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| Maintained byFDOT | ||||
| Length | 132.30 mi[1] (212.92 km) | |||
| Existed | 1959–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Hillsborough,Polk,Osceola,Orange,Seminole,Volusia | |||
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Interstate 4 (I-4) is anInterstate Highway located entirely within the US state ofFlorida, maintained by theFlorida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Spanning 132.30 miles (212.92 km) along a generally southwest–northeast axis, I-4 is entirelyconcurrent withState Road 400 (SR 400). In the west, I-4 begins at an interchange withI-275 inTampa. I-4 intersects with several majorexpressways as it traversesCentral Florida, includingUS Highway 41 (US 41) in Tampa;US 301 nearRiverview;I-75 nearBrandon;US 98 inLakeland;US 27 in unincorporatedDavenport;US 192 inCelebration;Florida's Turnpike inOrlando; andUS 17 andUS 92 in multiple junctions. In the east, I-4 ends at an interchange withI-95 inDaytona Beach, while SR 400 continues for roughly another four miles (6.4 km) and ends at an intersection withUS 1 on the city line of Daytona Beach andSouth Daytona.
Construction on I-4 began in 1958; the first segment opened in 1959, and the entire highway was completed in 1965.[2] The "I-4 Ultimate" project oversaw the construction ofvariable-toll express lanes and numerous redevelopments through the 21-mile (34 km) stretch of highway extending fromKirkman Road (SR 435; exit 75) in Orlando toSR 434 (exit 94) inLongwood. The project broke ground in 2015, and the express lanes opened to traffic on February 26, 2022. Previously, themedian of I-4 between Tampa and Orlando was the planned route of a now-canceledhigh-speed rail line;[3] however,Brightline, aninter-city rail route, plans to use the I-4right-of-way for their expansion of service to Tampa. From a political standpoint, the "I-4 corridor" is a strategic region given the large number ofundecided voters in what has long been considered aswing state.[4]

I-4 maintains a diagonal, northeast–southwest route for much of its length, although it is signed east–west. It roughly follows the original path of theSouth Florida Railroad built byHenry B. Plant in 1884.
The highway starts its eastward journey at an interchange with I-275—known as "Malfunction Junction"—nearDowntown Tampa and is the starting point formilemarkers andexit numbers (which aremileage-based). Just east of Malfunction Junction, I-4 passes along the north side of Tampa'sYbor City district, where a mile-long (1.6 km)connector links to theLee Roy Selmon Expressway (SR 618) andPort Tampa Bay. I-4 continues east past theFlorida State Fairgrounds toward aturbine interchange (uncommon in the US)[5] with I-75.
After passing near the eastern suburbs ofHillsborough County—includingBrandon andPlant City—it entersPolk County, where I-4 crosses along the north side ofLakeland. ThePolk Parkway (SR 570) forms a semi-loop through Lakeland's southern suburbs and returns to I-4 at theFlorida Polytechnic University campus, nearPolk City; it does not serve as abypass route for I-4 traffic. Just after the western junction with the Polk Parkway, I-4 turns from an eastward to a northeastward heading. BetweenSR 33 (at exit 38) andUS 27, I-4 passes through the fog-proneGreen Swamp, although the landscape beside the highway is mostly forest as opposed to water-logged swampland. Tenvariable-message signs and dozens of cameras and vehicle detection systems monitor this stretch of mostly-rural highway as a result of several large, deadlypileups caused by dense fog.[6][7]

At mile 57, I-4 entersOsceola County and, soon thereafter, intersectsGreater Orlando's beltways: theWestern Expressway (SR 429) on the western side and theCentral Florida GreeneWay (SR 417) which rounds the eastern side before returning to I-4 in Sanford. Additionally, an exit to World Drive (signed as just "Disney World") runs north as a limited-access highway intoWalt Disney World and an electricpylon in the shape ofMickey Mouse can be seen on the southwest corner of the intersection. The single Central Florida GreeneWay/World Drive exit (exit 62) also marks an abrupt change from rural to suburban/urban landscape. The highway passes besideCelebration andKissimmee on the east side and Walt Disney World (not visible) on the west side.

