Florida State Road 298 Explained

State:FL
Type:SR
Route:298
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SR 298 in red, CR 298A in blue
Maint:FDOT
Length Mi:6.837
Length Round:3
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Millview
Junction: in Myrtle Grove
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in West Pensacola
Counties:Escambia
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:297
Next Type:SR
Next Route:300

State Road 298 (SR 298), known locally as Lillian Highway, is a mostly east - west thoroughfare in Pensacola, Florida. It runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 98 (US 98 or SR 30) and Dog Track Road, skirting Perdido Bay on its way east to its terminus at the West Pensacola spur of SR 295. SR 298 passes under the mainline of SR 295 without an interchange. It serves as a major route through the communities of Myrtle Grove and West Pensacola.

Related route

State:FL
Type:CR
Route:298A
County:Escambia
Location:Escambia County
Length Mi:4.554
Length Ref:[1]

County Road 298A (CR 298A, also known as West Jackson Street) is a county road in Escambia County. From the mid 1950s through the late 1970s/early 1980s, it was part of State Road 298A. It is an alternate route to SR 298 running between SR 727 (N Fairfield Drive), two blocks south of SR 298, and US 98/SR 292. It is approximately 4.6miles long, passing the western suburbs, Myrtle Grove, West Pensacola, and Brownsville. The entire road is only two lanes wide.

While the road was part of the state highway system, it extended north along Fairfield Drive to return to SR 298.[2] By 1981, the road had been removed from the state highway system and became part of CR 298A.[3] Through the late 2010s, CR 298A was extended further east to end at US 29/SR 95 (N Palafox Street) in downtown Pensacola.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: County Roads TDA . FDOT . April 18, 2020.
  2. General Highway Map, Escambia County, Florida . Florida State Road Department . February 1955 . July 4, 2020.
  3. General Highway Map, Escambia County, Florida . State of Florida Department of Transportation . June 1978 . September 1981 . July 4, 2020.
  4. General Highway Map - Escambia County, Florida . State of Florida Department of Transportation . January 2017 . July 4, 2020.