Florida State Road 290

State Road 290
Olive Road
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length: 5.48 mi[1] (8.82 km)
Major junctions
West end: CR 95A in Ensley
  SR 291 in Ferry Pass
East end: US 90 at Escambia Bay
Highway system

Florida State and County Roads
Interstate • US • SR (Pre-1945) • Toll • County

← SR 289 SR 291 →

State Road 290, known locally as East Olive Road, is a major thoroughfare in Pensacola, Florida. It runs from Escambia County Road 95A (Old Palafox Road) in the Ensley community east to U.S. Route 90 (Scenic Highway) at Escambia Bay. The road serves as the primary east–west route through the Ferry Pass community.

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Route description

State Road 290 begins at an intersection with Escambia County Road 95A (Old Palafox Road) in the Ensley neighborhood of Pensacola, Florida. The route progresses northeastward through a mix of residential and commercial neighborhoods as East Olive Road, crossing over a nearby freight line. At the intersection with Oak Forest Drive, State Road 290 becomes surrounded by housing complexes. This continues for a distance as the highway makes a slight bend to the east until Whitmere Drive, where State Road 290 enters a commercial neighborhood once again. Just after the change, the two-lane highway becomes five lanes and intersects with State Road 291 (Davis Highway) in Ferry Pass. State Road 290 continues eastward, passing a local strip mall and entering a residential neighborhood just east of Davis Highway.[2]

State Road 290 continues eastward through Ferry Pass as a two-lane highway, passing several more condominium complexes and a local track. After the intersection with Ridgefield Road, the highway gradually curves to the northeast, intersecting with the northern terminus of State Road 289 (North 9th Avenue). After State Road 289, State Road 290 becomes three lanes for a short distance, until reverting back to two at Northpointe Boulevard. Continuing through a nearby residential neighborhood, this reverts back to three lanes once again, curving once more to the intersection with U.S. Route 90 (Scenic Highway, State Road 10A) on the shore of Escambia Bay.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Escambia County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Ensley 0.00 CR 95A (Old Palafox Road) Western terminus of State Road 290
Ferry Pass 2.42 SR 291 (Davis Highway)
4.54 SR 289 (North 9th Avenue) Northern terminus of State Road 289
Escambia Bay 5.48 US 90 (Scenic Highway) Eastern terminus of State Road 290
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – Overview map of Florida State Road 290 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=30.508557&lon=-87.218971&zoom=14&q1=30.507078%2C-87.260255&q2=30.510295%2C-87.220687&q3=30.510849%2C-87.185497&q4=30.520092%2C-87.174253. Retrieved June 15, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Microsoft. Map of Overview map of Florida State Road 290 – Bing Maps (Map). Cartography by NavTEQ, Inc. http://www.bing.com/maps/#Y3A9cDJqMDhnN3F2cHhwJmx2bD0xNy41NDg3MTExMTExMTExMTQmc3R5PWImcnRwPXBvcy4zMC41MDcxNTQ4NjEzMjI5MTdfLTg3LjI2MDI3ODgxMzQ5MThfX19fYV9+cG9zLjMwLjUxOTg3NDQ1MzkwNTlfLTg3LjE3NDI1NTcyNTQ4NDdfbmVhciUyMDQ4MzElMjBFJTIwT2xpdmUlMjBSZCUyQyUyMFBlbnNhY29sYSUyQyUyMEZMJTIwMzI1MTRfX19hXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=. Retrieved June 15, 2011. 

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