Interstate 10 in Texas

This article is about the section of Interstate 10 in Texas. For the entire route, see Interstate 10.

Interstate 10 marker

Interstate 10
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 878.6 mi[1] (1,414.0 km)
Existed: 1959 – present
Major junctions
West end: I-10 / US 85 / US 180 at New Mexico state line
 

I-20 at Scroggins Draw
I-35 in San Antonio
I-37 in San Antonio

I-45 in Houston
I-69 in Houston
East end: I10 / US 90 at Louisiana state line
Highway system
SH 9SH 10

Interstate 10 (I-10) is the major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. In the U.S. state of Texas, it runs east from Anthony, at the border with New Mexico, through El Paso, San Antonio and Houston to the border with Louisiana in Orange, Texas. At just over 880 miles (1,420 km), the Texas segment of I-10, maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation, is the longest continuous untolled freeway in North America that is operated by a single authority, a title formerly held by Ontario Highway 401. It is also the longest stretch of highway with a single designation within a single state. Mile marker 880 and its corresponding exit number in Orange, Texas are the highest numbered mile marker and exit on any freeway in North America. After widening was completed in 2008, a portion of the highway between Houston and East Texas is now also believed to be the widest in the world, at 26 lanes. There is a wider section in China on the G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway, however that section is a toll plaza approach.[2]

More than a third of I-10's entire length is located in Texas alone. El Paso, near the Texas–New Mexico state line, is 785 miles (1,263 km) from the western terminus of I-10 in Santa Monica, California, making it closer to Los Angeles than it is to Orange, Texas, 857 miles (1,379 km) away at the Texas–Louisiana state line. Likewise, Orange is only 789 miles (1,270 km) from the eastern terminus of I-10 in Jacksonville, Florida.

History

El Paso and West Texas

I-10 replaced and runs concurrently with U.S. Highway 85 (US 85) from the New Mexico border up until the two diverge at mile marker 13. The two highways parallel each other for several miles until US 85 continues to head south to the border with Mexico and I-10 turns east towards Downtown El Paso. Prior to the Interstate Highway system, US 85 ran concurrent with US 80 from the New Mexico border until the two diverged in Downtown El Paso. When I-10 was constructed in downtown El Paso, several blocks were demolished, and a sub-grade trench was built for the freeway. A series of overpasses now carry the preexisting north-south surface streets over the east-west stretch of I-10 through downtown. I-10 replaced US 80 through El Paso and to the southeast and east to the present day junction of I-10 and I-20. US 80 along this route has been completely removed from the highway system in favor of I-10.[3]

At the junction with I-20, I-10 replaced US 290 eastward to the present day junction of I-10 and US 290 southeast of Junction. This section of US 290 was deleted from the highway system.[4] From this point to near Comfort, I-10 replaced State Highway 27 (SH 27). SH 27 still exists along this stretch, mostly paralleling I-10 to the south. From Comfort southeast to San Antonio, I-10 directly replaced US 87.

San Antonio and Central Texas

I-10 generally follows the alignment of US 87 on the northwest side of San Antonio into downtown. A new alignment was built to the south of downtown for the freeway since it was impossible to upgrade the surface streets in downtown that US 87 and US 90 followed prior to the Interstate Highway System. Southeast of downtown, I-10 curves back to the northeast to connect with the pre-interstate alignment of US 90.

Construction of portions of I-10 were well underway and completed prior to the commissioning of the highway in 1959. The section from Culebra Road to Woodlawn Avenue opened as the first freeway in San Antonio in 1949, but was signed as US 87. Expansion and construction continued in the 1950s, but the bulk of the construction occurred in the 1960s after the interstate was commissioned. The current alignment was completed by 1968.

Rapid growth in San Antonio has resulted in the original highway becoming quickly inadequate, resulting in the highway being in perpetual construction and expansion. In the 1980s the portion just northwest of downtown was reconstructed to add a double deck feature to expand the freeway to five lanes in each direction. In 1990, the interstate had only two lanes in each direction from Loop 1604 to where the double-deck freeway begins near downtown. Recent construction has expanded the freeway to five lanes in each direction from just outside the I-410 loop all the way into downtown. The I-10/I-410 interchange was reconstructed into a four-level stack interchange.[5]

Houston and East Texas

The new I-10 Katy Freeway in Houston, with managed lanes (HOV + EZ TAG). View toward East from connector ramp with West Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8)

