County Road 197

Traveling 27.63 miles through west Santa Rosa County, County Road 197 follows Chumuckla Highway north from the suburban Pace community to Wallace, Chumuckla, new York and Brownsdale to SR 89 south of Jay. The bulk of this route passes through pine forest or farm land. CR 197 also spurs south from U.S. 90 to Escambia Bay along Floridatown Road.

County Road 197 (Floridatown Road) intersects U.S. 90 opposite the beginning of Chumuckla Highway north through Pace. U.S. 90 constitutes a four lane commercialized arterial east from Pace to Pea Ridge and Milton. Westward, the road curves south across the fringe of Escambia Bay to Pensacola.
The blue U.S. 90 shield posted here was later removed, leaving no sign for U.S. 90 on CR 197 south.
11/28/99
The first reassurance marker for County Road 197 north appears north of U.S. 90 along Chumuckla Highway. Chumuckla lies 13 miles ahead, followed by Jay in 29 miles.
11/26/99
Chumuckla Highway curves northwest after Giddens Drive toward a five-way junction with County Road 197A (Woodbine Road) south, County Road 184 (Quintette Road) west, and County Road 184A (Berryhill Road) east.
07/24/11
County Road 184A begins and follows Berryhill Road east to the city of Milton. The route totals 7.88 miles to SR 89.
07/24/11
The intersection with Berryhill Road was relocated further north to provide distance from the adjacent traffic light with CR 197A (Woodbine Road) and 184 (Quintette Road). A new traffic light was added as well.
01/19/13
Leaving the Pace area, County Road 197 (Chumuckla Highway) heads north to Wallace and Naval Outlying Field Pace and the west end of CR 191 (Willard Norris Road).
02/08/06
Chumuckla Highway veers northwest from CR 191 one mile before turning north again at Ten Mile Road.
05/03/09
County Road 197 heads north to Salter Road before arcing west to meet County Road 182 at the community of Chumuckla. CR 182 leads east from CR 197 to Allentown.
05/03/09
Shifting west across Moore Creek, CR 197 next meets the west end of County Road 164 (Harvest Road) at Brownsdale.
05/03/09
Turning east toward SR 89, County Road 197 (Chumuckla Highway) splits with County Road 197A (Spring Street) north.
05/03/09
CR 197 (Chumuckla Highway) concludes at this stop with SR 89, 1.9 miles south of the Jay city limits.
05/03/09

Traveling west from SR 89, the first shield for County Road 197 south appears along Chumuckla Highway.
05/03/09
An erroneous sign for CR 197 precedes the south end of Santa Rosa County Road 197A (Spring Street).
05/03/09
CR 197A (Spring Street) leads southwest from SR 4 and Downtown Jay, 3.24 miles to CR 197 (Chumuckla Highway).
05/03/09
Traveling a section line due south, County Road 197 reaches the settlement of Brownsdale and meets CR 164 (Harvest Road) west at Little Rock Road.
02/07/06
CR 164 follows Harvest Road 3.81 miles east to SR 89. A second segment of CR 164 loops 8.85 miles northeast from SR 89 to Cobbtown and SR 4.
02/07/06
South from Brownsdale, CR 197 (Chumuckla Highway) continues another 1.5 miles before swinging east to cross Moore Creek.
02/07/06
Curving back southward, County Road 197 enters the rural settlement of New York at County Road 178.
02/07/06
CR 182 travels 10.92 miles east from Chumuckla to Allentown and SR 87. Highway 182 extends west from CR 197 to Chumuckla Springs Road as well.
05/03/09
Approaching the west end of County Road 191 (Willard Norris Road) on CR 197 (Chumuckla Highway) south.
02/07/06
County Road 184 (Quintette Road) east, County Road 184A (Berryhill Road) west and County Road 197A (Woodbine Road) north all come together at CR 197A in north Pace.
02/07/06
CR 197 (Chumuckla Highway) turns left to overtake the ending CR 184 (Quintette Road) as CR 197A (Woodbine Road) south begins. CR 197A travels 3.73 miles south to U.S. 90 near the causeway across Escambia Bay while CR 184 arcs west to Escambia County.
02/07/06
Norris Road doubles as County Road 197B east 0.74 miles from Chumuckla Highway to West Spencer Field Road.
02/07/06
West Spencer Field Road extends CR 197B south 1.02 miles to U.S. 90. The road also connects with the NOLF Spencer Field.
02/07/06
The final stretch of Chumuckla Highway leads through a network of residential streets to U.S. 90.
02/07/06
U.S. 90 curves southwest from Pace to Pensacola while traveling east to Pea Ridge and the county seat of Milton.
02/07/06
Diamond Street, a former alignment of County Road 191A, represents the main east-west route through Floridatown.
02/07/06
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 11/26/99, 11/28/99, 02/07/06, 02/08/06
- ABRoads: 07/24/11
- AARoads: 01/19/13
- Brent Ivy: 05/03/09
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Page Updated Friday March 21, 2014.