Correct name for 30A?

Scenic Highway 30A
or
Scenic 30A

It may depend on the spread of your ad, geographically speaking. Remember that there is a 30A in other parts of the FL panhandle. So, if your ad is for let's say the Tallahassee market, they may think of the 30A over in the Apalachicola area, not SoWal.

The actual road is recognized by the Florida Scenic Highways as, "Scenic Highway 30A."

"Scenic Corridor 30A" represents not just the highway, but the adjacent parcels, as well as CR 83, CR 393, CR 283 and CR 395.

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For Me: 30A = Heavenly Highway

It was once my hope that our beloved Highway 30-A would aquire a more colorful, quaint, and unique name that had a somewhat better ring than just a number and a letter, which always struck me as "mechanical" or something. I know that many businesses have the name ingrained into their logos, so it would be hard to ever change it. My suggestion was to call it "Eleven Lakes Road". It's just a thought.

I like 30A much better than some generic cutesy name. I think funky numbers or no name are better than a name - like Route 66.

I like 30A much better than some generic cutesy name. I think funky numbers or no name are better than a name - like Route 66.

I know what you mean. Route 66 gained style most likely from those cool guys that drove that cool car. To me, 30A is generic, especially since there is another 30A near Apalachicola. And, I also think that new sticker saying "30-Ahhh" is just plain dumb. My two cents.

I know what you mean. Route 66 gained style most likely from those cool guys that drove that cool car. To me, 30A is generic, especially since there is another 30A near Apalachicola. And, I also think that new sticker saying "30-Ahhh" is just plain dumb. My two cents.

Or, as the Canadians say, "30? Eh?"

Is it 30A or 30 A or 30-A? I understand why the owner of Caf? Thirty-A added a hyphen because if it were written in all caps, it would be CAFÉ THIRTYA (thirt ya?). But their website name doesn't have a hyphen because Unix wouldn't like that. (That's another story -- Unix should not have ever been trademarked in all caps because it's not an acronym).

I just happened to look at a really old road map in hubby's car as I was sitting in the passenger seat on the way back from having my hair done today. It calls the part of Florida Highway 30 near Apalachicola "30C"????? Then I googled and found that there is a Florida Highway 30H.

I'm confused. I was already confused about Santa Rosa Beach not being in Santa Rosa County, and Fort Walton Beach not being in Walton County, and Seacrest and Rosemary being in Panama City Beach which is in a different county.

Is it 30A or 30 A or 30-A? I understand why the owner of Caf? Thirty-A added a hyphen because if it were written in all caps, it would be CAF? THIRTYA (thirt ya?). But their website name doesn't have a hyphen because Unix wouldn't like that. (That's another story -- Unix should not have ever been trademarked in all caps because it's not an acronym).

I just happened to look at a really old road map in hubby's car as I was sitting in the passenger seat on the way back from having my hair done today. It calls the part of Florida Highway 30 near Apalachicola "30C"????? Then I googled and found that there is a Florida Highway 30H.

I'm confused. I was already confused about Santa Rosa Beach not being in Santa Rosa County, and Fort Walton Beach not being in Walton County, and Seacrest and Rosemary being in Panama City Beach which is in a different county.

I prefer 30-A. And someone earlier confirmed what I believe about another 30-A in Franklin County. What the heck is UNIX? Also, Lake Powell is really Phillip's Inlet. And why are there so damn many towns called Jackson, Columbus, and Madison in every fricking state in the union?

Is it 30A or 30 A or 30-A?

I use all of them, depending on mood.

I'm confused. I was already confused about Santa Rosa Beach not being in Santa Rosa County, and Fort Walton Beach not being in Walton County, and Seacrest and Rosemary being in Panama City Beach which is in a different county.

Seacrest and Rosemary are not IN another county, that is just their postal zip code - it's really dumb.

Dunelaker can explain it all to you in great detail, but basically there used to be a lot fewer counties so it used to make MUCH more sense. Fort (originally Camp) Walton did used to be in Walton County.