When constructed during the 1960s, the I-10 Katy from Houston, known as the Katy Freeway, was built with six to eight lanes wide barring side lanes, being modest by Houston standards because existing traffic demand to the farming area of West Houston was relatively low. As the population and economic activity increased in the area vehicular traffic increased, reaching an annual average daily traffic (AADT) of 238,000 vehicles just west of the West Loop in 2001.[6]

In 2000 increased traffic levels and congestion led to plans being approved for widening of the freeway to 16 lanes with a capacity for 200,000 cars per day. An old railway running along the north side of the freeway was demolished in 2002 in preparation for construction which began in 2004. The interior two lanes in each direction between SH 6 and west I-610, the Katy Freeway Managed Lanes or Katy Tollway, were built as high-occupancy toll lanes and are managed by the Harris County Toll Road Authority. The section just west of SH 6 to the Fort BendHarris county line opened in late June 2006.[7] Two intersections were rebuilt (Beltway 8 and I-610), toll booths were added, together with landscaping as part of Houston's Highway Beautification Project. Most of the section between Beltway 8 and SH 6 had been laid by September 2006 and work was completed in October 2008.

Tolls on the managed lanes vary by vehicle occupancy, axle count and time of day. High occupancy vehicles may travel for free at certain times.[8]

Route description

West Texas

I-10 enters Texas northwest of El Paso near Anthony and travels southward, concurrent with US 85 and US 180. The US 85 splits off in West El Paso at exit 13 (Sunland Park Drive, Paisano Drive), where US 85 heads south on Paisano Drive, through downtown El Paso, and ends at the Stanton Street Bridge and the border with Mexico via local streets. I-10/US 180 continues turning to the east towards downtown El Paso. I-10 then meets I-110 and US 54 (the "Patriot Freeway", or North–South Freeway) in a complex, three-level interchange referred to by locals as the "Spaghetti Bowl." I-10 and US 180 diverge east of downtown at exit 23B (Paisano Drive) as US 180 heads off to the northeast (joining US 62 and Paisano Drive northbound) and I-10 to the southeast. I-10's frontage road system is called Desert Boulevard in West El Paso, and Gateway Boulevard in Central and East El Paso. Of these, Gateway East Boulevard is the longest, extending continuously for roughly 22 miles (35 km). Heading towards Tornillo and Fabens, I-10 turns to the southeast and begins to parallel the Rio Grande and Mexican border for approximately 60 miles (97 km).

Texas State Rep. Pete Gallego unveiling a new 80 mph (130 km/h) speed limit sign on Interstate 10 near Fort Stockton.

I-10 leaves the Rio Grande with a primarily eastward heading. Just east of Kent, the western terminus of I-20 intersects with I-10. I-20 heads northeast towards the Dallas-Fort Worth area and I-10 continues to head east. US 67 runs concurrently with I-10 for a stretch and the La Entrada al Pacifico trade corridor is a part of this stretch of I-10. Near Junction, I-10 begins a more southeastwardly course as it heads toward the San Antonio metropolitan area. Near Comfort, I-10 and US 87 begin a concurrency that carries on into San Antonio.

Due to I-10 crossing some of the most rural and sparsely inhabited parts of the United States, notably the Trans-Pecos Region it has several unique features that differentiate it from other Interstate Highways. I-10 is one of the very few Interstates that has at-grade intersections (roads that intersect it at a 90-degree angle, as opposed to an overpass or underpass with on and off ramps). These are private access roads (mostly from large ranches) which occur over a limited stretch in western Texas.

The stretch from Kerr County to El Paso County has an 80 mph (130 km/h) speed limit, the highest in the nation,[9] until the opening of the 85 mph (137 km/h) southern section of SH 130 on October 24, 2012.[10]

San Antonio and Central Texas

I-10 is the busiest freeway in San Antonio with nearly 200,000 vehicles on an average day.[11] On the northwest side, I-10 is known as the McDermott Freeway, named after Robert F. McDermott, former dean of the United States Air Force Academy as well as CEO of San Antonio-based USAA. The highway enters the city concurrently with US 87 from the north and travels more in a north–south direction into downtown, rather than the east–west designation found on the Interstate Highway signs. The northern section from Loop 1604 to downtown serves one of the fastest growing areas of the city. A majority of the region's suburban office space is located along the corridor as are the headquarters for USAA, gasoline refiner and retailer Valero, South Texas Medical Center, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and the Shops at La Cantera. I-10 intersects I-410 for the first time near Balcones Heights, a suburban city within San Antonio. The construction of a four-level interchange to accommodate the growing northwest side has been completed. Heavy commercial development dominates the landscape between I-410 and Loop 1604. Inside I-410, the route is lined with light industrial and residential areas.

