Cars and driving
Old Brick Road keeps Flagler's early highway story under the tires
Flagler County's Old Brick Road is a rough, old piece of Dixie Highway history near Bunnell, where the drive itself is the local story.
Old Brick Road is not polished Florida, and that is the point.
Near Bunnell, a stretch of old red-brick roadway still carries the feel of the early car era. Palm Coast and the Flagler Beaches describes the road north of Espanola as older than Flagler County itself, with the county formed in 1917 and the road still close to its 1914 look. The Flagler County Historical Society connects it to the old Dixie Highway route and the days when long-distance car travel was slow, dusty, and a little brave.
This is not a road to treat like a normal shortcut. It can be narrow, rough, and better suited to a slow look than a quick errand. Check current access, weather, and road condition before you try it. If the surface looks too rough for your vehicle, turn around and save the story for another day.
The interesting part is that the road has not been smoothed into sameness. The bricks, the scrub, the old route, and the quiet around it make the drive feel like a small time machine. The coast gets most of the attention, but Old Brick Road keeps a piece of inland Florida road history where you can still feel it under the tires.
Connected places
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Official sources
- Palm Coast and the Flagler Beaches - Old Brick Road
- Flagler County Historical Society - Driving the Old Brick Road
Last checked against these sources: July 4, 2026.
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