State Road 551, locally known as Goldenrod Road, Palmetto Avenue, and Heintzelman Boulevard, forms a north–south surface street bypass of Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

 to the east.

Current route

The Goldenrod Road Extension

Goldenrod Road Extension

The Goldenrod Road Extension is a toll road in southeastern Orlando, Florida, United States, owned and operated by the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority . It is a four-lane surface road with several at-grade intersections...

, an Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority

Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is an expressway authority responsible for construction, maintenance and operation of toll roads in Orange County, Florida, United States, which includes the city of Orlando. It was founded in 1963 for the purpose of building the Bee Line Expressway,...

 project, connects to SR 551 just north of SR 15

State Road 15 (Florida)

State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...

 and goes south to SR 528

State Road 528 (Florida)

State Road 528 , the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway , is a long state highway in the U.S. state of Florida. It is a mostly-tolled expressway connecting Interstate 4 in southwest Orlando with Cape Canaveral...

. South of this intersection, the road becomes known as Heintzelman Blvd. and ends at the South Access Rd. just south of the Orlando International Airport

Orlando International Airport

Orlando International Airport is a major international airport located southeast of the central business district of Orlando. It is the second busiest airport in Florida, after Miami International Airport...

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Major intersections

• SR 528
  State Road 528 (Florida)
  State Road 528 , the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway , is a long state highway in the U.S. state of Florida. It is a mostly-tolled expressway connecting Interstate 4 in southwest Orlando with Cape Canaveral...
  
   (Beachline/Beeline/Martin Anderson Expressway)
• SR 15
  State Road 15 (Florida)
  State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...
  
   (Narcoossee Road) in Orlando
  Orlando, Florida
  Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
  
  
• SR 552
  State Road 552 (Florida)
  State Road 552 is part of Curry Ford Road in eastern Orlando.SR 552 is signed east–west.-Major roads intersected:* SR 15 in Orlando* SR 436 in Orlando* SR 551 in Orlando-History:...
  
   (Curry Ford Road)
• SR 408
  State Road 408 (Florida)
  State Road 408 , also known as the Spessard L. Holland East-West Expressway, is a tolled expressway running east–west through Orlando, Florida, United States...
  
   (east–west Expressway)
• SR 50
  State Road 50 (Florida)
  State Road 50 runs across the center of the U.S. state of Florida through Orlando, with its termini at SR 55 at Weeki Wachee and SR 5 in Titusville....
  
   (Colonial Drive)
• SR 426 (Aloma Avenue)

History

SR 15A was assigned on December 5, 1947 along pre-1945 State Road 287:

• Beginning at a point on SR 15
  State Road 15 (Florida)
  State Road 15 is part of the Florida State Road System. It runs from SR 80/SR 880 at Belle Glade north along the east shore of Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee. Then it runs north to SR 500 at Holopaw, and northwest along SR 500 to Ashton State Road 15 (commonly SR 15) is part of the Florida State...
  
   in Section 23, T 23 S, R 30 E and running North approximately nine miles to intersection with SR 426 in Section 2, T 22 S, R 30 E.

Since then, two changes have been made:

• In the early 1980s, the number was changed to SR 551.
• The northernmost piece was moved from Goldenrod Road to Palmetto Avenue to get rid of two curves.