Orchard Pond Parkway
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| Orchard Pond Parkway | |
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| Maintained by Leon County Public Works Department | |
| Length: | 5.2 mi (8.4 km) |
| Existed: | 2016 – present |
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| West end: |
 CR 0361 northwest of Tallahassee
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| East end: |
  CR 155 / CR 0342 north of Tallahassee |
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| Counties: | Leon |
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County roads in Florida County roads in Leon County |
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The Orchard Pond Parkway, also known as County Road 0344 (CR 0344), is a privately built, two-lane toll road, covering a distance of 5.2 miles (8.4 km) in the northern part of Leon County, Florida, acting as a partial bypass of Tallahassee and providing the only connection north of Interstate 10 between the northeasern and northwestern parts of the city. Replacing a dirt road that formerly covered the route, it opened in 2016; using open road tolling, it is considered to be the first privately built toll road to be constructed in the state of Florida. A multi-use trail parallels the road along the old dirt roadway.
The Orchard Pond Parkway covers a distance of roughly five point two miles (8.4 km), and is a super two-style toll road, with two, undivided 12-foot (3.7 m) traffic lanes. The road follows an east–west path in northern and northwestern Leon County, Florida, in the rural–urban fringe area of Tallahassee, the state's capital city.
Connecting Meridian Road (CR 155) with Old Bainbridge Road (CR 0361), the eastern end of Orchard Pond Parkway routes into Bannerman Road (CR 0342), providing a connection to U.S. Route 319 (US 319) and providing a complete bypass route across the northern quadrant of Tallahassee. The speed limit on the route is set at 55 miles per hour (89 km/h).
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