Florida State Road 293 is a 6.6 mile long road that extends from U.S. Route 98 in Destin, north across the Mid-Bay Bridge, a toll bridge, to State Road 20

Florida State Road 20

State Road 20 is an east–west route across northern Florida and the Florida Panhandle.-Route description:The western terminus of State Road 20 is at State Road 85 in Niceville. The route proceeds east through Blountstown, crossing the Apalachicola River on the Trammell Bridge, then proceeding...

 in Niceville.

Route description

State Road 293 begins at the intersection with Mid-Bay Bridge Road and US 98

U.S. Route 98 in Florida

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 eastward across the Florida Peninsula and westward into Mississippi...

 in Destin, where SR 293 takes Mid-Bay Bridge north, passing by the shopping center next to the southern terminus, and then passing by a middle school and docks for the mile between US 98 and the southern end of the Mid-Bay Bridge. It then crosses the 3.6 mile long toll bridge over Choctawhatchee Bay

Choctawhatchee Bay

Choctawhatchee Bay is a bay in the Emerald Coast region of the Florida Panhandle. The bay, located within Okaloosa and Walton counties, has a surface area of 129 mi2...

, where at the northern end, tolls are collected ($3 for cars as of July 11, 2010). It extends for another two miles as White Point Road, traveling northward through the Bluewater Bay community to its northern terminus of SR 20.

History

The State Road was established in June 1993 when the Mid-Bay Bridge was opened.

Future

State Road 293 currently has plans to be extended around the Niceville area in stages, starting with an extension north to Range Road, expected to be completed in 2011. It is planned to be followed by extensions to SR 285, then SR 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:...

. The bridge is expected to be widen by one lane by 2020. [Edit 6-Aug-11] Construction from the Mid-Bay Bridge northward to State Rte 20 is complete. White Point Rd is no longer used as the northern approach.

Major junctions

The entire route is located in Okaloosa County

Okaloosa County, Florida

Okaloosa County is a county located in the state of Florida. Located in northwest Florida, it extends from the Gulf of Mexico to the Alabama state line. As of the 2000 census, the population was 170,498. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 182,172. The 2009 estimate for the...

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Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Destin Destin, Florida Destin is a city located in Okaloosa County, Florida. It is a principal city of the Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.Located on Florida's Emerald Coast, Destin is known for its white beaches and emerald green waters...	0.0		Southern terminus
Mid-Bay Bridge over Choctawhatchee Bay Choctawhatchee Bay Choctawhatchee Bay is a bay in the Emerald Coast region of the Florida Panhandle. The bay, located within Okaloosa and Walton counties, has a surface area of 129 mi2...
Niceville Niceville, Florida Niceville is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States, located close to Eglin Air Force Base. It originally began with the name Valparaiso, then to separate itself from the neighboring town took the unofficial name of Boggy. Upon incorporation as an official city, the name was changed to...	6.6		Northern terminus