For the next 40 miles (64 km), I-4 passes through Greater Orlando, where the highway forms the main north–south artery. It entersOrange County, passes through Walt Disney World and bySeaWorld Orlando andUniversal Orlando, and intersects all of the area's majortoll roads, including theBeachline Expressway (SR 528),Florida's Turnpike, and theEast–West Expressway (SR 408). Orlando's maintourist strip—International Drive—runs parallel and no more than 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from I-4 between Kissimmee and Florida's Turnpike. Between Michigan Street and Kaley Avenue (about mile 81), I-4 turns due north (while still being signed east–west), heading pastDowntown Orlando and its northern suburbs. A 21-mile (34 km) section of I-4 from west of SR 435 to east of SR 434 (miles 75–96) underwent a $2.3-billion reconstruction, and was completed on February 26, 2022. This project replaced most bridges, changed the configurations of many intersections, and added twoexpress toll lanes—named I-4 Express—in each direction.[8][9]
After passing along the west side of Downtown Orlando, I-4 continues through the city's northern suburbs—includingWinter Park,Maitland,Altamonte Springs, andSanford. Around mile 91, I-4 entersSeminole County and, soon thereafter, shifts to a northeast heading. TheSeminole Expressway (SR 417), after passing around the east side of Greater Orlando, has its northern terminus (exit 101B) at I-4 in Sanford. This intersection will also connect with theWekiva Parkway (SR 429),[10] at which point a full beltway (SR 429/SR 417; concurrent with I-4 for two miles [3.2 km]) around Greater Orlando will be available. On October 21, 2022, the first part of this connection opened to traffic, with the westbound I-4 to southbound SR 429 ramp opening to traffic, along with the section of the southbound lanes between the ramp and SR 46.[11]

North of Sanford, I-4 is carried by theSt. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge over theSt. Johns River at the mouth ofLake Monroe. Along the bridge, I-4 entersVolusia County and passesDeltona andDeLand. The segment north ofSR 44 has been widened from four to six lanes. Completed in winter 2016–2017,[12] the entire length of I-4 has at least six lanes (three or more per direction). A 9.6 mile exit less stretch along Interstate 4 commences northeast from SR 44 and DeLand toward toward Daytona Beach. The freeway traverses wetland areas at Deep Creek Swamp andTiger Bay[State Forest] along this stretch.[13] I-4 terminates at a junction with I-95 in Daytona Beach.SR 400 continues east into Daytona Beach four miles (6.4 km) to US 1.
I-4 has two pairs ofrest areas, one nearPolk City and the other nearLongwood. At each location, there are separate facilities on opposite sides of the freeway that provide services to traffic in both directions. The rest areas all provide disabled facilities with restrooms, picnic tables, drinking water, pet exercise areas, outside night lights, telephones, vending machines, and nighttime security.[14][15][16]
FDOT closed a pair of rest areas at the Daryl Carter Parkway overpass (mile 70) nearLake Buena Vista in early 1999 and replaced them withretention ponds to serve runoff from an additional lane in each direction of I-4.[17] Another former rest area, without any bathrooms, existed on the eastbound side near mile 127 inVolusia County.[18]
A pair ofweigh stations includingweigh in motion scales is present at mile 12 between Tampa and Plant City. They were opened in January 2009 to replace a pair just west of theSR 566 interchange at mile 19.[19]

I-4 was one of the first Interstate Highways to be constructed in Florida, with the first section opening between Plant City andLakeland in 1959. By early 1960, theHoward 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 toLake Helen, including the originalSt. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge also opened during that period. The segment from Tampa to Orlando was complete by 1962.[20] 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 at Central Avenue (County Road 150 [CR 150]) inSt. Petersburg,[21] though a non-Interstate extension would have continued south and west toPasadena.[citation needed] Proposed I-4 was later extended southwest to the present location of I-275 exit 20, with a planned temporary end atUS 19 and 13th Avenue South,[22] and a continuation to theSunshine Skyway Bridge was also designated as part of I-4.[23] Construction was stalled at 9th Street North (CR 803) for several years.

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 Howard Frankland Bridge. Eventually, that stretch was again redesignated to become part of I-275.[24]
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 10 lanes without extensively modifying the interchanges. Some of these interchanges include the I-75 turbine (constructed in the 1980s) and several interchanges serving the Walt Disney World Resort (constructed in the late 1980s and early 1990s).