I-10 as an elevated freeway as it runs concurrently with I-35 in Downtown San Antonio.

As I-10 heads south into downtown, it splits into an upper level with three lanes in each direction and a lower level with two lanes in each direction. It was necessary to design the freeway this way in order to accommodate the amount of traffic heading into downtown and to fit into the narrow corridor that was surrounded by existing infrastructure. I-10 meets I-35 on the northwest side of downtown and it overlaps I-35 south to form the west side of the downtown loop. The I-35 exit numbers are carried through during the concurrency. I-10 and I-35 end their concurrency at a four-level interchange on the southwest side of downtown with the junction of US 90 from the west. I-35 continues to the south and I-10 and US 90 run concurrently to the east to form the south side of the downtown loop. This section of I-10 is known as the Jose Lopez Freeway, named after the Medal of Honor recipient. A four-level interchange with I-37 occurs approximately two miles (3.2 km) east of the I-35 interchange. I-10 heads east away from downtown through mainly residential neighborhoods on the east side of San Antonio. I-10's concurrency with US 87 ends just east of downtown where US 87 heads south towards Victoria. I-10 provides access to the AT&T Center, home of the San Antonio Spurs and San Antonio Stars, and to the Freeman Coliseum, the current Stars home while AT&T Centre undergoes renovation. Leaving San Antonio, I-10 again passes I-410 and Loop 1604. I-10 is known as the 90th Infantry Division Memorial Highway on this stretch east of San Antonio. I-10 and US 90 continue their concurrency until they diverge in Seguin. They continue from there on to Houston nearly paralleling each other with short stints of overlaps along the route.

Houston and East Texas

I-45 and I-10 near Downtown Houston

From the western suburb of Katy to downtown, I-10 is known as the Katy Freeway in Houston. This section was widened in 2008 to as many as 26 total lanes, counting the six lanes of the access road, which are not limited-access and therefore not technically part of the freeway itself but are directly adjacent.[12] Between the West Beltway and the West Loop, the minimum lane count is 22 total lanes. In this section, the width is 24 lanes at multiple locations and up to 26 lanes east of Gessner Road (12 main lanes, eight lanes of access roads, and six mid-freeway HOT/HOV lanes). From the Fort Bend county line to I-610, there is a minimum of four main lanes in each direction.[13] The maximum number of undivided lanes at any point on the freeway is nine in the eastbound direction approaching Antoine Drive (though this includes one exit-only lane); this is one of the widest sections of undivided highway in a single direction in the world.[14] The widest right-of-way, 556 ft (169 m), occurs at the Katy Freeway's intersection with Bunker Hill;[15] at that point, the expansion plans called for six main lanes plus two toll lanes in each direction along with 10 lanes on the feeder/frontage roads. The actual striping after construction delineates 29 lanes, including all 26 of the planned lanes plus an additional lane in each direction to enter or exit the toll lanes and one more turn lane on the eastbound feeder road.[16]

Between I-610 and I-45 west of downtown, the interstate contains at least five main lanes in each direction. Before 2008, this section had traditionally been the widest section of I-10 in the Houston area and the only one with a significant portion below grade. A project completed in 2014 added one extra auxiliary lane in each direction between Shepherd Drive and Taylor Street. In addition, the eastbound feeder road that ends at Studemont was extended to Taylor Street. As I-10 travels through downtown, it junctions with I-45 and I-69/US 59. Both interchanges feature left exits, allowing several lane shifts for through traffic. I-10 provides access to Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, and also runs through the campus of the University of Houston–Downtown.

The section east of downtown Houston is officially known as the "East Freeway", although it is widely known by locals as the Baytown East Freeway or colloquially shortened to the Beast, due to a marketing push by Baytown, one of the largest cities in the Greater Houston Area.

