Interstate 4 westbound through Central Florida from downtown Orlando to its terminus at I-275 in Tampa and into downtown. Filmed: February 2021 Cities Explored: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1dwX1FsVT4oOEgd0ldCs8SDA3H6-fmrq4&usp;=sharing Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mileagemike Make a one time donation to support the channel: https://cash.me/$milmike Equipment Used: SD Card: https://amzn.to/38ikIb6 Tripod: https://amzn.to/3vH1xQh Camera: https://amzn.to/3Kdfx9E Camera Mount: https://amzn.to/3vSX2m0 Computer: https://amzn.to/3EVZNaj External HD: https://amzn.to/3vI8zUW Glass Cleaner: https://amzn.to/3EWIQg1 Tablet: https://amzn.to/3vrLffx Tablet Accessories: https://amzn.to/3FcmRBT Smartphone Gimbal: https://amzn.to/3wPx2d0 Covert Camera: https://amzn.to/3xvRr7h Headphones: https://amzn.to/3MBcJEF Interstate 4 (I-4) is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Florida, maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Spanning 132.298 miles (212.913 km) along a generally southwest–northeast axis, I-4 is entirely concurrent with State Road 400 (SR 400). In the west, they begin at an interchange with I-275 in Tampa. They intersect with several major expressways as they traverse Central Florida, including US 41 in Tampa; US 301 near Riverview; I-75 near Brandon; US 98 in Lakeland; US 192 in Celebration; Florida's Turnpike in Orlando; and US 17 and US 92 in multiple junctions. In the east, I-4 ends at an interchange with I-95 in Daytona Beach, while SR 400 continues for roughly another 4 miles (6.4 km) and ends at an intersection with US 1 on the city line of Daytona Beach and South Daytona. I-4 maintains a diagonal, northeast–southwest route for much of its length, although it is signed east–west. It roughly follows the original path of the Sanford-Tampa Railroad Line built by Henry Plant in 1884. The highway starts its eastward journey at an interchange with Interstate 275—known as "Malfunction Junction"—near downtown Tampa and is the starting point for mile markers and exit numbers (which are mileage-based). Just east of Malfunction Junction, I-4 passes along the north side of Tampa's Ybor City district, where a mile-long connector links to the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway (SR 618) and Port Tampa Bay. I-4 continues east past the Florida State Fairgrounds towards a turbine interchange (uncommon in the U.S.) with Interstate 75. File:Emergency Shoulder Use Eastbound Interstate 4 Before Hurricane Irma.webm Eastbound I-4 at US 27 the afternoon before the arrival of Hurricane Irma on the Gulf Coast; emergency shoulder use was in operation to improve traffic capacity After passing near the eastern suburbs of Hillsborough County—including Brandon and Plant City—it enters Polk County, where I-4 crosses along the north side of Lakeland. The Polk Parkway (SR 570) forms a semi-loop through Lakeland's southern suburbs and returns to I-4 at the Florida Polytechnic University campus, near Polk City; it does not serve as a bypass route for I-4 traffic. Just after the western junction with the Polk Parkway, I-4 turns from an eastward to a northeastward heading. Between SR 33 (at exit 38) and US 27, I-4 passes through the fog-prone Green Swamp, although the landscape beside the highway is mostly forest as opposed to water-logged swampland. Ten variable-message signs and dozens of cameras & vehicle detection systems monitor this stretch of mostly-rural highway as a result of several large, deadly pile-ups caused by dense fog. At mile 57, I-4 enters Osceola County and soon thereafter intersects the Orlando area's beltways: the incomplete Western Expressway (SR 429) on the western side and the Central Florida GreeneWay (SR 417) which rounds the eastern side before returning to I-4 in Sanford. Additionally, an exit to World Drive (signed as just "Disney World") runs north as a limited-access highway into the Walt Disney World Resort and an electric pylon in the shape of Mickey Mouse can be seen on the southwest corner of the intersection. The single GreeneWay/World Drive exit (Exit 62) also marks an abrupt change from rural to suburban/urban landscape. The highway passes beside Celebration and Kissimmee on the east side and Walt Disney World Resort (not visible) on the west side. Orange County: 0:00:00-17:42 Osceola County: 17:43-23:08 Polk County: 23:09-48:31 Hillsborough County: 48:32-1:11:26

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