| Exit 42 serves the south end of the El Paso Mission
Loop. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 42 departs here for FM 1110 to Clint. Photo
taken September 28, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 37, FM 1281, Horizon
Drive. We are starting to enter the southern reaches
of the El Paso metropolitan area now. Photo taken
September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 37 departs here as Horizon Drive (FM 1281)
serving Horizon City. Photo taken September 28,
2006.
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| Distance sign to El Paso (the last one, to downtown)
and Las Cruces. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Advance signage for Exit 35, Eastlake Drive. Eastlake
drive proceeds northeast to Horizon City. Photo
taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 35 serves Eastlake Drive. The next exit is
Loop 375, and we see the first signs for the loop
here. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| The next exit is Exit 34, Loop 375, also serving
Americas Avenue and Joe Battle Blvd. Photo taken
September 28, 2006.
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| Use Exit 34 to reach the El Paso Missions Trail
loop. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 34 along westbound is for Texas Loop 375,
which acts as a bypass of the El Paso metro area
to the north and east. It is partially a freeway,
but some sections of it are a surface boulevard.
Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| The Loop 375 interchange is a full cloverleaf
interchange, and the ramps split from the frontage
road, as seen here. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 32, Zaragoza Drive also serves George Dieter
Drive. TX 659 runs between TX Loop 375 on both north
and south ends. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 30, Lee Trevino Drive
and Lomaland Drive. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Lee Trevino Drive and Lomaland Drive exit here,
at Exit 30. On eastbound IH-10, these exits are
separated, but on westbound, they are together as
one exit. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 28B serves Yarborough Drive and Sumac Drive.
The next exit serves Viscount Road and McRae Blvd.
Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Use exit 28A to reach Giles Road and Hunter Drive.
Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 28A, FM 2316 runs between IH-10 and US 62/180
to the north, serving the eastern suburbs of El
Paso. We are now in El Paso, and the density of
exits increases dramatically. The next two exits
are Hawkins Blvd and Airway Blvd. Photo taken September
28, 2006.
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| Advance signage for Hawkins Blvd, one mile. Photo
taken September 28, 2006.
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| Use exit 26 to reach the Cielo Vista Mall, one
of three shopping malls in El Paso. Photo taken
September 28, 2006.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 at Exit 26, Hawkins Boulevard.
The next exit is El Paso International Airport,
and the mileage sign indicates that the major interchange
at U.S. 62-180 is just over three miles away. Photo
taken September 28, 2006.
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| Use exit 25 to reach Fort Bliss and Biggs Army
Air Field. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 25 is Airway Blvd. Use Airway Blvd to reach
El Paso International Airport and US 62/180. The
next exit serves Geronimo Drive and Trowbridge Drive.
Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 24 serves Geronimo Drive and
Trowbridge Drive. TXDOT is in the process of re-signing
all of Interstate 10 through El Paso, and the second
photo shows the new Clearview signs. The next exits
serve Paisano Drive and Raynolds Street. First photo
taken September 28, 2006. Second photo taken October
18, 2008. |
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| Use U.S. 54 and unsigned Interstate 110 to reach
Juarez, Mexico, in 1.5 miles. Photo taken October
18, 2008. |
| Exit 23B is the junction with U.S.
62 and U.S. 180. Westbound U.S. 62 heads to the
main border crossing near downtown El Paso; it culminates
at its junction with U.S. 85. U.S. 62 takes a diagonal
route from El Paso, crossing the midsection of the
country en route to New
York and its terminus at New York 104 in Niagara
Falls, just shy of the Canadian Border. U.S. 180
is an orphaned route that was left behind after
U.S. 80 was decommissioned west of Dallas. Westbound
U.S. 180 merges onto Interstate 10 westbound, and
it is well-signed for its remaining length in Texas.
First photo taken September 28, 2006. Second photo
taken October 18, 2008.
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| Use exit 23A to reach the Texas Tech medical center.
Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| A plethora of signs greet westbound
Interstate 10 motorists for the downtown El Paso
area interchanges. Exit 23A is the Reynolds Street
exit. First photo taken September 28, 2006. Second
photo taken October 18, 2008. |
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| Exit 22B for U.S. 54, the Patriot
Freeway, and the unsigned southbound beginning of
Interstate 110 departs from Interstate 10 westbound.
First photo taken September 28, 2006. Second photo
taken October 18, 2008. |
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| On the ramp to U.S. 54, the left lane joins unsigned
Interstate 110 and the right joins U.S. 54 eastbound.Photo
taken September 28, 2006.
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| In the shadows of the U.S. 54 stack interchange,
the next exit is exit 22A, SL 478, Copia Street.
Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Copia Street (SH 478) is served by Exit 22A. Photo
taken September 28, 2006. |
| Advance signage for exit 21, serving Piedras Street.
Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Piedras Street departs here as exit 21. The next
three exits serve Cotton Street, Downtown and TX
20. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Advance signage for Cotton Street, exit 20. The
El Paso section of IH-10 makes heavy usage of auxiliary
lanes between exits. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 20 departs here for Cotton Street. The next
two exits are Downtown and Mesa St/TX 20. Photo
taken September 28, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 19B serving downtown,
one mile. Use Exit 19B to access Juarez, Mexico
(via Stanton Street and US 62/85). Photo taken September
28, 2006.
