State Road 289 - Ninth Avenue

Florida State Road 289

One of the main north-south corridors within the city of Pensacola, SR 289 follows Ninth Avenue from Chase Street (U.S. 98 east) northward to Olive Road just outside of the city limits. SR 289 is the unsigned state road counterpart of U.S. 98 between Cerventes Street (SR 10A) and the couplet of Chase and Gregory Streets (SR 30). North of there, SR 289 shields appear as the highway passes through the Pensacola residential street grid to become a commercial arterial at SR 296 (Bayou Boulevard). Commercial frontage, including Cordova Mall, lines the route northward to SR 742 (Creighton Road).

The northern terminus was reconstructed in 2001 to provide a protected turn lane from Olive Road (former SR 290) west to SR 289 south. The movement of SR 289 north onto Olive Road west was expanded to two turn lanes as well. This project coincided with widening SR 289 north of the Interstate 10 underpass, bringing the entire length of Ninth Avenue to four lanes.

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Page Updated Wednesday November 19, 2014.