 State Road 729 | ||||
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| State Market Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byFDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.290 mi[1] (3.685 km) | |||
| Existed | May 1973[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    US 98 /US 441 /SR 15 inPahokee | |||
| North end | US 98 /US 441 /SR 15 in Pahokee | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | Palm Beach | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Road 729 (SR 729), locally known asState Market Road, is a 2.290-mile-long (3.685 km) north–south roadbypassing the city ofPahokee on the southeastern shore ofLake Okeechobee. SR 729 is entirely within the city limits of Pahokee and serves as a designated truck bypass forU.S. Routes 98 and441 (US 98/US 441).
As motorists driving northbound on US 98/US 441/SR 15 veer to the west onto East Seventh Street and north onto Lake Avenue to go into downtown Pahokee, SR 729 continues alongsideFlorida East Coast Railroad tracks to the northeast and north through the outskirt farmlands of Pahokee, to reconnect with US 98/441/SR 15, which continues along the shore of Lake Okeechobee as Everglades Street.[3]
The route was originally signed asState Road 15A.[citation needed]
The entire route is inPahokee,Palm Beach County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | US 98 /US 441 /SR 15 (South Lake Avenue) –Pahokee | |||
| 0.028 | 0.045 |   CR 717 east (Muck City Road) | Western terminus of CR 717; former SR 717 | ||
| 2.290 | 3.685 | US 98 /US 441 /SR 15 –Canal Point,Okeechobee | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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