International Drive
International Drive or I-Drive, is known as the most significant thoroughfare of 11.1 miles in Florida, Orlando, that serves as the city’s tourist main strip. International Drive is situated in the city’s southernmost region, several miles away from southwest of Orlando, Downtown. The famous I-Drive region, like the strip of Las Vegas in the beautiful Las Vegas, serves as the best tourism district.
International Drive is 17.9 km long, in the northern terminus in the city boundaries of Orlando and the rest in Orange County. International Drive South is an extension that is added to the International Drive that does not cross the main path of the entire road and is slightly constructed in the north part of Osceola Country. Kirkman Road, Lake Sand Road, Universal Boulevard, and SR 536, which runs evenly to the I-Drive in the middle, are just a few of the nearby crossroads.
From Oak Ridge Road to Pointe Plaza Dr., and between the southern and northern intersections with Westwood Blvd., International Drive has four lanes, two in every direction. From Pointe Plaza Dr. to the region of Beachline Expressway (the ramps of eastbound to the Beachline hook to the northern intersection till the Westwood Blvd.), and then from the south region of intersection with Westwood Blvd. to its terminus at no. SR 536, has six lanes, three in each direction. From no. SR 535 to US 192, the whole length of International Drive South is made up of six roads. The segment of International Drive between Sand Lake Road and the Universal Blvd. has no center or medium turn road, and the tourism corridor frequently has severe traffic and jams at the night, affecting Sand Lake Road and the Carrier Dr.
The Orange County Convention Center complex, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, the Pointe Orlando entertainment complex, SeaWorld Orlando, major hotels, Aquatica (SeaWorld’s water park), the ICON Orlando Ferris wheel, Fun Spot America amusement park, the world’s tallest StarFlyer (opened June 1, 2018), the World’s Largest Entertainment McDonald’s, the world’s tallest Slingshot, the I-Drive 360, and CoCo Key Hotel & Water Resort.
Universal Orlando, a large theme resort and park, is situated in the neighborhood. Wet n’ Wild was America’s first water park, which was established on 13th March 1977 and is normally situated on I-Drive. It got shut on 31st December 2016 to create a path for Volcano Bay, an immense water park constructed by Universal, that reopened on 25th May 2017.
History
The International Drive Master Transit and Improvement District[2] was established in 1992 to provide growth management, transportation, and infrastructure development for the area through partnerships between local governments and businesses on I-Drive. The establishment of the I-Ride bus trolley system was spurred by one of the most crucial objectives offered to the organization: creating an efficient transit system for tourists on the I-Drive strip.
The International Drive Master Transit & Improvement District’s Trolley system gives the service of bus or land transportation across the Resort region, particularly for visitors, attendees, and public. Many Lynx public bus lines connect Downtown Orlando, I-Drive to Orlando International Airport, and other parts of the city.
