Interstate 10 West - Washington / Holmes Counties

Interstate 10 converges with SR 77 at a diamond interchange (Exit 120) on the southern outskirts of the Chipley city limits. SR 77 provides a second four lane route to Panama City and Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), via SR 388 west at Vicksburg.

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SR 77 stretches 62.97 miles north from U.S. 98 Business in Panama City to Alabama State Route 109 near Graceville. CR 77A (Falling Waters Road / State Park Road) loops east from SR 77 nearby to Falling Waters State Park.

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Interstate 10 rises to 130 feet above sea level between the SR 77 entrance ramp and SR 277 overpass near Hamm Bay.

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Pensacola is 109 miles to the west of Chipley. The first of two Holmes County interchanges is next in eight miles.

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Interstate 10 travels 11.06 miles through northeastern Washington County to Holmes County across Holmes Creek.

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Interstate 10 advances to a diamond interchange (Exit 112) with SR 79 (Waukesha Street) in the city of Bonifay.

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A 63.10 mile long route, SR 79 travels south to SR 30 (Front Beach Road) in Panama City Beach and north to Alabama State Route 167 at Esto. The last two lane section south of I-10 was expanded to four lanes in Fall 2020.

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Continuing west from the CR 173 overpass, Interstate 10 traverses Long Bay.

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CR 279 to the town of Caryville is the ensuing exit from I-10 west. Pensacola is 99 miles away.

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Interstate 10 reenters Washington County ahead of Gum Creek.

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I-10 shifts south from Beaver Bay to the diamond interchange (Exit 104) with CR 279 (Pate Pond Road). CR 279 (Waits Avenue) north into Caryville links I-10 with U.S. 90 west to the town of Westville.

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County Road 279 meanders 10.9 miles southeast from Exit 104 to CR 280 at Whitehead Crossroads and SR 79 outside the city of Vernon.

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Interstate 10 crosses the Choctawhatchee River into southwestern areas of Holmes County. This stretch of freeway opened in 1973.

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Interstate 10 curves southwest from Yellow Hammock and Westville six miles from Exit 96 for SR 81 and 94 miles from Pensacola.

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The off freeway rest area along SR 81 at Exit 79 is the first facility in 37 miles along I-10 west from Gadsden County.

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SR 81 and Interstate 10 come together at a diamond interchange (Exit 96) in the town of Ponce De Leon.

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Exit 96 departs Interstate 10 west for SR 81 north into Ponce De Leon and south to the adjacent rest area on Sunrise Circle. SR 81 comprises a 39.47 mile route from SR 20 at Bruce to Alabama State Route 87 north of Royals Crossroads.

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Thick pine forest lines both sides of Interstate 10 west beyond Exit 96 and the town of Ponce De Leon.

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Ten miles separate Ponce De Leon from U.S. 331 at DeFuniak Springs. Pensacola follows in another 75 miles.

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Interstate 10 angles southwest into Walton County ahead of a wide median north of Douglass Crossroads.

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