Florida State Road 551

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State Road 551, locally known as Goldenrod Road, Palmetto Avenue, and Heintzelman Boulevard, forms a surface street bypass of Orlando to the east.

[edit] Current route

The Goldenrod Road Extension, an Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority project, connects to SR 551 just north of SR 15 and goes south to |SR 528. South of this intersection, the road becomes known as Heintzelman Blvd. and ends at the South Access Rd. just south of the Orlando International Airport.

SR 551 is signed north-south.

[edit] Major intersections

SR 528 (Beachline/Beeline/Martin Anderson Expressway)
SR 15 (Narcoossee Road) in Orlando
SR 552 (Curry Ford Road)
SR 408 (East-West Expressway)
SR 50 (Colonial Drive)
SR 426 (Aloma Avenue)

[edit] History

SR 15A was assigned on December 5, 1947 along pre-1945 State Road 287:

Beginning at a point on SR 15 in Section 23, T 23 S, R 30 E and running North approximately nine miles to intersection with SR 426 in Section 2, T 22 S, R 30 E.

Since then, two changes have been made:

In the early 1980s, the number was changed to SR 551.
The northernmost piece was moved from Goldenrod Road to Palmetto Avenue to get rid of two curves.