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State Road 426 is a major road in Orange
Orange County, Florida

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population was 1,066,113....
 and Seminole
Seminole County, Florida

Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the central part of Florida between Orlando, Florida to the south and DeLand, Florida/Daytona Beach, Florida to the north....
 counties, entirely north of Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. Its length is closely similar to SR 438
Florida State Road 438

State Road 438 is a state highway in Orange County, Florida and Lake County, Florida counties. It is one of the 3 roads that goes trough Killarney, Florida, the other 2 are Florida State Road 50 and the Florida's Turnpike....
. From Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, it is a direct route to Mims
Mims, Florida

Mims is a census-designated place in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 9,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 and Scottsmoor
Scottsmoor, Florida

Scottsmoor is an unincorporated community in the north end of Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. It is on U.S. Route 1 in Florida, and also the northernmost settlement in the county....
, the census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
s of Brevard County
Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County is a County#United States located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 United States Census Bureau estimates, the population is 534,359....
, via SR 46.

SR 426 is signed east-west, but takes a diagonal path through the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area
Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Greater Orlando, alternatively known as the Orlando Area or Metro Orlando, is the third most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, and contains the List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population in the United States within the 16th largest Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas....
 and rural Seminole County
Seminole County, Florida

Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the central part of Florida between Orlando, Florida to the south and DeLand, Florida/Daytona Beach, Florida to the north....
, by the Econlockhatchee River
Econlockhatchee River

The Econlockhatchee River means winding river of turtles and is a north-flowing blackwater river of the St. Johns River that flows through Orange County, Florida, Seminole County, Florida, and Osceola County, Florida counties....
.

26 starts at SR 424 as Fairbanks Avenue in Fairview Shores
Fairview Shores, Florida

Fairview Shores is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 13,898 at the 2000 census....
, and starts off as an undivided, 4 lane road.






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State Road 426 is a major road in Orange
Orange County, Florida

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population was 1,066,113....
 and Seminole
Seminole County, Florida

Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the central part of Florida between Orlando, Florida to the south and DeLand, Florida/Daytona Beach, Florida to the north....
 counties, entirely north of Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. Its length is closely similar to SR 438
Florida State Road 438

State Road 438 is a state highway in Orange County, Florida and Lake County, Florida counties. It is one of the 3 roads that goes trough Killarney, Florida, the other 2 are Florida State Road 50 and the Florida's Turnpike....
. From Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, it is a direct route to Mims
Mims, Florida

Mims is a census-designated place in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 9,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 and Scottsmoor
Scottsmoor, Florida

Scottsmoor is an unincorporated community in the north end of Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. It is on U.S. Route 1 in Florida, and also the northernmost settlement in the county....
, the census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
s of Brevard County
Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County is a County#United States located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 United States Census Bureau estimates, the population is 534,359....
, via SR 46.

SR 426 is signed east-west, but takes a diagonal path through the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area
Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Greater Orlando, alternatively known as the Orlando Area or Metro Orlando, is the third most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, and contains the List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population in the United States within the 16th largest Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas....
 and rural Seminole County
Seminole County, Florida

Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the central part of Florida between Orlando, Florida to the south and DeLand, Florida/Daytona Beach, Florida to the north....
, by the Econlockhatchee River
Econlockhatchee River

The Econlockhatchee River means winding river of turtles and is a north-flowing blackwater river of the St. Johns River that flows through Orange County, Florida, Seminole County, Florida, and Osceola County, Florida counties....
.