Exit list

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
El PasoAnthony0.00.0 I-10 west / US 85 north / US 180 west Las CrucesNew Mexico state line
0 FM 1905 Anthony
1Desert Boulevard / Frontage RoadDesert Boulevard eastbound, Frontage Road westbound
2 Spur 37 (Vinton Road, Westway Drive)
El Paso5Check Station
6 Spur 16 / Loop 375 (Trans Mountain Road)
8 SH 178 (Paseo del Norte, Artcraft Road)
9Redd Road
11 SH 20 (Mesa Street)
12Resler DriveWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
13 US 85 south (Paisano Drive) / Sunland Park DriveEastern end of US 85 concurrency
16Executive Center Boulevard
18ASchuster Avenue, University Avenue U.T. El Paso
18BPorfirio Díaz Street, Franklin AvenueNo westbound entrance
19A SH 20 (Mesa Street) Downtown El Paso, Convention Center, Tourist Information, Arts DistrictSigned as exit 19 eastbound; eastbound traffic enter Downtown via Wyoming Avenue
19BDowntown El Paso, Convention Center, Tourist Information, Arts DistrictWestbound exit; Downtown access via Missouri Avenue
20Dallas Street, Cotton Street
21Piedras Street
22A Loop 478 (Copia Street)
22B I-110 south / US 54 (Patriot Freeway) Cd. Juárez, Fort Bliss, AlamogordoUS 54 exit 21
23ARaynolds Street
23B US 62 / US 180 east (Paisano Drive) / Chelsea StreetEastern end of US 180 overlap
24ATrowbridge DriveWestbound exit is via exit 24
24BGeronimo DriveSigned as exit 24 westbound
25 Airway Boulevard El Paso Airport
26Hawkins Boulevard
27Hunter Drive, Viscount BoulevardWestbound exit is via exit 28A
28A FM 2316 (McRae Boulevard) / Giles RoadAccess to Del Sol Medical Center-East
28BYarbrough Drive, Sumac Drive
29Lomaland DriveWestbound exit is via exit 30
30Lee Trevino Drive
32 FM 659 (Zaragosa Road, George Dieter Road)
33Don Haskins DriveWestbound exit only
34 Loop 375 (Americas Avenue, Joe Battle Boulevard)
Socorro35Eastlake Boulevard
Sparks37 FM 1281 Horizon City, Socorro
Clint42 FM 1110 Clint, San Elizario
Fabens49 FM 793 Fabens
Tornillo55Tornillo
HudspethFort Hancock68Acala Road
72 Spur 148 Fort Hancock
78 SH 20 west McNary
 81 FM 2217
 85Esperanza Road
 87 FM 34
 95Frontage RoadEastbound exit and entrance
 99Lasca Road
Sierra Blanca105 BL I-10 east (El Paso Street)Signed as exit 106 westbound
107 RM 1111 (Sierra Blanca Avenue)
108 BL I-10 west Sierra BlancaWestbound exit only
Allamoore129Allamore
 133Frontage RoadWestbound exit and entrance
CulbersonVan Horn138 BL I-10 east / Golf Course Drive
140A US 90 / SH 54 (Van Horn Drive)
140B BL I-10 west (Ross Drive)
Wild Horse146Wild Horse Road
Michigan Flat153Michigan Flat
Plateau159Plateau
Boracho166Boracho Station
 173Hurds Draw Road
Kent176 SH 118 / RM 2424 Kent, Fort Davis
Jeff Davis 181Cherry Creek Road
 184Springhills
Reeves 187 I-20 east Midland, PecosNo exit number eastbound; exit 186 westbound is a U-turn for I-20 west to I-10 east traffic
 188Giffin Road
 192 FM 3078 east Toyahvale
 206 BL I-10 east / FM 2903 Toyah, Balmorhea
 209 BL I-10 west / SH 17 south Balmorhea, Fort DavisWestern end of SH 17 overlap
 212 SH 17 / FM 2448 PecosEastern end of SH 17 overlap
 214 FM 2448Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
 222Hoefs Road
Pecos 229Hovey Road
 235Mendel Road
 241Kennedy Road
 246Firestone Road
 248.0399.1248 US 67 south / FM 1776 Alpine, Sul Ross State UniversityWestern end of US 67 overlap
 253 FM 2037
Fort Stockton256 BL I-10 east Fort Stockton
257 US 285 Pecos, SandersonNo westbound entrance
259B SH 18 MonahansSigned as exit 259 eastbound
259A FM 1053Eastbound exit is via exit 259
261 BL I-10 west / US 385 south Fort Stockton, MarathonWestern end of US 385 overlap
 264Warnock Road
 272University Road
 273 US 67 north / US 385 north San Angelo, McCameyEastern end of US 67 / US 385 overlap; no eastbound entrance
 277 RM 2023
 285McKenzie Road
 288Ligon Road
Bakersfield294 FM 11 Bakersfield
 298 RM 2886
 307 US 190 to FM 305 Iraan, McCamey
 314Frontage Road
 320Frontage Road
 325 SH 290 / SH 349 Iraan, Sheffield
Crockett 328River Road
 337Live Oak Road
 343 SH 290 west Sheffield
 350 RM 2398 (Howard Draw Road)
 361 RM 2083 (Pandale Road)
Ozona363 Loop 466 / RM 2398 Ozona
365 SH 163 Sterling City, Comstock
368 Loop 466 Ozona
 372Taylor Box Road
Sutton 381 RM 1312Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
 388 RM 1312Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
