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'''State Road 407 (SR 407)''', known locally as Challenger Memorial Parkway, is a 6.6 mile [[spur route|spur]] from [[Florida State Road 528|SR 528]] (Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway) that links to [[Florida State Road 405|SR 405]]. SR 407 is a [[two-lane freeway]] throughout its length. 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 {{convert|6.797|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]]. SR 407 is a [[two-lane freeway]] throughout its length. 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]].


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|State Road 528]] and paying a toll.
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|State Road 528]] and paying a toll.
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State Road 407 was built as a [[two-lane freeway]] (also known as a [[Super two]]), 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.
State Road 407 was built as a [[two-lane freeway]] (also known as a [[Super two]]), 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 [[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]].
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>


==History==
==History==
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==Major junctions==
==Major junctions==
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:14, 13 September 2012

State Road 407 marker

State Road 407

Challenger Memorial Parkway
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length6.797 mi[1] (10.939 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 528 near Titusville
Major intersections I-95 / SR 9 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 6.797-mile (10.939 km) spur from SR 528 (Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway) that links to SR 405. SR 407 is a two-lane freeway throughout its length. 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 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 State Road 528 and paying a toll.

Route description

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 (also known as a Super two), 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

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 junctions

The entire route is in Brevard County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000 SR 528Southern terminus; Exit 37 (SR 528)
Titusville4.325–
4.374		6.960–
7.039		 I-95 / SR 9Exit 212 (I-95)
5.5448.922Shepard DriveAt grade interchange
6.79710.939 SR 405Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. April 2, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Google (September 12, 2012). "Florida State Road 407" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 12, 2012.

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