| Interstate 10 Texas and U.S. 90 westbound reassurance shields, posted between Interstate 410 and Exit 580/Texas Loop 13. There are a significant number of Interstate 10 Texas mainline shields throughout the state. Neutered shields are prevalent depending upon the DOT district. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Exit 580 for Texas Loop 13/W.W. White Road along Interstate 10/U.S. 90 westbound. Texas Loop 13 was part of a greater route before Interstate 410 came to town. The route truncated just two miles to the north because of the beltway and serves local interests for the most part in this vicinity.
Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Commerce and Houston Streets are main surface arterials into downtown San Antonio from the east. In fact the Alamo itself is located just off of Houston Street in downtown. This photograph depicts Exit 579 from Interstate 10/U.S. 90 westbound to those said streets. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This portion of Interstate 10/U.S. 90 is loosely developed as compared with that of northwest San Antonio. The photograph shows the one-half mile guide sign for Exit 578 on westbound. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10/U.S. 90 at Exit 578/Martin Luther King Drive/Pecan Valley Drive. Note that the top (first) sign bridge retains non-reflective signs and lighting fixtures. The second photograph shows the new Clearview signs that are rapidly replacing button copy non-reflective
signs throughout Texas. First photo taken 12/31/02, second photo taken 5/27/05.
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| One-half mile guide sign for U.S. 87 south/Roland Avenue/Exit 577 on Interstate 10/U.S. 90 west. The southbound control city for U.S. 87 is that of Victoria. Professional wrestling fans are familiar with this city as it is the hometown of Stone Cold Steve Austin, aka Steve Williams. The city
of 60,605 is approximately 110 miles to the southeast of this point. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10/U.S. 90 westbound at Exit 577, the south entry point of U.S. 87 onto the freeway. The old alignment of U.S. 87 continues into a residential area at this point, while U.S. 87 is overlapped with Interstate 10 through to Exit 523. First photo taken 12/31/02, second taken
5/27/05.
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| Variable Message Sign and one-quarter mile guide sign for Exit 576/Gevers Street/New Braunfels Avenue. New Braunfels Avenue also serves Brooks A.F.B. bound traffic to the south. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This U.S. 87 shield is displayed to indicate that the federal highway is now apart of Interstate 10. The reassurance assembly behind the camera only displays Interstate 10 and U.S. 90 westbound. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Three lanes of Interstate 10 westbound progress through the Exit 576/Gevers Street/New Braunfels Avenue interchange. New Braunfels Avenue also intersects Interstate 37/U.S. 281 to the south at their Exit 138. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10/U.S. 90 west/U.S. 87 northbound advance sign bridge for Exit 575/Pine Street and Exit 574/Interstate 37/U.S. 281. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| More button copy signage, this time at Exit 575/Pine and Hackberry Streets. The words Pine Street were moved slightly from their original location on the right-hand panel. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| 0.75 miles east of the Interstate 37/U.S. 281 stack interchange on Interstate 10 westbound. U.S. 281 southbound also serves the towns of Pleasanton, Alice, Falfurrias, and the south Texas city of McAllen. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Approach signage on Interstate 10/U.S. 90 west and U.S. 87 north for Interstate 37/U.S. 281/Exit 574. The Gulf of Mexico city of Corpus Christi is 135 miles to the south while the U.S. 281 northbound control point of Johnson City rests in Blanco County, 66 miles away. Photo taken
12/31/02.
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| Yet again the mainline of Interstate 10 is shown as just U.S. 90. Here the Exit 574 ramps to Interstate 37/U.S. 281 depart. Interstate 37 and U.S. 281 skirt the eastern fringes of downtown, with a terminus of Interstate 37 nearby at Interstate 35. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Shifting away from the Interstate 10 mainline onto the westbound ramps to Interstate 37/U.S. 281. An older four-level stack interchange facilitates the movements between the two Interstate/U.S. overlaps. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Looking under the IH-10/IH-37 interchange, we find advance signage for Exit 573, Probandt Street and Flores Street (SH 536). Photo taken 5/27/05.
