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 | ||||
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| Kirkman Road | ||||
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.101 mi[1] (11.428 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 482 in Orlando | |||
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| North end |  SR 50 in Pine Hills | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Orange | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Orlando | 0.000 | 0.000 |   SR 482 (Sand Lake Road) to I-4 / Lockheed Martin facility | Interchange | |
| 0.886 | 1.426 |  International Drive to I-4 west – Tampa | |||
| 1.400 | 2.253 | I-4 – Orlando, Tampa | Northbound access to I-4 west via International Drive; exit 75 on I-4 (SR 400) | ||
| Orlo Vista | 6.103 | 9.822 | Old Winter Garden Road (CR 526) | ||
| 6.860 | 11.040 |  SR 408 – Orlando, Titusville, Ocoee | Exit 5 on SR 408 (East-West Expressway) | ||
| Pine Hills | 7.101 | 11.428 | SR 50 (Colonial Drive) / Governors Avenue north | Continues 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
- FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 2013
- Google (24 May 2013). "Kirkman Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- Hume, Jerry (April 5, 2023). "Work underway to extend Kirkman Road to Epic Universe". mynews13.com. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
External links
Media related to Florida State Road 435 at Wikimedia Commons