Site Navigation Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee     U.S. Highway 90 Eastbound (Okaloosa County) U.S. 90 East Two miles beyond the Okaloosa County line is the village of Holt on U.S. 90 eastbound. Pictured here is a typical small guide sign posted for town or community names along non-freeways in the state of Florida. Photo taken 05/31/04. Approaching the Okaloosa County 189 (Log Lake Road) on U.S. 90 eastbound within the village of Holt. Log Lake Road travels one mile southward to the Exit 45 diamond interchange of Interstate 10. The junction is Interstate 10's first since the Florida 87 exit near Milton. Photo taken 05/31/04. U.S. 90 eastbound between Log Lake Road and Johnson Street in Holt. Though unsigned, Okaloosa County 189 technically joins U.S. 90 2.7 miles between Log Lake Road and Galliver Cut Off to the east. Photo taken 05/31/04. Entering the hamlet of Galliver along U.S. 90 eastbound. Photo taken 11/23/08. Within the of community of Galliver, Okaloosa County 189 reemerges and turns northward along Galliver Cut Off. The county route heads 4.5 miles northeast to junction Florida 4 outside the town of Baker. Photo taken 05/31/04. Odd shaped U.S. 90 reassurance shield posted after the Okaloosa County 189 departure at Galliver. The close alignment of the CSX Railroad to U.S. 90 ends within the next two miles as the line diverges to the north. Photo taken 05/31/04. U.S. 90 winds northeastward across a Baggett Creek on the five mile drive between Galliver and hamlet of Milligan. Photo taken 05/31/04. Second photo taken to show the wintertime perspective on 11/23/08. Proclamation sign for the community of Milligan on U.S. 90 eastbound. Intersections with Dads Road, Ray Street, Al Gillman Road / Etta Garret Road, Florida 4, and Old River Road / Ellis Drive pretty much cover the scope of Milligan from west to east. Photo taken 05/31/04. Florida 4 junction shield on U.S. 90 eastbound for the highway's eastern terminus. Florida 4 ventures 37 miles northwest from Milligan through Blackwater River State Forest to Baker, Munson, and Jay. Photo taken 11/23/08. U.S. 90 eastbound at the end of Florida 4 in Milligan. The state maintained portion of Highway 4 stretches from Century (junction U.S. 29) in northern Escambia County 44 miles to Okaloosa County. There are several other segments that were apart of Florida 4 that remain as County Highway 4 in Northwest Florida. Photo taken 05/31/04. Another odd shaped U.S. 90 shield accompanies a mileage sign on the federal highway east of Florida 4 in Milligan. Photo taken 11/23/08. U.S. 90 expands to four lanes and acquires a grassy median on the six mile drive from Milligan to Crestview. Okaloosa County 4 begins ahead in this scene and follows Antioch Road southeast 5.6 miles to junction Florida 85 (Ferdon Boulevard) south of Interstate 10. Photo taken 05/31/04. A traffic light was added to the intersection with Antioch Road by 2008. Photo taken 11/23/08. U.S. 90 narrows to cross a bridge near Crestview only to widen again to four lanes east of the span. Photo taken 05/31/04. Entering the city of Crestview on James Lee Boulevard eastbound. U.S. 90 expands into a typical southeastern arterial with five overall lanes and a no shoulder. The frontage of U.S. 90 changes from that from pine forest into a hodgepodge of homes and small businesses. Photo taken 05/31/04. Junction Florida 85 shield posted for the intersection with Ferdon Boulevard on U.S. 90 (James Lee Boulevard) eastbound in downtown Crestview. Main Street spurs southeast from James Lee Boulevard at the forthcoming intersection. Photo taken 05/31/04. Eastbound reassurance shield posted on James Lee Boulevard between Main Street and junction Florida 85 (Ferdon Boulevard). Crestview began as a trading post at the crest of the Yellow and Shoal in the late 1800s. In 1881 the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad constructed a line between Pensacola and the Apalachicola River. A railroad station was constructed here and named Crestview due to the elevation of the crest at 235 above sea level. Thus the eventual seat of Okaloosa County received its name and start. Photo taken 05/31/04. Small overhead sign assembly for the junction of U.S. 90 east with Florida 85 in downtown Crestview. Florida 85 (Ferdon Boulevard) becomes Alabama 55 at the town of Florala, Alabama near Paxton and the U.S. 331 corridor. The state route crosses into Covington County, Alabama in 25 miles. Photo taken 05/31/04. U.S. 90 (James Lee Boulevard) at the intersection with Florida 85 (Ferdon Boulevard). Ferdon Boulevard interchanges with Interstate 10 (Exit 56) 2.5 miles to the south and from there Florida 85 continues 15 miles into the town of Valparaiso within Eglin Air Force Base. The southern terminus of Florida 85 occurs in the city of Fort Walton Beach 31 miles southward at junction U.S. 98. Photo taken 05/31/04. The next city of consequence along U.S. 90 east is that of Mossy Head in Walton County. Photo taken 08/07/06. Nearing the Crestview city line, U.S. 90 retains five overall lanes. Valley Road (unsigned Okaloosa County 0711) departs nearby. The county road travels north to Stillwell Boulevard west on a 1.85-mile route to Florida 85. Photo taken 08/07/06. Eastbound reassurance marker posted after the intersection with Okaloosa Lane (unsigned Okaloosa County 280A). Okaloosa County 280A loops west 2.67 miles to the Amtrak station between Main Street and Florida 85 (Ferdon Boulevard) in downtown Crestview. Photo taken 08/07/06. U.S. 90 (Old Spanish Trail) eastbound at Fairchild Road north. The four-lane section comes to an end before the Shoal River. Photo taken 08/07/06. Crossing the Shoal River on U.S. 90 eastbound. Crestview derived it names from being the highest point between the Yellow and Shoal Rivers. Photo taken 08/07/06. Traveling near the Killingsworth Crossroads area on U.S. 90 (Old Spanish Trail) east. Photo taken 08/07/06. Okaloosa County 393 stems north from U.S. 90 at the settlement of Deerland. The county highway tallies 15.70 miles between U.S. 90 and Florida 85 at Svea. Photo taken 08/07/06. Okaloosa County 393 departs U.S. 90 east for Dorcas and Yellow Bluff, rural communities near the Shoal River and Pond Creek. Photo taken 08/07/06. U.S. 90 continues east from Deerland toward The Pines and Magnolia Blossoms, two adjacent subdivisions near the Walton County line. Photo taken 08/07/06. Entering Walton County along U.S. 90 eastbound. The drive remains rural through to DeFuniak Springs. Photo taken 08/07/06. Page Updated December 9, 2008.