State Road 85 North - Fort Walton Beach to Niceville

The two legs of SR 85 combine along Elgin Parkway north at 1st Street. This reassurance marker follows ahead of Tupelo Avenue in Downtown Fort Walton Beach.

03/19/09

Perry Avenue north converges with SR 85 (Eglin Parkway) across from Fourth Street. Unmarked on SR 85, Perry Avenue is SR 145 leading south 0.51 miles through Downtown Fort Walton Beach to U.S. 98 (Miracle Strip Parkway).

03/19/09

SR 85 (Eglin Parkway) curves northwest from Hollywood Boulevard to next intersect Hospital Drive east.

10/31/08

Walter Martin Road joins SR 85 with parallel SR 189 (Beal Parkway) west from Eglin Parkway at the Uptown Station retail center.

10/31/08

Hughes Street west also connects SR 85 with SR 189 (Beal Parkway) along the Cinco Bayou town line. East from Eglin parkway, Hugh Streets extends to the Elliot Point neighborhood in Fort Walton Beach.

10/31/08

SR 85 (Eglin Parkway) passes north through the town of Cinco Bayou from Hughes Street to the bridge spanning Cinco Bayou.

10/31/08

Yacht Club Drive, former CR 85A to the west, intersects SR 85 (Eglin Parkway) just ahead of Cinco Bayou. The five lane boulevard west connects with SR 189 (Beal Parkway). East from Eglin Parkway, the two lane road leads to Ferry Road, near Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club.

10/31/08

SR 85 (Eglin Parkway) crosses Cinco Bayou over a six lane bridge.

09/16/11

12/10/08

Eglin Parkway reenters Fort Walton Beach by Mariner Plaza shopping center north of Cinco Bayou.

09/16/11

Highway Avenue, the east service road for Eglin Parkway, ties into SR 85 across from Mariner Plaza.

09/16/11

South Street heads west from SR 85 (Eglin Parkway) in Fort Walton Beach to Pocahontas Drive within unincorporated Ocean City.

09/16/11

Curving northeast through Ocean City, SR 85 (Eglin Parkway) next meets the east end of SR 188 (Racetrack Road).

09/16/11

SR 188 (Racetrack Road0 constitutes a four lane commercial arterial west 2.58 miles from SR 85 to SR 189 (Beal Parkway) at Hurlburt Road in the community of Wright.

09/16/11

SR 85 confirming marker posted east of SR 188 (Racetrack Road).

09/16/11

SR 85 (Eglin Parkway) northbound across Garnier Bayou.

09/16/11

The town of Shalimar lines the east side of Garnier Bayou along SR 85 (Eglin Parkway). Incorporated in 1947, Shalimar was developed initially by Clifford Meigs as a community of military housing.

09/16/11

Residential streets, Shalimar Drive north and Cherokee Road south come together at the succeeding traffic light on SR 85 (Eglin Parkway) in Shalimar.

09/16/11

Old Ferry Road ties into SR 85 along the northward turn through the Shalimar commercial district. Old Ferry Road spurs southward to Choctawhatchee Bay across from Ferry Road in Fort Walton Beach.

09/16/11

SR 85 (Eglin Parkway) north at Erwin Fleet Road west and 9th Avenue east into the street grid of unincorporated Lake Lorraine.

09/16/11

The traffic light at Richbourg Avenue west and 12th Avenue east serve adjacent middle and elementary schools.

09/16/11

Angling northeast into Eglin Air Force Base, SR 85 advances to a wye interchange at SR 397 (Eglin Boulevard).

09/16/11

05/13/12

Eglin Parkway defaults onto SR 397 (Eglin Boulevard) north to the Eglin Air Force Base North / Commercial Gate. SR 85 turns northward to SR 123 for I-10 and Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS).

05/13/12

SR 85 encircles Eglin Air Force Base and Destin-Fort Walton Beach (former Northwest) Airport northeast to the city of Valparaiso.

05/13/12

Sunset Lane northwest to the Longwood community was formerly Florida Secondary State Road 85B.

05/13/12

A vintage C-85B keys shield posted within the median of SR 85 for Sunset Lane.

03/19/09

The southern leg of SR 397 spurs 0.90 miles east to SR 189 and the Eglin AFB South Gate.

09/16/11

Crestview is 25.5 miles north of SR 397 via SR 85, or 22 miles via SR 85 and SR 123.

09/16/11

SR 189 (Lewis Turner Boulevard) loops northwest around outer reaches of Fort Walton Beach between Wright and SR 85 at Eglin Air Force Base.

09/16/11

SR 189 constitutes a 10.53 mile arterial route east to SR 397 (Eglin Boulevard) and south from Wright to U.S. 98 in Fort Walton Beach.

05/13/12

SR 85 travels west of the Eglin A.F.B. Air Armament Center between SR 189 (Lewis Turner Boulevard) and SR 123.

01/25/13

Niceville lies seven miles northeast of SR 189 (Lewis Turner Boulevard) via SR 85 and SR 20.

10/31/08

The Northwest Gate into Eglin Air Force Base precedes General Robert W. Bond Boulevard from SR 85 northbound.

05/13/12

General Robert W. Bond Boulevard provides a cut off from SR 189 (Lewis Turner Boulevard) to SR 85 north ahead of the two-wye interchange with SR 123.

01/25/13

Bypassing Valparaiso and Niceville to the west, SR 123 provides a direct route to SR 85 north for Interstate 10 and Crestview.

01/25/13

The exchange joining SR 85 with SR 123 north was constructed from August 2009 to September 2012. SR 123 runs 6.00 miles north to a grade separation with SR 85 in Eglin Air Force Base.

01/25/13

The exit for Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) departs from SR 85 northbound just beyond the flyover for SR 123.

05/13/12

The grade separation at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) was build in conjunction with the flyover at SR 123. SR 85 continues northeast on the ensuing stretch across Eglin AFB and Toms Creek.

01/25/13

SR 85 north enters the city of Valparaiso ahead of Toms Creek.

05/13/12

College Boulevard encircles Valparaiso and Niceville northeast from SR 85 to Northwest Florida State College.

05/13/12

SR 190 (Valparaiso Parkway) branches east from SR 85 to the Valparaiso city center.

05/13/12

02/13/10

SR 190 (Valparaiso Parkway) connects SR 85 with SR 397 (John Sims Parkway) south into Eglin AFB in 1.23 miles.

05/13/12

SR 85 proceeds northeast from Eglin Parkway onto Government Avenue in Valparaiso.

05/13/12

SR 85 (Government Avenue) enters the city of Niceville at the intersection with Cadillac Avenue north and Iowa Street east.

05/13/12

The northern branch of SR 397 spurs south from SR 85 (Government Avenue) in Niceville to Valparaiso and the East Gate info Eglin AFB.

05/13/12

SR 397 along John Sims Parkway runs 2.23 miles south to Eglin AFB.

05/13/12

Previously posted at SR 397 (John Sims Parkway), the distance sign referencing Crestview for SR 85 north of Niceville and Tallahassee for SR 20 east from SR 85 was removed by 2016.

02/13/10

Overtaking John Sims Parkway from SR 397, SR 85 expands to six lanes northeast around Boggy Bayou.

02/13/10

SR 293 along the Mid-Bay Bridge travels south from SR 20 beyond the Niceville city limits.

02/13/10

East of Turkey Creek, SR 85 (John Sims Parkway) converges with the west end of SR 20.

02/13/10

State Road 20 travels across the Florida Panhandle from Niceville east to Freeport, Ebro and Blountstown en route to Tallahassee.

02/13/10