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U.S. Route 98 Truck
U.S. Route 98 Truck
Location	Mobile, Alabama

U.S. Route 98 Alternate
U.S. Route 98 Alternate
Location	Fairhope–Barnwell, Alabama

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There are six special routes along U.S. Route 98 and seven former routes. Most US 98 bannered routes are located in the U.S. state of Florida.

Existing[edit]

Alabama alternate route[edit]

U.S. Route 98 Alternate (US 98 Alt.) is an alternate route of US 98. It travels from Fairhope, through Point Clear, to Barnwell along the former alignment of US 98. Although it is mostly signed as County Route 98, some US 98 Alt. signs remain.

Mobile truck route[edit]

U.S. Route 98 Truck is the truck detour for US 98 around the Central Business District of Mobile, Alabama. The route exists in concurrency with US Route 90, as well as a portion of Interstate 165.

The route begins on North Broad Street at the north end of the wrong way concurrency between US 90 and 98. Overlapping US 90 and AL 13/Alt. 16, North Broad Street carries all four routes northwest until passing the intersection of Congress Street, then makes a sharp curve to the northeast passing S D Bishop State Junior College and Bishop State Community College. North of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (formerly Glidden Place), the routes make an east-northeasterly turn onto Beauregard Street. At the intersection with North Water Street, all routes make a left turn at the southern terminus of Interstate 165. The routes leave I-165 at Exit 2 (New Bay Bridge Road), though westbound signs indicate another leg of US Truck Route 98 continuing north of the interchange.

New Bay Bridge Road passes through historic Africatown, where it has an interchange with the southern terminus of U.S. Route 43, which is also where AL 13 leaves, then drops the "new" from the street name, encroaching on more industrial surroundings as it encounters interchanges with Paper Mill Road and Clint Street before crossing the Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge onto Blakely Island where the routes curve straight south onto the Old Spanish Trail. U.S. Truck Route 98 ends at the eastern portal of the Bankhead Tunnel just north of Exit 27 on Interstate 10, where US 90 and 98 continue onto another concurrency, this time in the same direction over Battleship Parkway.

Pensacola business loop[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Business

Location	Pensacola
Length	2.290 mi^[1]^[2] (3.685 km)

U.S. Highway 98 Business is an east–west business route located mostly in downtown Pensacola, Florida. It is also known as Garden Street, Alcaniz Street, W.D. Childers Plaza and Gregory Street.

Major intersections[edit]

The entire route is in Pensacola, Escambia County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 98 / SR 292 (South Pace Boulevard / Navy Boulevard)
1.979	3.185	North Alcaniz Street (SR 291 north)
2.0	3.2	I-110 north (SR 8A) to I-10 – Airport	I-110 exit 1; access from US 98 Bus. east is via Tarragona Street
2.290^[2]	3.685	US 98 (North 9th Avenue / SR 289 north / East Chase Street) to I-110 north – Beaches, Port of Pensacola, Gregory Street east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Panama City business route[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Business

Location	Panama City
Length	9.102 mi^[1] (14.648 km)

U.S. Highway 98 Business was the original segment of US 98 in Panama City, Florida until U.S. Bypass Route 98 was decommissioned in 1979. It currently serves as a business route along the coast of Panama City between St. Andrews and Parker. Streets consist of Beck Avenue, West 10th Street, Chestnut Avenue, West 9th Street, Frankford Avenue, Beach Drive, 6th Street, East 5th Street, Boat Race Road, and Pitts Bayou.

Major intersections[edit]

The entire route is in Bay County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Panama City	0.000	0.000	US 98 (SR 30 west / SR 30A east) / SR 390 east (Beck Avenue) to US 231 – Panama City Beach, Cedar Grove
	0.665	1.070	CR 28 east (11th Street)
	1.330	2.140	CR 385 north (Frankford Avenue)
	3.400	5.472	US 231 north (Harrison Avenue / SR 75) – Youngstown, St. John, IN
	4.019	6.468	SR 77 north (MLK Jr. Boulevard)
	5.566	8.958	SR 389 north (East Avenue) – Cedar Grove
Springfield	6.130	9.865	SR 22 east (Third Street) – Callaway, Wewahitchka
Parker	8.490	13.663	South Highway 22A	former SR 22A
	8.635	13.897	To US 98 west (SR 30A) / Boatrace Road
	9.102	14.648	US 98 east (SR 30) – Mexico Beach	no left turn eastbound
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Brooksville truck route[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Truck

Location	Brooksville, Florida

U.S. Route 98 Truck is the truck detour for US 98 around Brooksville, Florida. Although a significant portion of the truck route exists within the city limits, it still avoids historic downtown Brooksville by moving to the south and the west. The route exists in concurrency with two existing State Roads and one County Road, and never independently.

