SoWal Scenic Highways - signs we can be happy with!

SoWal Scenic Highways

Scenic Highway 30A
Scenic Highway 83
Scenic Highway 393
Scenic Highway 395
Scenic Highway 283

Starting to see a lot of new "State Scenic Highway" signs going up.
Kinda nice to travel all these Scenic Highways every day. They are absolutely scenic.

The signs are a lot easier on the eye also.

I feel blessed to live off of one of these scenic highways!

Yes It's nice to travel all these Scenic Highways every day.
It's no big deal for us, But For the Vacationers and People Who don't know their way around here.

"Where are the Nice Directional Signs we had or there replacements ?"

It's almost time for all the lost people to come back, give them good signs on where to go and they won't plug up our roads.

Just ahead- or you just passed through it

How hard is it to navigate an area with two parallel "main" streets and water on both sides? From 98 any turn will take you to 30-A or water ( and vice-versa). Place markers should be sign enough. The tourists are not lost- they are sight seeing! Love the new signs as much as possible for a sign.

I smile every time I see one of the new signs. And I thank Claire and her team for getting it done.

The new signs do have a cool retro design - that and they are low enough that I can see them from a non-convertible car! :roll:

30-A I can understand, but why is 395 a scenic highway? Not saying it's ugly (well, the power lines are) but we'll run out of money pretty damn fast if a paved road w/ trees and not much else is the determinant criteria we're using.

My understanding that the feeder roads were made scenic to help keep the entry ways to the scenic hwy 30A, as a very nice entrance. The scenic hwy has tighter restrictions on things such as signs. Perhaps higher on the lists of reasons why, is the fact that with scenic designations for these connector roads, more outside money is available to Walton County for sidewalks, bike paths, beautification, etc on these roads designated as scenic.

I smile every time I see one of the new signs. And I thank Claire and her team for getting it done.

Yes, congrats and THANK YOU to everyone involved! It's a great thing for South Walton.

Senic highways

Thanks for this designation. It is a smart move. My husband and I have traveled Florida backroad since the 60's. Maybe we can find soem new trails to cruise....

What's that about?

If Miramar Beach is in South Walton how come everybody thinks South Walton is just on 30A? Why isn't Scenic Gulf Drive a scenic highway?

If Miramar Beach is in South Walton how come everybody thinks South Walton is just on 30A? Why isn't Scenic Gulf Drive a scenic highway?

Some don't view sprawl and condos as scenic.

Some don't view sprawl and condos as scenic.

That and the fact that there was a team of people who worked very hard so that we wouldn't see the sprawl on 30-A. South Walton isn't just 30-A, nor is it just Sandestin & Miramar. It includes Point Washington & Santa Rosa Beach (the actual historic area) That also doesn't mean that those who live, work and/or play on 30-A shouldn't be proud that there is now a scenic designation.

If Miramar Beach is in South Walton how come everybody thinks South Walton is just on 30A? Why isn't Scenic Gulf Drive a scenic highway?

and the North entrance to the Watercolor Publix.

If Miramar Beach is in South Walton how come everybody thinks South Walton is just on 30A? Why isn't Scenic Gulf Drive a scenic highway?

My understanding is that it would not have met the eligibility requirements when it was being pursued for 30-A. However, there is a tremendous amount of work currently underway to increase walkability, parking, traffic calming, landscaping, etc. so it could possibly be pursued in the future.