| State Road 79 | ||||
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length: | 60.693 mi[1] (97.676 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | US 98 Alt. in West Panama City Beach |
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| US 98 in West Panama City Beach SR 20 in Ebro SR 277 in Vernon I-10 south of Bonifay US 90 in Bonifay SR 2 south of Esto |
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| North end: | SR-167 at the Alabama state line in Esto | |||
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| Counties: | Bay, Washington, Holmes | |||
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Florida State and County Roads
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Florida 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 connects with Alabama State Route 167 at the Alabama–Florida border and runs to its southern terminus at U.S. Route 98 Alternate in Panama City Beach, Florida. Currently, the highway is being expanded to four lanes and extended north to connect to 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.
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As of June 1, 2009, the route between US 98 (Back Beach Road)at Panama City Beach and Florida State Route 20 at Ebro was being expanded to four lanes. A second bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway at West Bay, Florida 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 Florida 79 and Bay County Route 388 at West Bay. North of this completed stretch construction continues to a point just north of the Ebro Greyhound Racetrack. No construction has begun north of this point to the Alabama state line.
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Bay |
Panama City Beach | 0.000– 0.020 |
US 98 Alt. (Front Beach Road) |
Y intersection |
| 0.551 | US 98 (Back Beach Road) | |||
| Washington |
Ebro | 16.053 | SR 20 | |
| Vernon | 34.387 | SR 277 | ||
| Holmes |
Bonifay | 44.393 | I-10 | |
| 47.445 | US 90 | |||
| Esto | 58.688 | SR 2 | ||
| 60.693 | SR-167 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||