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U.S. Route 29 In Florida
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) in the State of Florida is the westernmost south-to-north U.S. route in the state. It runs from downtown Pensacola north to the Alabama state line entirely within Escambia County. US 29 runs as a four-lane highway through much of the panhandle, becoming six lanes through and near several towns. The highway's hidden state road designation is entirely State Road 95 (SR 95). Street names include North Palafox Street, Pensacola Boulevard, and Century Boulevard. From Brent to Cantonment, US 29 runs between two different railroad lines. On the west side is a line formerly owned by the Saint Louis and San Francisco Railway (now owned by Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway), and on the east side is a line previously owned by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (now CSX). Route description US 29 begins its northward journey at an intersection with US 90 and 98 in downtown Pensacola along North Palafox Street, which starts off as a four-lane undivided concrete b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal city of the Pensacola Metropolitan Area, which had an estimated 502,629 residents . Pensacola is the site of the first Spanish settlement within the borders of the continental United States in 1559, predating the establishment of St. Augustine by 6 years, although the settlement was abandoned due to a hurricane and not re-established until 1698. Pensacola is a seaport on Pensacola Bay, which is protected by the barrier island of Santa Rosa and connects to the Gulf of Mexico. A large United States Naval Air Station, the first in the United States, is located southwest of Pensacola near Warrington; it is the base of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team and the National Naval Aviation Museum. The main campus of the University of West F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 752
State Road 295 (SR 295) is a major highway in the Pensacola metropolitan area. Locally, SR 295 is also called Navy Boulevard, New Warrington Road, and Fairfield Drive. The southern terminus is at the entrance to Pensacola Naval Air Station, and the northern terminus is at an intersection with Fairfield Drive, Ninth Avenue ( SR 289) and 12th Avenue in the city of Pensacola. This roadway is the main artery between southwestern Escambia County and the city of Pensacola. Major intersections Related routes West Pensacola spur A spur on New Warrington Road in West Pensacola is also signed as SR 295. The spur is designed as a connection from northbound SR 295 and to southbound SR 295 to US 90. State Road 752 A one-mile-long spur from SR 295 (along Texar Drive) to Ninth Avenue is signed east–west as State Road 752. While SR 295 has a diamond interchange A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SR 97
Route 97, or Highway 97, may refer to: Australia - Olympic Dam Highway, South Australia Canada * British Columbia Highway 97 ** British Columbia Highway 97A ** British Columbia Highway 97B ** British Columbia Highway 97C ** British Columbia Highway 97D ** British Columbia Highway 97E (former) ** British Columbia Highway 97W (former) India *National Highway 97 (India), now part of National Highway 24 Korea, South *Gukjido 97 New Zealand * New Zealand State Highway 97 United States * Interstate 97 * U.S. Route 97 * Alabama State Route 97 * Arizona State Route 97 * Arkansas Highway 97 * Colorado State Highway 97 * Connecticut Route 97 * Florida State Road 97 ** County Road 97 (Escambia County, Florida) *** County Road 97A (Escambia County, Florida) * Georgia State Route 97 * Idaho State Highway 97 * Illinois Route 97 ** Illinois Route 97A (former) * Iowa Highway 97 (former) * Kentucky Route 97 * Louisiana Highway 97 * Maine State Route 97 * Maryland Route 97 **Maryla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Sutton
Donald Howard Sutton (April 2, 1945 – January 19, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 23 seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels. Sutton won a total of 324 games and pitched 58 shutouts including five one-hitters and ten two-hitters. He is seventh on baseball's all-time strikeout list with 3,574. Sutton was born in Clio, Alabama. He attended high school and community college in Florida before entering professional baseball. After a year in the minor leagues, Sutton joined the Dodgers. Beginning in 1966, he was in the team's starting pitching rotation with Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, and Claude Osteen. Sixteen of Sutton's 23 MLB seasons were spent with the Dodgers. He registered only one 20-win season, but earned 10 or more wins in every season except 1983 and 1988. Sutton became a television sports broadcaster after his retirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Paper
The International Paper Company is an American pulp and paper company, the largest such company in the world. It has approximately 56,000 employees, and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. History The company was incorporated January 31, 1898, upon the merger of 17 pulp and paper mills in the northeastern United States. Its founders and first two presidents were William Augustus Russell, who died suddenly in January 1899, and Hugh J. Chisholm. Philip Tell Dodge, president of the Mergenthaler Linotype Company, served as its chairman for 11 years. The invention of the Linotype dramatically increased the size of newspapers and the need for newsprint. The newly formed company supplied 60 percent of all newsprint in the country. Hudson River Mill The Hudson River Mill in Corinth, New York, where the Sacandaga River joins the Hudson River, was a pioneer in the development of the modern paper industry in the late 19th century. The first wood-based newsprint paper mill in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalez, Florida
