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==Transportation== ===Airports=== * Washington County is served by [[Tri-County Airport (Florida)|Tri-County Airport]], a general aviation airport 5.3 miles northwest of central Chipley. It has a 5398-foot runway, passenger terminal and two instrument approaches. Washington County appoints three of the nine-member board of directors which governs the airport. ===Major highways=== {{See also|List of county roads in Washington County, Florida}} * {{jct|I|10|state=FL}} (Interstate 10) <!--is the main west-to-east interstate highway in the county, and runs along northern Washington County. It contains two interchanges within the county; CR 279 (Exit 104) south of Caryville, then momentarily passes in and out of Holmes County encountering SR 77 (Exit 120), in Chipley.--> * {{jct|US|90|state=FL}} (U.S. Highway 90) <!--was the main west-to-east highway in the county, until it was surpassed by I-10.--> * {{jct|FL|20|state=FL}} * {{jct|FL|77|state=FL}} <!-- is a south-to-north highway--> * {{jct|FL|79|state=FL}} <!-- is a south-to-north highway--> * {{jct|FL|273|state=FL}} * {{jct|FL|277|state=FL}} <!--===Railroads=== Washington County has one railroad line. The primary one is the [[Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad]], a former [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] line previously owned by the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]] that served [[Amtrak]]'s [[Sunset Limited]] and was later designated as the [[Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad|P&A Subdivision]]. This service formerly went to [[New Orleans]], but in 2005 service was truncated by the extensive damage in the Gulf area due to [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The line runs parallel to US 90 along the north side passing in and out of the county twice. Another former L&N line existed within the northeastern corner of the county. The Georgiana Branch entered the state and county from [[Caryville, Florida]] then ran through [[Vernon, Florida|Vernon]] and later [[Eleanor, Florida|Eleanor]] before crossing SR 2 and leaving the county towards [[Graceville, Florida|Graceville]] and [[Campbellton, Florida|Campbellton]], where it had a junction with the [[Bay Line Railroad]]. were abandoned after restructuring of the railroad industry in the mid to late 20th century. -->
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