Florida State Road 729

State Road 729 (SR 729), locally known as State Market Road, is a 2.290-mile-long (3.685 km) northsouth road bypassing the city of Pahokee on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. SR 729 is entirely within the city limits of Pahokee and serves as a designated truck bypass for U.S. Routes 98 and 441 (US 98/US 441).

State Road 729 marker

State Road 729

State Market Road
Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length2.290 mi[1] (3.685 km)
ExistedMay 1973[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 98 / US 441 / SR 15 in Pahokee
North end US 98 / US 441 / SR 15 in Pahokee
Location
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesPalm Beach
Highway system
SR 727 SR 732

Route description

As motorists driving northbound on US 98/US 441/SR 15 veer to the west onto East Seventh Street and north onto Lake Avenue to go into downtown Pahokee, SR 729 continues alongside Florida East Coast Railroad tracks to the northeast and north through the outskirt farmlands of Pahokee, to reconnect with US 98/441/SR 15, which continues along the shore of Lake Okeechobee as Everglades Street.[3]

History

The route was originally signed as State Road 15A.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Pahokee, Palm Beach County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US 98 / US 441 / SR 15 (South Lake Avenue) Pahokee
0.0280.045
CR 717 east (Muck City Road)
Western terminus of CR 717; former SR 717
2.2903.685 US 98 / US 441 / SR 15 Canal Point, Okeechobee
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Transportation and Data Analytics Office (October 14, 2015). "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory". Florida Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. "Remember Highway S-22A? It's Now Something Else". The Panama City News-Herald. May 13, 1973. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2018 via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Map of State Road 729 (Map). MapQuest, Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
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