| IH-37 is a designated hurricane evacuation route. Photo
taken July 11, 2005.
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| Corn Products Road and Valero Way exit here. The next
exit is Southern Minerals Road. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for Southern Minerals Road. Photo taken
July 11, 2005.
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| Southern Minerals Road exits here as exit 6. The next
exit serves Suntide Road and Tuloso Road. Photo taken
July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for exit 7, Suntide Road and Tuloso
Road. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| IH-37 is a designated hurricane evacuation route. Photo
taken July 11, 2005.
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| Corn Products Road and Valero Way exit here. The next
exit is Southern Minerals Road. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for Southern Minerals Road. Photo taken
July 11, 2005.
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| Southern Minerals Road exits here as exit 6. The next
exit serves Suntide Road and Tuloso Road. Photo taken
July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for exit 7, Suntide Road and Tuloso
Road. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Use exit 7 to reach Clarkwood Road. Photo taken July
11, 2005.
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| Suntide Road and Tuloso Road exit here. Photo taken
July 11, 2005.
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| A typical view of IH-37 west of Corpus Christi. The
road is three lanes northbound, with a wide shoulder for
use in hurricane evacuations. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for Up River Road and Rand Morgan Road,
FM 2292. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| FM 2292, Rand Morgan Road and Up River Road exit here
at exit 9. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Mileage sign for Carbon Plant Road and McKinzie Road,
FM 3386. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for Carbon Plant Road, exit 10. Photo
taken July 11, 2005.
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| Carbon Plant Road exits here. The next exit is McKinzie
Road. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for exit 11A, FM 3386 or McKinzie Road.
Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| McKinzie Road exits here as FM 3386. Photo taken July
11, 2005.
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| Mileage sign for Violet Road, Hart Road and Callicoate
Road. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Violet Road (FM 24) and Hart Road exit here, as exit
11B. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Mileage sign for Callicoatte Road, Sharpsburg Road and
US 77 South. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for Callicoatte Road (FM 1694). Photo
taken July 11, 2005.
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| Exit 13A serves Callicoatte Road, FM 1694. Photo taken
July 11, 2005.
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| Mileage sign for Sharpsburg Road and US 77 South, also
serving Redbird Lane. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Exit 13B serves Sharpsburg Road. Photo taken July 11,
2005.
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| Approaching the US 77 interchange, we find this sign
advertising exit 14. The US 77 interchange was constructed
between 1988 and 1991. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| An overview of the IH-37/US 77 interchange. The interchange
is currently under reconstruction as part of High
Priority Corridor 20 (IH-69). Photo taken July 11,
2005.
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| Use US 77 South to access Redbird Lane. Photo taken
July 11, 2005.
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| US 77 south separates from IH-37 at Exit 14, in a three
level interchange. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| On the ramp from IH-37 North to US 77 South, we see
a separation between US 77 South and Redbird Lane. Photo
taken July 11, 2005.
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| The ramp from IH-37 North to US 77 South is rated at
35 MPH, with a truck tipping sign. Photo taken July 11,
2005.
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| This view of IH-37 North is seen just west of the US
77 interchange. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for exit 16, Labonte park (formerly
Nueces River Park). Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Before crossing the Nueces River, we see the first signage
for the IH-37/US 77 separation. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Exit 16 serves Labonte Park, by looping under the Nueces
River bridge to follow IH-37 south to the park. Photo
taken July 11, 2005.
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| US 77 follows IH-37 across the Nueces River. This bridge
is identified as a hurricane evacuation chokepoint, and
there is talk of building a parallel bridge as part of
IH-69 to avoid the multiplex. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| IH-37 and US 77 separate here, at exit 17. Photo taken
July 11, 2005.
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| The freeway turns more northerly after US 77, and the
wide inside shoulder ends. The outside shoulder remains
wide until reaching SH 72 in Three Rivers, with plans
to extend the wide shoulder to San Antonio. Photo taken
July 11, 2005.
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| Signs denoting the Hurricane Evacuation route are placed
along IH-37 north until reaching SH 72.These signs show
the two thru lanes and wide shoulder for emergency use
only. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for one of the two picnic areas along
IH-37, which is unsigned exit 20A. Photo taken July 11,
2005.
