Florida State Road 435

State Road 435 (SR 435), signed as Kirkman Road along its entire route, is a state highway in Florida, existing entirely within Orange County. Kirkman Road is a major arterial on the west side of Orlando, and bounds the east side of Universal Orlando Resort. It also connects on its south end into a Lockheed Martin research facility.

State Road 435 marker

State Road 435

Kirkman Road
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length7.101 mi[1] (11.428 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 482 in Orlando
Major intersections
North end SR 50 in Pine Hills
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesOrange
Highway system
SR 434 SR 436

Route description

Kirkman Road begins at a trumpet interchange with Sand Lake Road. Not too long after, Kirkman Road intersects International Drive, followed by an interchange with Interstate 4 (I-4), and one of the entrances to Universal Orlando Resort. After this, Kirkman Road continues for another 4.854 miles (7.812 km), passing by many hotels and resorts before its final major intersection with the tolled East–West Expressway, and then finally terminates at State Road 50 (Colonial Drive) soon after.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Orange County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Orlando0.0000.000
SR 482 (Sand Lake Road) to I-4 / Lockheed Martin facility
Interchange
0.8861.426

International Drive to I-4 west Tampa
1.4002.253 I-4 Orlando, TampaNorthbound access to I-4 west via International Drive; exit 75 on I-4 (SR 400)
Orlo Vista6.1039.822Old Winter Garden Road (CR 526)
6.86011.040 SR 408 Orlando, Titusville, OcoeeExit 5 on SR 408 (East-West Expressway)
Pine Hills7.10111.428 SR 50 (Colonial Drive) / Governors Avenue northContinues north without designation
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Construction

Work began in April 2023 to rebuild the south terminus of Kirkman Road at Sand Lake Road to interface with Universal Epic Universe. A circle ramp will be constructed to feed into the new theme park and separate its traffic from traffic going into Lockheed Martin's research facility. Universal Studios is contributing $160 million of the total $301 million construction costs. The intersection is planned to be completed in late 2024 ahead of the 2025 opening of Epic Universe.[3]

References

  1. FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 2013
  2. Google (24 May 2013). "Kirkman Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. Hume, Jerry (April 5, 2023). "Work underway to extend Kirkman Road to Epic Universe". mynews13.com. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
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