Interstate 4
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The Interstate 4 (abbreviated I-4 ) is part of the Interstate Highway System in the United States . It runs exclusively in the state of Florida between the cities of Tampa and Daytona Beach .
This is the interstate highway with the second lowest serial number after I-2 , I-1 and I-3 are not assigned. Like all even-numbered interstates, I-4 runs in an east-west direction. Along its entire course, the route also bears the hidden name of Florida State Road 400 . Only an approximately 7 km extension in the city of Daytona Beach is signposted as SR 400.
Major cities on the interstate
history
Interstate 4 is one of the first interstates built in Florida. The first section opened between Plant City and Lakeland in 1959. The Howard Frankland Bridge to Tampa was opened in 1960/1961. The entire section between Lakeland and Orlando was completed in 1962.
Web links
- Florida @ AARoads route description with photos
- I4Polk.com Lakeland-area reconstruction ( Memento of February 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Tampa Bay Interstates Tampa-area reconstruction (Engl.)
Coordinates: 27 ° 57 '53 " N , 82 ° 27' 10" W.