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| North of Corpus Christi, control cities are Mathis and
San Antonio. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Exit 20B serves Cooper Road. The next exit serves FM
796 and SH 234. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Exit 22 serves FM 796 and SH 234, serving Edroy. Photo
taken July 11, 2005.
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| This is a view of the freeway from the SH 234 overpass.
Northbound, IH-37 has two lanes and the wide shoulder,
while the southbound lanes retain their original configuration.
Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| The nine miles between exits is unusual by Texas standards.
Advance signage for Exit 31, SH 188, is seen here. Photo
taken July 11, 2005.
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| A typical drivers view of IH-37, looking north near
Exit 31. The overpass for SH 188 can be seen in the background.
Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Exit 31 serves SH 188. SH 188 connects IH-37 with US
181 in Sinton, then continues to SH 35. Photo taken July
11, 2005.
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| The Hurricane Evacuation route signs are posted every
5-10 miles along IH-37. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| As we approach Mathis, Lake Corpus Christi can be accessed
via the next four exits. Lake Corpus Christi is a reservoir
for the city of Corpus Christi, and is formed by a dam
on the Nueces River. The reservoir lies very close to
IH-37. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Use Exits 34 and 36 to reach the town of Mathis. Photo
taken July 11, 2005.
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| Advance signage for Spur 459, exit 34, serving Mathis
and eventually Alice (via SH 359). Photo taken July 11,
2005.
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| Use Exit 34 as one of the exits to reach Lake Corpus
Christi. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Spur 459 was signed for many years as SH 359, and is
still signed that way on IH-37 South. Spur 459 operates
between IH-37 and SH 359 in Mathis. Photo taken July 11,
2005.
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| Amenity sign for Exit 36, the primary exit for Mathis
(SH 359). Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Exit 36 serves SH 359. SH 359 begins in Laredo, and
travels via Alice and Orange Grove to Mathis, then north
to meet US 59. Photo taken July 11, 2005.
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| Just north of Exit 36, this view shows a typical panorama
along IH-37. Photo taken October 7, 2005.
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| Exit 40 serves FM 888, which begins near Lake Corpus
Christi and travels northeast to BU-181J. Photo taken
October 7, 2005.
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| The next exit is a parking area, one of the two along
IH-37. Photo taken October 7, 2005.
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| Looking north, after the parking area. Photo taken October
7, 2005.
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| The next exit is FM 534 serving Swinney Switch. Photo
taken October 7, 2005.
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| Looking north just ahead of the Swinney Switch exit,
at the overpass and a panoramic view of the freeway. Photo
taken October 7, 2005.
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| FM 534 exits here to serve Swinney Switch. Photo taken
October 7, 2005.
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| Interstate 37 travels north across rolling hills and
grasslands as it continues north toward Three Rivers.
Photo taken October 7, 2005.
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| The next exit, exit 51, serves Hailey Ranch Road. Photo
taken October 7, 2005.
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| Hailey Ranch Road exits here, as exit 51. Photo taken
October 7, 2005.
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| Advance signage for exit 56, US 59 serving George West.
Photo taken October 7, 2005.
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| This alignment of US 59 was commissioned in 1959, replacing
the old alignment along SH 359. George West is the county
seat of sparsely populated Live Oak County. Photo taken
October 7, 2005.
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| Distance sign for Oakville and San Antonio. Oakville
is the next control city along IH-37, despite a population
of under 500. Photo taken October 7, 2005.
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| The next exit, exit 59, serves FM 799. Photo taken October
7, 2005.
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| FM 799 begins northeast of Beeville and travels via
Cadiz Church and US 59 to end at IH-37. Photo taken October
7, 2005.
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| Advance signage for FM 1358, exit 65 serving Oakville.
Photo taken October 7, 2005.
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| Exit 65 serves FM 1358 and Oakville. FM 1358 begins
at SH 72 northeast of IH-37 and travels southwest to this
exit. Photo taken October 7, 2005.
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| The next exit is exit 69, serving SH 72. SH 72 begins
at US 87 in Cuero and travels west to SH 72 near Fowlerton.
Photo taken October 7, 2005.
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| The wide shoulder continues north to mile 72. Plans
are to widen the shoulder to create an emergency travel
lane all the way to San Antonio on IH-37. Photo taken
October 7, 2005.
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| Exit 69 serves SH 72, accessing Three Rivers and Kenedy.
Photo taken October 7, 2005.
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Page Updated December 7, 2005.
