US 92 runs concurrently with
SR 687 from downtown
St. Petersburg to
SR 600,
SR 686 and
SR 694 at the west end of the
Gandy Bridge; unsigned SR 600 from the west end of the Gandy Bridge to west of downtown
Lakeland; unsigned SR 517 west of downtown Lakeland;
SR 546 from west of downtown Lakeland to east of downtown Lakeland; and unsigned SR 600 from east of downtown Lakeland to
Daytona Beach.
Tampa Bay Area US 92 begins going eastbound along
SR 687 at the intersection of
SR 595 in
St. Petersburg. The road continues north along SR 687 until it reaches the eastern termini of
SR 686 and
SR 694, where it turns right on Gandy Boulevard (
SR 600) before crossing the
Gandy Bridge into Tampa. After crossing the Gandy Bridge, US 92 intersects West Shore Boulevard and runs east along Gandy Boulevard until it reaches
Dale Mabry Highway at the first interchange with the
Lee Roy Selmon Expressway where it turns north.
SR 685 branches to the northeast at Henderson Boulevard. The next major intersections are
Kennedy Boulevard (
SR 60), then
I-275 at exit 41A. In between
SR 616 and
SR 574, US 92 passes
George M. Steinbrenner Field and
Raymond James Stadium. A
parclo interchange with
Hillsborough Avenue takes US 92 from Dale Mabry to Hillsborough Avenue and
SR 580 from Hillsborough Avenue to Dale Mabry Highway. US 92 crosses two parallel bridges over the
Hillsborough River, which consist of a 1939-built eastbound vertical lift bridge, and a 1960-built westbound bascule bridge. Later the road intersects with
US 41 Business (US 41 Bus.), I-275 again at exit 47A-B, then intersects northbound
US 41 and
SR 45, where US 41 and US 92 overlap each other. One other major intersection exists with
SR 585 before US 41 turns southbound as the concurrency ends. After
SR 583, the road becomes part of the collective-distributor roads along I-4 west and east of the parclo interchange with
US 301 at exit 7. The eastern end of the interchange contains a stub for a proposed west-to-northbound ramp to US 301 at the westbound flyover. Eventually, US 92 crosses under
I-75 but does not intersect it directly (access to I-75 is only available eastbound from I-4). Three other local roads that cross US 92 access I-4. These consist of Mango Road in Mango, followed by McIntosh Road and Branch Forbes Road in Dover. Within
Plant City US 92 approaches the southern terminus of
SR 566 (Thonotosassa Road) then splits into a one-way pair. The first major intersection along this one-way pair is
SR 39 (Alexander Road), followed by
SR 574, but only along the eastbound lanes. In downtown Plant City, US 92 encounters
SR 39A, with which it has a two-block overlap between Wheeler and Collins Streets. After the one-way pair ends, the last state highway to intersect the route in the city and Hillsborough County is the southern terminus of
SR 533 (Park Road). East of SR 533, the road encounters a random series of level crossings for freight spurs leading from the CSX
Lakeland Subdivision.
