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A National Parkway is a designation for a protected area in the United States given to scenic roadways with a protected corridor of surrounding parkland. National Parkways often connect cultural or historic sites. [1] The U.S. National Park Service manages the parkways.
The U.S. Highways in Florida are the segments of the United States Numbered Highway System maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Prior to 1993, Florida used colored shields for its U.S. Highways. There are 18 current U.S. Highways in Florida and 2 former U.S. Highways.
Scenic Highway 30A: 32.0 51.5 Florida CR 30A at US 98 near Santa Rosa Beach: CR 30A at US 98 near Rosemary Beach: February 16, 2021: Local route through historic beach communities on Florida's Emerald Coast: Natural [154] NSB Scenic Highway of Legends: 82.0 132.0 Colorado SH 12 near Stonewall: US 160 in Walsenburg; SH 12 in Trinidad: February ...
Diverse estuary near the Kennedy Space Center [15] Indian River Lagoon – Treasure Coast Scenic Highway 42 67.6 December 14, 2005: SR A1A / CR 707 [16] J. C. Penney Memorial Scenic Highway 3 4.8 SR 21: Paso Fino Road April 30, 2010: SR 16: Includes loop in Penney Farms [17] [18] Lemon Bay/Myakka Trail Scenic Highway 47 75.6 Venice: Port ...
The former toll roads in Kentucky that bear the name "parkway" have been moved to a category outside this structure, as they were not constructed as scenic roads. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
Dead Lakes State Recreation Area is a Florida protected area located 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Wewahitchka off Florida State Road 71 and southwest of Tallahassee. [1] [3]
The diversion of water to South Florida's still-growing metropolitan areas is the Everglades National Park's number one threat. In the 1950s and 1960s, 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of canals and levees, 150 gates and spillways, and 16 pumping stations were constructed to direct water toward cities and away from the Everglades.