 State Road 79 | ||||
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 SR 79 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byFDOT | ||||
| Length | 60.673 mi[2](97.644 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 98inPanama City Beach | |||
 SR 20inEbro SR 277inVernon I-10inBonifay US 90in Bonifay SR 2inEsto | ||||
| North end |  SR 167towardsHartford, 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 atAlabama State Route 167at the Alabama–Florida border and runs to its southern terminus atUS 98inPanama City Beach, Florida.Currently, the highway is being expanded to four lanes north of Panama City to the junction withInterstate 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 betweenUS 98(Back Beach Road) at Panama City Beach andSR 20atEbrowas being expanded to four lanes. A second bridge over theGulf Intracoastal WaterwayatWest Bayhas 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 andSR 388at 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 BridgeoverWest Bay | ||
| 5.768 | 9.283 |   CR 388east –Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | FormerFlorida State Road 388 | ||
| 7.040 | 11.330 |    SR 388east –Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | |||
| | 12.343 | 19.864 |   CR 2296west (Pine Log Road) | ||
| Washington | Ebro | 16.023 | 25.787 | SR 20(Captain Fritz Road) –Freeport,Blountstown | |
| New Hope | 26.817 | 43.158 |  CR 284west (Millers Ferry Road) | ||
| | 31.122 | 50.086 | Fanning Branch Road | formerSR 277south | |
| Vernon | 33.935 | 54.613 |   CR 279south (Moss Hill Road) –Dogwood Acres,Moss Hill Church | ||
| 34.189 | 55.022 |  SR 277north (Court Avenue) –Chipley | |||
| | 34.608 | 55.696 |  CR 278west (Creek Road) | ||
| | 34.786 | 55.983 |  CR 279north (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 173north (North Avenue) /CR 177Anorth –Airport | |||
| | 48.479 | 78.019 |  CR 177north | ||
| | 55.492 | 89.306 |  CR 160 | ||
| Holland Crossroads–Estoline | 58.567 | 94.254 | SR 2–Miller Crossroads,Graceville | ||
| Esto | 60.673 | 97.644 | SR 167north –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.Retrieved30 September2023.
- ^abFDOT straight line diagramsArchivedMarch 6, 2014, at theWayback Machine,accessed February 2014
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