 392 RM 1312 / RM 1989 (Caverns of Sonora Road)
Sonora399 Loop 467 SonoraEastbound exit and westbound entrance
400 US 277 San Angelo, Del Rio
 404 Loop 467 / RM 864 / RM 3130 Sonora, Fort McKavett
 412 RM 3130 / Allison Road
 420 RM 3130 / Baker Road
 429 RM 3130 / Harrell Road
KimbleRoosevelt437 Loop 291 RooseveltEastbound exit and westbound entrance
438 Loop 291 RooseveltWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
 442 Loop 291 / RM 1674 Fort McKavett
 445 RM 1674Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
 451 RM 2291 (Cleo Road)
Junction456 US 83 north / US 377 / Loop 481 Junction, Menard, MasonWestern end of US 83 overlap
457 FM 2169 (Martinez Street) Junction
 460 Loop 481Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
 462 US 83 south UvaldeEastern end of US 83 overlap
Segovia465 FM 2169 – Segovia
 472 RM 479 / FM 2169 / Old Segovia Road
 477 US 290 east Fredericksburg
Kerr 484Midway Road
Mountain Home488 SH 27 Mountain Home, Ingram
490 SH 41 Mountain Home, Rocksprings
 492 RM 479
 501 FM 1338
 505 RM 783 Harper, Kerrville
Kerrville508 SH 16 Kerrville
 520 FM 1341
KendallComfort523 US 87 San Angelo, Comfort, Fredericksburg
524 US 87 north / FM 1621 Comfort, WaringWestern end of US 87 overlap
 527 FM 1621 / FM 289 WaringEastbound exit is via exit 524
Nelson City533 FM 289 Welfare
Boerne537 US 87 south BoerneEastern end of US 87 overlap
538Ranger Creek RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
539Johns Road
540 SH 46 New Braunfels, Bandera
542 US 87 north BoerneWestern end of US 87 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
543Boerne Stage Road, Cascade Caverns Road
BexarFair Oaks Ranch546Fair Oaks Parkway, Tarpon Drive
Leon Springs550 RM 3351 (Ralph Fair Road)
551Boerne Stage Road Leon SpringsEastbound exit is via exit 550
San Antonio552Dominion DriveWestbound exit and entrance
554Camp Bullis Road
555La Cantera Parkway Fiesta Texas
556A Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop)
556BFrontage Road
557 Spur 53 (UTSA Boulevard) University of Texas at San Antonio
558De Zavala RoadWestbound exit different number
559 Spur 345 south (Fredericksburg Road)Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Woodstone Drive/De Zavala RoadNo eastbound exit
560AHuebner RoadWestbound exit is via exit 560
560BFrontage RoadEastbound exit and entrance
560Ramsgate DriveWestbound exit and entrance
561Wurzbach Road
562 Medical DriveWestbound exit is via exit 561, access to South Texas Medical Center
562–563Callaghan RoadEastbound exit is via exit 562; westbound exit is via exit 563
Balcones Heights564 I-410 (Connally Loop)I-410 exit 16, access to San Antonio International Airport
565A Crossroads Boulevard Balcones HeightsAccess to Methodist Texan Hospital
San Antonio565BVance Jackson Road
566AWest Avenue
566BFresno Drive
566CHildebrand Avenue, Fulton AvenueSigned as exit 567A westbound
567Fredericksburg Road,Woodlawn AvenueSigned as exit 567B westbound; westbound exit via lower level
568ACincinnati AvenueWestbound exit via lower level and eastbound entrance via lower level
568B Spur 421 (Culebra Avenue) / Bandera RoadSigned as exit 568 eastbound; access via upper level
569AColorado StreetSigned as exit 569 westbound; access via lower level; no eastbound entrance
569BFrio Street Downtown San AntonioEastbound exit via lower level and entrance via lower level
569CSanta Rosa Street – Downtown San AntonioEastbound exit via upper level and westbound entrance via upper level
570 I-35 north (Pan Am Expressway) AustinWestern end of I-35 overlap; no exit number westbound (concurrent section uses I-35 exit numbers); I-35 south exit 156
See I-35
572 US 90 west (Rodriguez Freeway) Del RioWestern end of US 90 overlap
I-35 south (Pan Am Expressway) LaredoEastern end of I-35 overlap; north exit 153
573 To Spur 536 (Roosevelt Avenue) / Probandt Street
574 I-37 (Adams Freeway) / US 281 Corpus Christi, Johnson CityI-37 exit 139
575Pine Street, Hackberry Street
576New Braunfels Avenue, Gevers Street
577 US 87 south (Roland Avenue) VictoriaEastern end of US 87 overlap
578Pecan Valley Drive, M. L. King Drive
579Houston Street, Commerce Street
580 Loop 13 (W. W. White Road)
581 I-410 (Connally Loop) / SH 130 southWestern end of SH 130 overlap; I-410 exit 33
582Ackerman Road Kirby
583Foster Road
585 FM 1516 Converse
587 Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) Randolph AFB