Beginning at Jasmine Avenue, and East Jefferson Road (State Road 50A), Truck US 98 runs in concurrency with State Road 50 in a southwesterly direction. As it approaches County Road 581 it turns from southwest to direct west. Crossing the railroad tracks near County Road 445, the road passes by a large church before curving slightly to the northwest. This segment also contains the secret designation of State Road 700, until it reaches the intersection of U.S. Route 41. Here, State Road 700 leaves the truck route, and heads north along US 41 (SR 45) until branching off to Ponce De Leon Boulevard to rejoin US 98. Meanwhile, SR 50/Truck US 98 passes a branch of the Brooksville Post Office, and makes a northbound curve at Horse Lake Drive, then at the Hernando County Sheriff's Office before meeting West Jefferson Road. This entire section of SR 50/US Truck 98 was widened from two lanes to four lanes in the early-21st Century.

While SR 50 takes its sharp left turn toward Weeki Wachee, and SR 50A begins eastbound into downtown Brooksville, Truck Route US 98 continues north along County Road 485, also known as Cobb Road. From that intersection it narrows down to two lanes, as it approaches a four-way stop intersection and accompanying red blinker-lights with County Road 484 (West Ford Dade Avenue).

Two old sections of Cobb Road used to exist. One is to the right north of County Road 484 (West Fort Dade Avenue), and the other is a mining road that runs from the intersection with Yontz Road to an isolated section of County Road 476 (Lake Lindsey Road) in Stafford.

Crossing the railroad tracks a second time after the intersection with Yontz Road (Former County Road 485B), the road winds through a rural field between a mining area and a hilly region before finally reuniting with US 98 south of the Willow Prairie Lake area. Truck Weigh Stations exist just west of the northern terminus of Truck US 98 on the right of way of a former railroad crossing.

Former[edit]

Natchez business route[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Business

Location	Natchez, MS
Existed	1960s–1970s

Business U.S. Route 98 was a short business route of U.S. Route 98 in Natchez, Mississippi between the early 1960s and 1970s. It also included concurrencies with US 61, Bus US 61, Jefferson Street, Canal Street.

Spanish Fort truck route[edit]

U.S. Route 98 Truck

Location	Spanish Fort, Alabama
Existed	????–2000s

Pensacola toll route[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Toll

Location	Pensacola-Navarre
Existed	1939–1946

Panama City Beach bypass route[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Bypass

Location	Panama City Beach
Existed	1973–1979

Bypass U.S. Route 98 was a bypass of the concurrency of U.S. Routes 98 between Hollywood Beach, Florida and Panama City Beach, Florida, that was replaced by mainline US 98. The road was also unsigned State Road 30A, which still exists.

Panama City alternate route[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Alternate

Location	Panama City Beach
Existed	1979–2012

U.S. Highway 98 Alternate was the original segment of US 98 in Panama City Beach, Florida until U.S. Bypass Route 98 was decommissioned in 1979. The road is signed as State Road 30 and begins at the Carillion Beach Resorts as Front Beach Road. It turns from south to east where it runs directly along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. It also includes a pair of wye intersections with both legs of the southern terminus of State Road 79. The road doesn't begin to move away from the beach until east of Dement Circle, when it turns northeast, and then intersects with South Thomas Drive, and then the western terminus of County Road 392 and eastern terminus of CR 392A. US ALT 98 finally ends at US 98 at an interchange just west of the north end of CR 392.

Dade City truck route[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Truck

Location	Dade City, FL
Existed	1980s–2007

Truck U.S. Route 98-301 was a truck bypass of the concurrency of U.S. Routes 98 & 301 in Dade City, Florida. The road was also unsigned State Road 533, which still exists.

Truck US 98-301 ran to the east of the original US 98-301, which previously ran through the heart of Dade City along 7th Street. After the intersection with Alternate County Road 35 it ran parallel to a CSX railroad line, and passes by the old Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot.

In February 2007, this section was converted into the main branch of the US 98-301 concurrency. It maintains the unsigned SR 533 designation, while SR 35 and SR 700 remain on the 7th Street (Old US 98/301), barring a relinquished portion in downtown Dade City.