Gonzalez is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 13,273. Gonzalez is a suburban community located north of Pensacola, and south of Cantonment. Tate High School, the largest public school in Escambia County, is located in Gonzalez. Geography Gonzalez is located at (30.574386, -87.290031). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.37%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 11,365 people, 4,086 households, and 3,309 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,260 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.02% White, 7.65% African American, 0.80% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population. There were 4,086 households, out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 10 In Florida
Interstate 10 (I-10) runs for in Florida as the easternmost section of an east–west Interstate Highway in the southern United States. It is also the eastern end of one of three coast-to-coast Interstates, along with I-80 and I-90. The highway runs east from the Alabama border, traveling through the Panhandle of Florida, serving the major cities of Pensacola, Tallahassee, Lake City, ending at Jacksonville, and carries the hidden Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) designation of State Road 8 (SR 8). Route description The Interstate runs roughly parallel to US Highway 90 (US 90) (which intersects I-10 at five different points along its route), but is a more direct route, bypassing the central cores of many cities. I-10 runs through some of the least populated areas of the state. I-10 crosses into Florida at Alabama state line at the Perdido River, just west of Pensacola, in Escambia County. Florida State Road 297 (SR 297, sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 742
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State Road 742 (SR 742) is a east–west state highway serving Pensacola, Florida. It is both a commuter road and a bypass route that also provides access (via Ninth Avenue/ SR 289 and Airport Boulevard/ SR 750) for motorists to Pensacola International Airport. Locally known as Burgess Road and Creighton Boulevard, SR 742 stays within a mile south of Interstate 10 (I-10 or SR 8) from the state road's western terminus at U.S. Route 29 (US 29 or SR 95) near Ensley to SR 742's eastern terminus at US 90 in Pensacola. SR 742 east of SR 289 was itself part of SR 289 until the mid-1970s. Major intersections References External links *AARoads Highway Guide page for Florida State Road 742. 742 742 __NOTOC__ Year 742 ( DCCXLII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 742 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Road 453 (Escambia County, Florida)
The following is a list of county roads in Escambia County, Florida. All county roads are maintained by the county in which they reside. County roads References FDOT Map of Escambia County accessed January 2014 {{FLCR County roads in Escambia County, Florida, Lists of roads in Florida, County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pensacola Regional Airport
Pensacola International Airport , formerly Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport and Pensacola Regional Airport (Hagler Field), is a public use airport northeast of the central business district of Pensacola, in Escambia County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the City of Pensacola. Despite its name, the airport does not offer scheduled international flights, though chartered international flights are not uncommon. This airport is one of the five major airports in North Florida, and among these is the second largest by passenger count, only behind Jacksonville. The other airports in the North Florida region are: Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, Tallahassee International Airport, and Jacksonville International Airport. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a small-hub primary commercial service facility. As p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 750
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Locally known as Airport Boulevard, State Road 750 (SR 750) is a spur from Ninth Avenue in Pensacola to the entrance of Pensacola International Airport. The western terminus is an intersection with Pensacola Boulevard (U.S. Route 29 or US 29 and SR 95). Since the state of Florida renumbered its Florida State Roads in 1945, a grid system of designation was imposed. While Pensacola is in a region of Florida in which all three-digit State Roads should begin with a "1" or "2", its collection of State Roads has a few that begin with a "7" (usually used near Sarasota or Stuart, both over away). Major intersections References External links *Florida 750 (AARoads) 750 750 __NOTOC__ Year 750 ( DCCL) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 750 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 296
State Road 296 (SR 296) is a major thoroughfare in the Pensacola, Florida metropolitan area. It is an east–west route running roughly through midtown Pensacola and West Pensacola. Locally, it is known as Michigan Avenue, Beverly Parkway, Brent Lane, Bayou Boulevard, and Perry Avenue. The western terminus of SR 296 is at U.S. Route 90 (US 90; Mobile Highway). Westward of this intersection, County Road 296 (Saufley Field Road) connects to State Road 173. The eastern terminus of State Road 296 is again at US 90, this time in eastern Pensacola, where it is known as Cervantes Street. Route description State Road 296 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 90 (Mobile Highway (State Road 10A)) in Bellview, Florida, as a continuation of County Road 296 (Saufley Field Road), which runs from State Road 173 to the Mobile Highway intersection. State Road 296 heads eastward from U.S. Route 90 as West Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