589Graytown Road, Pfeil Road
591 FM 1518 Schertz
 593 FM 2538 (Trainer Hale Road)
Guadalupe 595Zuehl Road
 597Santa Clara Road
 599 FM 465 Marion
 600Schwab Road
 601 FM 775 New Berlin, La Vernia
 603
US 90 east to Alt. US 90 Seguin
Eastern end of US 90 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
 604 FM 725 Lake McQueeney
 605 FM 464
Seguin607 SH 46 / FM 78 New Braunfels, Lake McQueeney
609
Bus. SH 123 (Austin Street)
610 SH 123 San Marcos, Stockdale
612 US 90 Seguin
 614 SH 130 Toll north AustinEastern end of SH 130 overlap
 617 FM 2438 Kingsbury
 620 FM 1104 Kingsbury
 625Darst Field Road
Luling628 SH 80 Nixon, Luling, San Marcos
Caldwell 632 US 183 to US 90 Gonzales, Cuero, Luling, Lockhart
Gonzales 637 FM 794 Harwood
 642 SH 304 Bastrop, Gonzales
 649 SH 97 Waelder, Gonzales
 653 US 90 Waelder
FayetteFlatonia661 SH 95 / FM 609 Flatonia, Smithville
 668 FM 2238 Engle
Schulenburg674 US 77 Schulenburg, La Grange
 677 US 90
ColoradoWeimar682 FM 155 Weimar
 689 US 90 / Hattermann Lane
 693 FM 2434 Glidden
Columbus6951,118695 SH 71 west La Grange, AustinWestern end of SH 71 overlap; eastbound exit is via exit 693
696
SH 71 east / Bus. SH 71 Columbus, El Campo
Eastern end of SH 71 overlap
 698 US 90 west / Alleyton Road ColumbusWestern end of US 90 overlap
 699 FM 102 Eagle Lake
 704 FM 949 Bernardo, Cat Spring
 709 FM 2761 / Bernardo Road Bernardo
Austin 713Beckendorff Road
 716Pyka Road
Sealy718 US 90 east / FM 3538Eastern end of US 90 overlap
720 SH 36 Sealy, Rosenberg, Bellville
720AOutlet Center DriveEastbound exit only
721 US 90 westWestern end of US 90 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
San Felipe723 FM 1458 San Felipe, Frydek
 725Mlcak RoadEastbound exit is via exit 723
 726Chew RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Waller 729Peach Ridge Road, Donigan Road (US 90 east)Eastern end of US 90 overlap; signed as exit 730 westbound
Brookshire731 FM 1489 (Koomey Road) Simonton
732 FM 359 Brookshire, Fulshear
 734Woods Road
 735Igloo RoadNo westbound entrance
 737Pederson Road
Fort BendKaty740 FM 1463No eastbound exit
741Pin Oak RoadWestbound exit is via exit 740
Harris US 90 west / Katy Mills BoulevardWestern end of US 90 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
742Katy-Fort Bend County RoadEastbound exit is via exit 741
743A SH 99 (Frontage Road)Signed as exit 743 westbound, access to Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital
743B SH 99 Toll north / SH 99 south (Grand Parkway)
745Mason Road
746Westgreen Boulevard
747AFry Road
747BGreenhouse Road
Houston748 Barker-Cypress RoadAccess to West Houston Airport and Methodist West Houston Hospital
750Park Ten Boulevard
751 SH 6
753AEldridge Parkway
753BDairy Ashford Road
754Kirkwood Road
755Wilcrest Drive
756A Beltway 8 (Frontage Road)Eastbound exit is via exit 755
756B Sam Houston TollwaySigned as exit 756 eastbound
757 Gessner RoadAccess to Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
758Bunker Hill Road
759ABlalock Road, Echo LaneSigned as exit 759 eastbound
759BCampbell RoadEastbound exit is via exit 759
760Bingle Road, Voss Road
761AWirt Road, Chimney Rock RoadSigned as exit 761 eastbound
761BAntoine Drive, Silber RoadEastbound exit is via exit 761
762Silber Road, Katy Road, North Post Oak RoadSigned as exit 762B westbound
763 I-610 (West Loop Freeway)I-610 exit 11
764Washington Avenue, Westcott Street
765AT. C. Jester Boulevard
765BDurham Drive, Shepherd Drive, Patterson Street
766Yale Street, Heights Boulevard
767AStudemont DriveEastbound exit and westbound entrance
767BTaylor Street
768 I-45 (North Freeway, Gulf Freeway) Dallas, GalvestonSigned as exits 768A (north) and 768B (south); I-45 exits 48A-B
769A Smith Street Downtown HoustonEastbound exit and westbound entrance, access to Houston Amtrak Station
769B San Jacinto Street, Main StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance, access to Houston Amtrak Station
769CMcKee Street, Hardy StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
770 I-69 / US 59 (Eastex Freeway) Victoria, ClevelandSigned as exits 770A (south) and 770C (north)
770BJensen Drive, Meadow Street, Gregg Street
771AWaco Street
771BLockwood Drive
772Kress Street, Lathrop Street
773A
Alt. US 90 west (North Wayside Drive)
Western end of US 90 Alt. overlap
