INTERSTATE 10 IN FLORIDA

Interstate 10, the major east-west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, runs east from Pensacola, Florida, on the Alabama border, through Pensacola and Tallahassee to Jacksonville. I-10 carries the hidden Florida Department of Transportation designation of 'State Road 8'.

Contents

Major cities

Route description

History

Construction

Hurricane Ivan

Service Areas

Exit list

References

External links

Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

★ 'Pensacola'

★ 'Tallahassee'

★ 'Lake City'

★ 'Jacksonville'

Route description

History

Construction

The first section of I-10 in Florida was completed between Sanderson and Jacksonville in 1961. Construction on points westward continued in 1962. The route between Sanderson and Winfield was completed in 1963. By 1967, construction had been completed from the Alabama State Line to State Road 87, and under construction from Falmouth to I-75. New construction extending I-10 east from SR 87 to Mossy Head began in 1968. The Falmouth to I-75 segment opened in 1969. Construction began in 1970 further expanding I-10 westward from Mossy Head to De Funiak Springs. New construction began in 1973 from De Funiak Springs to Caryville and from Drifton to Capitola; the segment between Drifton and Falmouth opened that year. The Capitola to Drifton segment was completed the following year. Construction began between Caryville and Chipley in 1974, and from Chipley to Midway in 1975. The segment between Chipley and Midway was completed in 1977 except for a small portion between Kynesville and Oakdale. In 1978, the entire length of I-10 across the state opened along its original planned route.^[2]

Hurricane Ivan

On September 16, 2004, Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Pensacola, causing heavy damage to the Interstate 10 bridge across Escambia Bay. As much as a quarter mile (400 m) of the bridge collapsed into the bay. The causeway that carries U.S. Highway 90 across the northern part of the same bay was also heavily damaged. A $26.5 million project was awarded the following day to Gilbert Southern/Massman and to the Parsons Corporation to make emergency repairs to the bridge. Work was completed on October 4 on the westbound bridge, restoring two-way traffic seven days ahead of schedule. The more heavily damaged eastbound bridge was completely repaired on November 20, just 66 days after Hurricane Ivan made landfall. Overall, the project was completed 27 days ahead of schedule.

Service Areas

★ FLORIDA WELCOME CENTER

★ Rest Areas between Exits 28 & 31.

★ Rest Areas between Exits 56 & 70.

★ Rest Areas between Exits 130 & 136.

★ Eastbound Rest Area between Exits 158 & 166

★ Rest Areas between Exits 192 & 196.

★ Rest Areas between Exits 233 & 241.

★ Rest Areas between Exits 262 & 275.

★ Rest Areas between Exits 292 & 296 A-B.

★ Rest Areas between Exits 303 & 324.

★ Rest Areas between Exits 343 & 351.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	Exit #		Destinations	Notes
			Old	New
continues into Alabama
Escambia			1	5	U.S. Route 90 Alternate
	Pensacola		2	7	, Pensacola NAS	Westbound only
			2A-B	7A-B	– Pensacola NAS	Eastbound only
			3A-B	10A-B
			4	12
			5	13	, University of West Florida
			6	17
Santa Rosa			7	22
			8	26
			9	28
			10	31	, Blackwater River State Park
Okaloosa			11	45	, Blackwater River State Park
	Crestview		12	56	, Eglin AFB
Walton			13	70	, Eglin AFB
	De Funiak Springs		14	85
Holmes	Ponce de Leon		15	96
Washington			16	104
Holmes			17	112
Washington			18	120
Jackson			19	130
	Marianna		20	136
			21	142
			22	152
			23	158
Gadsden			24	166	, Lake Seminole
			25	174
			26	181
			27	192
Leon	Tallahassee		28	196	– Regional Airport
			29	203
			30	203	, Thomasville
			31	209A-B
Jefferson			32	217
			33	225	, Thomasville
			34	233
Madison			35	241
			36	251
			37	258
			38	262
Suwannee			39	275
			40	283
			41	292
Columbia			42A-B	296A-B	, Valdosta
			43	301
	Lake City		44	303	, Fargo
Baker			45	324
			46	327
			47	333
	Macclenny		48	335	, Lake Butler
			49	336
Duval	Jacksonville		50	343
			51	351	, Cecil Field
			52	355	Cahoon Road South – Marietta
			53	356	, Savannah, International Airport
			54	357
			55	359
			56	359	Lenox Avenue, Edgewood Avenue	Westbound only
			57	360
			58	361	– NAS Jacksonville	Westbound only
			59	362	Stockton Street
					, Savannah	Eastbound only

References

1. FDOT GIS data
2. Florida's Interstates: A Half Century of Progress

External links

★ New I-10 Exits (FDOT)

★ Interstate 10 Index -- Florida(AARoads.com)