State Road 405 (Florida)
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State Road 405 is a street making a sweeping arc in Titusville, Florida
, and providing a major access route for the Kennedy Space Center
on nearby Merritt Island. It is locally known as South Street, Columbia Boulevard, and the NASA Causeway
, South of Cheney Highway (SR 50
), SR 405 is signed east–west; north of SR 50, SR 405 is signed north–south (it actually parallels Interstate 95
(SR 9
) for 2.2 miles (3.5 km) - from Cheney Highway to Constance Street - before veering off the northeast to become the residential South Street).
The northern terminus of SR 405 is an intersection with North Washington Avenue (US 1-SR 5
) in downtown Titusville; the eastern terminus is at the Space Center entrance. In addition, SR 405 passes by Vectorspace Research Park (home of Astronaut Hall of Fame and U.S. Space Camp
), Space Coast Regional Airport
(formerly Ti-Co (Titusville-Cocoa
) Airport) and Enchanted Forest Park.
Titusville, Florida
Titusville is a city in Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Brevard County. Nicknamed Space City, USA, Titusville is on the Indian River, west of Merritt Island and the Kennedy Space Center and south-southwest of the Canaveral National Seashore...
, and providing a major access route for the Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA installation that has been the launch site for every United States human space flight since 1968. Although such flights are currently on hiatus, KSC continues to manage and operate unmanned rocket launch facilities for America's civilian space program...
on nearby Merritt Island. It is locally known as South Street, Columbia Boulevard, and the NASA Causeway
NASA Causeway
NASA Parkway is an east-west roadway in Brevard County, Florida, frequently referred to by its easternmost section, the NASA Causeway, from which the general public viewed NASA manned space launches...
, South of Cheney Highway (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....
), SR 405 is signed east–west; north of SR 50, SR 405 is signed north–south (it actually parallels Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Florida
Interstate 95 is the main Interstate Highway on the east coast of the United States; it serves the Atlantic coast of Florida. It begins at a partial interchange with U.S. Highway 1 just south of downtown Miami, and heads north past Daytona Beach and Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the St...
(SR 9
State Road 9 (Florida)
State Road 9 is a state road in the U.S. state of Florida. While SR 9 is mainly used as a "hidden" state designation for Interstate 95 from the Georgia border to the Golden Glades Interchange in Miami Gardens, a 13.7-mile-long signed SR 9 extends to the southwest as I-95 continues southward with...
) for 2.2 miles (3.5 km) - from Cheney Highway to Constance Street - before veering off the northeast to become the residential South Street).
The northern terminus of SR 405 is an intersection with North Washington Avenue (US 1-SR 5
State Road 5 (Florida)
State Road 5 is a mostly-unsigned state highway in the state of Florida. It is mainly signed as U.S. Route 1 from its south end in Key West, Florida to Jacksonville, Florida, and U.S. Route 17 from Jacksonville to the Georgia state line at the Saint Marys River. U.S...
) in downtown Titusville; the eastern terminus is at the Space Center entrance. In addition, SR 405 passes by Vectorspace Research Park (home of Astronaut Hall of Fame and U.S. Space Camp
Astronaut Hall of Fame
The United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, located just south of Titusville, Florida, honors American astronauts and features the world's largest collection of their personal memorabilia, focusing on those astronauts who have been inducted into the Hall; as well as Sigma 7, the fifth manned Mercury...
), Space Coast Regional Airport
Space Coast Regional Airport
Space Coast Regional Airport is located in the city of Titusville, Florida on Columbia Boulevard and Washington Avenue in Brevard County. Formerly known as Ti-Co Airport, it is the nearest commercial airport to the Kennedy Space Center.- History :In 1943, the U.S. Government constructed the...
(formerly Ti-Co (Titusville-Cocoa
Cocoa, Florida
Cocoa is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,412 at the 2000 census. As of 2008, the estimated population according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 16,478. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Cocoa was...
) Airport) and Enchanted Forest Park.