In 2002, I-4, along with most of Florida's Interstates, switched over from asequential exit numbering system to amileage-based exit numbering system.[25]
A section of I-4 between Daytona Beach and Orlando, called the "dead zone", is rumored to be haunted.[26] In 2010, the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC), usinggeographic information system 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. Multiple hurricanes, including three category 4 hurricanes (Donna,Charley, andIan) have also passed over that area.[27]
The median of I-4 between Tampa and Orlando was slated to be used for theFlorida High-Speed Corridor line between those cities. As a result of a state constitutional amendment to build a high-speed rail system between its five largest cities passed by voters in 2000, construction projects on I-4 included a wide median to accommodate a high-speed rail line. The high-speed rail project was canceled in 2004 but revived again in 2009. In 2010, the federal government awarded Florida over $2 billion (equivalent to $2.8 billion in 2024[28])—nearly the entire projected construction cost—to build the line, with work on the project to begin in 2011 and be completed by 2014. However, GovernorRick Scott's rejection of the funding ended the project.[29]
On January 9, 2008, 70 vehicles were involved in a large pileup on I-4 nearPolk City. The pileup was caused by an unexpected thick morning fog that was mixed with a scheduled—and approved—environmental burn by theFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The fog drifted across I-4, mixing with the smoke and reducing visibility to near-zero conditions. Four people were killed and 38 were injured. The section of I-4 did not reopen until the next day, January 10.[30]

The I-4/I-275 interchange (Malfunction Junction) was rebuilt from 2002 to 2007,[31] and I-4 has been widened from four to six lanes (with eight lanes in certain segments).
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 Street/21st Street 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, would not be complete until late 2007.[32][33][34][35] 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 accommodatea connector highway with theLee Roy Selmon Expressway.[36]
The interchange with what is today I-75 was constructed in the early 1980s.

As Orlando grew in the 1970s and 1980s, traffic became a growing concern, especially after the construction of the original interchange with theEast–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.[37]

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 mainlanes were not widened in the process. Around the same time, SR 417 was extended to I-4.[citation needed] Improvements to the US 192 junction were completed in 2007.[38]
TheSt. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge, a two-span, six-lane replacement to the original four-lane bridge over theSt. Johns River northeast of Orlando, was completed in 2004.
During the early 2000s,tolledexpress lanes were being planned in the Orlando area as a traffic congestion relief technique forrush-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 fromUniversal Orlando, east to SR 434 inLongwood, and tolls were to becollected electronically via transponders likeSunPass andCentral Florida Expressway Authority'sE-PASS, with prices dependent on the congestion of the eight mainlanes. However, the project was effectively banned by the passage of theSafe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users federal transportation bill in 2005, introduced by US RepresentativeJohn Mica. The plan for tolled express lanes is now moving forward as part of the $2.3-billion I-4 Ultimate project.
Interim improvements to the interchange atSR 408 were completed at the end of 2008.[39] The eastbound exit to Robinson Street (SR 526) permanently closed on April 25, 2006, to make way for construction of the new eastbound onramp fromSR 408.[40] The westbound offramp to Gore Street was permanently closed in the same project on November 2, 2008.
