Old Spanish Trail - old U.S. 90 & Florida 1
Several segments of the Old Spanish Trail remain in place throughout Northwest Florida from Pensacola to Milton. A 5.2 mile segment east of Milton was repurposed into a multi use trail (Historic State Road 1). Two other sections with red brick roadways remain as residential streets within the vicinity of Marquis Basin off the Blackwater River.
Looking east from the end of Old Spanish Trail at the Blackwater River outside Milton.
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Milton Trail connects Old Spanish Trail with U.S. 90 & SR 87 to the north. U.S. 90 spans Old Spanish Trail along an S-curve between the Blackwater River and CR 89 (Ward Basin Road) south.
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The original roadway of Old Spanish Trail is discontinuous at the U.S. 90/SR 87 overpass. Red Brick Road, south of the adjacent CSX Railroad line, represents the historic alignment east from Dale Street.
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Cathy Street links Old Spanish Trail with Red Brick Road across the adjacent CSX Railroad.
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Red Brick Road converges with U.S. 90/SR 87 east of Cathy Street.
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Red Brick Road concludes at U.S. 90/SR 87. Heading east from here, Old Spanish Trail parallels the north side of U.S. 90 as a multi use trail.
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Red Brick Road ends just west of Cathy Street at Dale Street south to U.S. 90/SR 87 at CR 89 (Ward Basin Road). Old Spanish Trail resumes along the north side of the CSX Railroad nearby.
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Old Spanish Trail westbound between Milton Trail and the Blackwater River at East Milton. A handful of homes line the roadway ahead of its abrupt end along the river banks.
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The multi use trail portion of Old Spanish Trail (Florida Historic State Road 1) lines the north side of U.S. 90 east 5.2 miles from East Milton to a point west of S A Jones Road.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 05/31/04
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Page Updated Monday April 15, 2019.