Florida State Road 729
 State Road 729 | ||||
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| State Market Road | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Palm Beach | |||
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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 | ||
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| 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
- ^ a b FDOT straight line diagrams Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 2014
- ^ Map of State Road 729 (Map). MapQuest, Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2013-02-10.