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'''State Road 407''' ('''SR 407'''), known locally as '''Challenger Memorial Parkway''', is a {{convert|6.8|mi|km|adj=on}} [[spur route|spur]] from [[Florida State Road 528|SR 528]] (Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway) that links to [[Florida State Road 405|SR 405]]. By utilizing the SR 407 to SR 405 route, travelers from [[Central Florida]] can access the [[Kennedy Space Center]] and the city of [[Titusville, Florida|Titusville]].


'''State Road 407 (SR 407)''', known locally as Challenger Memorial Parkway, is a [[spur route|spur]] from [[Florida State Road 528|SR 528]] (Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway) that links to [[Florida State Road 405|SR 405]]. By utilizing the SR 407 to SR 405 route, travelers from [[Central Florida]] can access the [[Kennedy Space Center]] and the city of [[Titusville, Florida|Titusville]]. State Road 407 was built as a [[two-lane freeway]] (also known as a [[Super 2|Super-2]]), meaning that although the highway is expressway-standard, it is merely two lanes with only a dotted or solid yellow line in the middle separating northbound and southbound traffic. Some road maps (for example, AAA) show SR 407 between SR 528 and I-95 to be a toll road. While no tolls are collected on SR 407 and it is not signed as a toll road, it is impossible to drive on this section without also connecting to or from [[Florida State Road 528]] and paying a toll.
Some road maps (for example, [[American Automobile Association|AAA]]) show SR 407 between SR 528 and [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95]] (I-95) to be a toll road.{{cn|date=June 2020}} While no tolls are collected on SR 407 and it is not signed as a toll road, it is impossible to drive on this section without also connecting to or from [[Florida State Road 528|State Road 528]] and paying a toll.


==Route description==
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Within the SR 528/SR 407/I-95 triangle is a [[swamp]]land containing the southern unit of [[St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge]], a popular resting area for migrating birds (the northern unit is two miles to the north, adjacent to I-95 and SR 50), and just to the west of the triangle is [[William Beardall Tosohatchee Reserve State Park]], which extends from [[Florida State Road 50|SR 50]] southward to just south of [[State Road 520 (Florida)|SR 520]] in nearby [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]].
[[File:407 and 95.JPG|250px|thumb|left|The intersection of SR 407 (thin line) and [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95]] (thicker line) seen from the air]]
State Road 407 was built as a [[two-lane freeway]], meaning that although the highway is expressway-standard, it is merely two lanes with only a dotted or solid yellow line in the middle separating northbound and southbound traffic.


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Within the SR 528/SR 407/I-95 triangle is a [[swamp]]land containing the southern unit of [[St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge]], a popular resting area for migrating birds (the northern unit is two miles (3&nbsp;km) to the north, adjacent to I-95 and SR 50), and just to the west of the triangle is [[Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area]], which extends from [[Florida State Road 50|SR 50]] southward to just south of [[State Road 520 (Florida)|SR 520]] in nearby [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]].<ref name="GMAPS">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Exit+37&daddr=Challenger+Memorial+Pkwy&hl=en&sll=28.532398,-80.818817&sspn=0.001197,0.001939&geocode=FdIlsgEdWuUt-w%3BFUNeswEdYs0u-w&t=h&mra=ls&z=12 |title= |accessdate= September 12, 2012}}</ref>
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The northern half of the road lost its two-lane freeway qualities when an at-grade intersection was built just south of SR 405, providing a southern exit to Florida's Spaceport Industrial Park and [[Space Coast Regional Airport]].


==History==
{{OOCEA}}
The street is named after [[Space Shuttle Challenger]] which [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|disintegrated 73 seconds after launch]] in 1986.

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The northern half of the road lost its two-lane freeway qualities when an at-grade intersection was built just south of SR 405, providing a southern exit to Florida's Spaceport Industrial Park and [[Space Coast Regional Airport]].{{when|date=September 2012}}

==Major intersections==
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==References==
{{Commons category}}
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==External links==
{{Attached KML}}


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[[Category:State highways in Florida]]
[[Category:State highways in Florida]]
[[Category:Two-lane freeways]]
[[Category:Two-lane freeways in the United States|Florida State Road 407]]
[[Category:Brevard County, Florida]]
[[Category:State Roads in Brevard County, Florida]]

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Latest revision as of 21:02, 1 August 2021

State Road 407 marker

State Road 407

Challenger Memorial Parkway
Map
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length6.800 mi[1] (10.944 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 528 near Titusville
Major intersections I-95 in Titusville
North end SR 405 in Titusville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesBrevard
Highway system
← SR 406→ SR 408

State Road 407 (SR 407), known locally as Challenger Memorial Parkway, is a 6.8-mile (10.9 km) spur from SR 528 (Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway) that links to SR 405. By utilizing the SR 407 to SR 405 route, travelers from Central Florida can access the Kennedy Space Center and the city of Titusville.

Some road maps (for example, AAA) show SR 407 between SR 528 and Interstate 95 (I-95) to be a toll road.[citation needed] While no tolls are collected on SR 407 and it is not signed as a toll road, it is impossible to drive on this section without also connecting to or from State Road 528 and paying a toll.

Route description[edit]

The intersection of SR 407 (thin line) and Interstate 95 (thicker line) seen from the air

State Road 407 was built as a two-lane freeway, meaning that although the highway is expressway-standard, it is merely two lanes with only a dotted or solid yellow line in the middle separating northbound and southbound traffic.

Within the SR 528/SR 407/I-95 triangle is a swampland containing the southern unit of St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge, a popular resting area for migrating birds (the northern unit is two miles (3 km) to the north, adjacent to I-95 and SR 50), and just to the west of the triangle is Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area, which extends from SR 50 southward to just south of SR 520 in nearby Orange County.[2]

History[edit]

The street is named after Space Shuttle Challenger which disintegrated 73 seconds after launch in 1986.

The northern half of the road lost its two-lane freeway qualities when an at-grade intersection was built just south of SR 405, providing a southern exit to Florida's Spaceport Industrial Park and Space Coast Regional Airport.[when?]

Major intersections[edit]

The entire route is in Brevard County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000
 SR 528 west – International Airport, Orlando		Southern terminus; Exit 37 (SR 528)
Titusville4.357.00 I-95 (SR 9) – Titusville, CocoaExit 212 (I-95)
5.5448.922Shepard Drive
6.80010.944
 SR 405 to I-95 – Titusville, Kennedy Space Center, Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Astronaut and Police Halls of Fame		Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florida State Road 407.
  1. ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
  2. ^ Google (September 12, 2012). "Florida State Road 407" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 12, 2012.

External links[edit]

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