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| The next exit is exit 19B for downtown. Interestingly,
these new signs have an old school interchange sign
for Texas 20, reflecting the original construction
when the freeway ended at Texas 20 between 1961
and 1969. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| This is the final reminder sign to use downtown
for Juarez. There is one other port of entry into
Mexico from Texas at exit 8. Photo taken September
28, 2006.
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| Exit 19B departs here for downtown El Paso. Photo
taken September 28, 2006.
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| Interstate 10 westbound at Exit 19A/Texas 20/Mesa
Street. The state highway serves the University
of Texas at El Paso. The upcoming exits sign gives
mileage through to Exit 16. Photo taken September
28, 2006.
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| The downtown section of IH-10 was
completed in 1969, bridging the gap between the
older sections east and west of downtown. Bridges
through downtown are painted in Southwest colors,
to add color to the sunken freeway. Photos taken
September 28, 2006. |
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| The next exit is Porofiro Diaz Street, 1/4 mile.
The houses seen in the background are in Juarez,
Mexico, reflecting how close the two border cities
really are. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 18B serves Porifiro Diaz Street. The next
exit is Exit 18A for Schuster Avenue and UT El Paso.
Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Use exit 18A to reach the Sun Bowl. Notice the
high retaining wall - Interstate 10 is carved into
a cliff west of downtown El Paso. Photo taken September
28, 2006.
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| Exit 18A departs here for Schuster Ave and UTEP.
The next exit is Executive Center Blvd, followed
by Sunland Park Drive. Photo taken September 28,
2006.
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| Interstate 10 winds through hills above the Rio
Grande. U.S. 85 lies closer to the river, and is
somewhat flood-prone. The idled Asarco copper smelter
stacks can be seen to the left. Photo taken September
28, 2006.
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| Advance signage for exit 16, Executive Center
Blvd, 1 1/4 miles. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Bridges over Interstate 10 can be rather utilitarian
in Texas. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 16 departs here for Executive Center Blvd.
The next exit is Sunland Park Drive, followed by
Resler Drive and Mesa St. Photo taken September
28, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Anthony (16 miles) and Las Cruces
(41 miles). Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Use exit 13 to reach the Sunland Park Mall. Photo
taken September 28, 2006.
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| Advance signage for Sunland Park Drive, 1/2 mile.
Photo taken September 28, 2006. |
| Sunland Park is a major interchange, serving the
Sunland Park racetrack and Sunland Park mall, one
of the three major shopping malls in El Paso. Photo
taken September 28, 2006. |
| Sunland Park marks the north end of Paisano Drive,
US 85 which rejoins another alignment of US 80 through
El Paso (Doniphan drive north of this point). Photo
taken September 28, 2006. |
| Advance signage for exit 12, Resler Drive, 1/2
mile. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 12 departs here for Resler Drive. The next
exit is Mesa Street, Texas 20 (former U.S. 80).
Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| The next exit, exit 11, serves Texas 20. Photo
taken September 28, 2006.
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| Mesa Street, also Texas 20, is the original 1939
alignment of US 80. The road moves closer to the
river after crossing Interstate 10. Photo taken
September 28, 2006.
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| The next two exits are Redd Road, and Artcraft
Road/Paseo Del Norte. Photo taken September 28,
2006.
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| Exit 9 serves Redd Road, 1/4 mile. Photo taken
September 28, 2006.
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| Exit 9 serves Redd Road, which enters the suburbs
of El Paso. The next two exits are Artcraft Road/Paseo
Del Norte, and Loop 375. Photo taken September 28,
2006.
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| Use exit 8 to serve the Santa Teresa Port of Entry.
This is the last border crossing between Texas and
Mexico. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Unnumbered exit 8 serves Texas 178, Artcraft Road
and Paseo Del Norte. We are moving back into suburban
El Paso now. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| The next exit is Loop 375, the Trans-Mountain
Highway also serving Canutillo. Photo taken September
28, 2006.
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| Use exit 6 for El Paso Community College and Franklin
Mountains State Park. Photo taken September 28,
2006.
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| The Trans-Mountain Highway crosses the Franklin
Mountains, which bisect El Paso. When constructed
in 1967-70, it was TXDot's largest excavation project.
Photo taken September 28, 2006. |
| At the top of the diamond interchange, travellers
can turn left to west Loop 375, or east to cross
the Franklin Mountains. Photo taken September 28,
2006.
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| The next exit is exit 2, serving Westway and Vinton,
one mile. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| This is the last reassurance marker for Interstate
10 in Texas. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| Distance sign to Anthony (2 miles) and Las Cruces
(27 miles). Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| The next rest area is just across the state line
in New Mexico. This large amenity sign advertises
the upcoming rest area. Photo taken September 28,
2006.
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| The second to last exit in Texas on Interstate
10 is a weigh station. Photo taken September 28,
2006.
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| Advance signage for FM 1905 serving Anthony, 1/2
mile. Photo taken September 28, 2006.
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| The last Texas exit on IH-10 East serves FM 1905
and Anthony. Anthony was incorporated in 1952 as
a two-state city, catering to agricultural needs.
Photo taken September 28, 2006. |
Page Updated October 20, 2008.
