Florida State Road 321
 State Road 321 | ||||
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.672 mi[1] (4.300 km) | |||
| Existed | 2026–present | |||
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| South end |  SR 3 at Kennedy Space Center | |||
| North end |  SR 405 at Kennedy Space Center | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Brevard | |||
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State Road 321 (SR 321), known locally as Space Commerce Way is a 2.7-mile (4.3 km)[2] north–south road located entirely on Merritt Island Florida, providing access to the Exploration Park portion of Kennedy Space Center.[2] Built in 2001 by NASA and the Florida Space Research Institute,[3][4] the road was originally constructed with two lanes; it was widened to a four-lane divided highway in 2025,[5] and received a designation as a state highway in January 2026.[6] The route number 321 was chosen as a nod to the launch countdowns at KSC.[2]
The road runs from SR 405 (NASA Causeway) at its north end to SR 3 (Kennedy Parkway) at its southern terminus.[5] The road provides access to several space-oriented companies based in the Exploration Park facility, including Redwire,[7] Blue Origin, and Airbus US Space & Defense.[8] The main entrance to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is also located on Space Commerce Way.[9]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Merritt Island, Brevard County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 3 – Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach | Southern terminus | ||
| 2.672 | 4.300 | SR 405 – Titusville, Orlando | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 Transportation Data and Analytics Office (January 27, 2026). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory: SR 321". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Edwards, Brooke (January 14, 2026). "Space Commerce Way on Merritt Island Gets a New Space-Themed Name". Florida Today. Viera, Florida. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ Ellegood, Edward (February 8, 2001). "NASA and Florida Join Forces to Develop Space Science Facility". SpaceNews. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ Dean, James (March 4, 2019). "Space Florida Seeks Federal Grant to Replace Aging KSC Bridge". Florida Today. Viera, Florida. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- 1 2 Zizo, Christie (January 13, 2026). "State Road 321 Blasts Off with New Designation, Widening in Brevard County". News6. Orlando, Florida: WKMG. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ Green, Angel (January 13, 2026). "FDOT Launches SR 321 in Brevard County". WFTV9. Orlando, Florida: WFTV. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ Wenstrand, Andy (February 18, 2026). "Space Commerce Way Designated by FDOT as SR 321" (Press release). Joi Scientific. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Yahoo! Finance.
- ↑ Leek, Julian (January 25, 2026). "DOT designates Space Commerce Way as State Road 321". Hometown News Brevard. Melbourne, Florida. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ Jaramillo, Antonia (December 17, 2018). "Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has a new entrance". Florida Today. Viera, Florida. Retrieved April 5, 2026.