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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
Florida Route Log (SR 79)
079 079 079 079 Panama City Beach, Florida
Alabama State Route 167
State Route 167 (SR 167) is a 60-mile-long route in the southeastern part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at the Florida state line, where State Road 79 (SR 79) crosses into Geneva County, Alabama. The northern terminus o ...
at the Alabama–Florida border and runs to its southern terminus at US 98
U.S. Route 98 (US 98) is an east–west United States Highway in the Southeastern United States that runs from western Mississippi to southern Florida. It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola, Florida, Pensacola and Apalachicola, ...
in Panama City Beach, Florida
Panama City Beach is a resort town in the Florida Panhandle, and principal city of the Panama City Metropolitan Area. It is a popular vacation destination, especially among people in the Southern United States, and is located in the "Emerald C ...
. Currently, the highway is being expanded to four lanes north of Panama City to the junction with Interstate 10
Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost transcontinental highway in the Interstate Highway System of the United States. It is the fourth-longest Interstate in the country at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. It was part of the origina ...
. 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
As of June 1, 2009, the route betweenUS 98
U.S. Route 98 (US 98) is an east–west United States Highway in the Southeastern United States that runs from western Mississippi to southern Florida. It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola, Florida, Pensacola and Apalachicola, ...
(Back Beach Road) at Panama City Beach and SR 20 at Ebro
The Ebro (Spanish and Basque ; , , ) is a river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. It rises in Cantabria and flows , almost entirely in an east-southeast direction. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea, forming a de ...
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 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
References
External links
{{Commons category, Florida State Road 79Florida Route Log (SR 79)
079 079 079 079 Panama City Beach, Florida