Interstate 10 East - Holmes / Washington Counties

SR 81 crosses paths with Interstate 10 at the town of Ponce de Leon in southwestern Holmes County. The state road travels 20 miles north from Bruce and SR 20 to I-10 at Exit 96.

11/26/14

The diamond interchange at Exit 96 joins Interstate 10 with SR 81 on the south side of Ponce De Leon.

11/24/15

The off freeway rest area for I-10 is just south of Exit 96 on SR 81. Ponce De Leon Springs State Park spreads to the east along CR 181A.

11/24/15

SR 81 heads one mile north to U.S. 90 en route to Prosperity in nine miles and the Alabama state line and transition to SR 87 in 12 miles.

11/24/15

Confirming marker posted east of the Holmes County Road 181A (Ponce De Leon Springs Road) overpass. Guard rails were installed here after 2010.

11/26/14

Cresting over Sheep Hill, Interstate 10 continues through the town of Westville to CR 279 in seven miles and Tallahassee in 104 miles.

05/16/16

The first guide sign for County Road 279 / Exit 104 precedes the John Creel Bridge across the Choctawhatchee River.

11/24/15

The Choctawhatchee River represents the western border of Washington County. The bridges for I-10 here were built in 1973.

11/24/15

The diamond interchange (Exit 104) with CR 279 lies just outside the Cary town limits. CR 279 follows Waits Avenue north 1.25 miles to U.S. 90 (Old Spanish Trail).

11/24/15

South from Exit 104, CR 279 (Pate Pond Road) continues to Whitehead Crossroads and SR 79 outside the city of Vernon.

11/24/15

There are two branches of County Road 279. The northern leg runs 12.02 miles between Caryville and Vernon. The southern section follows Moss Hill Road 9.35 miles from SR 79 in Vernon to SR 77 near Greenhead.

11/24/15

Another wide roadway separation runs along Interstate 10 east from Beaver Bay to the CR 173 overpass north of Sun Lake. This scene looks just east of Exit 104, where a reassurance shield is noticeably absent.

11/26/14

Interstate 10 is within 100 miles of Tallahassee on the seven mile drive between County Road 279 and SR 79 (Exit 112).

11/26/14

Interstate 10 eastbound reenters Holmes County between Gum Creek and Long Bay.

11/26/14

SR 79 (Waukesha Street) heads 1.75 miles south from U.S. 90 in Downtown Bonifay to I-10 at Exit 112. SR 79 travels 17.67 miles in Holmes County north to Esto and Alabama State Route 167 at Geneva County. FDOT completed a PD&E Study to four lane the remainder of SR 79 north in 2019.

11/26/14

SR 79 constitutes one of three four lane routes to the Panama City Beach resort area from I-10. SR 79 angles southwest from Vernon to Ebro and Bay County. Four laning was complete along the route from SR 20 south to U.S. 98 by July 2011 and overall south of I-10 in Fall 2020.

11/26/14

SR 79 runs 60.69 miles from SR 30 (Front Beach Road) in Panama City Beach to Alabama State Route 167. The state road connects with Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) via SR 388.

05/27/10

Interstate 10 rises over a bluff before lowering across an area of wetlands by Open Creek.

05/16/16

The succeeding exit joins Interstate 10 with SR 77 in seven miles. Tallahassee is 90 miles away.

05/16/16

Spanning Holmes Creek, Interstate 10 crosses into the northeastern notch of Washington County. The ensuing stretch passes between Chance and Hamm Bays ahead of the SR 277 over crossing.

11/26/14

SR 77 meets I-10 at a diamond interchange (Exit 120), 2.5 miles south of U.S. 90 (Jackson Avenue) in Downtown Chipley. SR 77 joins Chipley with SR 2 and Graceville, 14 miles to the north. Beyond there, SR 77 becomes Alabama State Route 109.

05/16/16

As of Fall 2020, all but six miles of SR 77 south to Panama City was expanded to four lanes. Work through 2025 widens the last section, from north of CR 279 (Moss Hill Road) to the Bay County line.

05/16/16

SR 77 travels south from Exit 120 near Blue Lake 38 miles to Lynn Haven and 42 miles to Panama City. SR 77 travels 62.97 miles overall between U.S. 98 Business in Panama City and the Alabama state line.

02/12/06

Interstate 10 confirming marker formerly posted ahead of the County Road 77A (Falling Waters Road) over crossing in south Chipley.

05/16/16

Distance sign referencing the succeeding interchange with U.S. 231 (Exit 130) and the Florida capital city of Tallahassee.

05/16/16

Another roadway split on Interstate 10 north of High Hill and west of Peterson Bay.

11/26/14

Interstate 10 enters Jackson County one mile west of CR 195 near Three Sisters Pond.

05/16/16