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Somewhat unusually, Navy Boulevard is divided into three directional sections: West Navy Boulevard, from Pace Boulevard west to New Warrington Road; North Navy Boulevard, from New Warrington Road south to [[Gulf Beach Highway]]/[[Barrancas Avenue]]; and South Navy Boulevard, from Gulf Beach Highway/Barrancas Avenue south to NAS Pensacola. South Navy Boulevard serves as the dividing line for several thoroughfares in the Warrington area, such as [[Sunset Avenue]].
==Name==
Before [[1950]], the road now known as '''Navy Boulevard''' was called '''Admiral Murray Boulevard''' in unincorporated [[Escambia County]] and '''[[Garden Street]]''' within the [[City of Pensacola|City]] limits. A May 1950 resolution by the Board of County Commissioners designated the County portion of the road as Navy Boulevard;<ref>''Resolution of Board of County Commissioners of Escambia County Effecting Change of Name of Highway Presently Known As "Admiral Murray Boulevard"''</ref> the City followed suit in June 1950, renaming the portion of Garden Street west of [[Barrancas Avenue]] as Navy Boulevard. This was later amended to west of [[Pace Boulevard]].<ref>Ordinance #24-50, City of Pensacola</ref>
==Highway carriage==
From its intersection with [[Highway 98]] northeast to Pace Boulevard, Navy carries [[US Highway 98]] and the concurrent [[Florida State Road 30]]; east of Pace Boulevard the two designations are carried by Garden Street. From its intersection with New Warrington Road south to NAS Pensacola, Navy carries [[Florida State Road 295]].
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