Florida State Road 729

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State Road 729 marker

State Road 729
State Market Road
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Route information
Maintained by FDOT
Length: 2.290 mi[1] (3.685 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 98 / US 441 in Pahokee
North end: US 98 / US 441 in Pahokee
Location
Counties: Palm Beach
Highway system
SR 727 SR 732

Known to residents of Pahokee, Florida, as State Market Road, State Road 729 (SR 729) is a 2.290 miles (3.685 km) long north–south road bypassing the city on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. SR 729 is entirely within the city limits of Pahokee and serves as a truck bypass.

Route description

As motorists driving northbound on US 98/441/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.[2]

History

The route was originally signed as State Road 15A.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Pahokee, Palm Beach County.

mi[1] km Destinations Notes
0.000 0.000 US 98 / US 441 / SR 15 (South Lake Avenue) Southern terminus
0.028 0.045 CR 717 east (Muck City Road)
2.290 3.685 US 98 / US 441 / SR 15 Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 FDOT straight line diagrams, accessed March 2014
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