Route Description
SR 408 begins at Florida's Turnpike, heading east towards its official western terminus at West Colonial Drive, (Florida State Road 50) near Ocoee. After the interchange with Good Homes Road (exit 2), the tollway passes through the Hiawassee barrier toll, the first of four mainline toll barriers. From there, SR 408 serpentines eastward through the neighborhoods of Orlovista and Pine Hills making major junctions with Florida State Road 435 (Kirkman Road), passing through the Pine Hills barrier toll east of Pine Hills Road, Florida State Road 423 (John Young Parkway), and US Route 441 (Orange Blossom Trail), with the Citrus Bowl being accessible from the Orange Blossom Trail exit. East of the exit, the high rise skyline of Central Orlando becomes visible. The east-west Expressway makes a major junction with Interstate 4 in Downtown and proceedes eastward to the Conway Toll Plaza, followed by major junctions with Florida State Road 436 (Semoran Boulevard), and Florida State Road 417 (Central Florida Greeneway). The route continues through the Dean Road Toll Plaza and the exits to Florida State Road 434 (Alafaya Trail) and Florida State Road 50 (East Colonial Drive). The tollway's eastern terminus is Challenger Parkway, however Challenger Parkway continues until Alafaya Trail.
SR 408 runs almost entirely parallel to Florida State Road 50 throughout its entire course. At the 408/417 spur is the only location where SR 408 stops running parallel to SR 50 and takes a northeastely turn which takes it from being parallel to SR 50.
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