St. Augustine to Miami
Mad-Style
Back in the day, October 2004, I had not yet passed through all of Florida's great counties. So I decided to change things up a bit and take a route through Central Florida via I-4 from Daytona Beach to Orlando, then US 27 all the way to South Florida, where I hooked up with I-75 down to the U. It was only about an hour and a half longer than the normal trip via I-95. The top picture is of a lake somewhere along US 27 in Central Florida. Enjoy the pictures, even if they are old. Hey, I was just browsing my photos and found these!!!
 I-4
and US 92 are right ahead on I-95 south in Daytona Beach. The
construction has since finished on this part of I-95, although now they're
working on widening I-95 through Flagler County. |
 We
even get a diagram of how I-4 begins at I-95 and how to the east is FL 400. |
 Sign
bridge at the exit. |
 Weird
how they post an "End I-95" shield here on the ramp from I-95 to I-4. |
 First
WB I-4 shield. |
 Another
I-4 West shield. |
 I-4
can be very trafficky close to Orlando. But I got a nice view at
least. |
 I've
since been on the FL 417 toll road multiple times. Kinda familiar with
that road actually. |
 The
pic is kinda dark, but it is the exit for FL Toll 417. |
 I'm
sure they're done with that building by now. |
 WB
I-4 coming into Orlando. |
 WB
I-4 in Orlando. |
 As
the skyline becomes visible, the speed limit drops to a ridiculous 50 m.p.h. |
 More
skyline. |
 More
I-4 WB, coming up on US 17 and US 92. |
 Orlando
has many buildings, but none of them are tall. |
 Just
making sure we are still on I-4 to Tampa. |
 US
17 and US 92 cross I-4 at least 600 times in Orlando. And here they're
joined with US 441, which ends to the south in downtown Miami. |
 There
was some construction on I-4 through the area in October 2004, and I'm not
sure if it is done by April 2006 or not. I sure hope so. |
 I
could just hop on the Turnpike to Miami, but that would be no fun. |
 The
exit for the Turnpike, which really is a great alternative to I-95 from
South Florida to Ft. Pierce. |
 I've
stayed at a Motel6 on International Drive at this exit since the time I took
this pic. |
 At
FL Toll 528, the Beachline. |
 Getting
closer to Disney World! |
 I
never really realized that there were specific exits for Epcot, Animal
Kingdom, and Downtown Disney. Pretty handy for tourists, though. |
 US
192 is a really short federal highway. |
 Why
was I-4 still 4 lanes in 2004?! |
 Don't
really know what I was going for here, maybe the blank sign? |
 Finally,
my exit! |
 Going
to go south on US 27. |