The entire route is in Dade City, Pasco County.

mi	Destinations	Notes
	US 98 / US 301 / SR 35 / SR 39 (7th Street)	Former US Bus 98-301, Now SR 39
	CR 35A (Old Lakeland Highway)
	SR 52 west (Meridian Avenue)
	US 98 / US 301 / SR 35 / SR 39 (7th Street)	Former US Bus 98-301, Now SR 39
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Browse numbered routes
← SR 530	SR 533	→ SR 535

Dade City business route[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Business

Location	Dade City
Existed	1980s–2007

Business U.S. Route 98-301 was the main line of the concurrency of U.S. Routes 98 & 301 in Dade City, Florida until February 2007. The road was also unsigned State Road 35, State Road 39, and State Road 700. During the decommissioning of US 98-301 Truck Route, FDOT was carrying out a resurfacing project of the road, and exposed the road's status as State Road 39. SRs 35 and 700 remain hidden, however.

Lakeland business route[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Business

Location	Lakeland
Existed	1960s–1999

Business U.S. Route 98 was a short business route of U.S. Routes 98 in Lakeland, Florida between the early 1960s and 1999. It also included a concurrency with former US Bus 92 along Main Street.

Bartow business route[edit]

U.S. Highway 98 Business

Location	Bartow

Business U.S. Route 98 was a short business route of U.S. Route 98 in Bartow, Florida between the early 1960s and 1999. The route ran along parts of Broadway and Main Street in Downtown Bartow.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2014
^ ^a ^b Google Maps distance

[sld-1] FDOT straight line diagrams Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2014

