Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by FTE, CFX, and FDOT | ||||
Length | 53.499 mi[1] (86.098 km) | |||
Existed | 1974–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-4 near Doctor Phillips | |||
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East end | SR A1A near Cape Canaveral | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Florida | |||
Counties | Orange, Brevard | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Road 528 (SR 528), alternatively named the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway (with parts previously named the Bee Line Expressway), is a partially-tolled freeway in the U.S. state of Florida; it is maintained by the Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX), and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Spanning approximately 53 miles (85 km) along a west–east axis, it connects Interstate 4 (I-4) in Orlando with I-95, Titusville, and Cape Canaveral on the Space Coast. It passes close to the tourist areas of Orlando, including SeaWorld and Universal Orlando, and serves the north entrance to Orlando International Airport. Near its east end, it passes over the Intracoastal Waterway on the Emory L. Bennett Causeway, and ends at SR A1A and SR 401 near Port Canaveral.
Martin Andersen, a retired publisher, used his influence to get the original stretch of road (from SR 520 to Orlando International Airport) built in the 1960s.[2]
The entire Beachline is compatible with the SunPass, E-Pass, Peach Pass, NC Quick Pass, and E-ZPass electronic toll collection transponders on both mainline plazas and interchange tolls.[3][4]
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