| Six lanes are maintained along the Interstate 35/410 overlap. This southbound photograph shows a sign bridge one-quarter mile north of Exit 164A. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Exit 164A for Rittiman Road leaves Interstate 35/410 southbound in this scene. Traffic to the local road must utilize the frontage roads for a distance before actually intersecting Rittiman Road. Meanwhile Exit 163 signage for the split with Interstate 410 is posted one mile in advance. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| One-mile sign bridge for Exit 162 on Interstate 35/410 southbound. The panel on the left omits Interstate 410, indicating that the highway mainline is allocated for Interstate 35. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A lone overhead for Exit 163/Interstate 410 south on Interstate 35 southbound. Interstate 410 sees no control cities throughout its 53 mile routing. The highway serves some light industrial areas between here and Interstate 10. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 35 shares a short overlap with the San Antonio beltway/Interstate 410. This southbound photograph looks at the split for the two highway entities, with Interstate 410 traffic utilizing a lone left-hand exit ramp as Exit 163. The single lane ramp is a sign of the reduced significance Interstate 410 commands south of Interstate 35. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 35 South
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| Interstate 35 southbound begins to curve westward as it draws closer to downtown San Antonio. Exit 162 departs to the westbound frontage road serving Brooke Army Medical Center. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A vintage PennDOT style freeway? The narrow median separated by an antiquated guardrail gives an idea of how Interstate 35 can become substandard. Note that another Interstate 35 Texas shield survives to the right. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The Interstate 35 freeway descends below street-level at this refurbished overpass. Note that mast-arm traffic light assemblies are in use above. The city itself seems to favor span-wire assemblies overall for traffic lights. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The SBC Center Parkway gets its name from the SBC Center,
a facility to the south near the Freeman Coliseum. The
left-hand panel is a newer reflectorized upcoming exits
sign for Exits 160 and 159B/A. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A hodgepodge of old and new signage is reflected on
this sign bridge at Exit 160/SBC Center Parkway on Interstate
35 southbound. The panel to the left is a rare occurrence
where an Interstate shield retains 2di width instead of
a 3di width in the San Antonio area. Note that with the
placement of the reflectorized panel for Exit 160 that
the lighting fixtures are removed. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Button copy upcoming exits sign for Exits 159B/A on
Interstate 35 southbound. Note that the Texas standard
frontage road system is now in use for the freeway. Photo
taken 12/31/02.
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| Southbound Interstate 35 at Exit 159B/Walters Street.
Fort Sam Houston is one of many military installations
throughout the area and is situated just north of Interstate
35 between U.S. 281 and Interstate 410. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Exits 158B/A sign bridge for Interstate 37 south/U.S.
281, over mile out of the stack interchange on Interstate
35 southbound. These signs include lane control signals
in lieu of button copy arrows. The signals are common
throughout the metro area freeway system of San Antonio.
Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 35 Texas southbound reassurance shield. Note
the vintage street lighting fixtures. These can also be
found on Interstate 10 through parts of the city. Photo
taken 12/31/02.
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| Exit 159A to New Braunfels Avenue departs from Interstate
35 southbound in this scene. The north-south arterial
highway connects Fort Sam Houston with Interstate 10 and
37 to the south. Speaking of which, the three-quarter
mile guide sign for the Interstate highway to the city
of Corpus Christi is displayed here. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 35 southbound Laredo reassurance sign at
the one-half mile sign bridge of Texas Loop 368/Exit 158C.
All Hazmats are required to use the San Antonio beltway/Interstate
410 for through travel interests. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Interstate 35 sees six to eight lanes on the stretch
between Interstate 10/U.S. 87 and Interstate 410. This
southbound photograph looks at a variable message sign
and the one-quarter guide sign for Exit 158C. North Alamo
Street parallels Broadway one block to the east, with
both serving downtown one mile to the southwest. Photo
taken 12/31/02.
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| The aforementioned Broadway, Texas Loop 368, represents
the original routing of U.S. 81 through northeast San
Antonio and thus receives its own off-ramp via Exit 158C.
Interstate 35 truncated the U.S. 81 routing from Laredo
to the city of Fort Worth in North Texas. Photo taken
12/31/02.
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| Hazmats, those trucks carrying hazardous materials,
are banned from utilizing Interstate 37/U.S. 281 southbound
due to the routing through downtown San Antonio. This
southbound photograph looks at the departure of the Exit
158B ramp at the northern terminus of Interstate 37. Photo
taken 12/31/02.
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| The Exit 158B ramp to Interstate 37/U.S. 281 southbound
sinks below street level as it curves to the southwest
toward downtown San Antonio. Situated above is the ramp
to U.S. 281/McAllister Freeway northbound. Photo taken
12/31/02.
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| Like many of the freeway to freeway junctions in San
Antonio, the Interstate 35/37/U.S. 281 interchange is
a multi-level stack. Sandwiched underneath the intricate
layers of bridges is Broadway. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A look at the Interstate 35 viaduct from the Exit 158B
ramp to the southbound beginning of Interstate 37. Interstate
35 splits between another lower/upper deck configuration
in preparation for the merge with Interstate 10. Photo
taken 12/31/02.
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| IH-35 South in Laredo |
| Headed south on I-35, the freeway stack for Loop 20
is visible in the distance. When this photo was taken
in 2002, the stack was still under construction. Loop
20 connects directly to Mexico's Autopista Monterrey.
Photo taken by Justin Cozart.
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| Closer in towards the Loop 20 interchange. For now,
the freeway will only continue west from I-35 to Mexico.
Along with Autopista Monterrey, the freeway provides a
complete loop around Los Dos Laredos. Photo taken by Justin
Cozart.
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| The stack matches the color of the desert, during construction,
I -35 was reduced to just one lane in each direction.
Photo taken by Justin Cozart.
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| An unusual sight on an American interstate, mileage
the Mexican city of Monterrey is displayed along with
Laredo. Many drivers headed south on I-35 are ultimately
headed for the large city of Monterrey. Photo taken by
Justin Cozart.
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| IH-35 and US 83 are co-signed through Laredo, as seen
on this shield assembly. Photo taken February 18, 2006.
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| I-35 southbound before it's end, this sign tells drivers
in Spanish to buckle up and save a life. Many signs in
the Laredo area put up by TxDot are bilingual. Photo taken
by Justin Cozart.
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| I-35 southbound at exit 1B, Park/Sanchez Sts near downtown
Laredo. This is the first indication of the end of the
interstate. Throughout the city, I-35 is 6 lanes and is
separated by a jersey barrier. Photo taken February 18,
2006.
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| Use exit 1A to reach Laredo Community College and Fort
McIntosh Historical District. Photo taken February 18,
2006.
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| Exit 1A serves Scott/Washington Sts. This half-diamond
interchange marks the last southbound exit on the interstate.
Photo taken by Justin Cozart.
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| The last end freeway warning just after Scott St. A
this point the end of the freeway becomes visible, with
a few communication towers in Mexico in the distance.
Photo taken by Justin Cozart.
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| At the end of the freeway, turning right will put drivers
on to Business Loop I-35, which heads west into downtown
before turning north and rejoining the interstate about
3 miles north. Photo taken February 18, 2006.
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| I-35 ends it's nearly cross-country trek from Minnesota
at this traffic light in Laredo. Turning left will take
drivers south to the Rio Grande valley on US 83, and straight
ahead is Puente Intl II, the main route for I-35 drivers
into Mexico. Photo taken by Justin Cozart.
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Page Updated August 12, 2006.
