Florida State Road 285

State Road 285
State Road 285
Route information
	Maintained by FDOT
Length	17.864 mi (28.749 km)
Major junctions
South end	SR 20 in Niceville
	I-10 in Mossy Head
North end	US 90 near Mossy Head
Location
Counties	Okaloosa, Walton
Highway system
	Florida State Highway System; Interstate; US; State Former; Pre‑1945; ; Toll; Scenic;

State Road 285 (SR 285) is a north–south state road in Florida’s western panhandle.

Route description[]

SR 285's south end is in downtown Niceville. From there, it head northwest through town as Partin Drive. After several blocks, it crosses , heading out of Niceville. After that, it quickly crosses College Boulevard, and into Eglin Air Force Base, where it stays for most of its journey. It slowly turns more toward the north until it passes Pierce Field, a closed auxiliary field. Then, it turns back to its northwest pattern, heading towards Ramer Lookout Tower. After a few miles, it crosses the county border from Okaloosa into Walton. It intersects with Range Road 213 and Bob Sikes Road, then heads northward, hugging the border. Once it crosses , it leans northwest again, running alongside the Florida Trail. After a couple miles, it crosses over, interchanging with Interstate 10 at exit 70. Then, it abruptly ends at the northern border of the base, which is guided by U.S. Route 90.^[2]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Okaloosa	Niceville	0.000	0.000	SR 20 (John Sims Parkway) – Freeport, Valparaiso, Fort Walton Beach, Northwest Florida Regional Airport, Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field
	Niceville	1.789	2.879	College Boulevard (CR 190 west) - Northwest Florida State College
	Eglin AFB	2.3	3.7	SR 293 (Mid-Bay Bridge) – Destin	interchange
Walton		11.695	18.821	Bob Sikes Road - Test Areas	To CR 280
		17.53	28.21	I-10 (SR 8) – Pensacola, Tallahassee	I-10 exit 70
		17.864	28.749	US 90 (SR 10) – Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, Mossy Head
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

^ ^a ^b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
^ Florida’s Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). DeLorme.

External links[]

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[sld-1] FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014

[2] Florida’s Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). DeLorme.

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