Interstate 4 - Definition and Overview

Interstate 4 is an interstate highway located entirely within the state of Florida, United States. It goes from Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida to Interstate 95 at Daytona Beach, Florida.

In the 2004 U.S. presidential election, the I-4 corridor, a site of significant 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.

Length

Major cities along the route

• Tampa, Florida
• Orlando, Florida

Intersections with other Interstates and other main roads

Exit numbers indicate distance in miles from the west end in Tampa.

• (exit 0) Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida
• exit 9 - Interstate 75 in Tampa, Florida
• exit 27 - Polk Parkway (SR 570) in Lakeland, Florida
• exit 41 - Polk Parkway (SR 570) near Polk City, Florida
• exit 55 - US Highway 27 near Haines City, Florida
• (planned exit 60) Western Expressway (SR 429) west of the Walt Disney World Resort
• exit 62 - Central Florida Greeneway (SR 417) and World Drive at the Walt Disney World Resort and Celebration, Florida
• exit 64 - U.S. Highway 192 at the Walt Disney World Resort and Celebration, Florida
• exit 65 - Osceola Parkway at the Walt Disney World Resort
• exit 67 - SR 536 and Epcot Center Drive at the Walt Disney World Resort
• exit 72 - Bee Line Expressway (SR 528) in Orlando, Florida
• exit 77 - Florida's Turnpike (unsigned SR 91) in Orlando, Florida
• exit 82A - Holland East-West Expressway (SR 408) in Orlando, Florida
• exit 90 - Maitland Boulevard (SR 414) in Maitland, Florida
• exit 101B - Central Florida Greeneway (SR 417) in Sanford, Florida
• exit 132 - Interstate 95 and SR 400 in Daytona Beach, Florida

Spur routes

None

Notes

This road is very close to a true diagonal route. It goes further east-west than north-south, though it would probably still be even-numbered even if it didn't, given that it only intersects odd-numbered Interstates at right angles.

The bridge over the St. Johns River, originally a single four-lane span, replaced with two three-lane spans in 2003, is now named the Veterans Memorial Bridge.

When it was first built, it went into St. Petersburg, Florida, along with Interstate 75 over the Howard Frankland Bridge. I-75 ended at Malfunction Junction in downtown Tampa. Its designation was truncated to Malfunction Junction in 1971.

Sources

• FDOT (http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/gis/default.htm) GIS data