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| Four westbound Interstate 10/U.S. 90/northbound U.S. 87 lanes progress south of downtown. This variable message sign indicates the travel time to Interstate 35 and is one-half mile from Exit 573/Probandt Street. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Another in the series of Interstate 10/35/U.S. 87/Exit 572 sign bridges on westbound. Why is it in Texas that 2-digit Interstate highways get a 3-digit shield yet 2-digit U.S. highways retain a 2-digit shield? Del Rio is another 142 miles westward on U.S. 90. That's peaches compared
to how far it is to the Interstate 10 control city of El Paso (The Pass). Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This sign bridge at Exit 573/Probandt Street already acknowledges that the mainline freeway will continue U.S. 90 westbound toward Del Rio. The off-ramp depicted allows traffic to connect with Texas Spur 536/Roosevelt Avenue, the former alignment of U.S. 281. Photo taken 5//05.
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| Another advance Exit 572 sign bridge on Interstate 10/U.S. 90 west/U.S. 87 north. The exit-only lane represents the mainline of Interstate 10 actually, as two lanes are allocated for Interstate 35 southbound traffic at the interchange itself. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| With a vintage light post in the background, Interstate 10 westbound prepares to turn northward onto Interstate 35. The control cities feature Laredo for southbound Interstate 35 traffic interests. The border city is 145 miles to the south of this upcoming interchange. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 westbound in effect exits itself as U.S. 90, overlapped with Interstate 10 since Seguin, continues the westward mainline freeway to Lackland A.F.B. Thus Exit 572 takes all non-U.S. 90 traffic interests which includes the Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 mainline. Photo
taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10/northbound U.S. 87 at their merge onto Interstate 35 northbound in the vicinity of downtown San Antonio. A paltry single lane is allotted for mainline Interstate 10 traffic! Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Just after the merge of Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north onto Interstate 35 north is the one-quarter mile guide sign for Exit 154/San Marcos Street. Four through lanes are maintained on the three mile overlap. Right away motorists are advised of the upcoming one-half mile upper/lower
deck configuration. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A new reflective sign points traffic towards Exit 154A/San Marcos and Nogalitos Streets on Interstate 10 west/Interstate 35 north. This interchange also represents the northern terminus of Texas Spur 353, the original routing of U.S. 81. Interstate 35 displaced all of U.S. 81 from Interstate 35W southward. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| There is one exit for each level counterpart of Interstate 10/35, that of Texas Spur 536/South Alamo Street and that of Durango Boulevard. As is the case with the other upper/lower level partitions, traffic is advised in advance of which branch to take for these local exits. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The brief lower and upper level split of Interstate 10 west/35 northbound allows through travel interests to segregate for an improved traffic flow. The two levels actually are remerge in a short distance to the north beyond the Texas Spur 536 exit. Interstate 10/U.S. 87 interests are advised to take the upper level because they will eventually split from Interstate 35 from the right. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This sign bridge features auxiliary signage for Produce Terminal and the University of Texas at San Antonio, accessible from Exit 154B/South Laredo Street. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 west/35/U.S. 87 northbound at Exit 154B/South Laredo Street/Cevallos Street. The four lanes of the overlap split into dual carriageways for the next one-half mile. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| An upper level/lower level configuration exists in the vicinity of the southern end of the Interstate 10/35 overlap. The lower level features Exit 155A/Texas Spur 536/South Alamo Street. This highway represents the original U.S. 281 and is a main surface street from downtown to the
south side of the city. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This view of downtown looks from the southwest on Interstate 10 west/Interstate 35 north. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The on-ramp from Texas Spur 536 entering from the right, one of many variable message signs in the city awaits Interstate 10 west/35 northbound motorists. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This Exit 156 panel indicates that Interstate 10 is officially named the McDermott Freeway. It is common in the San Antonio area for an auxiliary guide panel to be placed in advance of a freeway to freeway junction that displays the route in question and its official name. Signage for Interstate 410/Connally Loop and Texas 151/Stotzer Freeway are two other such examples used in the area. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| One-half mile south of the Interstate 10/35 split (Exit 155) at Exit 156B/Durango Boulevard. This is the main exit into downtown San Antonio from Interstate 35. Attractions featured include The Alamo, the Tower of the Americas, and the Ameson River Theater. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The northern terminus of Interstate 37 is just two miles to the east on Interstate 35 northbound (Exit 158). Thus traffic bound for Interstate 37 south or U.S. 281 (Walter McAllister Freeway) must utilize the upper deck of Interstate 35 as there is no access to those freeways from the lower