The newoverpass from I-4 west toJohn Young Parkway (CR 423) opened the morning of April 27, 2006.[41][42][43]
The final four-lane segment of I-4, from SR 44 to I-95, was widened to six lanes. Completed in winter 2016–2017, the whole highway is at least six lanes wide.[44]

A $2.3-billion (in year-of-expenditure dollars) project—dubbed I-4 Ultimate—reconstructed a 21-mile (34 km) stretch of I-4 through Orlando from SR 435 (exit 75) east to SR 434 (exit 94).[45] The most noticeable change is the addition of fourvariable-toll express lanes along this section, called I-4 Express.[8][9] The toll rates maintain an average speed of 60 mph (97 km/h). Additionally, the general-use lanes were rebuilt, 15 major interchanges were reconfigured, 53 new bridges were added, and 75 bridges were replaced.[46] A pedestrian bridge was built over the highway near Maitland Boulevard, with a second pedestrian bridge being built over SR 435 at the intersection with both Major Boulevard and Tom Williams Way.[47] A pedestrian tunnel was constructed under SR 436. The project also reduced the curve radius and improved line-of-sight along the notorious Fairbanks Curve south ofFairbanks Avenue, which is the most accident-prone section of I-4.[48][49]
FDOT proposed adding barrier-separatedhigh-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to I-4 through Greater Orlando in the 1990s, possibly funded by tolls,[50][51] but proposals for express lanes (including reversible toll lanes andhigh-occupancy toll [HOT] lanes) were blocked by politics for the next 15 years. In 2012, a legislative ban on tolls along I-4, which had been in place for seven years, ended, and FDOT began soliciting private enterprises to build and help finance the project in apublic–private partnership.[52] In February 2013, the state legislature and governor gave approval for FDOT to proceed with the public–private partnership on this section of I-4 in February 2013,[53] and, the following year, FDOT selected I-4 Mobility Partners to design, construct, finance, maintain, and operate the project for 40 years. FDOT and I-4 Mobility Partners reached commercial and financial close, and a public–private partnership concession agreement was executed in September 2014.[54] The final design phase began in October 2014.[55] On February 1, 2015, FDOT turned the project over to I-4 Mobility Partners,[56] and, on February 18, transportation officials and the governor held a groundbreaking ceremony for the project in Maitland.[57] After seven years of construction, the express lanes opened to traffic the morning of February 26, 2022, and began tolling on March 3, 2022.[58][59]
The Wekiva Parkway—a 25-mile (40 km) segment of SR 429—connects to SR 417 at the I-4 interchange in Sanford. It completes the beltway around Orlando, although the southern ends of SR 429 and SR 417 do not connect and are separated by a 3.4-mile (5.5 km) drive along I-4.[60] On October 21, 2022, the first part of this connection opened to traffic, with the westbound I-4 to southbound SR 429 ramp opening to traffic, along with the section of the southbound lanes between the ramp and SR 46.[11] After spending $255 million, FDOT completed theWekiva Parkway by building 2.63 miles of expressway between Orange Boulevard and the I-4/SR 417 junction in Sanford.[61] The project was completed on January 26, 2024, completing the beltway around Central Florida.[62] The project also involves building future I-4 Beyond the Ultimate lanes from SR 417 toSR 46.
As part of the $7 Billion dollar Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure initiative, the section of I-4 from U.S. 27 in Polk County to World Drive in Osceola County was identified as an area of critical need. The construction for 2 additional lanes, one in each direction between U.S. 27 and World Drive began in late 2024 and was completed by April 2025, 8 months ahead of schedule and opened for traffic the last week of April delivering congestion relief to one of state's most congested sections of roadway.[63]
I-4 Beyond the Ultimate, which includes proposed extensions of the I-4 Express toll lanes, both southwest and northeast of the I-4 Ultimate project, are being considered. In 2013, FDOT initiated a study to reevaluate previous feasibility studies, made between 1998 and 2005, in which the addition of HOV or express toll lanes were considered.[64][65] The extensions cover approximately 40 miles (64 km) of I-4 through Greater Orlando. Southwest of the I-4 Ultimate, the study is examining an extension through Osceola County to US 27 in Polk County. Northeast of the I-4 Ultimate, the study is examining an extension through Seminole County to SR 472 in Volusia County.[65]
In addition to these express lane extensions, many interchanges will be reconstructed as part of the project. Some of these reconstructed interchanges will be converted todiverging diamond interchanges, which are proposed at bothCR 532 (exit 58; implemented on July 10, 2022) andSR 482 (exit 74A; implemented on March 9, 2024). A brand new interchange at Daryl Carter Parkway (exit 70), also a partial diverging diamond, was opened on July 19, 2025.
Unlike I-4 Ultimate, where the 21 miles (34 km) encompassed by that project were constructed at once, the 40 miles (64 km) encompassed by I-4 Beyond the Ultimate will be constructed in phases.[66]
Express toll lanes are also being considered for I-4 in theTampa Bay area. In January 2015, FDOT unveiled its master plan for a system of express toll lanes—dubbed Tampa Bay Express (TBX)—on I-4, I-75, and I-275 and began public meetings for community input.[67] On I-4, these lanes would extend approximately 26 miles (42 km) from I-275 to west of the Polk Parkway (SR 570). At the junction with I-275, the initial concept alignment calls for a direct connection between the express toll lanes of both highways.[68] Express bus lanes for regional service and a long-distance bus service were studied for inclusion in the plan. The I-4 corridor was considered in the bus lane study,[69] but the resultant proposal included installation only on I-275 and I-75.[70] Two new express lanes are planned to be added to interstate spanning from the I-75 intersection to County Line Road. These lanes, announced in 2021, are planned to start construction in 2028[71].
