Okaloosa County Road 85A
Two segments of County Road 85A remain in service within Okaloosa County. The northern most branch follows an old portion of SR 85 along 2nd Avenue for 1.26 miles within the city of Laurel Hill. An unsigned CR 85A follows Bill Lundy Road northwest 4.14 miles, from SR 85 near Garden City, to Clear Springs.
A 4.43 mile stretch of Okaloosa County 85A, from the Alabama state line east on New Ebenezer Road to 3rd Avenue in Laurel Hill, was removed from the system after 2010. Cinco Bayou and Fort Walton Beach was home to another CR 85A along Yacht Club Road, between SR 189 (Beal Parkway) and Ferry Road. Signage for the west end remained in place to 2013.
East - Laurel Hill
County Road 85A (2nd Avenue) and SR 85 converge as SR 85 arcs eastward to overtake the east end of 2nd Avenue to Svea. A keys shield, date stamped 09-17-68, is posted for the junction.
03/26/13
2013 construction along SR 85 included a slight realignment of 2nd Avenue so that the road ends at more of a 90-degree angle. A trailblazer for SR 85 points to the left, though it used to point right when CR 85A defaulted onto SR 85 north.
03/26/13
West - Laurel Hill
2nd Avenue navigates across the Laurel Hill street grid to SR 85. A vintage shield assembly, date stamped 05-23-68, precedes the end point.
03/26/13
A second keys shield, also from 05-23-68, appears at 2nd Avenue and SR 85 in Laurel Hill. 2nd Avenue continues beyond the end of CR 85A a few more blocks while SR 85 curves southwest to Almarante, Garden City and Crestview.
03/26/13
- New Ebenezer Road / 3rd Avenue
An end of county maintenance sign is posted along New Ebenezer Road eastbound as the former CR 85A crosses the Laurel Hill city line.
09/19/09
County Road 85A turned east from New Ebenezer Road onto a three block stretch of 3rd Avenue within the city of Laurel Hill. An old keys shield for SR 85 resides just ahead of 3rd Street, which connects with SR 85 south.
03/26/13
- Yacht Club Road
The original west end of County Road 85A in Fort Walton Beach, where Yacht Club Road intersects Beal Parkway (SR 189) and Alabama Avenue west.
04/26/10
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 04/26/10, 03/26/13
- AARoads: 09/19/09
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Page Updated Thursday March 20, 2014.