Florida State Road 729 Explained

State:FL
Type:SR
Route:729
Alternate Name:State Market Road
Maint:FDOT
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:2.290
Length Round:3
Established:May 1973[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Pahokee
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Pahokee
Counties:Palm Beach
Previous Type:SR
Previous Route:727
Next Type:SR
Next Route:732

State Road 729 (SR 729), locally known as State Market Road, is a 2.29adj=midNaNadj=mid north - south road bypassing the city of Pahokee on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. SR 729 is entirely within the city limits of Pahokee and serves as a designated truck bypass for U.S. Routes 98 and 441 (US 98/US 441).

Route description

As motorists driving northbound on US 98/US 441/SR 15 veer to the west onto East Seventh Street and north onto Lake Avenue to go into downtown Pahokee, SR 729 continues alongside Florida East Coast Railroad tracks to the northeast and north through the outskirt farmlands of Pahokee, to reconnect with US 98/441/SR 15, which continues along the shore of Lake Okeechobee as Everglades Street.[2]

History

The route was originally signed as State Road 15A.

Notes and References

  1. News: Remember Highway S-22A? It's Now Something Else . June 19, 2018 . The Panama City News-Herald . May 13, 1973 . 8. Newspapers.com.
  2. Map of State Road 729 . 2009 . MapQuest, Inc. . 2013-02-10 .