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TheCentral Polk Parkway is a planned tolled expressway in eastern Polk County that will connect I-4 near Davenport with the Polk Parkway nearBartow; it is currently in the design phase, but funding forright-of-way acquisition of the initial segments is not planned until fiscal year 2019–2020.[72] Additionally, FDOT is conducting a feasibility study for a 5-to-11.5-mile (8.0 to 18.5 km)[73] connection between I-4 and thePoinciana Parkway—a short, tolled expressway completed in 2016 between US 17/US 92 and the community ofPoinciana.[74][75]
Despite the cancellation of theFlorida High-Speed Corridor in 2011, the following year, All Aboard Florida, nowBrightline, announced its intentions to build aninter-city rail route betweenMiami andOrlando, which eventually began operations in September 2023. Brightline is currently in the planning stages of developing an expansion of service between Orlando and Tampa using the I-4 right-of-way.[76] Reports on when the Tampa expansion of Brightline could arrive vary between sources. MayorJane Castor has suggested a launch as soon as 2029[77], but Hillsborough County’s transportation planning organization director Johnny Wong has stated an expansion could take until 2035.[78]
In 2014, FDOT began a study of the feasibility of extending theSunRail commuter train line to Daytona Beach, primarily focusing on the use of the I-4 median. The ongoing widening project from SR 44 to I-95 maintains a median wide enough to accommodate a future rail line.[79]
Another expansion project to be completed in 2027 aims to expand the interchange between I-4 and I-275, bringing an extra lane in most directions.[80] A new truck parking station is planned be added in the same year at the interchange with the Polk Parkway, potentially adding 100 new parking spots along the corridor of the I-4 and Polk Country interchange.[81]
I-4 Florida's Regional Advanced Mobility Elements (FRAME) is a developing project addressing safety and mobility concerns along a 77 mile stretch of the interstate from Tampa to southwest Orlando,[82][83] being developed jointly by FDOT and Florida Polytechnic University. Using analytics from the University’s research team and roadside units that can communicate with software in vehicles, the project aims to alert drivers of oncoming obstacles and traffic and possibly prevent accidents.[84]
| County | Location | mi[85][86] | km | Old exit | New exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough | Tampa | 0.000 | 0.000 | — | SR 400 begins | Western terminus of I-4/SR 400; western end of SR 400 concurrency; exit 45B on I-275 | |
| 45A | Downtown East–West | Westbound exit only; exit number based on I-275 mileage | |||||
| Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; exit 45B on I-275 | |||||||
| 1.154 | 1.857 | 1 | Cruise Ships 21st Street / 22nd Street/ East 13th Avenue | Former SR 585 | |||
| 1.76 | 2.83 | 2 | Access viaI-4–Selmon Expressway Connector (left exits, both directions); access to or from SR 618 only in the same direction | ||||
| 2.463 | 3.964 | 2 | Closed | ||||
| 3.266 | 5.256 | 3 | Left exit eastbound, left entrance westbound | ||||
| East Lake-Orient Park | 4.706 | 7.574 | 4 | 5 | Access to St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, and St. Joseph's Women's Hospital | ||
| 5.573 | 8.969 | 5 | 6 | Orient Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 6.683 | 10.755 | 6 | 7 | Eastbound access to or from US 92 east; westbound access to or from US 92 west | |||
| Mango | 8.610 | 13.856 | 7 | 9 | Exit 261 on I-75 | ||
| 10.142 | 16.322 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Dover | 13.876 | 22.331 | 9 | 14 | McIntosh Road | ||
| 17.434 | 28.057 | 10 | 17 | Branch Forbes Road | ServesDinosaur World | ||
| Plant City | 19.518 | 31.411 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 21.280 | 34.247 | 13 | 21 | Alexander Street was originally old exit 12, but was combined with 13; access to South Florida Baptist Hospital | |||
