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Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) is a named portion of US 441 that runs from Mt. Dora, Florida, through Orlando, and to Kissimmee. Orange Blossom Trail is signed as both US 17 and 92 from the Polk / Osceola County line north to SR 50/Colonial Drive, with a short break in the downtown Kissimmee area. Central Boulevard is the dividing line between North O.B.T. and South O.B.T.. On June 25, 2009, OBT was listed in the top 25 most dangerous roads to live on in the nation, at #22.[1]

South O.B.T from Colonial Drive to Sand Lake Road is treated locally as an unofficial red-light district: with noticeable amounts of prostitution, an illegal drug trade, old hotels, strip clubs, several adult video and novelty stores,[2] and the Parliament House gay nightclub.[3]

Part of OBT is said to be "haunted". Witnesses say that they see a Native American crossing the street after prey, stops, then looks at you and vanishes.

Route description

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As U.S. Routes 17 and 92 cross the Polk-Osceola County Line it is given the street name of "Orange Blossom Trail."


Reedy Creek Swampland

Intersections

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CountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
Polk

US 17 south / US 92 / SR 600 west
US Route 17/SR 555 continues south to Lake Alfred, Bartow and Punta Gorda
US Route 92/SR 600 continues west to Lake Alfred, Lakeland, Tampa, and St. Petersburg
Osceola108.809175.111

CR 532 west (Osceola-Polk Line Road) to I-4
Poinciana112.455180.979Poinciana Boulevard - Poinciana  – SunRail
Campbell113.914183.327Ham Brown Road (CR 535 south)
CampbellKissimmee line115.541185.945Pleasant Hill Road (CR 531) - PoincianaGap in street name, John Young Parkway officially begins here.
KissimmeeEmmett Street (CR 532) - Downtown Kissimmee, Historic District


US 17 north / US 92 east (John Young Parkway) / to Osceola Parkway
Former section of US 17 / US 92 / SR 600 overlap, OBT follows Emmett Street east to Broadway
Dakin Avenue  – Kissimmee Amtrak/SunRail

CR 525 east – St. Cloud, Kissimmee Amtrak/SunRail
Lynx Buses and Taxis use this road to the station, OBT moves from Broadway to Main Street north of here


US 17 south / US 92 west / US 192 / US 441 (Vine Street / SR 530 / SR 600) – Walt Disney World, Yeehaw Junction
Southbound US 441 / SR 500 joins a concurrency with US 192 / SR 530
Southern terminus of concurrency with US 17 / US 92 / US 441 / SR 500
232.148373.606





CR 522 / US 17 Truck south / US 92 Truck west (Osceola Parkway) to Florida's Turnpike / I-4 – Disney World
OrangeHunter's Creek
SR 417 to I-4 – International Airport, Tampa, Disney World
Exit 11 on SR 417
Sky Lake238.407383.679

To SR 528 west / Consulate Drive
SR 528 exit 4
238.66384.09 Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) – Ocala, MiamiTurnpike exit 254
238.950384.553
To SR 528 / Landstreet Road (CR 527A east) – International Airport
SR 528 exit 4
239.947386.157
SR 482 (Sand Lake Road) to SR 528 – Volcano Bay, Universal, International Airport, Titusville, Cape Canaveral
Orlando244.15392.92 I-4 (SR 400)Exit 80 on I-4; no access from US 441 south to I-4 east or I-4 west to US 441 north
Holden Heights244.414393.346

To I-4 east / Michigan Street
Orlando245.831395.627 SR 408 – Downtown Orlando, Titusville, OcoeeExit 9 on SR 408
246.431396.592
SR 526 east (Washington Street / CR 526 west)
247.086397.646


US 17 north / US 92 east / SR 50 (Colonial Drive / SR 600 east) to I-4 – Titusville, University of Central Florida
Northern terminus of concurrency with US 17 / US 92 / SR 600
248.461399.859 SR 438 (Princeton Street)
249.012400.746
SR 416 west (Silver Star Road)
250.496403.134
SR 423 (John Young Parkway / Lee Road) to I-4 – Winter Park




SR 414 east / SR 414 west to I-4 / SR 429 – Maitland, Apopka
SR 414 exit 9
Seminole
No major junctions
OrangeApopka
SR 436 east – Altamonte Springs
interchange
Alabama Avenue (CR 424 east)
CR 435 (Park Avenue)

CR 437A south (Central Avenue / CR 424 west)





SR 451 south to SR 429 south / SR 414 east / Vick Road – Orlando, Maitland, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Tampa
Plymouth
CR 437 north (Plymouth Sorrento Road)
south end of CR 437 overlap

CR 437 south (Orange Avenue) – Ocoee, Winter Garden
north end of CR 437 overlap
Apopka


To SR 429 / SR 414 east / SR 429 Connector Road – Orlando, Tampa, Maitland, Daytona Beach
Zellwood

CR 448 Truck west (Jones Avenue)
Tangerine
CR 448 west (Sadler Road) – Lake Jem

CR 500A north – Mt. Dora
Former SR 500A
LakeMt. Dora
US 441 / SR 500 north
US 441 continues north to Ocala, Gainesville, Lake City, and Georgia.
SR 500 continues north to Ocala, Williston, and Chiefland
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ FBI's Top 25 Most Dangerous Streets in the U.S. - Do you live anywhere near these streets? (SodaHead.com)
  2. ^ Hugh Hunter, British Vice Consul (2011). Florida: 'Easy to stray into a bad area'. BBC. Event occurs at 2:40. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Parliment House; Directions
  4. ^ FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed January 2014