The route progressed northeastward through a mix of residential and commercial neighborhoods as East Olive Road; it crossed over a nearby freight line.

At the intersection with Oak Forest Drive, State Road 290 became surrounded by housing complexes.

This continued for a distance as the highway made a slight bend to the east until Whitmere Drive, where State Road 290 entered a commercial neighborhood once again.

State Road 290 continued eastward, passing a local strip mall and entered a residential neighborhood just east of Davis Highway.

Continuing through a nearby residential neighborhood, it reverted to three lanes once again and curved once more to the intersection with U.S. Route 90 (Scenic Highway, State Road 10A) on the shore of Escambia Bay.