State Road 85 North - Niceville to Laurel Hill

SR 85 heads north from SR 20 (John Sims Parkway) in Niceville along a four lane arterial.
03/19/09

College Boulevard returns to SR 85 northeast from Valparaiso at Twin Oaks Park. The route east from SR 85 to Northwest Florida State College and SR 285 was formerly CR 190.
05/01/09

05/22/14

01/25/13

SR 293 along the Mid-Bay Bridge Connector was constructed east around Niceville from 2009 to January 4, 2014. The limited access toll road encircles Niceville southeast to the bridge spanning Choctawhatchee Bay.
05/22/14

SR 293 travels 15.54 miles south from SR 85 outside Niceville to U.S. 98 at Destin.
05/22/14

SR 85 turns northwest from SR 293 (Mid-Bay Bridge Connector) ahead of Juniper Creek in Eglin AFB.
09/16/11

Four lane expansion of SR 123 from August 2014 to August 2016 included adding a flyover across SR 85. The overpass removed a signalized intersection.
10/16/16

A u-turn follows the northbound flyover on SR 123 along SR 85 north for SR 123 southbound back to Fort Walton Beach.
10/16/16

The distance sign formerly posted where SR 123 intersected SR 85 was carbon copied. Florala, Alabama is 40 miles to the northeast instead of 38.
10/16/16

Formerly a signalized intersection, a folded diamond interchange was constructed along SR 85 at 77th Special Forces Way west and McWhorter Avenue east in 2012/13.
01/25/13

McWhorter Avenue spurs east to Duke Field within Eglin AFB. The overpass at the exchange with SR 85 is inventoried as SR 210.
01/25/13

Leaving Eglin AFB, SR 85 north crosses the Shoal River on the Cox Bridge.
05/01/09

North into the city of Crestview, SR 85 (Ferndon Boulevard) transitions into a commercial arterial
10/31/08

Antioch Road east and Live Oak Church Road south come together at the first in a series of traffic lights along SR 85 (Ferndon Boulevard) north through Crestview. Antioch Road northwest to P.J. Adams Parkway was formerly part of CR 4.
05/01/09

Reassurance marker posted along Ferndon Boulevard north between Antioch Road and Southview Drive.
10/31/08

P.J. Adams Parkway stems west from SR 85 to a large array of subdivisions. Antioch Road extends northwest from the suburban boulevard to a planned interchange with I-10 and U.S. 90 near Milligan.
05/01/09

An array of traveler services line SR 85 (Ferndon Boulevard) at the diamond interchange (Exit 56) with Interstate 10. Planned six lane expansion of SR 85 north from P.J. Adams Parkway to I-10 includes reconfiguring this exchange into a DDI.
10/31/08

Passing north of Eglin AFB, Interstate 10 travels west from Crestview to Milton and Pensacola and east to Defuniak Springs and Tallahassee.
10/31/08

Mirage Avenue intersects SR 85 just north of I-10 from big box stores on both sides of Ferndon Boulevard.
03/26/13

03/26/13

Redstone Drive loops west from SR 85 to a medical park and leads east from SR 85 (Ferndon Boulevard) to the large Rolling Pines subdivision.
08/07/06

03/26/13

Main Street branches northwest from SR 85 (Ferdon Boulevard) at Cane Avenue to Downtown Crestview.
03/26/13

Ferdon Boulevard parallels Main Street one block to the east on the ensuing stretch along SR 85 northbound.
03/26/13

SR 85 (Ferdon Boulevard) shifts northeast between Beech Avenue at Downtown Crestview and U.S. 90 (James Lee Boulevard).
03/26/13

U.S. 90 (James Lee Boulevard) constitutes a five lane boulevard across Crestview. Beyond the city, U.S. 90 reduces to two lanes along a rural course west to Milligan and Holt and east to Deerland and Mossy Head.
03/26/13

U.S. 90 parallels Interstate 10 throughout Florida from Pensacola to Jacksonville.
03/26/13

Confirming marker posted north of U.S. 90.
10/02/21

Reassurance marker posted north of Old Bethel Road west / Airport Road east (CR 188) and the Crestview city line.
01/14/09

Leading away from CR 85A (Bill Lundy Road) on SR 85 northbound. CR 85A spurs 4.14 miles west to rural areas near the Yellow River.
01/14/09

The westernmost branch of CR 2 runs 9.43 miles west from SR 85 to Oak Grove and SR 189 at Blackman.
01/14/09

01/14/09

CR 602 constitutes a 5.22 mile long loop west from SR 85 and south to CR 2 near the Yellow River.
03/09/09

Angling northeast from CR 602, SR 85 advances into the city of Laurel Hill.
01/14/09

CR 85A in Laurel Hill lines 2nd Avenue east from the city center to SR 85 beyond Bay Branch.
01/14/09

CR 85A returns to SR 85 northbound ahead of this shield assembly in Laure Hill.
09/19/09

Leaving Laurel Hill, SR 85 continues to the rural community of Svea.
03/26/13

CR 393 stems south from SR 85 at Robinson Road 15.72 miles to U.S. 90 at Deerland.
03/26/13

03/26/13

The final 4.24 miles of SR 85 run across the northwestern corner of Walton County.
09/19/09

Perkins Road (CR 52) heads north from SR 85 to become Escambia County Route 57 in Alabama.
03/26/13

SR 85 turns northeast at Pleasant Grove and CR 147. CR 147 connects the state road with CR 285 north to Britton Hill (el. 345 feet), the highest point in Florida, at Lakewood.
03/26/13

CR 147 connects with U.S. 331 in Paxton 3.29 miles to the east.
03/26/13

South from SR 85, CR 147 continues 4.66 miles to CR 2.
03/26/13

03/26/13

Northeast of Clear Springs, SR 85 transitions to Alabama State Route 55 at the town of Florala.
03/26/13