A six-mile-long east–west street serving Pensacola

Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...

, State Road 742 is both a commuter road

Commuting

Commuting is regular travel between one's place of residence and place of work or full time study. It sometimes refers to any regular or often repeated traveling between locations when not work related.- History :...

 and a bypass route that also provides access (via Ninth Avenue/SR 289 and Airport Boulevard/SR 750

State Road 750 (Florida)

Locally known as Airport Boulevard, State Road 750 is a long spur from Ninth Avenue in Pensacola to the entrance of Pensacola Regional Airport. The original western terminus was an intersection with Pensacola Boulevard two miles west of the current western end of SR 750...

) for motorists to Pensacola Regional Airport

Pensacola Regional Airport

Pensacola International Airport is a public airport located within the city of Pensacola in Escambia County, Florida.- Facilities :Pensacola International Airport covers and has two runways:...

. Locally known as Burgess Road and Creighton Boulevard, SR 742 stays within a mile south of Interstate 10 (SR 8) from the State Road's western terminus at US 29-SR 95 near Ensley

Ensley, Florida

Ensley is a census-designated place in Escambia County, Florida, United States. The population was 18,752 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 to SR 742's eastern terminus at US 90 in Pensacola.

Prior to the mid 1990s, the highway sported State Road 176 signs. The designation was changed by Florida Department of Transportation

Florida Department of Transportation

The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...

 to SR 742 when it added Fairfield Avenue west of SR 295

State Road 295 (Florida)

State Road 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...

, Airport Boulevard, and Texar Drive as State Roads 727

State Road 727 (Florida)

One of four "misnumbered" State Road 7## highways in the Pensacola area, State Road 727 is a four-mile-long highway that is locally known as West Fairfield Drive and South Fairfield Drive. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with State Road 292 ; the eastern terminus is an intersection...

, 750

State Road 750 (Florida)

Locally known as Airport Boulevard, State Road 750 is a long spur from Ninth Avenue in Pensacola to the entrance of Pensacola Regional Airport. The original western terminus was an intersection with Pensacola Boulevard two miles west of the current western end of SR 750...

, and 752, despite the current grid system of numbering Florida State Roads would indicate that these highway should receive 2## numbers (the SR 7## numbers are most commonly found near Sarasota

Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...

 or Stuart

Stuart, Florida

Stuart is the only incorporated city of Martin County, Florida, on Florida's Treasure Coast. The population was 14,633 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,964....

, both cities more than 400 miles (643.7 km) from Pensacola).

External links

• Southeastroads.com page on State Road 742