.366163.133101B
 SR 417 south (Central Florida Greenway) – Orlando Sanford International Airport, Orlando International Airport		Eastbound exit accessible via "Exit 101B-C"
102.505164.96651101C SR 46 - Sanford, Mount DoraEastbound exit accessible via "Exit 101B-C"
​103.997167.36752104 US 17 / US 92 - Sanford
VolusiaDeltona107.821173.52153108 CR 4162 (Dirksen Drive/DeBary Avenue) – DeBary, DeltonaInterchange is not marked for CR 4162 or the local roads
110.636178.05153C111 CR 4146 (Saxon Boulevard) – Deltona, Orange CitySigned as exits 111A (Deltona) and 111B (Orange City); previously signed as exits 53CA and 53CB accordingly; interchange is not marked for CR 4146 or Saxon Boulevard
Orange City113.783183.11654114 SR 472 - Deltona, DeLand
Lake Helen115.898186.52055116 CR 4116 (Orange Camp Road) – Lake Helen, DeLand, Lake Helen Historic DistrictInterchange is not marked for CR 4116 or Orange Camp Road
118.456190.63656118 SR 44 (New York Avenue) – DeLand, New Smyrna Beach, DeLand Historic District
Daytona Beach129.131207.81657129
 US 92 east – Daytona Beach		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
131.987212.41258132 I-95 - Jacksonville, Miami

 SR 400 east – South Daytona, Daytona Beach		Signed as exits 132A (north) and 132B (south) northbound & 132A (south)/132B (north) southbound; SR 400 continues beyond I-95
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Route Log and Finder List: Table 1". Federal Highway Administration. October 31, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Florida Department of Transportation Interchange Report" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. August 4, 2010. pp. 2–3. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "Orlando I-4 Exits - Interstate 4 Florida". Orlando.about.com. May 27, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  4. ^ FDOT GIS data[dead link]
  5. ^ Joan Gill Black, Key Biscayne: A History of Miami's Tropical Island and the Cape Florida Lighthouse (1996) ISBN 1-56164-103-0
  6. ^ Florida Department of Transportation, Official Florida Transportation Map (1998)
  7. ^ "Scenic Thoroughfare Classification – Daytona Beach, Florida – Land Development Code". Library.municode.com. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  8. ^ The Evening Independent 1 June 1962
  9. ^ Robert Vaughn Droz. "Historic Florida Interstate Information". Us-highways.com. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  10. ^ "Florida's Interstate Exit Numbers- I-4". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  11. ^ Ghostly Images Seen, Photographed On 'Deadly' Stretch Of I-4 – Orlando News Story – WKMG Orlando[dead link]
  12. ^ Tampa Bay Interstates, Eastbound I-4 in new alignment[dead link], August 8, 2006
  13. ^ WTSP, Eastbound I-4 traffic: New lanes, new exit through Ybor City[dead link], August 7, 2006
  14. ^ WTSP, New I-4 lanes help drivers get to concert early[dead link], August 10, 2006
  15. ^ Tampa Bay Interstates, New eastbound I-4 lane open![dead link], August 8, 2006
  16. ^ Tampa Bay Interstates, I-4/Crosstown Connector Project Page[dead link]
  17. ^ "Toll lanes on I-4 appear likely". Articles.orlandosentinel.com. September 13, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  18. ^ Central Florida News 13, On The Move[dead link], April 25, 2006
  19. ^ Orlando Sentinel, Rising above I-4 crowds[dead link], April 26, 2006
  20. ^ WESH, Changes Under Way On I-4, April 26, 2006
  21. ^ Central Florida News 13, On The Move[dead link], April 26, 2006
  22. ^ Interstate 4 has reopened in both directions – Bay News 9[dead link]
  23. ^ CNN, Candidates eye voters on Florida's I-4, October 11, 2004
  24. ^ "I-4 Trans4mation (FSTR 408 Interchange Project)". Trans4mation.org. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  25. ^ "US 192 Interchange_Project Overview". Trans4mation.org. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  26. ^ "MyTBI – Construction Projects – I-4/I-275 Interchange (operational improvements, completed December 2006)". Mytbi.com. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  27. ^ Volusia County road construction projects[dead link] from Florida DOT
  28. ^ "Future I-4 Improvements". moving-4-ward.com. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
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