 State Road 79 | ||||
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 SR 79 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 60.673 mi[2] (97.644 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 98 in Panama City Beach | |||
 SR 20 in Ebro SR 277 in Vernon I-10 in Bonifay US 90 in Bonifay SR 2 in Esto | ||||
| North end |  SR 167 towards Hartford, AL | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Bay, Washington, Holmes | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Road 79 (SR 79) is a north–south highway in the panhandle of Florida. It is a popular route for tourists to and from the Panama City Beach area. The route begins at Alabama State Route 167 at the Alabama–Florida border and runs to its southern terminus at US 98 in Panama City Beach, Florida. Currently, the highway is being expanded to four lanes north of Panama City to the junction with Interstate 10. SR 79 is a major hurricane evacuation route from the coastal area. It is one of few designated routes northward between Pensacola and Panama City.
History
editAs of June 1, 2009, the route between US 98 (Back Beach Road) at Panama City Beach and SR 20 at Ebro was being expanded to four lanes. A second bridge over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at West Bay has been completed and is now open making the four lane complete for about a 5-mile (8.0 km) stretch from US 98 northward to the intersection of SR 79 and SR 388 at West Bay. North of this completed stretch construction continues to a point just north of the Ebro Greyhound Racetrack. As of 2023, after ten years of work construction from north of Ebro to Interstate 10 has not been completed. A dangerous section in Vernon has been abandoned by crews for years and left with cones diverting traffic on a hilly part of the road. Also in 2023, the Y intersection with Front Beach Road in Panama City Beach was replaced with a roundabout.
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay | Panama City Beach | 0.000 | 0.000 |  SR 30 (Front Beach Road) | Roundabout |
| 0.531 | 0.855 | US 98 (Panama City Beach Parkway / SR 30A) – Destin, Panama City | |||
| West Bay | 5.37 | 8.64 | B.V. Buchanan Bridge over West Bay | ||
| 5.768 | 9.283 |   CR 388 east – Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | Former Florida State Road 388 | ||
| 7.040 | 11.330 |    SR 388 east – Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | |||
| | 12.343 | 19.864 |   CR 2296 west (Pine Log Road) | ||
| Washington | Ebro | 16.023 | 25.787 | SR 20 (Captain Fritz Road) – Freeport, Blountstown | |
| New Hope | 26.817 | 43.158 |  CR 284 west (Millers Ferry Road) | ||
| | 31.122 | 50.086 | Fanning Branch Road | former SR 277 south | |
| Vernon | 33.935 | 54.613 |   CR 279 south (Moss Hill Road) – Dogwood Acres, Moss Hill Church | ||
| 34.189 | 55.022 |  SR 277 north (Court Avenue) – Chipley | |||
| | 34.608 | 55.696 |  CR 278 west (Creek Road) | ||
| | 34.786 | 55.983 |  CR 279 north (Pate Pond Road) | ||
| | 42.262 | 68.014 |  CR 280 (Douglas Ferry Road) | ||
| Holmes | Bonifay | 44.25 | 71.21 | I-10 (SR 8) – Pensacola, Tallahassee | I-10 exit 112 |
| 46.074 | 74.149 | US 90 (SR 10) – Caryville, Chipley | |||
| 47.069 | 75.750 |   CR 173 north (North Avenue) / CR 177A north – Airport | |||
| | 48.479 | 78.019 |  CR 177 north | ||
| | 55.492 | 89.306 |  CR 160 | ||
| Holland Crossroads–Esto line | 58.567 | 94.254 | SR 2 – Miller Crossroads, Graceville | ||
| Esto | 60.673 | 97.644 | SR 167 north – Hartford | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ "SR 79 and Front Beach Road roundabout now open". WJHG. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2014
External links
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