Known locally as Pine Forest Road, State Road 297 is a north–south divided highway west of Pensacola

Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...

. The road serves as a connector between Mobile Highway (US 90/SR 10

State Road 10 (Florida)

State Road 10 , also known as Atlantic Boulevard, is a major east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Florida. Mostly unsigned in favor of U.S. Highway 90, it runs from the Alabama state line to Atlantic Beach. The only sections that are not signed as US 90 are north of Pensacola, where...

) and Interstate 10 (SR 8) in the Pensacola metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...

. The road also extends into the northern Pensacola suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

s, where it ends at an intersection with Nine Mile Road (Alt US 90/SR 10

State Road 10 (Florida)

State Road 10 , also known as Atlantic Boulevard, is a major east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Florida. Mostly unsigned in favor of U.S. Highway 90, it runs from the Alabama state line to Atlantic Beach. The only sections that are not signed as US 90 are north of Pensacola, where...

). The road is also the main truck route to Pensacola Naval Air Station.