Interstate 110 | ||||
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I-110 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-10 | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.341 mi [1] (10.205 km) | |||
| Existed | 1965–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | 
US 98 in
Pensacola | |||
US 90 in Pensacola | ||||
| North end | 
I-10 near
Ferry Pass | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Escambia | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 110 (I-110) is a 6.341-mile (10.205 km) auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in Pensacola, Florida, extending north from U.S. Route 98 (US 98) to I-10. I-110 carries the hidden Florida Department of Transportation designation of State Road 8A. The easternmost auxiliary route of I-10, it is also known as the Reubin O'Donovan Askew Parkway in honor of the former governor of Florida who originated in Pensacola.
Route description
I-110 consists of six interchanges. Unlike most Florida Interstates, it retained its sequential exit numbering system when others switched to a mile-log system. [2]
The freeway begins at exits 1A through 1C, composing a directional T interchange that connects I-110 to Gregory Street, Chase Street (US 98), and Garden Street (US 98 Business) adjacent to the Pensacola Bay Center. Exit 2, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north, links I-110 to Cervantes Street ( US 90/ US 98) via a southbound exit and northbound entrance. Exit 3, one further mile (1.6 km) north, consists of a southbound exit and northbound entrance to and from Maxwell and Jordan Streets. I-110 is elevated on separate viaducts for northbound and southbound lanes throughout this initial 2.4-mile (3.9 km) span through downtown Pensacola.
North of exit 3, the freeway is built at-grade, and there are two modified diamond interchanges. The first is exit 4, leading to Fairfield Drive ( SR 295). Both northbound ramps of exit 4 are located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection and directly connect to Davis Highway ( SR 291). Approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north is exit 5, an interchange with Brent Lane ( SR 296) and Airport Boulevard ( SR 750).
I-110's northern terminus is at I-10. There is a modified trumpet/ semi-directional T interchange at this location with additional direct connections to SR 291.
History
I-110 was completed between I-10 and SR 295/Fairfield Drive by 1965. An extension south to Maxwell Street was completed in 1969. In 1978, I-110 was further extended south to its current terminus in Downtown Pensacola. The original freeway was four lanes for its entirety and connected to I-10 via an unmodified trumpet interchange.
In the 1990s, there was official discussion of extending I-110 north to US 90 Alternate (Nine Mile Road) and possibly as far as I-65 in southwestern Alabama. [3] However, political and financial hurdles stalled serious consideration of the project. [4] The link was later cancelled.
Between 2004 and 2009, I-110 was rebuilt and expanded to a minimum of six lanes between I-10 and Maxwell Street. Reconstruction of the freeway included access to and from Airport Boulevard via a modification of the existing Brent Lane interchange. [5] The interchange with I-10 was rebuilt to include new flyover ramps to I-10 eastbound and from I-10 westbound, as well as direct connections to and from SR 291.
Originally, north of SR 750/Airport Boulevard, there was an overpass for SR 742 along Burgess Road. In 2006, SR 742 was rerouted along a new, wider overpass at Creighton Road, and the Burgess Road overpass was demolished.
Exit list
The entire route is in Escambia County.
| Location | mi [1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensacola | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1A | Gregory Street west | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; serves Pensacola Bay Center | |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 1B |
US 98 (Chase Street /
SR 30) / to Gregory Street east – Beaches,
Gulf Breeze,
Gulf Islands National Seashore | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 1C |  
US 98 Bus. west (Garden Street /
SR 30) –
Historical District | Southbound exit | ||
| 0.530 | 0.853 | 2 | 
US 90 (Cervantes Street /
US 98 /
SR 10A) | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; serves Baptist Hospital | ||
| 1.468 | 2.363 | 3 | Maxwell Street / Jordan Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 2.692 | 4.332 | 4 | 
SR 295 (Fairfield Drive) | Northbound ramps intersect with SR 291 (Davis Highway) | ||
| Brent | 4.145 | 6.671 | 5 |   
SR 296 (Brent Lane) /
SR 750 / (Airport Boulevard) | serves Pensacola International Airport and Sacred Heart Hospital; originally connected to SR 296 only (prior to October 2009) [6] | |
| | 6.341 | 10.205 | 6 |  
I-10 (SR 8) to
SR 291 (Davis Highway) –
Tallahassee,
Mobile | I-10 exit 12; exit 6 is signed as the ramp to I-10 east and SR 291; modified trumpet/directional T interchange. | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Florida Department of Transportation. "FDOT Interchange Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ^ "Florida's Interstate Exit Numbers". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ Florida Department of Transportation. "I-10 to I-65 Corridor Study". Tallahassee, Florida, 1993.
- ^ Barnes, Brad, and Charles Ashby. "I-65 link is 'dead in the water'". Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola, Florida, May 26, 1995.
- ^ Florida Department of Transportation. "FDOT Escambia County Transportation Improvement Projects-Project Descriptions". Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ^ Florida Department of Transportation. "Interstate 110/Airport Boulevard Split Diamond Interchange". Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
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