U.S. 90 West - Santa Rosa County

A five mile stretch of Historic State Road 1 / Old Brick Road is preserved alongside U.S. 90 from east of State Road 87 to East Milton. A sign posted at the beginning of the old roadway indicates the opening date of the original Spanish Trail. The two lane roadway is open for hikers and bicyclists and varies in surface from slabs of concrete to red bricks.

05/31/04

SR 87 north combines with U.S. 90 west for a 4.6 mile overlap between East Milton Road and Stewart Street in Milton. A CSX Railroad line and Old Spanish Trail run along the north side of the highway.

04/09/09

Santa Rosa County Road 89 leads 5.8 miles southeast to the Yellow River through Ward Basin and Pine Bluff. Ward Basin Road provides a connection between East Milton and Interstate 10 at Exit 28.

04/09/09

Built in 2015, the span carrying U.S. 90/SR 87 over Marquis Bayou in East Milton was designed to mirror the slotted design of the concrete railings of its 1937 predecessor.¹

05/13/16

U.S. 90/SR 87 cross the Blackwater River just ahead of Downtown Milton.

04/09/09

Willing Street flows northbound from the Santa Rosa County Courthouse along the Blackwater River to the first traffic light along U.S. 90/SR 87 (Caroline Street) west in Milton. Broad Street extends north from Willing Street, doubling as CR 191 to Munson Highway.

05/13/16

U.S. 90/SR 87 (Carolina Street) west at CR 191 south in Broad Street. CR 191 provides a direct, albeit slow due to low speed limits, route to Interstate 10 at Exit 26 and the Garcon Point Bridge (SR 281) to Gulf Breeze.

04/09/09

U.S. 90/SR 87 continue another four blocks west on Caroline Street from County Road 191 (Canal Street) south.

12/09/12

Westbound U.S. 90 at the separation with SR 87 in Milton. U.S. 90 continues southwest toward Pea Ridge and Pace while SR 87 continues to Naval Air Station Whiting Field and Alabama State Route 41 to Brewton.

12/09/12

U.S. 90 (Caroline Street) continues from State Road 87 eight miles to Pace and 22 miles to Pensacola.

12/09/12

SR 89 (Dogwood Drive) arcs southwest from SR 87 to meet SR 89 at the succeeding traffic light. The 29.44 mile route begins at U.S. 90 and leads northwesterly to Jay and the Alabama state line.

12/09/12

SR 89 combines with SR 87 for 1.6 miles from north Milton to Point Baker near Naval Air Station Whiting Field. The state road branches northwest from SR 87, 27 miles to Jay.

12/09/12

U.S. 90 (Caroline Street) west at SR 89 (Dogwood Drive) north. Dogwood Drive constitutes a five lane boulevard to Stewart Street (SR 87).

12/09/12

Leaving SR 89, U.S. 90 quickly intersects the entrance to the Santa Rosa County offices. No reassurance shield is posted for the US route.

12/09/12

Glover Lane stems north from U.S. 90 by the westbound merge with Old Highway 90 from the south. Glover Lane weaves through residential areas northward to County Road 184A (Berryhill Road) at Northrop Road.

12/09/12

U.S. 90 crosses Pond Creek and next intersects Parkmore Plaza Drive opposite Jaimee Leigh Drive.

05/18/14

Parkmore Plaza Drive connects U.S. 90 with parallel Old Bagdad Highway (County Road 191A) and Galt City.

12/09/12

Advancing west by Galt City, U.S. 90 approaches the north end of SR 281 (Avalon Boulevard). Avalon Boulevard links the Milton and Pace area with Interstate 10 (Exit 22) to the south.

05/18/14

12/09/12

Construction four laned State Road 281 south from U.S. 90 to CR 281 near the community of Avalon Beach between 2010 and Fall 2013.

05/18/14

State Road 281 travels 10.74 miles south to U.S. 98 (Gulf Breeze Parkway) near Oriole Beach. Opened in 1999, the tolled Garcon Point Bridge extended SR 281 from Interstate 10 across Santa Rosa Sound.

05/18/14

SR 281 begins opposite the Milton Campus of Pensacola State College.

05/18/14

U.S. 90 continues west from SR 281 (Avalon Boulevard) to Pea Ridge.

07/17/04

Most of U.S. 90 between Pace and Milton is developed with commercialized frontage, ranging from big box retail to fast food eateries.

05/18/14

U.S. 90 enters the unincorporated community of Pea Ridge by the intersection with Sunset Drive.

12/09/12

U.S. 90 continues 0.7 miles west from SR 281 to meet the southern branch of CR 197A (Bell Lane). CR 197A forms part of a loop along with CR 191B (Sterling Way) and CR 281B (Cyanamid Way), from U.S. 90 southeast to SR 281 (Avalon Boulevard).

05/18/14

Bell Lane carries County Road 197A south two miles to Sterling Way (County Road 191B) east. School Lane ties into the north end from Pea Ridge Elementary School.

05/18/14

Westbound U.S. 90 reassurance shield posted between County Road 197A (Bell Lane) south and Keyser Lane in Pea Ridge.

12/09/12

A number of signals line U.S. 90 between big box retail centers to the south and residential areas on the north side of the arterial.

07/24/11

The slow go along U.S. 90 continues west to Spears Street and another shopping center entrance.

07/24/11

Watkins Street lines the west side of Santa Rosa Commons shopping center southward to Williams Road.

05/18/14

East Spencer Field Road leads north from U.S. 90 to Spencer Field (U.S. Navy OLF), Hamilton Bridge Road and several residential subdivisions. Spencer Field is bound by cardinal-direction based Spencer Field Roads on all sides.

05/18/14

U.S. 90 west leaves Pea Ridge for the unincorporated community of Pace. Pace generally comprises a suburban bedroom community.

05/18/14

County Road 197B follows West Spencer Field Road north from U.S. 90, one mile west of East Spencer Field Road.

05/18/14

CR 197B constitutes a 1.762 mile loop from U.S. 90 northwest to CR 197 (Chumuckla Highway). West Spencer Field Road extends north to the Outlying Field and County Road 184A (Berryhill Road).

05/18/14

U.S. 90 bends southward from West Spencer Field Road to County Road 197 (Chumuckla Highway north / Floridatown Road south) on the initial approach to Pensacola.

05/18/14

Santa Rosa County Road 197 follows Chumuckla Highway north from U.S. 90 to Wallace, Chumuckla, New York and Brownsdale as the main route between Pace and Jay.

05/18/14

County Road 197 spurs 1.2 miles south to Parkview Street at Floridatown along Escambia Bay.

05/18/14

Mobile, Alabama debuts at 65 miles out on U.S. 90 distance signage posted beyond Chumuckla Highway.

05/18/14

County Road 191A ties into U.S. 90 from Diamond Street and Floridatown by Barnett Mill Creek.

05/18/14

CR 197A follows from U.S. 90 just beyond CR 191A along Woodbine Road north to Wallace. CR 197A provides an alternate route to Chumuckla Highway north while also connecting U.S. 90 with CR 184 (Quintette Road) west into Escambia County.

05/18/14

U.S. 90 traverses western reaches of Escambia Bay along a causeway. A series of bridges span waterways flowing southward into the brackish bay including Simpson River pictured here.

12/09/12

U.S. 90 rises over the Escambia River to enter Escambia County from Noriegas Island to Riverview. The higher eastbound span was built in 2003 while the westbound bridge was reconstructed and modernized by 2004.

12/09/12