[Goog-2] Google Maps distance

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 '''U.S. Route 98 Truck''' is the truck detour for [[U.S. Highway 98 (Alabama)|US 98]] around the Central Business District of [[Mobile, Alabama]]. The route exists in [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with [[U.S. Route 90 in Alabama|US Route 90]], as well as a portion of [[Interstate 165 (Alabama)|Interstate 165]].
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-<!--The route begins on North Broad Street at the north end of the wrong way concurrency between US 90 and 98. Overlapping US 90 and [[Alabama State Route 13|AL 13]]/Alt. 16, North Broad Street carries all four routes northwest until passing the intersection of Congress Street, then makes a sharp curve to the northeast passing S D Bishop State Junior College and Bishop State Community College. North of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (formerly Glidden Place),  the routes make an east-northeasterly turn onto Beauregard Street. At the intersection with North Water Street, all routes make a left turn at the southern terminus of [[Interstate 165 (Alabama)|Interstate 165]].  The routes leave I-165 at Exit 2 (New Bay Bridge Road), though westbound signs indicate another leg of US Truck Route 98 continuing north of the interchange.-->
+The route begins on North Broad Street at the north end of the wrong way concurrency between US 90 and 98. Overlapping US 90 and [[Alabama State Route 13|AL 13]]/Alt. 16, North Broad Street carries all four routes northwest until passing the intersection of Congress Street, then makes a sharp curve to the northeast passing S D Bishop State Junior College and Bishop State Community College. North of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (formerly Glidden Place),  the routes make an east-northeasterly turn onto Beauregard Street. At the intersection with North Water Street, all routes make a left turn at the southern terminus of [[Interstate 165 (Alabama)|Interstate 165]]. The routes leave I-165 at Exit 2 (New Bay Bridge Road), though westbound signs indicate another leg of US Truck Route 98 continuing north of the interchange.
-<!-- New Bay Bridge Road passes through [[Africatown Historic District|historic Africatown]], where it has an interchange with the southern terminus of [[U.S. Route 43]], where AL 13 leaves, then drops the "new" from the street name, encountering interchanges with Paper Mill Road and Clint Street before crossing the [[Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge]] onto [[Bankhead Island]] where the routes curve straight south onto the Old Spanish Trail. U.S. Truck Route 98 ends at the eastern portal of the [[Bankhead Tunnel]] just north of Exit 27 on [[Interstate 10 in Alabama|Interstate 10]], where US 90 and 98 continue onto another concurrency, this time in the same direction over [[Battleship Causeway]].-->
+New Bay Bridge Road passes through [[Africatown Historic District|historic Africatown]], where it has an interchange with the southern terminus of [[U.S. Route 43]], which is also where AL 13 leaves, then drops the "new" from the street name, encroaching on more industrial surroundings as it encounters interchanges with Paper Mill Road and Clint Street before crossing the [[Cochrane–Africatown USA Bridge]] onto [[Blakeley Island (Alabama)|Blakely Island]] where the routes curve straight south onto the Old Spanish Trail. U.S. Truck Route 98 ends at the eastern portal of the [[Bankhead Tunnel]] just north of Exit 27 on [[Interstate 10 in Alabama|Interstate 10]], where US 90 and 98 continue onto another concurrency, this time in the same direction over [[Battleship Parkway]].
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-Beginning at Jasmine Avenue, and East Jefferson Road ([[Florida State Road 50A|State Road 50A]]), Truck US 98 runs in concurrency with [[Florida State Road 50|State Road 50]] in a southwesterly direction. As it approaches '''County Road 581''' it turns from southwest to direct west. Crossing the railroad tracks near '''County Road 445''', the road passes by a large church before curving slightly to the northwest. This segment also contains the secret designation of [[Florida State Road 700|State Road 700]], until it reaches the intersection of [[U.S. Route 41 (Florida)|U.S. Route 41]]. Here, [[Florida State Road 700|State Road 700]] leaves the truck route, and heads north along US 41 (SR 45) until branching off to Ponce De Leon Boulevard to rejoin US 98. Meanwhile, SR 50/Truck US 98 passes a branch of the Brooksville Post Office, and makes a northbound curve at Horse Lake Drive, then at the Hernando County Sheriff's Office before meeting [[Florida State Road 50A|West Jefferson Road]]. This entire section of SR 50/US Truck 98 was widened from two lanes to four lanes in the early-21st Century.
+Beginning at Jasmine Avenue, and East Jefferson Road ([[Florida State Road 50A|State Road 50A]]), Truck US 98 runs in concurrency with [[Florida State Road 50|State Road 50]] in a southwesterly direction. As it approaches '''County Road 581''' it turns from southwest to direct west. Crossing the [[Brooksville Subdivision|railroad tracks near]] '''County Road 445''', the road passes by a large church before curving slightly to the northwest. This segment also contains the secret designation of [[Florida State Road 700|State Road 700]], until it reaches the intersection of [[U.S. Route 41 (Florida)|U.S. Route 41]]. Here, [[Florida State Road 700|State Road 700]] leaves the truck route, and heads north along US 41 (SR 45) until branching off to Ponce De Leon Boulevard to rejoin US 98. Meanwhile, SR 50/Truck US 98 passes a branch of the Brooksville Post Office, and makes a northbound curve at Horse Lake Drive, then at the Hernando County Sheriff's Office before meeting [[Florida State Road 50A|West Jefferson Road]]. This entire section of SR 50/US Truck 98 was widened from two lanes to four lanes in the early-21st Century.
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 While SR 50 takes its sharp left turn toward [[Weeki Wachee]], and SR 50A begins eastbound into downtown Brooksville, Truck Route US 98 continues north along County Road 485, also known as Cobb Road. From that intersection it narrows down to two lanes, as it approaches a four-way stop intersection and accompanying red blinker-lights with County Road 484 (West Ford Dade Avenue).
-Two old sections of Cobb Road used to exist. One is to the right north of '''[[County Road 484 (Hernando County, Florida)|County Road 484 (West Fort Dade Avenue)]]''', and the other is a mining road that runs from the intersection with Yontz Road to an isolated section of '''[[County Road 476 (Hernando County, Florida)|County Road 476 (Lake Lindsey Road)]]''' in Stafford.
+Two old sections of Cobb Road used to exist. One is to the right north of [[County Road 484 (Hernando County, Florida)|County Road 484 (West Fort Dade Avenue)]], and the other is a mining road that runs from the intersection with Yontz Road to an isolated section of [[County Road 476 (Hernando County, Florida)|County Road 476 (Lake Lindsey Road)]] in Stafford.
-Crossing the railroad tracks a second time after the intersection with '''[[County Road 485B (Hernando County, Florida)|Yontz Road (Former County Road 485B)]]''', the road winds through a rural field between a mining area and a hilly region before finally reuniting with US 98 south of the Willow Prairie Lake area. Truck Weigh Stations exist just west of the northern terminus of Truck US 98 on the right of way of a former railroad crossing.
+Crossing the railroad tracks a second time after the intersection with [[County Road 485B (Hernando County, Florida)|Yontz Road (Former County Road 485B)]], the road winds through a rural field between a mining area and a hilly region before finally reuniting with US 98 south of the Willow Prairie Lake area. Truck Weigh Stations exist just west of the northern terminus of Truck US 98 on the right of way of a [[Brooksville and Inverness Railway|former railroad crossing]].
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 '''Business U.S. Route 98''' was a short business route of [[U.S. Route 98 in Mississippi|U.S. Route 98]] in [[Natchez, Mississippi]] between the early 1960s and 1970s. It also included concurrencies with US 61, Bus US 61, Jefferson Street, Canal Street. <!--Co-signed with Bus US 84,-->
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+<!-- '''U.S. Route 98 Truck''' was the truck detour for [[U.S. Highway 98 (Alabama)|US 98]] around the Central Business District of [[Spanish, Alabama]]. The route exists in [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with [[U.S. Route 90 in Alabama)|US 90]], and had only one intersection with [[U.S. Highway 31 (Alabama)|US 31]]. -->
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