Polk County vicinity As the road crosses the Hillsborough-Polk county line from Youmans, it passes a historic stone marker on the southwest corner of County Line Road. It also passes by a former truck weigh station, and then runs beneath
SR 570 (Polk Parkway) with no direct access. After the intersection with
SR 572, it passes by the
Silver Moon Drive-In in the former unincorporated community of
Winston. Entering the city of
Lakeland, US 92 approaches the intersection with Wabash Avenue (hidden
SR 517) and makes a brief turn to the north, while SR 600 continues eastbound unmarked along George Jenkins Boulevard (former
US 92 Bus.). The route turns east again at the intersection with
SR 546, and overlaps that route through the rest of the city. US 92/SR 546 continues eastbound along Memorial Boulevard where it climbs a bridge over the CSX
Vitis Subdivision and
SR 539 with no access. Roughly 16 blocks later, the two routes approach
US 98, and is joined by hidden
SR 700. Three blocks later, it intersects the southern terminus of
SR 33. SR 700 leaves the route at North Lake Parker Avenue, while US 92/SR 546 rides along the southern bank of Lake Parker, until the intersection of East Gary Road, where SR 546 comes to an end and hidden SR 600 rejoins the route. On the border between
Crystal Lake and
Combee Settlement, US 92/SR 600 encounters the intersection with
SR 659. Later it enters more rural surroundings as it enters
Fussels Corner and briefly runs directly along the north side of the CSX
Carters Subdivision, then moves away from the tracks as it enters
Auburndale, where the route encounters the Polk Parkway again, but this time at an interchange. Serving as a commercial strip beyond this point, the route encounters the southern terminus of
County Road 655 (CR 655), and three blocks later the northern terminus of
SR 655. The road curves northeast where it barely runs along the southeast coast of Lake Lena, then curves to the southeast at Bridgers Avenue, a former alignment of US 92. From there it runs along a bridge that passes over a railroad junction between the CSX
Auburndale Subdivision, Carters Subdivision and a freight spur leading between the northeast coast of Lake Lena, and southwest coast of Lake Ariana. As the route descends from the bridge, the street name changes to Magnolia Avenue and five blocks later, encounters the intersection of
SR 559 (Main Street). Across from the south side of Auburndale Cemetery the western terminus of
SR 544 branches off to the southeast towards
Legoland (formerly Cypress Gardens) and part of
Haines City. In the meantime, US 92 curves back to the northeast where it briefly enters a northwestern portion of
Winter Haven, encounters the eastern end of Bridgers Avenue, and serves as the location for
Winter Haven Regional Airport (a.k.a. Gilbert's Field). US 92 and
US 17 join at the southern end of
Lake Alfred. SR 600 continues to carry US 92 from
Auburndale, while
SR 555 takes US 17 from the south via Winter Haven.
CR 555 soon splits to the north along the old road through Lake Alfred, while US 17/US 92 runs to the northeast on Lake Shore Way. The routes become a one-way pair between Echo Street and Seminole Way, but before that pair ends,
CR 557 begins at Polemo Street, where it heads west for a block to CR 555, and then turns north towards I-4; just past CR 557, US 17/US 92 turns east towards
Haines City. It enters downtown Haines City on Hinson Avenue after crossing under
US 27 at a
cloverleaf, meeting the northern end of
SR 17 (formerly
US 27 Alt.) before turning north on 17th Street. It soon meets
CR 580, which runs east to
Poinciana. In
Davenport, US 92 meets
CR 547, which heads west to US 27 and north along old US 17/US 92. US 92 then intersects with Ronald Reagan Parkway (
CR 54) at
Loughman.
Orlando area Entering
Osceola County, US 92 picks up the
Orange Blossom Trail name. Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) takes US 92 east and north through
Kissimmee and into
Orlando. The OBT name temporarily ends at Pleasant Hill Road (former
SR 531) in southern Kissimmee, where US 92 uses
John Young Parkway (formerly Bermuda Avenue) to Vine Street (
US 192/
SR 530). It turns east there on US 192, turning north at Main Street, which becomes OBT at the north city limits.
