Florida State Road 438
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length: | 10.144 mi[1] (16.325 km) | |||
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| West end: |
 SR 429 in Ocoee | |||
 CR 435 in Pine Hills US 441 in Orlando | ||||
| East end: | Rio Grande Avenue in Orlando | |||
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| Counties: | Orange | |||
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State Road 438 (SR 438) is a state highway in Orange and Lake counties. It is one of the 3 roads that goes through Killarney, the other 2 are SR 50 and Florida's Turnpike (SR 91). In Oakland, it is the 2nd closest to Lake Apopka than any other Florida State Road, after SR 91.
SR 438 is signed east–west. Its western terminus is with a T intersection at CR 455 near Montverde. Its eastern terminus is at US 17/US 92/SR 600/SR 15 in Orlando, just east of Interstate 4, making a total mileage of 22.00 miles (35.41 kilometers).
Route description
Beginning at CR 455, it starts out as a 2 lane road, first going under Florida's Turnpike. After that, it becomes part of County Road Old 50. Without any businesses, it enters Orange County. A block north of SR 50, a 3-way intersection shows up. SR 438 turns left as Oakland Avenue, pararelling the West Orange Trail. For the 2nd time, SR 438 goes over the Florida's Turnpike. After passing through Oakland, SR 438 enters Winter Garden, on the shore of Lake Apopka as Plant Street. Inside the central part of the city, SR 438 meets CR 535 and SR 537, about 2 blocks away from each other. Still a 2 lane road, outside of Winter Garden, now inside Ocoee, it intersects SR 429 (Western Expressway). At Ocoee Apopka Road and HM Bowness Road, it supports the northern terminus' of SR 439 and SR 437. SR 438 runs concurrent with SR 437 for 1 block. Then, SR 438 turns right as Silver Star Road, now going around Starke Lake. Leaving Ocoee, it next enters unincorporated Pine Hills. SR 438 is now 6 lanes wide. It started to widen east of Clarke Road. At the easternmost point of Pine Hills, it forms a fork at SR 416. SR 438 becomes Princeton Street and took away a lane in each direction. East of Mercy Drive, SR 438 enters Orlando. The next traffic light forms the intersection of John Young Parkway, with the elevation dropping below 100 feet (30 m). Widening to 6 lanes again, it meets US 441, as it nears Interstate 4. The road becomes a one-way pair as it enters a historic district. Before Interstate 4, it intersects SR 424, a 4 lane alternate route of US 441. SR 438 is now 4 lanes wide and meets Interstate 4 as a diamond interchange. As it approaches the Orlando Science Center, it meets SR 527. SR 438 makes 3 bends to get to its eastern terminus, US 92/US 17/SR 15/SR 600 in Orlando.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Orange County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Ocoee | 0.000 | 0.000 | west end of state maintenance | ||
| 0.02 | 0.03 |  SR 429 to Turnpike – Tampa, Apopka | SR 429 exit 24 | ||
| 0.399 | 0.642 | Bowness Road / Franklin Street | west end of SR 437 overlap; former SR 439 south | ||
| 0.505 | 0.813 |  CR 437 north (Ocoee-Apopka Road) | east end of SR 437 overlap | ||
| Pine Hills | 4.383 | 7.054 | CR 435 north (Apopka-Vineland Road) | west end of CR 435 overlap | |
| 5.292 | 8.517 | CR 435 south (Hiawassee Road) | east end of CR 435 overlap | ||
| 6.784 | 10.918 | Pine Hills Road (CR 431) | |||
| Orlando | 7.753 | 12.477 |  SR 416 east (Silver Star Road) | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 9.289 | 14.949 |  SR 423 (John Young Parkway) | |||
| 9.918 | 15.961 |  US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail / SR 500) to I-4 | |||
| 10.144 | 16.325 | Rio Grande Avenue | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed December 2013