From Pensacola, Florida to Tampa, Florida


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MAP  DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS

WEATHER AND TRAFFIC 

SIGHTS AND SITES ALONG THE WAY


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Leg 11, from Pensacola, Florida to Tampa, Florida.

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DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Expected Date of Travel: Monday April 23, 2001

Departing from: Pensacola, Florida

Arriving at: Tampa, Florida

Expected Mileage: 468.0 miles or 753.6 kilometers traveled in 8 hours 2 minutes. Planned route of travel is 98% on Interstate Highway, 2% on non-Interstate highways, 0% on state highways or minor roads and 0% on city streets. (Travel time does not include gas stops, food stops or any sightseeing).

Average Rate of Travel: 58.3 miles per hour or 93.8 kilometers per hour

Route Overview:

Leave Pensacola headed east on US Route 90.

At intersection with Interstate 10, head east approximately 280 miles.

At intersection with Interstate 75, head south to Tampa. Transition to Interstate 275

Arrive Tampa, Florida.

Comments

This is a hard core superslab day. The schedule already has me in Florida for a nearly impossible twelve days, so today I'm aiming to make distance.

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WEATHER AND TRAFFIC

Florida Department of Transportation Major Highway Construction

Historical Weather Data
Record Low
Average Low
Mean
Average High
Record High
Precip

Pensacola, FL ()

44F
60F
69F
78F
87F
Mod.

Tampa, FL ()

45F
62F
73F
83F
91F
Mod.
Source:
www.weather.com look for the Records and Averages area of the site.

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SIGHTS AND SITES ALONG THE WAY

Fodors Tampa Bay Page

Building Big's entry on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Oh doctor, 190 feet up? And I'm going to ride over this? A disaster befell the previous Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

Salvador Dali Museum

Ybor City (Tampa) Chamber of Commerce.

Visit Florida, office tourism website.

Gay Florida

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(c) 2001 Thomas N. Engler Revision Date: 03/15/2001