| US 90 travels south to Del Rio and Alpine. Use exit
140A to reach US 90. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Use SH 54 to reach the Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad
Caverns and US 90 to reach Big Bend National Park. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| Van Horn was founded around a set of wells in the 1860s.
After the railroad came through town in 1881, it became
a wayfaring station and the launching point for railroad
tours to Carlsbad Caverns. Van Horn offered to make their
airport a regular stop for the Concorde in 1976. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| Exit 140B serves Ross Dr, the east end of Business Loop
BI 10-D. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Just east of Van Horn is another rest area. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 146, Wild Horse Rd. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| Wild Horse Rd exits just after this sign. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| The next exit, exit 153, serves Michigan Flat. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| Exit 153 serves Michigan Flat. Photo taken January 14,
2006.
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| This distance sign shows mileage to Kent and IH-20.
Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 159, serving Plateau. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| Plateau is a railroad section house, with a population
of five. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Kent and IH-20, now closer than the
last sign as we move east. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 166, Boracho Station. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| Boracho Station is the site of a former railroad station.
All that remains is a cemetery. Photo taken January 14,
2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 173, Hurds Draw Road. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| Hurds Draw Road exits here. Photo taken January 14,
2006.
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| This distance sign shows mileage to Kent and IH-20.
Kent is a small livestock town (population 100) founded
in 1892. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Use exit 176 to reach McDonald Observatory and Davis
Mt State Park. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Exit 176 serves SH 118 and FM 2424 in Kent. SH 118 begins
here and travels south via Alpine to Big Bend National
Park. RM 2424 travels northward approximately 9 miles.
Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Pecos (IH-20) and Ft. Stockton (IH-10).
IH-10 was under reconstruction when these photos were
taken, hence the crossover ahead. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| Exit 181 serves Cherry Creek Road. A temporary crossover
was built from the westbound lanes to serve this exit,
and the guide sign moved. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| This is a view of the one-way eastbound detour, using
one lane of the westbound pavement. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 184, serving Springhills. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| Springhillls is a landmark above the railroad line.
Exit 184 serves the area. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Looking over to the eastbound lanes, we see the first
sign for IH-20. There was once a US 80 shield on this
sign but it was removed when US 80 was truncated in 1989.
Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| This overhead sign informs travelers to use IH-20 for
Dallas and Ft. Worth, and IH-10 for San Antonio. This
overhead sign is slightly newer but still has a gap where
the US 290 shield was on the IH-10 sign. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| Exit left for Pecos. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Exit right for Fort Stockton and Balmorhea. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| At this point, IH-10 is three lanes. The left lane exits
for IH-20, right lane for IH-10, and the center lane has
a choice. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Leaving IH-20 behind, the control cities become Fort
Stockton and San Antonio. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 188, Giffin Road. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| Giffin Road serves local landowners. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| This sign shows its only 381 miles to San Antonio. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for FM 3078 serving Toyahvale. FM 3078
is an alignment of US 290, which was decommissioned in
1992. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Use FM 3078 to reach Toyahvale and Ft. Davis, as well
as Balmorhea State Park. FM 3078 connects IH-10 and SH
17. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| This view east of FM 3078 is an example of the type
of scenery for the next 200 miles. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| The next exit serves FM 2903 and BI 10-F.Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| Use exit 206 to reach Balmorhea State Park and Balmorhea
Lake. Balmorhea Lake is fed by San Solomon Springs. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| FM 2903 travels north to IH-20. Business Loop 10 (BI
10-F) was designated in 1991 over FM 2903 between IH-10
and FM 3078 as a replacement for US 290. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| The sides of the overpass for FM 2903 are painted to
reflect common scenery in the area. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| The next exit, 209, serves the eastern terminus of BI
10-F and SH 17. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Exit 209 also can be used to reach Balmorhea State Park,
Fort Davis and Davis Mountains State Park. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| SH 17 travels south to Marfa and US 67/US 90. BI-10F
is cosigned with SH 17 until it turns north toward IH-10.
Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| SH 17 has a short multiplex with IH-10, as seen on this
sign assembly. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Exit 212 serves SH 17 and FM 2448. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| SH 17 travels north to IH-20 in Pecos, while FM 2448
travels north from IH-10 to meet SH 17 on a different
alignment. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| The next control city is Fort Stockton, followed by
San Antonio. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 222, Hoefs Road. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| Hoefs Road exits here. The next exit is Hovey Road.
Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 229, Hovey Road. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| Hovey Road exits here. The next exit is Mendel Road.
Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Fort Stockton, with Ozona as the second
control city. IH-10 distance signs tend to change control
cities like this throughout West Texas. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| Between Hovey and Mandel Roads, there is a rest area.
Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 235, Mendel Road. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| Mendel Road exits here. The next exit is Kennedy Road.
Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Fort Stockton (22 miles) and San Antonio.
Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 241, Kennedy Road. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| Distance sign for Fort Stockton (only 16 miles) and
San Antonio. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 246, Firestone Road. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| Firestone road serves the Firestone Test Track, at exit
246. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| The next exit, 248, serves US 67 south to Alpine and
Big Bend National Park, and FM 1776. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| Use exit 248 to reach Sul Ross State University. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| FM 1776 travels north to US 285 northwest of Fort Stockton,
then to SH 18. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| The next exit is FM 2037. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Use FM 2037 to reach Belding. Photo taken January 14,
2006.
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| Exit 253 serves FM 2037 which travels south to reach
a prison. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| IH-10 approaches the largest town between El Paso and
San Antonio – Fort Stockton. Fort Stockton was founded
in 1859 to protect the overland mail route, and is founded
around Comanche Springs. Today, the town is a cattle and
sheep ranching center. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Use the next exit, 256, to reach US 385 southbound.
US 385 southbound travels via Marathon to Big Bend National
Park. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Exit 256 also serves downtown Fort Stockton and the
Fort itself, as well as Paisano Pete. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| So what is exit 256? It's BI 10-G, Business Loop 10
through Fort Stockton. The business loop was former US
290, renamed a business loop in 1992. This section of
IH-10 bypassing Fort Stockton was the last section of
IH-10 built in Texas. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Exit 257 (not numbered here) serves US 285. US 285 travels
northwest to reach Pecos, and south to Sanderson. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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| Use the next exit (259) for the Annie Riggs Museum,
housed in an 1899 hotel operated by Annie Riggs for 25
years. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| This shield shows the multiplex with IH-10 and US 67
around Fort Stockton. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Exit 259 serves SH 18 and FM 1053. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| SH 18 travels north to Monahans and Kermit, while FM
1053 travels north to Penwell on IH-20. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| The final exit for Fort Stockton, exit 261, is next,
serving BI 10-G and US 385. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Now east of Fort Stockton, we see this IH-10 reassurance
marker (which also used to hold a US 290 marker)…
Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| …followed by US 67 and US 385. Photo taken January
14, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 264, Warnock Road. Photo taken
January 14, 2006.
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| Warnock Road exits here. Photo taken January 14, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Ozona, the next major town, and San
Antonio, a short 306 miles away. Photo taken January 14,
2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 272, University Road. Photo
taken January 14, 2006.
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Page Updated March 12, 2006.