| 22.596 | 36.365 | 14 | 22 | Park Road | SR 553 not signed | ||
| | 25.563 | 41.140 | 15 | 25 | County Line Road | ||
| Polk | Lakeland | 26.530 | 42.696 | 15A | 27 | Western terminus ofSR 570 | |
| 28.365 | 45.649 | 16 | 28 | Access via unsignedSR 546 | |||
| 30.675 | 49.367 | 17 | 31 | ServesMunn Park Historic District,RP Funding Center,Bonnet Springs Park, andKeiser University | |||
| 32.003 | 51.504 | 18 | 32 | ServesLakeland Square Mall | |||
| 33.440 | 53.816 | 19 | 33 | CR 582 not signed eastbound; SR 33 not signed westbound; ServesJoker Marchant Stadium | |||
| 37.894 | 60.984 | 20 | 38 | ||||
| 41.223 | 66.342 | 20A | 41 | Exit 24 on SR 570; servesFlorida Polytechnic University (southwest corner of interchange) | |||
| Auburndale | 43.981 | 70.781 | 21 | 44 | ServesFantasy of Flight | ||
| | 47.982 | 77.220 | 22 | 48 | |||
| | 54.733 | 88.084 | 23 | 55 | ServesLegoland Florida,Peppa Pig Theme Park and Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center | ||
| Polk–Osceola county line | Four Corners | 57.723 | 92.896 | 24 | 58 | Diverging diamond interchange; implemented July 10, 2022 | |
| Osceola | 59.663 | 96.018 | 60 | Exit 1 on SR 429 | |||
| Celebration | 61.781 | 99.427 | 24C-D-E | 62 | Collector/distributor lanes serve two junctions with one exit: full interchange for Celebration/Disney World, eastbound exit and westbound entrance for SR 417 | ||
| 64.165 | 103.264 | 25A-B | 64 | Access toAdventHealth Celebration | |||
| 65.322 | 105.126 | 26C-D | 65 | ||||
| Orange | Lake Buena Vista | 66.565 | 107.126 | 26A-B | 67 | ||
| 68.107 | 109.608 | 27 | 68 | ||||
| 70 | Daryl Carter Parkway | Partialdiverging diamond interchange; westbound entrance to be constructed at a later time; opened July 19, 2025 | |||||
| Williamsburg | 70.983 | 114.236 | 27A | 71 | Central Florida Parkway /International Drive -SeaWorld | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 71.744 | 115.461 | 28 | 72 | ToEpic Universe,Sea World,Orange County Convention Center,Kennedy Space Center andPort Canaveral; western terminus of SR 528 | |||
| Orlando | 73.732 | 118.660 | 29A | 74A | Diverging diamond interchange;[87] access to Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips | ||
| 75.246 | 121.097 | 29B 30A | 74B 75A | Universal,Universal Boulevard /International Drive | Westbound exit 74B, eastbound exit 75A | ||
| Western end of Express Lanes[88] | |||||||
| 30B | 75B | Split into exits 75A (north) and 75B (south/International Drive) westbound; International Drive not signed eastbound; servesVolcano Bay andFun Spot America | |||||
| — | Grand National Drive | Interchange for Express Lanes only[88] | |||||
| 76.359 | 122.888 | 31 | 77 | Northbound entrance to Turnpike is tolled; exit 259 on Florida's Turnpike | |||
| — | Interchange for Express Lanes only; westbound exit and eastbound entrance[88] | ||||||
| 77.760 | 125.143 | 31A | 78 | Conroy Road | ServesThe Mall at Millenia | ||
| 79.147 | 127.375 | 32 | 79 | ||||
| 80.474 | 129.510 | 33A 33B | 80 | Westbound exit does not give access to US 17 north, US 92 east, nor US 441 north; formerly signed as exits 80A-B eastbound | |||
| 33B | 80B | Closed; previously eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||||
| 81.004 | 130.363 | 34 35 | 81 | ||||
| 81.469 | 131.112 | Access toOrlando Regional Medical Center,Orlando Health/Amtrak station (Amtrak Train Terminal), andSunRail | |||||
| — | Interchange for Express Lanes only; eastbound exit only[88] | ||||||
| 82.116– 82.78 | 132.153– 133.22 | 36 | 82 | Exit 10 on SR 408 | |||
| 37 38 | 82B | Gore Street | Closed; previously westbound entrance only; westbound exit closed | ||||
| Anderson Street | Closed; previously westbound exit and eastbound entrance; formerly exit 82C | ||||||
| 39 | 83 | South Street, Anderson Street | Eastbound signed South Street, westbound signed Anderson Street; Access toKia Center | ||||
| Anderson Street | Interchange for Express Lanes only; eastbound entrance only[88] | ||||||