773BMcCarty Drive (US 90 Alt. east)Eastern end of US 90 Alt. overlap
774Gellhorn DriveEastbound exit and westbound entrance
775A I-610 (East Loop Freeway)I-610 exit 26
775B US 90 east (Crosby Freeway) LibertyEastern end of US 90 overlap
776AMercury Drive
776BJohn Ralston Road, Holland Avenue
778A FM 526 (Federal Road)Westbound exit is via exit 778
778BNormandy StreetSigned as exit 778 westbound
779AWestmont StreetWestbound exit only
779B Market Street Road, Uvalde RoadSigned as exit 780 eastbound, access to East Houston Regional Medical Center
Channelview780Freeport StreetEastbound exit is via exit 780
781A Beltway 8 (Frontage Road)Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
781A–B Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Parkway)Signed as exit 781B eastbound, 781A westbound
781BMarket StreetWestbound exit only
782Dell Dale AvenueNo westbound entrance
783Sheldon Road
784Cedar Lane, Bayou Drive
785Magnolia Avenue
786Monmouth Drive
Baytown787Crosby-Lynchburg Road
788 Spur 330 east BaytownWestbound exit is via exit 787
789Thompson Road
790Ellis School RoadWestbound exit only
790Wade RoadWestbound exit is via exit 791
791John Martin Road
792 Garth RoadAccess to San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
 793North Main Street
 795Sjolander Road
 796Frontage Road
ChambersMont Belvieu798 SH 146 Mont Belvieu, BaytownSigned as exit 797 eastbound
799 SH 99 Toll (Grand Parkway)
800 FM 3180
Cove803 FM 565 Cove, Old River-Winfree
 Trinity River Boat Ramp, Turnaround
 806Frontage RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance
 807Wallisville
 810 FM 563 Anahuac, Liberty
 811Turtle Bayou TurnaroundEastbound exit only
 813 SH 61 Hankamer, AnahuacSigned as exit 812 eastbound
 815Frontage RoadSigned as exit 814 eastbound
 817 FM 1724
 819Jenkins Road
 822 FM 1410
Winnie827 FM 1406
828 SH 73 / SH 124 Winnie, Port ArthurEastbound exit and westbound entrance
829 FM 1663
Jefferson 833Hampshire Road
 838 FM 365 Fannett, Nome
 843Smith Road
Beaumont845 FM 364 (Major Drive)Westbound exit is via exit 847
847Brooks RoadEastbound exit is via exit 845
848Walden Road
849 US 69 south / US 96 south / US 287 south Port ArthurWestern end of US 69 / US 96 / US 287 overlap, access to Jack Brooks Regional Airport
850Washington BoulevardEastbound exit is via exit 849
851 US 90 (College Street) LibertyAccess to Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital
852ALaurel AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
852BCalder Avenue, Harrison Avenue, Gladys Avenue
853A US 69 north / US 96 north / US 287 north Lufkin, JasperEastern end of US 69 / US 96 / US 287 overlap
853B11th Street
853C7th StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
854 Spur 380 (M. L. King Parkway)
855A US 90 west Downtown BeaumontWestern end of US 90 overlap
855BMagnolia Avenue, Pine StreetEastbound exit is via exit 854
Orange 856Old Highway 90 Rose CityEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Rose City858.01,380.8858Asher Turnaround Rose City
859Dewitt Road, Bonner Turnaround, Asher Turnaround
Vidor860 FM 105 (N Main Street) VidorWestbound exit is via exit 861
861Tram Road, Old HighwayWestbound exit is via exit 862B
861A SH 12 Mauriceville, DeweyvilleWestbound exit signed as exit 862B
862ATimberlane Drive, Lakeside StreetEastbound exit only
864 FM 1132 (Evangeline Drive) / FM 1135 (Kishi Road)
865Doty RoadWestbound exit only
867Frontage RoadEastbound exit only
 869 FM 1442 Bridge City
 870 FM 1136
 872North Mimosa Lane, Jackson DriveWestbound exit only
Orange873 SH 62 / SH 73 Bridge City, Port Arthur, Mauriceville
874A
Bus. US 90 east Pinehurst
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance;
eastbound entrance is via Womack Road
874 FM 3247 (M. L. King Jr. Drive)Westbound exit signed as Exit 875, access to Memorial Hermann Baptist Orange Hospital
875Womack RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; separate exit from FM 3247
Woodlark StreetEastbound exit only; separate exit from FM 3247
876Adams BayouWestbound exit only
877 SH 87 (16th Street) Orange, Newton
878
Bus. US 90 west (Simmons Drive)
879Texas Travel Information CenterEastbound exit is via exit 880
880Sabine River TurnaroundEastbound exit and westbound entrance
878.61,414.0 I10 east / US 90 east Lake CharlesLouisiana state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related highways

