Florida State Road 527 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Extending 20 miles through Osceola

Osceola County, Florida

Osceola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 172,493. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 244,045, making it the 17th fastest-growing county in the United States. Its county seat is Kissimmee.- History :Osceola County was...

and Orange

Orange County, Florida

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....

counties, State Road 527 is a major arterial road through the Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

MSA. It is partially unsigned from the southern terminus to SR 482

State Road 482 (Florida)

State Road 482 , named Sand Lake Road and McCoy Road, is an east–west state highway in south Orlando, Florida, United States. It is a surface road, but has a complicated interchange with State Road 435 just north of the entrance to Lockheed Martin.-Route description:Sand Lake Road begins at...

. It runs concurrent with Osceola Parkway

Osceola Parkway

The Osceola Parkway, signed as County Road 522 since around 2003 , is a long, partially-tolled arterial road extending east-west across the northern boundary of Osceola County, Florida, USA roughly paralleling the border with Orange County...

for just 1 block. It is known as Old Dixie Highway in Osceola County

Osceola County, Florida

, and Orange Avenue in Orange County

Orange County, Florida

, but in Downtown Orlando

Downtown Orlando

Downtown Orlando is the historic core and central business district of Orlando, Florida, United States. It is bordered by East Marks St in the north, Mills Ave in the east, Orange Blossom Trail in the west, and Kaley Ave in the south...

, at the northbound portion of the one-way pair

One-way pair

A one-way pair, one-way couple, or just couplet is a pair of parallel, usually one-way streets that carry opposite directions of a signed route or major traffic flow, or sometimes opposite directions of a bus or streetcar route....

, is known as Rosalind Avenue. The northern terminus is with an intersection of Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park

Winter Park, Florida

Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, 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. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...

The southern terminus is with an intersection of Donegan Avenue near Kissimmee

Kissimmee, Florida

Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...

. Along the entire route, the places passed are Meadow Woods

Meadow Woods, Florida

Meadow Woods is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area located in southern Orange County, Florida between Orlando International Airport and Kissimmee. The population was 11,286 at the 2000 census...

, Southchase

Southchase, Florida

Southchase is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,633 at the 2000 census...

, Taft

Taft, Florida

Taft is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, Belle Isle

Belle Isle, Florida

Belle Isle is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,531 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2006, the city had a population of 6,457. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:The area now known as Belle...

, Pine Castle

Pine Castle, Florida

Pine Castle is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. Initially settled in 1870, the town's development has been shaped by that of Orlando, about 5 miles to the north. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Edgewood

Edgewood, Florida

Edgewood is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,901 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 2,060. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Orlando

Orlando, Florida

, and Winter Park

Winter Park, Florida

. In Downtown Orlando

Downtown Orlando

, it is one of the 2 state roads that border Lake Eola, the other being SR 526.

History

SR 3A was defined by number in 1935 state law, chapter 17341, approved May 27, 1935:

A certain road described as extending from the intersection of Orange Avenue and Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, 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. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, then Southerly on Orange Avenue to its intersection with State Road 22 in the City of Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

.

This was established to keep this section of former SR 3, which was to be bypassed around 1937 along the Orlando Shortcut (now Orlando Avenue) and Mills Avenue, a state road (and probably part of US 17/US 92). South of SR 22 (Colonial Drive), Orange Avenue was still part of SR 2.

SR 3A was extended in both directions by number in 1939 state law chapter 19049, approved May 12, 1939:

Beginning at the point where the new location of State Road No. 3 intersects with the old location near the south line of the Town of Lake Maitland, thence along said old location thereof and along Park, Fairbanks and Orange Avenue in Winter Park
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, 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. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Orange Avenue in Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

, and such route as may be selected by the State Road Department
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...

from Orange Avenue to Kuhl Avenue in Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

, to the South city limits thereof, thence along the present Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

and Kissimmee
Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...

road to the county-line between Orange
Orange County, Florida
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....

and Osceola
Osceola County, Florida
Osceola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 172,493. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 244,045, making it the 17th fastest-growing county in the United States. Its county seat is Kissimmee.- History :Osceola County was...

Counties.

This kept the rest of old SR 3 in Winter Park

Winter Park, Florida

in the State Road system, as well as old SR 2 south of SR 22 (Colonial Drive), which was bypassed around 1939.

Some state maps show SR 3A on old SR 2 north of Kissimmee

Kissimmee, Florida

Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...

in Osceola County

Osceola County, Florida

and through Maitland

Maitland, Florida

Maitland is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States, part of the Greater Metro Orlando area. The population was 12,019 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,172...

into Seminole County

Seminole County, Florida

Seminole County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. Located between Orlando to the south and Deland and Daytona Beach to the north, it is part of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. Its county seat and largest city is Sanford...

, but it doesn't appear that these were added, unless they were added in 1941 when most of the through roads in Orange County

Orange County, Florida

were designated as State Roads.

In the 1945 renumbering

1945 Florida State Road renumbering

On June 11, 1945, Florida's state roads were renumbered. The old system numbered routes in the order they were legislated, while the new system used a grid.For more detailed information on where each road was, go to the corresponding page.-See also:...

, most of SR 3A became SR 527; SR 527 extended south into Osceola County

Osceola County, Florida

but not north to Seminole County

Seminole County, Florida

. The part between Orlando Avenue and the Park Avenue/Fairbanks Avenue intersection in Winter Park

Winter Park, Florida

instead became part of SR 426, and was a gap in SR 527.

Major Junctions

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Osceola County, Florida

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Kissimmee, Florida

Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...

Orange County, Florida

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Taft, Florida

Belle Isle, Florida

Orlando, Florida

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Winter Park, Florida

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