| — | South Street | Interchange for Express Lanes only; no eastbound entrance[88] | |||||
| — | Interchange for Express Lanes only; westbound exit only[88] | ||||||
| 36 | 82A | Closed; previous interchange configuration | |||||
| 83.30 | 134.06 | 40 | 83A | Closed; was eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 83.792 | 134.850 | 41 | 84A | Formerly signed as exit 83A westbound, 83B eastbound; Access toBob Carr Theater,Orange County Regional History Center | |||
| 84.279 | 135.634 | 42 | 84B | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; also include Express Lane access[88] | |||||||
| 85.135 | 137.012 | 43 | 85 | FormerSR 438; access toAdventHealth Orlando | |||
| 85.890 | 138.227 | 44 | 86 | Par Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| Winter Park | 86.789 | 139.673 | 45 | 87 | Access toRollins College and Winter Park Historic District | ||
| 87.767 | 141.247 | 46 | 88 | Western end of US 17 Truck / US 92 Truck concurrency; servesEatonville | |||
| Maitland | 89.491 | 144.022 | 47 | 90A-B | Access via collector/distributor lanes; eastern end of US 17 Truck / US 92 Truck concurrency; signed as exits 90A (east) and 90B (west) | ||
| 89.491 | 144.022 | 90C | Lake Destiny Road | Westbound exit and entrance via C/D lanes | |||
| Seminole | Altamonte Springs | 91.631 | 147.466 | 48 | 92 | Casselberry signed eastbound and Apopka signed westbound as secondary cities; access toAdventHealth Altamonte Springs andAltamonte Mall | |
| Central Parkway | Interchange for Express Lanes only; eastbound exit and westbound entrance[88] | ||||||
| Wekiwa Springs | Eastern end of Express Lanes[88] | ||||||
| 93.613 | 150.656 | 49 | 94 | Access toOrlando Health South Seminole | |||
| Lake Mary | 98.400 | 158.359 | 50 | 98 | Access toSeminole State College,SunRail, Orlando Health Lake Mary | ||
| 100.628 | 161.945 | 51A | 101A | ||||
| Sanford | 101.366 | 163.133 | — | 101B-C | Ramp from westbound I-4 to southbound SR 429 opened to traffic along with section of southbound lanes of SR 429 to SR 46 on October 21, 2022,[11] remaining connections opened on January 26, 2024;[62] Exit 55A (SR-417/SR-429) | ||
| 102.505 | 164.966 | 51, 101C | 101D | Access to Amtrak Auto TrainSanford station (Amtrak) | |||
| Lake Monroe | 103.997 | 167.367 | 52 | 104 | Access to HCA Florida Lake Monroe andCentral Florida Zoo | ||
| Lake Monroe | St. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge | ||||||
| Volusia | Deltona | 107.821 | 173.521 | 53 | 108 | ||
| Deltona–Orange City line | 110.636 | 178.051 | 53CA | 111A | |||
| 53CB | 111B | Access to AdventHealth Fish Memorial | |||||
| Deltona | 113.783 | 183.116 | 54 | 114 | Access toHalifax Health UF Health - Medical Center of Deltona | ||
| Lake Helen | 115.898 | 186.520 | 55 | 116 | |||
| DeLand | 118.456 | 190.636 | 56 | 118A-B | Signed as exits 118A (east) and 118B (west) | ||
| Daytona Beach | 129.131 | 207.816 | 57 | 129 | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; access toDaytona Beach International Airport and Halifax Health Medical Center | ||
| 131.987– 132.298 | 212.412– 212.913 | 58 | 132A | Eastern end of SR 400 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound left entrance; exit 260A on I-95 | |||
| — | 132B | Eastern terminus; exit number is for I-95 south; exit 260B on I-95; US 92 access is part of exit 260C on I-95 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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| Location | Tampa–Daytona Beach |
|---|---|
| Length | 136.514 mi[85][86] (219.698 km) |
State Road 400 (SR 400) is anunsigned highway while running concurrently with I-4 from their shared western terminus at I-275 in Tampa through the last eastbound exit before the eastern terminus of I-4, at I-95 in Daytona Beach. SR 400 is named Beville Road beyond I-95 and continues for another 4.216 mi (6.785 km) to its own eastern terminus at an intersection with US 1 on the city line between Daytona Beach and South Daytona. Sections of the nonconcurrent SR 400 are classified as a "scenic thoroughfare" within Daytona Beach.[89]
