Santa Rosa County Road 89
County Road 89 extends south 5.80 miles from U.S. 90 at East Milton to Pine Bluff off Blackwater Bay. Following Ward Basin Road, the two-lane roadway sees a folded-diamond interchange with Interstate 10 just east of its crossing over the Blackwater River.
North
Santa Rosa 89 (Ward Basin Road) begins at Fish Camp Road on the Yellow River and heads north through Pine Bluff.
02/11/09
Northbound Ward Basin Road at Glenview Road in Pine Bluff, where the road ends assemblies are positioned for southbound.
08/06/06
County Road 184 links CR 89 (Ward Basin Road) with SR 87 at Nichols Lake Road near NOLF Santa Rosa.
08/06/06
02/11/09
Traveling northwest from CR 184 through the Ward Basin community along CR 89.
11/19/08
Typical of Interstate 10 interchanges, the road intersecting the freeway widens into a four lane divided highway. Interstate 10 crosses paths with Santa Rosa County Road 84 at Exit 28 east of the Blackwater River.
11/19/08
Old Hickory Hammock Road ties in to Santa Rosa County Road 89 (Ward Basin Road) from a frontage road ahead of the eastbound on-ramp to Tallahassee. Note the missing "e" in the word Tallahassee; the sign was corrected by March 2009.
11/19/08
A mixture of an older Highway Gothic series C Interstate 10 shield and a newer series D shield on Ward Basin Road north.
04/30/11
Interstate 10 continues east to a rest area and SR 87 (Exit 31) on the 175 mile drive to the Florida capital city.
04/30/11
Passing over Interstate 10, Santa Rosa County Road 89 (Ward Basin Road) meets the westbound ramp to Pensacola and Mobile. Ward Basin Road quickly reduces to two lanes north of the interchange.
04/30/11
County Road 89 (Ward Basin Road) leads due north for its final mile to U.S. 90 & SR 87 at East Milton.
05/03/09
U.S. 90 west & SR 87 north elevate to cross a CSX Railroad line just west of CR 89. The pair curve southwest from the bridge to Marquis Bayou and Downtown Milton.
04/30/11
South
Santa Rosa County Road 89 begins from U.S. 90 & SR 87 at East Milton. Pictured here is the first southbound shield, posted between the start and Airport Road.
06/11/06
Ward Basin Road meanders southeast from East Milton to meet Interstate 10 east of its Blackwater River bridges.
06/11/06
Typical of Interstate 10 interchanges, the intersecting road widens into a four lane divided highway.
02/08/06
Interstate 10 travels west two miles to Santa Rosa County Road 191 at Bagdad and 16 miles to Interstate 110 north of Pensacola.
06/11/06
The eastbound loop ramp joins Interstate 10 ahead of its rest area and Exit 31 with SR 87. The freeway travels a rural path 175 miles to Tallahassee.
06/11/06
Approaching Santa Rosa County Road 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) east at Ward Basin on Santa Rosa County Road 89 (Ward Basin Road) south.
02/11/09
Hickory Hammock Road carries Santa Rosa County Road 184 east between Ward Basin Road and SR 87 at Nichols Lake Road. The road is home to a church, a handful of residences, and a set of horse stables.
02/11/09
Southbound Santa Rosa County Road 89 reassurance shield posted after Hickory Hammock Road. Note the shield replacement of the series B fonted pentagon with series D font.
02/08/06
02/11/09
Yellow flashers and five sets of end signs warn motorists of the impending conclusion of Santa Rosa County Road 89 (Ward Basin Road) southbound at Pine Bluff.
02/11/09
Ward Basin Road ends abruptly at the Yellow River, east of its mouth with Blackwater Bay. Fish Camp Road lines the river west and east from the south end of Santa Rosa County Road 89.
02/11/09
02/08/06
Photo Credits:
- ABRoads: 02/11/09, 04/30/11
- Alex Nitzman: 02/08/06, 06/11/06, 08/06/06
- AARoads: 11/19/08
- Brent Ivy: 05/03/09
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Page Updated Thursday March 13, 2014.