Most of the area used to be named Santa Rosa too, after Saint Rosa de Viterbo because of the strong Spanish presence - Okaloosa Island used to be Santa Rosa Island, Santa Rosa Sound still connects Pensacola Bay to Choctawhatchee Bay etc.

I prefer 30-A. And someone earlier confirmed what I believe about another 30-A in Franklin County. What the heck is UNIX? Also, Lake Powell is really Phillip's Inlet. And why are there so damn many towns called Jackson, Columbus, and Madison in every fricking state in the union?

Unix (or some variant) is the operating system preferred by computer science people. Definitely not Windows.

I use all of them, depending on mood.

Seacrest and Rosemary are not IN another county, that is just their postal zip code - it's really dumb.

Dunelaker can explain it all to you in great detail, but basically there used to be a lot fewer counties so it used to make MUCH more sense. Fort (originally Camp) Walton did used to be in Walton County.

Most of the area used to be named Santa Rosa too, after Saint Rosa de Viterbo because of the strong Spanish presence - Okaloosa Island used to be Santa Rosa Island, Santa Rosa Sound still connects Pensacola Bay to Choctawhatchee Bay etc.

Okay, now I am more confused.

Actually, I think 32461 IS Walton County, ever since they opened the branch PO in Rosemary, maybe. The Rosemary PO is serviced from the SRB main PO, not from the PCB PO. There are still some old zip code guides that show 32461 as PCB, but I think they are in error. I should ask Karen the next time I'm in there, just to clear it up for sure.

West County Hwy 30A or
East County Hwy 30A

That's what the ole timers use

Hey all, I am working on and ad and I wanted to check with the experts: Is it Scenic Corridor 30-A
or Scenic Highway 30A
or WHAT?

Thanks for your help!

KP

The street sign at the eastern intersection of CR30 A and U.S. 98 reads "CR30 A."

Well, that solves that: it's either county road 30A, scenic highway 30A, scenic corridor 30A, 30Ahh, 30 eh?, 30-A, East 30a, West 30A, or it could be 15+15A, 40-10A, or Pretty Pretty30-A... I'm glad we got that cleared up...

Maybe that's why someone came up with the idea of calling it "The Beach" to avoid the confusion? Major fail.

I think that someone should pay Kurt a kajillion dollars for his idea, SoWal. No confusion there.

Except what is the line of demarcation between SoWal and NoWal? And then is there a WeWal and an EaWal?

Still pay Kurt a kajillion dollars for the SoWal idea.

This thread reminded me why I fell in love with SoWal.com. You people are hilarious, inspiring- and truly full of it! Love you all. doGooD

the "A" stands for alternate, as in alternate route. It means different things to people in different areas. While the road is a county road (CR), the "scenic highway" designation is higher and usually the higher designation holds in the name, so you can drop the CR, even though it is county maintained. With the "scenic highway" designation, state funds are opened up to fund things such as sidewalks, multiuse paths, etc.

For print purposes and according to county maps CR-30A is the appropriate title.

For print purposes and according to county maps CR-30A is the appropriate title.

Thanks, I keep forgetting where to put the hyphen!
BTW, when do we get a ride on that pig?

Thanks, I keep forgetting where to put the hyphen!
BTW, when do we get a ride on that pig?

Unless they changed it the official name was Scenic County Highway 30-A East or West depending on which side of Grayton you were on.

Unless they changed it the official name was Scenic County Highway 30-A East or West depending on which side of Grayton you were on.

We use and most all other print publications use AP guidelines. Which means make it as short and as understandable as possible. Our editor uses CR-30A and that's what we follow. I see other print publications using the same designation or a slight variation. Some mailing addresses use this as an example. 5235 East CR30-A when I Googled it just now.

We use and most all other print publications use AP guidelines. Which means make it as short and as understandable as possible. Our editor uses CR-30A and that's what we follow. I see other print publications using the same designation or a slight variation. Some mailing addresses use this as an example. 5235 East CR30-A when I Googled it just now.

That damn hyphen is moving around as fast as your road-pig! Can't we all just settle on "Pretty Pretty 30A"...too many syllables?

I lives on "the A".