| Advance guide sign for Exit 4/Fairfield Drive posted on Interstate 110 southbound as it crosses over Florida 296. The second diamond interchange of the Pensacola freeway spur serves Florida 295, an east-west surface arterial between Florida 742 and Florida 289 (Ninth Avenue).
The highway is heavily traveled and thus this interchange is oftentimes the site of traffic congestion. Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| Fairfield Drive itself transitions into 12th Avenue to the northeast. The two roadways link Interstate 110 with Pensacola Regional Airport, Florida 296 (Bayou Boulevard), and Summit Boulevard (a divided east-west arterial between 12th Avenue and U.S. 90). Southwest, Florida 295
becomes a pseudo freeway between Florida 742 and New Warrington Road. This controlled access highway features a partial cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 90 and an overcrossing of Florida 298. Just to the south Florida 295 overlaps with U.S. 98, becoming Navy Boulevard en route to the north entrance to Pensacola Naval Air Station. Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| The next three interchanges of Interstate 110 are accessible in the southbound direction only. Pictured here is the Exit 3 one-mile guide sign for the Maxwell and Jordan Street one-way street secondary arterials. Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| A look at the replacement of the Exit 3 sign pictured above. Note also the major construction underway involving the six-laning of Interstate 110. Photo taken 06/19/05.
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| Interstate 110 southbound ascends twin two lane viaducts for the final two miles of the freeway. Departing just before this elevation portion is the Exit 3 off-ramp for Maxwell & Jordan Streets. This half-diamond interchange serves working class neighborhoods of central Pensacola. The ramps themselves become frontage roads below the viaduct to the south. Three blocks to the west is U.S. 29 (Palafox Street). Florida 289 & 291 are situated nearby to the east. Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| The left-hand overhead for U.S. 90 (Exit 2) saw replacement in 2004. The forthcoming half-diamond interchange with U.S. 90 was closed in late 2004 and through 2005 due to the Cerventes Street viaduct replacement project. FLDOT removed the aging timber-beam supported viaduct to replace it with a modern elevated highway. Therefore traffic interests to U.S. 90 & 98 must take Exit 3 to access the Cerventes Street until the road work completion. Photo taken 06/19/05.
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| Traveling on the Interstate 110 southbound viaduct beyond the Exit 3 off-ramp. The area between the north and southbound bridges widens to accommodate grassy areas and city land. The pavilion to the left is part of a city owned swimming pool complex. The roof of the facility itself is lit yellow at night. Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| Southbound at the Exit 2 folded diamond interchange with Cervantes Street. Guide signs for Exit 2 include U.S. 90 but omit U.S. 98. The federal highways pair together between Ninth Avenue (Florida 289) and Pace Boulevard (Florida 292) from east to west. Otherwise the surface arterial features four lanes with a center turn lane. Cervantes itself travels a viaduct over the CSX Railroad and adjacent Tarragona Street between Hayne Street and U.S. 29 (Palafox Street) within the vicinity of Interstate 110. The elevated highway features wooden pylons dating back to the early portion of the 20th century. Thus FLDOT is in the process of replacing this span with a more modern structure. The Cervantes Street viaduct is closed until the new structure is complete in September 2005. Incidentally the Exit 2 tab associated with this guide sign was original button copy. Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| More sign replacements are found on Interstate 110 southbound at the Exit 2 off-ramp. Closed due to the aforementioned project, Exit 2 serves northern reaches of downtown via Cerventes Street west to Palafox Place south. Photo taken 06/19/05.
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| Soaring high above the city streets below, the southbound viaduct for Interstate 110 prepares to yield the ramp for Exit 1C/U.S. 98 Business. To the right is the end of the Exit 2 off-ramp for Cervantes Street. Business U.S. 98 snakes its way from Gregory Street westbound onto Alcaniz Street south to Garden Street west underneath the Interstate 110 stack interchange. Hurricane Ivan's 130+ mph winds toppled this entire sign bridge on September 15, 2004. Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| Every sign bridge posted on the Interstate 110 southbound flyover to U.S. 98 (Chase Street) eastbound was blown over and destroyed by Hurricane Ivan. Temporary signs such as the one depicted here are all that direct motorists to the split of Exit 1C (U.S. 98 Business west / Downtown) and Exits 1B/A (Gregory Street west / U.S. 98 east). Photo taken 06/19/05.
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| An older set of signs graces the Exit 1C sign bridge for U.S. 98 Business east. The bannered route of U.S. 98 follows the original U.S. 98 pathway through the downtown area via Garden Street. This four lane tree lined arterial continues westward to U.S. 98 & Florida 292 at Pace Boulevard. Business U.S. 98 eastbound follows Chase Street eastbound underneath Interstate 110 ahead. Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| Continuing southeastward on the Interstate 110 viaduct toward Exits 1A/B at the Pensacola Civic Center. The mainline of Interstate 110 defaults onto U.S. 98/Chase Street eastbound. A left-hand loop ramp doubles back to Gregory Street (Business U.S. 98) for the Civic Center and downtown. Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| The button copy exit tabs for 1A and 1B still are posted on the sign bridge depicted above. The guide signs themselves are replacements of those featured in this photograph. The Tourist Information Center sign remains the same. The facility is situated at Bayfront Park, where U.S. 98 prepares to cross Pensacola Bay on the Three Mile Bridge to Gulf Breeze. Photo taken 06/01.
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| Descending toward the surface and Chase Street on Interstate 110 southbound. Pensacola Bay and the Three Mile Bridge to Santa Rosa Island comes into view. Although nothing is formally planned, talks have arisen to extend Interstate 110 southward to Gulf Breeze via a new crossing west of U.S. 98. This plan is based upon the concept that the existing four-lane span over the bay is becoming vastly overwhelmed with traffic as Santa Rosa Island continues to see rapid development. Another alternative that does not involve Interstate 110 is a six laning of the existing structure. Both projects will be very costly if undertaken. Photo taken 05/25/05.
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| New guide signs as of 2003 are posted at the Exit 1A & 1B split at the Interstate 110 conclusion. A construction project between 2000-2001 widened the Exit 1B ramp from one to two lanes to alleviate a bottleneck between Interstate 110 and the Chase Street intersection with
Ninth Avenue. Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| Now on Chase Street (Business U.S. 98) eastbound, Interstate 110 traffic approaches Ninth Avenue (U.S. 98). At this intersection, U.S. 98 east enters from the north, turning onto Chase Street for a five block trek to Bayfront Parkway. U.S. 98 westbound is found two blocks to the north along Gregory Street. The two directions of travel merge onto Ninth Avenue northbound for seven blocks to U.S. 90 (Cervantes Street). Photo taken 12/06/03.
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| Same scene as above, but during the 2000-2001 reconstruction. Pylons once were in place between the Chase Street ramp and Interstate 110 ramp through to 9th Avenue. These pylons denied Interstate 110 traffic the chance to turn south on 9th Avenue while applying the same restriction on traffic from Chase Street to 9th Avenue northbound. As witnessed in the above photograph, these restrictions are no longer in place. Photo taken 12/03/00.
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Page Updated June 19, 2005.