Route description

SR 426 starts at SR 424 as Fairbanks Avenue in Fairview Shores
Fairview Shores, Florida

Fairview Shores is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 13,898 at the 2000 census....
, and starts off as an undivided, 4 lane road. Shortly, it parallels Interstate 4 for . During that portion, it intersects Wymore Road, an arterial road
Arterial road

An arterial road is a moderate or high-capacity road which is immediately below a highway level of service. Much like a biological artery, an arterial road carries large volumes of traffic between areas in urban centres....
 to Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs, Florida

Altamonte Springs is a city in Orange County, Florida and Seminole County, Florida counties in the U.S. state of Florida. Located primarily in Seminole County, the city is a northern suburb of the Orlando, Florida–Kissimmee, Florida, Florida Greater Orlando, which the United States Census Bureau estimated had a population of 2,032,496 i...
. In an instant, Interstate 4 forms a diamond interchange. Notice that Interstate 4 is running northwest-southeast. SR 426 leaves unincorporated Orange County
Orange County, Florida

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population was 1,066,113....
 and into Winter Park
Winter Park, Florida

Winter Park is a city in Orange County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083....
. At the corner of SR 426 and Denning Drive, a sinkhole
Sinkhole

A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the removal of soil or bedrock, often both, by water....
 comes in sight, hovever, it was turned into a man-made lake. SR 527
Florida State Road 527

Extending through Osceola County, Florida and Orange County, Florida counties, State Road 527 is a major arterial road through the Orlando, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 merges on Fairbanks Avenue as the northern terminus of SR 527, which leads to Kissimmee
Kissimmee, Florida

Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 60,894....
. It crosses 2 railroad tracks after the merge. SR 426 enters Historical Downtown Winter Park and changes names from Fairbanks Avenue to Aloma Avenue. SR 426 exits Winter Park
Winter Park, Florida

Winter Park is a city in Orange County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083....
 and intersects SR 436 where it becomes a divided highway. Briefly passing through Goldenrod
Goldenrod, Florida

Goldenrod is a census-designated place in Orange County, Florida and Seminole County, Florida counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The population was 12,871 at the 2000 United States Census....
 and the beginning of SR 551 it finally enters Seminole County
Seminole County, Florida

Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the central part of Florida between Orlando, Florida to the south and DeLand, Florida/Daytona Beach, Florida to the north....
 and heads NNE. After the interchange of SR 417 it parallels that toll road
Toll road

A toll road, , is a road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels....
 for several miles. Just after Red Bug Lake Road, SR 426 turns into a 2+1 road
2+1 road

2+1 road is a specific category of three-lane road, consisting of two lanes in one direction and one lane in the other, alternating every few kilometres, and separated usually with a steel wire rope barrier....
. Entering Downtown Oviedo
Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo is a city in Seminole County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 26,316 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S....
, SR 426 is 2 lanes wide, and intersects SR 434/SR 419
Florida State Road 419

State Road 419 is a highway in Orange County, Florida and Seminole County, Florida counties, in Central Florida, United States. It is one of the 2 access roads to Chuluota, Florida, the other being Snow Hill Road....
. SR 426 forks off Broadway Street and becomes Geneva Road. SR 426 becomes unsigned as Seminole County Road 426. Now leaving the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area
Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Greater Orlando, alternatively known as the Orlando Area or Metro Orlando, is the third most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, and contains the List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population in the United States within the 16th largest Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas....
 and the City of Oviedo
Oviedo, Florida

Oviedo is a city in Seminole County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 26,316 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S....
, it runs along the Econlockhatchee River
Econlockhatchee River

The Econlockhatchee River means winding river of turtles and is a north-flowing blackwater river of the St. Johns River that flows through Orange County, Florida, Seminole County, Florida, and Osceola County, Florida counties....
 for a short time. Entering Geneva
Geneva, Florida

Geneva is a community, census-designated place, and an unincorporated area in Seminole County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 2,601 at the 2000 census....
, CR 426 ends at SR 46. Turning left leads to Sanford
Sanford, Florida

Sanford is a city in and the county seat of Seminole County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S....
. Turning right leads to Mims
Mims, Florida

Mims is a census-designated place in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 9,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 and Scottsmoor
Scottsmoor, Florida

Scottsmoor is an unincorporated community in the north end of Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. It is on U.S. Route 1 in Florida, and also the northernmost settlement in the county....
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