 U.S. Highway 98 | ||||
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| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 670.959 mi[1] (1,079.804 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
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| West end |  US 98 near Lillian, Alabama | |||
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| East end |   SR A1A / SR 80 in Palm Beach | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson, Taylor, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Polk, Highlands, Okeechobee, Martin, Palm Beach | |||
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U.S. Route 98 (US 98) is a major east-west thoroughfare through the U.S. state of Florida. Spanning 670.959 miles (1,079.804 km), it connects Pensacola and the Alabama/Florida state line to the west with Palm Beach and the Atlantic coast in the east. It is the longest US road in Florida, as well as the longest US road in any state east of the Mississippi River.
It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola and Apalachicola, and has since been extended eastward across the Florida Peninsula and westward into Mississippi.[citation needed] It runs along much of the Gulf Coast between Mobile, Alabama and Crystal River, Florida, including extensive sections closely following the coast eastward from the Alabama-Florida state line to St. Marks.
Within Florida, US 98 is marked as an east–west road from the Alabama-Florida border to Perry. Throughout most of the Florida Peninsula, the road is marked as a north–south road, but directions return to east–west on the northeast shore of Lake Okeechobee.
As is the case with all Florida roads with federal designations, the entirety of US 98 has a hidden Florida Department of Transportation designation:
- State Road 80 from the US route's eastern terminus at SR A1A in Palm Beach to Main Street (SR 15) in Belle Glade.
- State Road 15 from Hooker Highway (SR 812/SR 80) in Belle Glade to the junction with Parrot Avenue (US 441 / SR 15) and Park Street (SR 70 east) in Okeechobee.
- State Road 700 from the route's eastern split in Canal Point to Lake Parker Avenue (SR 700 north) in Lakeland, and again from to US 92 in Lakeland to South Suncoast Boulevard (US 19) in Citrus County.
- State Road 35 from SR 60 / Broadway Avenue (SR 35 south) in Bartow to US 301 in Pasco County, with one exception:
- State Road 548 from Main Street (SR 35 north) to George Jenkins Boulevard (SR 548 west) in Lakeland.
- State Road 55 from South Suncoast Boulevard (US 19 south) in Citrus County to US 221 (SR 55 north) in Perry.
- State Road 30 from US 221 in Perry to the Alabama state line via the Lillian Bridge over Perdido Bay, with the following exceptions:
- State Road 30A between the eastern and western termini of both of US 98 Business (SR 30) and US 98 Alternate (SR 30) in Bay County
- State Road 289 from US 98 Business (SR 30) to US 90 (SR 10A) in Pensacola.
- State Road 10A from North 9th Avenue (SR 289 north) to North Pace Boulevard (SR 292 north) in Pensacola.
- State Road 292 from West Cervantes Street (US 90 / SR 10A) to US 98 Business (SR 30) in Pensacola.
Concurrencies include US 90 in Pensacola, US 319 from Port St. Joe to St. Teresa and in Medart, ALT US 27 from Perry to Chiefland, US 19 from Perry to Chassahowitzka, US 41 then SR 50A in Brooksville, SR 50 from Brooksville to Ridge Manor, US 301 from Moss Town to Clinton Heights, US 17 from Bartow to Fort Meade, US 27 from West Frostproof to South Sebring, US 441 from Okeechobee to Royal Palm Beach, and SR 80 from near Belle Glade to Palm Beach.