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California to Florida Bicycle Route ----SECTION 6 425 miles----(Eastbound)---- ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 78 ST.FRANCISVILLE Louisiana 0 Section 6 begins in XM ST FRANCISVILLE (p1700) at the corner of Ferdinand/SR 10 and Commerce St/SR 3057. Ride E on SR 3057 1 TR onto US 61 2.5 TL onto SR 965 9.5 At T TR onto SR 10 X 12 Jackson (p3861) TL onto SR 952 X 23 Wilson (p656) Route becomes Grant St 25.5 TL onto unsigned SR 19 X 27 Norwood (p421) TR onto SR 422 31 MATCHLINE 2271 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 79 DARLING CREEK Louisiana 0 Continue on SR 422 3.5 TR onto Kent Rd 7 TL onto SR 67 8 Woodland BR onto SR 432 11.5 Felixville X 16.5 Chipola BL onto SR 38 X 23.5 Easleyville 25.5 TR onto SR 441 28.5 TL onto SR 440 29.5 MATCHLINE 2301 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 80 TANGIPAHOA Louisiana 0 Continue on SR 440 X 7 Tangipahoa (p493) 8.5 TR following SR 440 9.5 TL following SR 440 X 14 Bollvar X 19.5 TR following SR 440 22 At church TL onto unsigned road 23 At church TR 25 At T TL 26 At T TL In 0.1 mi at T TR onto SR 1056 28.5 Richardson TL onto SR 440, then continue straight onto SR 10 29.5 MATCHLINE 2330 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 81 PEARL RIVER Louisi./Mississippi 0 Continue on SR 10 3 SR 16 and SR 25 join route XM 4 FRANKLINTON (p4119) TR following SR 16 5.5 TL onto SR 1072 9.5 BL to stay on SR 1072 X 18.5 Plainview TL onto SR 60 At T, in 0.1 mi, TL to stay on SR 60 26.5 TR onto Louisiana Ave/SR 10 XBM BOGALUSA (p16976) 29.5 Enter Mississippi Route becomes SR 26 30.5 MATCHLINE 2361 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 82 WHITE SAND Mississippi 0 Continue on SR 26 1 Cross SR 43 X 16.5 Poplarville (p2562) TR onto Main St/SR 53 (Last drink for 30 miles) 19.5 TL onto Progress Rd toward Silver Run 20 At Y BL 24.5 Cross ===Wolf River=== 30 MATCHLINE 2391 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 83 TEN MILE Mississippi 0 Continue on route 3.5 TL toward Silver Run Lake 5 At Y BR toward Silver Run/Rogers Lake 10 At Y BL 14 At Y BL following Perk Silver Run Rd 16.5 BR onto unsigned road and X (Perkinston 1 mi N p2562) in 0.6 mi cross US 49 and continue onto Old Wire Rd 27 Route becomes Airey Tower Rd 29 TL onto Bethel Rd (Continue straight along SR 67 for BILOXI diversion, see color map) 34.5 MATCHLINE 2425 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 84 VANCLEAVE Mississippi 0 Continue on Bethel Rd 4 At T TL onto SR 15 In 0.3 mi TR onto unsigned Larue Rd X 8 Larue TR onto unsigned Old Biloxi Rd 14 TL onto Joe Bat Rd which becomes Jim Ramsey Rd 25 TL onto SR 57 X Vancleave In 0.5 mi TR onto Poticaw Bayou Rd 26 At Y TL onto Old River Rd X 32 BR onto Wade-Vancleave Rd 38 MATCHLINE 2463 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 85 GRAND BAY Mississippi/Alabama 0 Continue on Wade-Vancleave Rd X 1.5 Wade Route becomes SR 614 X 6 Hurley 11.5 Enter Alabama Route becomes CR 56 X 17 At blinking caution light TR onto Newman Rd X 23 Dees Route becomes CR 11/Grand Bay Wilmer Rd (Diversion from Biloxi along SR 16/US 90 joins route. See color map) X 29.5 Grand Bay At T TL onto US 90/SR 188 In 0.2 mi TR following SR 188 out of town 34.5 MATCHLINE 2498 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 86 DAUPHIN ISLAND Alabama 0 Continue on SR 188 2 TR to stay on SR 188 X 4 Bayou La Batre (p2005) X 13.5 Alabama Port TR onto SR 193 M 21.5 DAUPHIN ISLAND (p824) TL toward ferry 23 Mobile Bay Ferry to Fort Morgan X 23 Fort Morgan Ride onto SR 180 28 MATCHLINE 2526 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 87 GULF SHORES Alabama 0 Continue on SR 180 XBM 16.5 Gulf Shores (p1233) TR onto SR 59 17.5 TL onto SR 182 XM 23 (Orange Beach 3 mi off route) 24 MATCHLINE 2550 ==================================================== SECTION 6 88 PLEASANT GROVE Alab./Florida 0 Continue on SR 182 3 Enter Florida. Route becomes SR 292 XM 9 Gulf Beach (p2855) TL to stay on SR 292 10 TR onto CR 292A 15 TL onto Blue Angel Pkwy 16.5 TR onto Sorrento Rd/SR 292 which becomes Gulf Beach Hwy/SR 292 then Barrancas Ave. XM 25 PLEASANT GROVE (p16040) XBM See Pensacola (p58165) Detail Map 29.5 MATCHLINE 2579 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 89 ESCAMBIA BAY Florida 0 Continue on US 90 XM 13 Pace XBM 21.5 Milton (p7205) TL onto SR 87/Stewart St 22 TR onto Munson Hwy/CR 191 30 TR onto Indian Ford Rd, which turns R after 0.5 mi, then L in 1 mi 34.5 MATCHLINE 2614 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 90 BLACKWATER Florida 0 Continue on Indian Ford Rd 7 TR onto Bryant Bridge Rd 9 Begin gravel 10.5 Route becomes John Rd gravel ends 11 TL onto US 90/SR 10 X 11.5 Holt X 19 Milligan XM 23 CRESTVIEW (p7617) 25 MATCHLINE 2639 ==================================================== SECTION 6 MAP 91 MOSSY HEAD Florida 0 Continue on US 90/SR 10 X 13.5 Mossy Head XM 26 De Funiak Springs (p5120) TR onto 11th St, then L onto Live Oak Ave Section 6 ends at the corner of Live Oak Ave and Circle Dr MATCHLINE 2665 ==================================================== ---END of SECTION 6 ----------------------------- ====================================================

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