deck. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Similar to the Interstate 10 upper and lower deck configuration, Interstate 35 also features differing off-ramps for its own decks, with the auxiliary signage to the left directing motorists to some of the independent exits. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A view of the downtown San Antonio skyline and central business district from Interstate 10 west/Interstate 35 north/U.S. 87 north as the highway entities prepare to split. Good views of the skyline can also be found on Interstate 37/U.S. 281 nearby. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 northbound are given an Exit number from Interstate 35. They in effect exit from themselves as Interstate 35 continues as the mainline freeway. This photograph shows the split of Interstate 10/U.S. 87 from Interstate 35 northbound. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The Interstate 35 viaduct to the left, Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north descend as they curve back to the northwest. The sign bridge in the background divides Interstate 35 between its upper and lower deck components. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The split of Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north sinks below the crux of the stack interchange and area surface streets as the Interstate 35 mainline travels above. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Traffic from Interstate 10 eastbound/U.S. 87 southbound splits into ramps to Interstate 35 north and south above as Interstate 10 westbound pushes through below. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A stack interchange facilities movements between Interstate 10 and Interstate 35 at the northern end of their three mile overlap west of downtown. This view looks from Interstate 10 westbound at Interstate 35 and an associated fly-over to northbound. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Traffic interests for Texas Loop 345 (old U.S. 87) and Texas Loop 421 are also split between the upper and lower decks of Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 northbound. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This auxiliary signage disperses local traffic interests between the upper and lower decks. The Colorado Street and Cincinnati Avenue off-ramps are not accessible from the upper deck in other words. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Split of Interstate 10 westbound/U.S. 87 northbound into the upper and lower components. Exit 568B to Texas Loop 421 is available only to upper deck motorists. Culebra Avenue, Texas Loop 421, transitions to Texas 16 at Interstate 410, connecting with the state route as it departs the
metro area en route to Bandera. Bandera is also the control point for Texas 46/Exit 540. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The southern end of the expansive Lower and Upper deck configuration of Interstate 10. This photograph looks at westbound and the approach signage for Exit 569/Colorado Street. There is no access to Colorado Street from the Upper Deck. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The widest sign bridge ever depicted on AARoads.com! The assembly spans over the Lower Deck from the westbound upper deck to the eastbound upper deck. The signage above displays a guide sign for Texas Loop 421/Exit 568B. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 westbound/U.S. 87 northbound at Exit 569/Colorado Street as another railroad overpass crosses in the background. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| One-half mile guide sign for Exit 568A/Cincinnati Avenue as Interstate 10 squeezes under this overpass on westbound. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Another scene in a rather fun highway configuration of Interstate 10 westbound/U.S. 87 northbound. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A railroad overpass scoots between the lower and upper decks as Interstate 10 westbound/U.S. 87 northbound wind northwestward through the city. The freeways of San Antonio appeared to be a frequent target of graffiti artists. Sign bridges, bridge supports, and adjacent buildings summarily have been tagged such as this railroad overpass. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 sweeps northwestward towards Exit 568A/Cincinnati Avenue. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This cross street overpass results in another stack for the Interstate 10 corridor within San Antonio. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A tight squeeze results in the placement of this sign bridge on Interstate 10 westbound for Exit 568A. The lower deck of Interstate 10 represents the original freeway alignment through northwest San Antonio. The guide signs in this photograph are non-reflective with button copy lettering and may stem from the original configuration. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 northbound at the Exit 568A gore for Cincinnati Avenue. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Nearing Exit 567B/Texas Loop 345 on Interstate 10 westbound. This interchange also serves Fulton and Hildebrand Avenues. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A lot to gaze upon in this photograph of Interstate 10 westbound on the lower deck. A pedestrian bridge crosses in the background as Exit 567B for the southern terminus of Texas Loop 345/Fredericksburg Road departs to the right. Texas Loop 345 is the original U.S. 87 through northwest
San Antonio, with the Fredericksburg Road name left over from the U.S. 87 connection to the northwest town. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 lower deck westbound as the upper deck prepares to merge. Note the concrete post in the median that supports a sign bridge high above. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The upper deck of Interstate 10 descends towards grade level as seen from the lower deck. The guide signage to the right is non-reflective with button copy lettering. Again a preferred 2-digit Interstate 10 shield is in place of the oblong 3-digit version preferred by Texas. Photo
taken 12/31/02.
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| One-half mile button copy guide sign for Fresno Drive/Exit 566B on Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 northbound. It appears that a sign panel to the left was removed. This scene marks the confluence of the upper and lower decks of Interstate 10. The split roadway configuration ends at this point
with the upper deck roadway merging from the right. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| In case one forgets, this is Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 northbound. The right-hand lane becomes exit-only to Fresno Drive/Exit 566B. Of note is that the Interstate 10 shield is only 2-digit in width instead of the now standard 3-digit width. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10/northbound U.S. 87 at Exit 566B/Fresno Drive. This east-west roadway serves Olmo Park. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Is this the Anacostia Freeway in Washington, D.C.? No, this is Interstate 10 complete with vintage freeway lighting and tight knit frontage roads. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A fourth in a series of closely placed exits of Interstate 10 is Exit 566A for West Avenue. This photograph looks from westbound Interstate 10/northbound U.S. 87. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| 2.25 mile advance button copy signage for Interstate 410/Exits 564B/A on Interstate 10 westbound. Again the cardinal direction of "EAST" is removed from the sign panel as was the case with signage at the interchange itself. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Original button copy signage adorns this sign bridge on Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north at Exit 565C/Vance Jackson Road. Note the vintage lighting fixtures which are also still in place. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 is back down to six lanes overall within the San Antonio beltway/Interstate 410. This photograph looks at westbound and associated button copy signage for Exit 565A and B. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| One button copy sign of Interstate 410/Exit 564 remains due to construction as Interstate 10 westbound/U.S. 87 northbound pass by Exit 565A/Crossroads Boulevard. This exit serves the Balcone Heights community. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Approximately one third of a mile south of Interstate 410, the interchange and associated construction is quite evident to Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 northbound motorists. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 410 Connally Loop guide signage 0.25 miles south of Exit 564B. The beltway is named after a former Texas congressman. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Button copy signage for Interstate 410/Exits 564B/A on Interstate 10 eastbound. Just above the Interstate 410 Texas shield is an imprint from the word "EAST." An Interstate 410 West panel must have been displayed to the left on the now empty brackets. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Original signage with replaced shields on Interstate 10 as it enters the Exit 564 interchange. These signs are doomed for the scrap pile as both of the ramps depicted will be replaced upon completion of the new stack interchange. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This view looks north at the Interstate 10 east to Interstate 410 east and Interstate 410 east to Interstate 10 westbound fly-over network. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A better view of the above depicted fly-over to Interstate 410 east from Interstate 10 east. Note the ghost abutment for the eventual ramp from Interstate 10 west to Interstate 410 east. Below are the eastbound lanes of the beltway itself. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Somewhat obstructed by the jersey barrier of Interstate 10 west, a new fly-over ramp takes traffic to Interstate 410 eastbound as the expansive beltway travels underneath. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| New signage is in place for Exit 564A to Interstate 410 eastbound on Interstate 10 westbound. This otherwise substandard ramp is in the process of being replaced with a high speed fly-over just to the south. There are no control cities used for Interstate 410 signage from Interstate
10. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Traffic from Interstate 410 east descends from the fly-over to the right onto Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north. Note the decorative motif used on the bridge pier supports featuring the aforementioned Spanish motif. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| As part of what appeared to be a massive rebuild of the Interstate 10/410 interchange, decorative sign bridges are installed along Interstate 10 throughout the vicinity of the junction. This photograph shows one such assembly posted one-half mile south of Exit 561 on Interstate 10 west. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Advance sign bridge for Exit 561 and Variable Message Sign for Interstate 10. The VMS displays "Travel Time to LP 1604 6-8 Mins". Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Auxiliary signage for medical facilities served by Exit 561 on Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 northbound. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Departure of Exit 561 traffic to Medical Drive and Wurzbach Road. Interstate 10 maintains ten lanes of freeway northward to Exit 560/Ramsgate Drive. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This photograph shows 16 lanes of travel between the frontage roads and Interstate 10 mainline. This expanse of roadway resides between Exits 560 and 561. The signage to the right points Exit 561 departed traffic to Medical Drive and Southwest Texas Medical Center. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Another section of suppressed freeway along Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north as the freeway draws near Exit 560 to Huebner Road. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Four lanes of westbound Interstate 10/northbound U.S. 87 pass by Exit 560/Ramsgate Drive/Huebner Road. Huebner Road is a north-south arterial connecting Leon Valley with Shavano Park in northwest San Antonio. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The return ramp from Texas Loop 345 north (original U.S. 87) ties into Interstate 10 westbound at this point. There is no direct access to the Loop from Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north. The decorative facade on the area infrastructure features a Spanish influence in the southwest motif it exudes. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A variable message sign, one of many in the San Antonio metropolitan area, and upcoming exits sign are posted on this sign bridge of Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north. Similar to the system used in Atlanta, variable message signs in San Antonio and Houston indicate traffic conditions
and e.t.a.'s to the next major highway junction. This particular sign however, was not in use at the time of the photograph. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10/U.S. 87 suppress below the associated frontage at the 0.75 mile guide sign for Exit 559/Woodstone Drive. Note that the sign lighting assemblies are removed from this sign bridge. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A sign bridge is in place with five lane control signals and an upcoming exits sign for Exits 559 and 558 in this westbound Interstate 10/northbound U.S. 87 photograph. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Exit 559 to Woodstone Drive utilizes a slip ramp to the Interstate 10 westbound frontage road. The street itself connects northwest San Antonio to nearby Shavano Park. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north loses its fourth lane to Exit 557/De Zavala Road. That fact is not indicated to motorists however at the one-half mile guide sign. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Exit 557 is one of many off-ramps clumped together in the vicinity of the C.W. Anderson Loop interchange. The exit serves De Zavala Road, an east-west arterial between northwest San Antonio and Shavano Park. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Commercial frontage lines both sides of Interstate 10 as it nears Exit 557 for Texas Spur 53 westbound. This type of development is typical of not only suburban Texas Interstates, but of southern Interstates in general in built-up areas. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Texas Spur 53 is a short highway linking Interstate 10 with the campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio. This photograph looks at Exit 557 for the westbound beginning of the said highway as seen from Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Yet another in the series of advance guide panels for Texas Loop 1604/Exit 556A on this sign bridge for Exit 556B. Evidence is revealed as to why there is an exit to the Frontage Road, as a Park and Ride facility resides nearby. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The always descriptive "Frontage Road" exit of Interstate 10 west at Exit 556B. There are a handful of Frontage Road exits on the highway throughout South Texas actually. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| An advance Exit 556A guide sign for Texas Loop 1604. The reassurance panel for Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north is missing, yet the lane control signals are in place. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Beginning of the C.W. Anderson Loop c/d roadway of Exit 556A on Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north. Texas Loop 1604 not only serves interests to Camp Bullis, but also to military installations of Lackland A.F.B. and Randolph A.F.B. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A sign bridge over the c/d roadway of Interstate 10 westbound directs traffic to the respective directions of Texas Loop 1604. The C.W. Anderson Loop is a full freeway between Texas 16 near Helotes to the west and Interstate 35 at Universal City to the east. This limited access portion coincides with the heavily developed northern reaches of the city of San Antonio. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The interchange of Texas Loop 1604 is all considered part of Exit 556A. That stated, this photograph looks at the cloverleaf ramp to Texas Loop 1604 west from Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north. A c/d lane configuration is also in use for Interstate 10 as it is for the loop. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Passing underneath the C.W. Anderson Loop (Texas Loop 1604) on Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north. This view looks at the overpasses of the mainline and associated collector/distributor roadways of the partially elevated cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Approaching Exit 555/La Cantera Parkway on Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north. San Angelo is doubled as a control point for Interstate 10 throughout the overlap with U.S. 87. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Just north of the C.W. Anderson Loop/Texas Loop 1604, is Exit 555 La Cantera Parkway. This interchange serves Six Flags Fiesta Texas, a branch of the popular Six Flags amusement park chain nationwide. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Lane control signals make their way to Interstate 10 at Exit 554 for Camp Bullis Road. This photograph looks at westbound Interstate 10/northbound U.S. 87 at the interchange for the military reservation road. Well entrenched into the suburbs of San Antonio, Interstate 10 retains six lanes of traffic. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Fair Oaks Ranch is a community serves by Fair Oaks Parkway/Exit 546 as displayed by this auxiliary guide sign on Interstate 10 west/U.S. 87 north. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The western or northernmost interchange of Interstate 10/U.S. 87 in Bexar County, home to the city of San Antonio, serves Fair Oaks Parkway and Tarpon Drive. This photograph looks at westbound Interstate 10 as it passes by Exit 546. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The first exit of Interstate 10 in Kendall County is that of Boerne Stage Road/Cascade Caverns Road, otherwise known as Exit 543. This photograph looks at the exit from westbound Interstate 10/northbound U.S. 87. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| One mile south of the Boerne Business Loop of U.S. 87. The Boerne business route is not co-designated as Business Loop I-10. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The southern terminus of the Boerne Business U.S. 87 loop occurs at Exit 542. This sign bridge is posted at the split of the route from Interstate 10/U.S. 87. The sign lighting is leftover from the original button copy signage that once graced this assembly. As older non-reflective
signage is replaced in Texas, the lighting fixtures are in turn removed as well in the same process. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Texas 46/Exit 540 one-mile guide sign on Interstate 10 westbound. The state highway will intersect Interstate 10 again to the east of San Antonio at Seguin. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| One-half mile guide sign for Exit 540/Texas 46. The state route travels from Texas 16 near Flag, oops that's Bandera (County Seat to the County of the same name) and New Braunfels, a town to the northeast of San Antonio 43 miles to the east at Interstate 35. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Texas 46 is an east-west route skirting the northern fringes of the greater San Antonio metropolitan area. The highway intersects Interstate 10 at Exit 540, traveling through downtown Boerne to the east. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| 0.75 mile guide sign on Interstate 10 westbound for the Johns Road interchange (Exit 539). Incidentally, the town of Boerne is home to 6,178 residents. This seems to be quite a low number for a town that is served by five interchanges along Interstate 10. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The westbound exit to Johns Road at Exit 539 marks the beginning of the local area frontage road as well. This is one of five interchanges that serve the town of Boerne. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Exit 538 is another mile westward on Interstate 10 in this photograph. Boerne appears to double as a bedroom community for the city of San Antonio, as traffic decreases dramatically once Interstate 10 leaves the Business U.S. 87 interchange at Exit 537 in two miles. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Departure of Exit 538 to Ranger Creek Road. Like many interchanges in Texas, a slip ramp connects the parent freeway with the associated frontage road which than intersects the road of interest. This scenario is the case here. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| As a frontage road to the right intersects Ranger Creek Road (accessible from Exit 538), the one-quarter mile signage for Business U.S. 87 is posted on Interstate 10 westbound. The Kendall County seat of Boerne is omitted from this signage because the freeway has already passed the town. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A second Business Loop of U.S. 87 branches from Interstate 10 into the town of Boerne. This photograph shows the northern return of the loop as Interstate 10 leaves the Boerne vicinity at Exit 537. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Low rolling hilltops dot the landscape as Interstate 10 westbound nears the Welfare exit of Farm to Market Road 289. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Farm to Market Road 289 intersects Interstate 10 at Exit 533 in this westbound photograph. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Exit 527 for Farm to Market Road 1621 and the village of Waring departs Interstate 10 westbound. Photo taken
12/31/02.
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| Business U.S. 87/Exit 524 one-mile guide sign on Interstate 10 westbound near the town of Comfort. Texas 27 begins in Comfort from Business U.S. 87 and travels westward to Center Point and Kerrville. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The old route of U.S. 87 through the town of Comfort is maintained as a business route. In cases where a U.S. route overlaps with an Interstate in Texas, the Business Route counterpart tends to reflect the federal route rather than the Interstate. An Interstate Business Loop is used when the original U.S. highway dissolves into the Interstate. Examples of this include U.S. 75 into Interstate 45, U.S. 81 into Interstate 35, and U.S. 80 into Interstate 20. All of these old alignments are Business Interstate Loops. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| 0.75 mile guide sign for Exit 523/U.S. 87 northbound split on Interstate 10 westbound. The Gillespie County seat of Fredericksburg is 23 miles to the north with San Angelo another 147 miles further northwest. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 and U.S. 87 share an overlap between Comfort and the city of San Antonio. This photograph looks at the sign bridge on Interstate 10 westbound as it splits with U.S. 87 north. The federal route travels northwestward to U.S. 290 at Fredericksburg before continuing onward to San Angelo. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| One mile outside of Exit 520 on Interstate 10 westbound. Cypress Creek Road serves a community by the same name. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Exit 520 of Interstate 10 westbound for Farm to Market Road 1341/Cypress Creek Road. The frontage road system of Interstate 10 in the San Antonio area is vastly interrupted by the rugged terrain the highway encounters on its westward trek. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 10 westbound, one mile outside of Kerrville and Exit 508. The town has something in common with the highway website Gribblenation.com, as it shares the same name with co-founder Douglas Kerr. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| One-half mile from Exit 508/Texas 16 on Interstate 10 westbound. Texas 16 is the same state route that shares an overlap with the San Antonio beltway (Interstate 410) over 50 miles to the southeast. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Kerrville, the county seat of Kerr county, is home to 20,425 residents. Exit 508 of Interstate 10 connects with Texas 16, a north-south route between Fredericksburg and Kerrville. This photograph looks at the interchange from westbound. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 one-mile guide sign for Ranch to Market Road 783. The otherwise local road connects with Texas 27 just to the south near the town of Ingram. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Exit 505 for Ranch to Market Road 783 on Interstate 10 westbound. This is one of two highways that connects Interstate 10 with U.S. 290 to the west of Fredericksburg. It meets the federal highway at the village of Harper some 20 miles to the north. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| As Interstate 10 increases in elevation, some scenic rock cuts front the freeway. This photograph is taken near milepost 503 and shows the one-mile advance signage for RM 1338. A rest area resides between Exits 501 and 492. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A slow rolling Texas State Trooper in the left lane sets the tone on Interstate 10 westbound within the Exit 501 diamond interchange. Like Exit 492, Ranch to Market Road 1338 receives no control point. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| One-mile advance signage along Interstate 10 westbound for Exit 492. The shield for RM 479 is missing on this particular sign, which is one of two such signs missing their shield along westbound Interstate 10 between here and Boerne. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A desolate interchange rests just within Kerr County along Interstate 10 westbound for Exit 492. The rural freeway skirts the southwest corner of Gillespie County to the east. Ranch to Market Road 479 scoots northward to U.S. 290 through vastly undeveloped ranchland. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 approaching Exit 488, Junction Southbound Texas 27. This marks the northern terminus of Texas 27, which leads southeast from here to serve Mountain Home and Kerrville. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Exit 477 is a major split for traffic headed to Austin from Interstate 10. This is the western terminus of U.S. 290, a route that was curtailed in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Interstate 10 between this interchange and Junction Interstate 20 near Kent replaced original U.S. 290. This picture was taken along westbound, hence why only a local control destination of Fredericksburg is used. However, on eastbound, a large overhead sign bridge is used, and the high-speed interchange is designed like a freeway. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 approaching Junction Texas FM 2169 and Texas RM 479, next exit. RM 479 returns to Interstate 10 at Exit 492. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 at Junction Texas FM 2169, Old Segovia Road, and Junction Texas RM 479 (Exit 472). Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 at Junction Texas FM 2169, Segovia (exit 465). Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 approaching Junction U.S. 83 Southbound (Exit 462). Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Northbound U.S. 83 merges onto westbound Interstate 10 after Exit 462. U.S. 83 leads south from this exit toward Uvalde, Carrizo Springs, and ultimately Brownsville near the Gulf of Mexico. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 approaching Exit 457, Junction Texas FM 2169, the main route into the town of Junction. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 at Exit 457, Junction Texas FM 2169. This designation is used is lieu of a business loop. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The sun angle is beginning to betray the lateness of the day in this picture of Interstate 10 westbound approaching Junction U.S. 83 and 377. U.S. 377 is a major diagonal route in Texas, leading from Del Rio at the Mexico International Border northeast into Oklahoma north of Dallas-Fort Worth. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 at Exit 456, Junction Northbound U.S. 83 and both directions of U.S. 377 at the city of Junction. Along westbound, Junction hosts the only full services until reaching Sonora and Ozona. U.S. 83, considered by some to be in the middle of nowhere as it passes through the Plains States, is a very historical route that parallels cattle trails from the Northern Plains to Texas. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The newer reflective signs are much easier to read than the older button copy signs shown in this series of pictures from New Year's Eve. This photo shows westbound Interstate 10 at its junction with Interstate 20. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Business Loop I-10 (Exit 140B) takes local traffic into
the city of Van Horn via Ross Avenue. The next exit is
Exit 140A, Junction U.S. 90. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 approaching the western terminus of U.S. 90 in Van Horn. Van Horn is the historical merging point between the U.S. 80 and U.S. 90 branches of the Old Spanish Trail; today, it is one of the few towns on the rather desolate stretch of Interstate 10 between Balmorhea and Sierra Blanca. Van Horn hosts the only full-service motels, gas station, and restaurants for nearly 30 miles in either direction. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 10 approaching Junction Business Loop I-10C, the Sierra Blanca business route. Even though the shield is not clearly visible due to poor reflectivity, it is there. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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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 12/31/02.
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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 12/31/02.
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| Exit 23B is the junction with U.S. 62 and U.S. 180. Westbound U.S. 62 heads to the main broder 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. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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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. Photo taken 2/28/05.
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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. Photo taken 2/28/05.
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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 12/31/02.
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Page Updated October 3, 2005.