| County | Location | mi[86] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlap withI-4 until exit 132A | |||||||
| Volusia | Daytona Beach | 0.000 | 0.000 | Eastern end of I-4 concurrency; eastbound left exit and westbound entrance; exit 132A on I-4 | |||
| Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastbound access via I-4; exit 260A on I-95 | |||||||
| 0.271 | 0.436 | ||||||
| 2.181 | 3.510 | ||||||
| Daytona Beach–South Daytona line | 2.852 | 4.590 | |||||
| 4.216 | 6.785 | Eastern terminus | |||||
| Beville Road east | One-way street, outbound access only; continuation beyond US 1 | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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| Browse numbered routes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ← | SR 400 | → | ||
State Road 400F | |
|---|---|
| Location | Plant City |
| Length | 8.965 mi[90][91][92][93] (14.428 km) |
State Road 400F, known locally as both North Frontage Road and South Frontage Road, are a pair of bi-directional frontage roads for I-4 (SR 400) in unincorporated Hillsborough County, mostly in Plant City. South Frontage Road's western terminus is atSR 39A (Paul Buchman Highway/North Wheeler Street) and runs for 4.474 miles (7.200 km) to County Line Road.[90][91] North Frontage Road's western terminus is at South Frontage Road, where it passes under I-4 and runs 4.491 miles (7.228 km) to Swindell Road.[92][93]
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47.3%1,124,195 | 51.1%1,213,479 | 1.09%36,747 |
| 2020 | 52.3%1,276,840 | 46.7%1,139,924 | 1.09%26,658 |
| 2016 | 50.6%1,289,387 | 44.7%1,161,468 | 3.68%95,768 |
| 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 the2004 US presidential election in Florida, theI-4 corridor, a commonly used term to refer to the counties in which I-4 runs through and a site of significant population growth, was a focus of political activity within theswing state. Communities along the I-4 corridor were perceived by both major political parties as having higher proportions ofundecided voters as compared to moreRepublican- orDemocratic-leaning portions of the state. It played an equally key role in the2008 US presidential election in Florida, but the corridor voted heavily forGeorge W. Bush in 2004, which helped Bush win the state. In 2008, it swung behind Democratic candidateBarack Obama, helping Obama win Florida.[94]
Between 1996 and 2012, the I-4 corridor voted for the statewide winner. However, in the2016 and2020 elections, RepublicanDonald Trump carried the state without winning the region. The Republicans carried the region three times while the Democrats carried the region five times in the past eight presidential elections. RepublicansGeorge H. W. Bush and George W. Bush won more votes than other candidates in 1992, 2000, and 2004, while DemocratsBill Clinton, Barack Obama,Hillary Clinton, andJoe Biden captured the region's vote total in the elections of1996, 2008,2012, 2016, and 2020.
Trump again won the2024 United States presidential election in Florida.WKMG-TV reported that because of the size of his victory of more than 13%, Florida was no longer a swing state. Noting that Trump had won all nine central Florida counties except Orange County, the station said that "the days of the I-4 corridor being a thing [are] no more".[95]
The turbine design, which is rare in the United States, is a first of its kind in North Carolina; another notable example exists at the interchange of I-4 and I-75 in Tampa, Florida.
The Florida Department of Transportation is in the process of installing 10 electronic signs...The system will also include a series of 22 cameras, which can be rotated, and 77 vehicle-detection systems, which will observe the amount of traffic and speed of the vehicles.
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FDOT websites about specific I-4 projects and proposals: