Both at the western and eastern end of the split, US 98 and SR 30 merge upon approach of a bridge (on Panama City Parkway crossing Saint Andrew Bay to the west; and, to the east, New Dupont Bridge crossing East Bay for access to – and through – Tyndall Air Force Base).

There, a motorist driving eastbound on US 98 (West Hampton Springs Avenue) can turn southward onto its continuation on Byron Butler Parkway (Alternate US 27-US 19-US 98).

Motorists continuing eastward on East Hampton Springs Avenue travel along southbound US 27-SR 20 toward Mayo, Alachua, and Gainesville.

[2] As of 2011, a study is underway to determine the "feasibility, location, and conceptual design" of a replacement bridge.

The former section of SR 30 was relinquished by the Florida Department of Transportation in exchange for County Road 390.

Running east from Gregory Street, it dead ends at a culdesac a mere 0.123 miles (0.198 km) later.

It's a scenic route, with the western terminus in St. Joseph Peninsula State Park near Eagle Harbor.

The popularity of the Panama City Beach beachfront (with Miracle Strip Amusement Park) has often resulted in the overloading of Front Beach Road and the prompting of FDOT's "creation" of a second bypass of the downtown area: the three-mile (5 km) long SR 392A.