U.S. 98 Business East - Bay County

U.S. 98 Business commences a nine mile course through Panama City via Beck Avenue south from U.S. 98 and SR 390.

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Springfield and Parker, neighboring cities of Panama City, lie along U.S. 98 Business to the southeast.

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W 15th Street meets U.S. 98 Business (Beck Avenue) east of Lake Huntington. Bay County Road 22 follows the street west to Michigan Avenue, but is unmarked here.

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Continuing south along Beck Avenue, U.S. 98 Business approaches CR 28 (W 11th Street).

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W 11th Street carries Bay County Road 28 east 6.5 miles to U.S. 98 (Tynall Parkway) in Springfield.

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One block south of Bay County Road 28, U.S. 98 Business turns east onto W 10th Street.

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U.S. 98 Business encircles Oaks By The Bay Park along W 10th Street and Chestnut Avenue.

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St. Andrew Bay comes into view along Chestnut Avenue south ahead of the business loop turn onto W 9th Street.

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U.S. 98 Business resumes an eastward course along W 9th Street at Truesdell Park.

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Advancing toward Bay County Road 385 (Frankford Avenue) where U.S. 98 Business again turns south.

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Frankford Avenue carries U.S. 98 Business one and a half blocks south to Beach Drive.

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Bay County Road 385 follows Frankford Avenue north 3.62 miles to Robinson Bayou, west of former Panama City-Bay County International Airport.

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Frankford Avenue turns onto West Beach Drive at a sharp curve by St. Andrew Bay.

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Progressing east, U.S. 98 Business (West Beach Drive) straddles the St. Andrew Bay shoreline to Johnson Bayou.

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Spanning Johnson Bayou, U.S. 98 Business enters western reaches of Downtown Panama City.

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U.S. 98 Business and Beach Drive part ways at W 6th Street.

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Beach Drive extends south to Panama City Hall and Marina Civic Center; U.S. 98 Business continues east along 6th Street through Downtown.

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Reassurance marker for U.S. 98 Business posted after W Beach Drive.

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W Sixth St eastbound at Jenks Avenue. Jenks Avenue comprises a through street north to Lynn Haven.

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U.S. 98 Business (W 6th Street) east at Grace Avenue.

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U.S. 231 meets U.S. 98 Business one block east of Grace Avenue.

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U.S. 231 ends in Downtown Panama City via Harrison Avenue. The route joins Panama City with Cedar Grove, Youngstown and Fountain in north Bay County.

01/16/16

Removed overheads for U.S. 231 (Harrison Avenue) on W 6th Street. U.S. 231 links the Emerald Coast with northwest Indiana near St. John. Within Northwest Florida, U.S. 231 represents the main highway to Panama City Beach from Dothan, Alabama and points north.

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Advancing east from U.S. 231 (Harrison Avenue), U.S. 98 Business travels three miles to Springfield and five miles to Parker.

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Following E 6th Street, U.S. 98 intersects Magnolia Avenue two blocks beyond U.S. 231.

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U.S. 98 Business widens to four lanes at Hamilton Avenue.

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SR 77 ends at the succeeding signalized intersection along U.S. 98 Business east at Cove Boulevard south and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard north.

04/04/09

SR 77 follows Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard north to SR 368 (Et 23rd Street). Like U.S. 231, the state road provides a through route to I-10 for hurricane evacuation and tourist traffic. SR 77 also joins Panama City with Downtown Lynn Haven and Southport.

04/04/09

U.S. 98 Business navigates through an S-curve to E 4th Street and Watson Bayou. E 4th Street provides an alternate route into Downtown from the east.

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U.S. 98 Business shifts onto E 5th Street from Watson Bayou to this traffic light at Sherman Avenue. Unmarked here, Sherman Avenue carries Bay County Road 2337 north 1.25 miles to U.S. 98 (E 15th Street) at Cedar Grove.

08/03/08

Confirming marker posted east of Sherman Avenue along E 5th Street.

04/04/09

SR 389 concludes at U.S. 98 Business (East 5th Street) in east Panama City via East Avenue.

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East Avenue leads SR 389 north 3.03 miles north to Cedar Grove and U.S. 231. CR 389 extends East Avenue beyond U.S. 231 into Lynn Haven.

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U.S. 98 Business curves southeastward from E 5th Street toward the Springfield city line from SR 389 to Everitt Avenue.

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Everitt Avenue straddles the Panama City and Springfield city line north to Bay County Road 28 (E 11th Street) and south to E 1st Court.

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SR 22 (E 3rd Street) stems east from U.S. 98 Business a short distance beyond the Panama City line. SR 22 joins Springfield with adjacent Callaway.

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SR 22 heads east from U.S. 98 Business in Springfield 13.7 miles to the Gulf County line, and 25.8 miles to SR 71 at Wewahitchka.

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Continuing along U.S. 98 Business through south Springfield. Parker lies three miles ahead.

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Cherry Street is a minor collector joining Springfield and Callaway across Martin Bayou. Westward the road serves a chemical plant.

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U.S. 98 Business narrows to two lanes beyond Cherry Street along a causeway across Martin Bayou.

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The bridge carrying U.S. 98 (Tyndall Parkway) across East Bay appears along the southern horizon from U.S. 98 Business at the Parker city line.

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The city of Parker government complex, which includes the police and fire department, is located on W Park Street south of U.S. 98 Business.

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U.S. 98 Business intersects Highway 22-A (former SR 22A) ahead of this reassurance marker in Parker.

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U.S. 98 Business makes a final southeastward turn to U.S. 98 (Tyndall Parkway) ahead of Boat Race Road. Boat Race Road provides a cutoff for U.S. 98 westbound.

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U.S. 98 travels north along the Parker and Callaway city line along Tyndall Parkway to Springfield before curving west toward Panama City.

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U.S. 98 Business converges with U.S. 98 (Tyndall Parkway) ahead of Pitts Bayou.

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U.S. 98 Business concludes at U.S. 98 and Thornton Lane. U.S. 98 bends southwest from here toward Long Point and the DuPont Bridge spanning East Bay.

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