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view in google earthThe only known example along the Gulf Coast of red clay bluffs are along the eastern shore of Escambia Bay. They represent the highest point along the entire coastline of Florida. This feature caused the earliest Spanish explorers to establish the first settlement in the sheltered bay near the bluffs in 1559. Scenic vistas are a highlight as the road winds for 11 miles through parks and nature preserves. Scenic Highway extends from the Bayou Texar Bridge to the north end of the U.S. 90 Bridge across the Escambia River.
Scenic Highway: Bluffs
What's Nearby?
- East Hill: 2000 Whaley Avenue (1 miles)
- East Hill: 2109 Whaley Drive (1 miles)
- Scenic Highway: Scenic 90 Cafe (1 miles)
- East Hill: 2200 East Mallory Street (1.1 miles)
- East Hill: 2020 East Mallory Street (1.1 miles)
- East Hill: 2010 East Mallory Street (1.1 miles)
- East Hill: 2000 East Mallory Street (1.2 miles)
- East Hill: Bayview Park (1.2 miles)
- East Hill Cottage - 1900 Mallory Street 32503 (1.3 miles)
- East Hill: 617 19th Avenue (1.5 miles)
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The bluff formation is the only one of its kind along the coast of Florida. The bluffs are composed of red clay and rise 100 feet from the shoreline along Escambia Bay.
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The corridor is tied with the history of the Pensacola areas from its earliest beginnings. Nearby at Emanuel Point, lies the 16th Century shipwreck that marks the first attempt to settle the area by the Spanish in 1559.
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The CSX railroad tracks run along the bottom of the bluffs for several miles.
