Florida State Road 189 is a north–south highway in the panhandle of Florida. It leads from U.S. Route 98

U.S. Route 98

U.S. Route 98 is an east–west United States highway that runs from western Mississippi to southern Florida. It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola, Florida and Apalachicola, Florida, and has since been extended westward into Mississippi and eastward across the Florida...

 in downtown Fort Walton Beach

Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of 2005, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach was 19,992, and as of 2010, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach is 19,507 recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau...

 to just east of State Road 85

Florida State Road 85

State Road 85, or SR 85, is a north–south state highway that runs from US 98 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida north to State Route 55 at the Florida/Alabama state line.-Route description:...

 at the Eglin AFB West Gate where its southern section terminates. The northern section begins at an intersection with Florida State Road 4

Florida State Road 4

State Road 4 is a two-lane Florida State Road in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Escambia counties. It is signed east–west, but the road is slightly diagonal. It is about 45 miles long, from Century near the Alabama state border at an intersection with U.S. Route 29, to the farming community of...

 in Baker, Florida

Baker, Florida

Baker is an unincorporated town in Okaloosa County, Florida. It is located about northwest of the county seat, Crestview, in the Florida Panhandle. The Baker Block Museum is in Baker....

 north to the Alabama / Florida state line where Alabama State Route 137

Alabama State Route 137

State Route 137 or SR-137 is a state highway that serves as a north-south connection between the Florida state line near Wing and Andalusia through southwest Covington County...

 begins upon crossing the Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

state line. The more common name for the southern portion is Lewis Turner Blvd. Part of SR 189 will be resurfaced in 2012.

Condition

The condition of SR 189 is variable.

The Five Mile Bayou bridge is labeled as Structurally deficient. And is going to be replaced in 2014 with 2 12-foot travel lanes in each direction.