US 441 (along with
SR 500) joins US 92 at US 192—thus OBT carries US 17, US 92 and US 441, as well as unsigned SR 500 and SR 600, from Kissimmee to Orlando. Along this stretch, the road intersects the
Osceola Parkway in Kissimmee,
SR 417 (Central Florida GreeneWay) at exit 11, and the Central Florida Parkway as it passes east of the resort area of Orlando that includes
Walt Disney World and affiliated resorts,
Sea World, and
Universal Studios. OBT then comes to a massive combined interchange with
Florida's Turnpike and
SR 528 (Beachline Expressway) in
Sky Lake. North of this interchange, the road passes west of
The Florida Mall and intersects
SR 482. The road reaches an interchange with I-4 in
Holden Heights. OBT continues into Orlando and comes to a diamond interchange with
SR 408 (East–West Expressway) at exit 9. Orange Blossom Trail bypasses downtown Orlando to the west, meeting SR 50 (
Colonial Drive) northwest of downtown. At SR 50, US 17/US 92 turns east, while US 441 continues northwest on OBT towards
Apopka. US 17, concurrent with SR 50 (and SR 600), meets the south end of
Edgewater Drive and crosses I-4 and
SR 527 (
Orange Avenue and
Magnolia Avenue) before meeting
Mills Avenue (
SR 15), where US 17/US 92 turns north. Mills Avenue carries SR 15 on both sides of SR 50, but is only signed as such to the south, as north of SR 50, it carries US 92 (and unsigned SR 600). It crosses
Lake Estelle on the
Andrews Causeway before reaching the border between Orlando and
Winter Park. In Winter Park, US 92's name changes to Orlando Avenue. It crosses
SR 527 (
Orange Avenue) and
SR 426 (
Fairbanks Avenue) and meets the east end of
SR 423 (
Lee Road) while bypassing downtown Winter Park to the west. Shortly after crossing into
Maitland, it passes under the
SunRail tracks (formerly
CSX Transportation's "A" Line), and the old road through downtown Winter Park — Park Avenue — merges in from the southeast. US 92 meets the east end of
CR 438A (Lake Avenue), which heads west to
Eatonville, and then splits from the old alignment (
CR 427) near downtown Maitland. It crosses
Horatio Avenue (former
County Road 436A) and meets the east end of
SR 414 (
Maitland Boulevard) before crossing into
Seminole County. In Seminole County, US 92 is a main
commercial strip as it heads through
Casselberry (where it crosses
SR 436 Semoran Boulevard at an interchange) and
Longwood (where it crosses
SR 434). North of Longwood it meets the north end of
SR 419 and crosses
CR 427 (the old alignment).
Lake Mary Boulevard,
Airport Boulevard and
SR 417 cross US 92 in southern
Sanford, and it meets the west end of
CR 427A. At 25th Street, southwest of downtown Sanford,
SR 46 comes in from the east and turns north to run concurrently near downtown;
CR 46A heads west on 25th Street. 13th Street marks the west end of
CR 415, and at 1st Street the triple concurrency turns west. Before leaving the Sanford city limits, the routes run over a bridge for a railroad line near the Sanford Amtrak Auto Train station, as well as the nearby SunRail station. The routes leave the concurrency with SR 46 at the north end of
CR 15 (once a branch of
SR 15), and then runs north towards the interchange with I-4 where US 17/US 92 turns west along the south shore of
Lake Monroe (part of the
St. Johns River). Just before crossing the river into
Volusia County at the west end of the lake, which runs unsigned with SR 15 and SR 600 here) and crosses under at the end of its own bridge across the river (the
St. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge).
DeBary to Daytona Beach After crossing the St. Johns River via the C.A. "Bill" Benedict Bridge, US 92 continues north into Volusia County, meeting the west ends of
CR 4162 (in
DeBary),
CR 4146, and
CR 4145 (in
Orange City). North of Orange City is a
trumpet interchange with
SR 472, a four-lane connection to I-4. US 92 then crosses
CR 4116 and meets the south end of
SR 15A, a western bypass of
DeLand. US 92 passes through downtown DeLand on Woodland Boulevard, crossing
SR 44 at New York Avenue. The intersection of US 92 and SR 44 does not allow any turns—right or left—and so adjacent city streets are marked for those turns. In northern DeLand, US 92 splits to the east on
International Speedway Boulevard, while US 17 continues north. To the west of the split, International Speedway Boulevard is
CR 92, a short connection to SR 15A that allows traffic on US 92 to bypass downtown DeLand. SR 15A itself rejoins US 17 north of DeLand. From DeLand to its terminus in
Daytona Beach, US 92 carries the local name, International Speedway Boulevard, running through
Tiger Bay State Forest then passing a connecting road towards I-4 with a westbound only flyover off-ramp and an eastbound only on-ramp from exit 129. The highway serves as the southern terminus of
LPGA Boulevard then has an interchange with
I-95 before it passes by the
Daytona International Speedway. US 92 passes by other landmarks such as
Daytona Beach International Airport and
Volusia Mall. US 92 spans the
Halifax River and
Intracoastal Waterway via the
Broadway Bridge before reaching its eastern terminus at
SR A1A. ==History==