State Road 742 (SR 742) is a east–west

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serving

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. 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

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. Locally known as Burgess Road and Creighton Boulevard, SR 742 stays within a mile south of

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(I-10 or SR 8) from the state road's western terminus at

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(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.General Highway Map, Escambia County, January 1970, reprinted January 1977
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External links

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AARoads Highway Guide page for Florida State Road 742.

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