Florida State Road 388


State Road 388 is a state highway in Bay County, Florida, that runs from SR 79 and West Bay Parkway northeast of West Bay east to SR 77 and Edwards Road southeast of Vicksburg. It is named the Don Johnson Memorial Highway.
The highway connects Northwest [Florida Beaches International Airport] with the rest of the Panama CityLynn Haven, Florida metropolitan statistical area, as well as providing a major thoroughfare for commuters to travel around the north side of St. Andrews Bay.

Route description

SR 388 begins at an intersection with SR 79 and West Bay Parkway north of the settlement of West Bay. The route travels east, crossing Crooked Creek on a bridge, before intersecting with the western segment of CR 388. Continuing slightly northeast, it reaches a roundabout with another West Bay Parkway, the access road for Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport. Continuing further northeast, it crosses Burnt Mill Creek on a bridge before continuing due east until it terminates at an intersection with SR 77 and Edwards Road near the ghost town of Vicksburg.

History

The western segment of CR 388 was formerly a segment of SR 388. However, SR 388 was realigned onto a four-lane divided highway segment with bike lanes to the north, along with a roundabout being added to its intersection with the West Bay Parkway which leads to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, and a multi-use path on the south side of the road. The project cost $51 million, with the westbound lanes opening to traffic on December 6, 2022, and the eastbound lanes on February 22, 2023.
The eastern segment of CR 388 was also a former segment of SR 388.

Related routes

County Road 388 (Western)

County Road 388, also known as Connector Road, is a county road in Bay County, Florida that is a former alignment of SR 388. It begins at an intersection with SR 79 at the settlement of West Bay and runs east before turning northeast and terminating at an intersection with SR 388 slightly southwest of its roundabout with the West Bay Parkway that leads to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport.

County Road 388 (Eastern)

County Road 388, also known at points as Bennet Road and Vicksburg Road, is a county road in Bay County, Florida that is a former extension of SR 388 from SR 77 northeast of Vicksburg to US 231 and Jadewood Circle at the unincorporated community of Youngstown.