Interstate 110 (I-110) is a

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, extending north from U.S. Route 98 (US 98) to

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. I-110 carries the hidden

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designation of State Road 8A. The easternmost auxiliary route of I-10 and the only auxiliary route of I-10 in Florida, it is also known as the

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Parkway in honor of the former governor of

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who originated in Pensacola.

Route description

I-110 consists of six interchanges. Unlike most Florida Interstates, it retained its sequential exit numbering system when others switched to a mile-log system. The freeway begins at exits 1A through 1C, composing a

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that connects I-110 to Gregory Street, Chase Street (US 98), and Garden Street (US 98 Business) adjacent to the Pensacola Bay Center. Exit 2, north, links I-110 to Cervantes Street ( US 90/ US 98) via a southbound exit and northbound entrance. Exit 3, north, consists of a southbound exit and northbound entrance to and from Maxwell and Jordan Streets. I-110 is elevated on separate viaducts for northbound and southbound lanes throughout this initial span through downtown Pensacola. North of exit 3, the freeway is built at-grade, and there are two modified

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s. The first is exit 4, leading to Fairfield Drive ( SR 295). Both northbound ramps of exit 4 are located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection and directly connect to Davis Highway ( SR 291). Approximately north is exit 5, an interchange with Brent Lane ( SR 296) and Airport Boulevard ( SR 750). I-110's northern terminus is at I-10. There is a modified

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/ semi-directional T interchange at this location with additional direct connections to SR 291.

History

I-110 was completed between I-10 and SR 295/Fairfield Drive by 1965. An extension south to Maxwell Street was completed in 1969. In 1978, I-110 was further extended south to its current terminus in Downtown Pensacola. The original freeway was four lanes for its entirety and connected to I-10 via an unmodified trumpet interchange. In the 1990s, there was official discussion of extending I-110 north to US 90 Alternate (Nine Mile Road) and possibly as far as

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in southwestern

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. However, political and financial hurdles stalled serious consideration of the project. The link was later cancelled. I110shieldpensacola

Between 2004 and 2009, I-110 was rebuilt and expanded to a minimum of six lanes between I-10 and Maxwell Street. Reconstruction of the freeway included access to and from Airport Boulevard via a modification of the existing Brent Lane interchange. The interchange with I-10 was rebuilt to include new flyover ramps to I-10 eastbound and from I-10 westbound, as well as direct connections to and from SR 291. Originally, north of SR 750/Airport Boulevard, there was an overpass for SR 742 along Burgess Road. In 2006, SR 742 was rerouted along a new, wider overpass at Creighton Road, and the Burgess Road overpass was demolished.

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