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Interstate 10 Eastbound (Holmes & Washington Counties)
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Florida 81 crosses paths with Interstate 10 within the town of Ponce de Leon in southwestern Holmes County. The north-south highway travels 20 miles from Bruce and Florida 20 to Interstate 10 at Exit 96. Photo taken 11/24/10. |
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Motorists bound for State Road 81 leave Interstate 10 at the Exit 96 diamond interchange. Florida 81 intersects U.S. 90 one mile north of Interstate 10 in Ponce de Leon. From there the state highway continues north nine miles to Prosperity and 12 miles to the Alabama state line and transition to Alabama 87. Note the sign replacement in 2010. First photo taken 02/12/06. Second photo taken 05/27/10. |
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A look at the ramp end of Exit 96. The Interstate 10 rest area lies just south of the freeway on Florida 81. Ponce De Leon Springs State Park follows. Photo taken 05/27/10. |
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A side-road level reassurance shield for Interstate 10 is posted after the Holmes County Road 181A (Ponce De Leon Springs Road) overpass. Photo taken 05/27/10. |
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Interstate 10 continues seven miles to the northwestern corner of Washington County and junction County Road 279 at Caryville. Photo taken 07/22/04. |
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1.25-mile guide sign that was posted along Interstate 10 east for Exit 104 and Washington County 279 (Waits Avenue / Pate Pond Road). This sign was replaced by 2010 with a new one-mile assembly devoid of an exit tab. Photo taken 02/12/06. |
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The replacement sign for County Road 279 lies ahead of the Choctawhatchee River bridge. Photo taken 11/24/10. |
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The Choctawhatchee River represents the north-south border between Holmes and Washington County. These spans opened in 1973. Photo taken 11/24/10. |
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Interstate 10 leaves Westville and enters the Caryville area at the Exit 104 diamond interchange with County Road 279. Waits Avenue carries the route northward 1.25 miles to junction U.S. 90 (Old Spanish Trail). Southward, Washington County 279 continues to Whitehead Crossroads and junction Florida 79 outside the city of Vernon. Photo taken 05/27/10. |
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Mileage sign and County Road markers posted along the Exit 104 off-ramp of Interstate 10 east. Washington County Road 279 exists in two portions: the northern segment between Caryville and Vernon, the southern between Vernon and State Road 77 near Greenhead. First photo taken 11/23/08. Second photo taken 11/23/08. |
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Interstate 10 draws to within 100 miles of Tallahassee on the seven mile drive between Washington County 279 and junction Florida 79 (Exit 112). Photo taken 07/22/04. |
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Reentering Holmes County between Gum Creek and Long Bay on Interstate 10 eastbound. Photo taken 11/24/10. |
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Nearing the city of Bonifay at Exit 112 (Florida 79) along Interstate 10 east. Florida 79 (Waukesha Street) meets U.S. 90 1.75 miles north of Exit 112 at downtown Bonifay. The state highway migrates 16 miles north from Bonifay to Esto near the state line, becoming Alabama 167 in Geneva County, Alabama. Officials in both Alabama and Florida aim to upgrade the entire Florida 79 & 167 corridor into a four-lane highway. Photo taken 05/27/10. |
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Florida 79 constitutes one of three preferred routes to the Panama City Beach resort area from Interstate 10. The state road angles southwest from Vernon to Ebro and Bay County. A four-laning project is complete as of July 2011 from State Road 20 south to U.S. 98, benefiting tourist traffic and travelers headed to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP).
Note the sign change in 2010. First photo taken 07/19/07. Second photo taken 05/27/10. |
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State Road 79 tallies 60.69 miles from Florida 30 (Front Beach Road) in Panama City Beach to Alabama 167. Photo taken 05/27/10. |
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Eastbound mileage sign posted 90 miles out from Tallahassee and seven miles from the second Washington County interchange (Exit 120). Photo taken 07/24/04. |
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Spanning Holmes Creek, Interstate 10 crosses into the northeastern notch of Washington County. The freeway traverses swampy Chance Bay ahead of the Florida 277 over crossing. Photo taken 02/21/10. |
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Florida 77 intersects Interstate 10 at the Exit 120 diamond interchange, 2.5 miles south of downtown Chipley and junction U.S. 90 (Jackson Avenue). Florida 77 continues Alabama 109 south into the state of Florida. The state road enters Chipley after a 14-mile drive south from Florida 2 and Graceville. Photo taken 02/21/10. |
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Drivers bound for Florida 77 depart Interstate 10 eastbound at Exit 120. Florida 77 provides one of the two main north-south routes out of Panama City. The state highway reaches Lynn Haven in 38 miles and Panama City in 42 miles. Photo taken 11/24/10. |
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Florida 77 shields posted at the Exit 120 ramp end near Blue Lake. Florida 77 travels 62.97 miles between U.S. 98 Business in Panama City and the state line. Photo taken 02/12/06. |
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Interstate 10 eastbound reassurance shield posted near the Washington County 77A (Falling Waters Road) over crossing in south Chipley. Photo taken 07/22/04. |
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Eastbound mileage sign touting the distance to U.S. 231 (Exit 130) and the Florida capital city of Tallahassee. Photo taken 07/22/04. |
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Interstate 10 leaves Washington County for the final time near Rock Hill and enters Jackson County. Photo taken 11/24/10. |
Photo Credits:
2004-07-22 by AARoads. 2004-07-24 by AARoads. 2006-02-12 by AARoads. 2007-07-19 by AARoads. 2008-11-23 by AARoads. 2010-02-21 by AARoads. 2010-05-27 by AARoads. 2010-11-24 by AARoads.
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Page Updated 07-20-2011. |
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