I-10 has four business loops within the state. All of these routes are in the far western Trans-Pecos region. These routes are located along the former routes of US 80 and US 290 and include Bus. I-10-C in Sierra Blanca, Bus. I-10-D in Van Horn, Bus. I-10-F in Balmorhea, and Bus. I-10-G in Fort Stockton.

I-10 has three auxiliary routes in Texas:

Controversy

The widening of the Katy Highway to 23 lanes, between downtown Houston and its suburbs, was intended to reduce travel times. However, data from Transtar, Houston’s official traffic tracking data source, show that the widening has actually worsened congestion. The morning commute has increased by 25 minutes (30%) and the afternoon commute has increased by 23 minutes (55%). [17]

See also

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Interstate Highway No. 10". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 21, 2006.
  2. Christian, Carol (13 May 2015). "Bragging rights or embarrassment? Katy Freeway at Beltway 8 is world's widest". Houston Chronicle (Hearst). Retrieved 4 January 2016.. Note that China has a 50-lane toll plaza approach on a freeway.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "U.S. Highway No. 80". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 21, 2006.
  4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "U.S. Highway No. 290". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 21, 2006.
  5. Purcell, Brian (December 6, 2010). "San Antonio Freeway System: History". The Texas Highway Man Pages. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  6. "24 Hour Saturation Counts". H-GAC Transportation Department. Retrieved September 20, 2006.
  7. "Governor Perry and Rep. Culberson Join TxDOT for Katy Frwy Ribbon Cutting" (Press release). Katy Freeway Public Information Office. June 26, 2006. Retrieved September 20, 2006.
  8. "Toll Road Info". Harris County Toll Road Authority. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  9. Fernandez, Manny (September 10, 2012). "Reclaiming the Title of Fastest in the Land". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  10. "85 MPH! Texas to Open Tollway with Fastest Speed Limit in Nation". NBC News. September 6, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  11. 2004 San Antonio District Traffic Map (PDF) (Map). Texas Department of Transportation. 2004.
  12. Schematic Layout: IH 10 Katy Frwy, IH 10 at Bunker Hill Road (PDF) (Map). Texas Department of Transportation.
  13. "Lane Configurations". Katy Freeway. Texas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014.
  14. Google (September 21, 2006). "Interstate 10 lanes at Antoine Drive" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 21, 2006.
  15. Slotboom, Erik (2003). Houston Freeways: A Historical and Visual Journey (PDF). [S.l.]: O.F. Slotboom. p. 214. ISBN 978-0974160535.
  16. Microsoft; Nokia (January 20, 2015). "9669 I-10, Houston, TX 77024" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  17. Cortright, Joe (6 December 2015). "Reducing congestion: Katy didn’t". City Observatory. Retrieved 7 February 2016..

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