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Interstate 410 Inner Outer Loop - West side of San Antonio
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Fredericksburg Road's exit sits amongst the large stack here. Originally US 87, Fredericksburg is a German-built town to the northwest of San Antonio. Fredericksburg Road closely follows IH 10 northwest out of downtown San Antonio. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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| The 4-level stack at IH 10 has a ton of flyovers. The $132 project to rebuild the busy interchange began in 2000 and lasted until 2006. The large stack differs in decor from the 281 stack, which has more flourishes. Photos taken 08/31/08. |
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IH 410 maintains 8 lanes through the IH 10 stack, which is busy with retail and business on each side. Babcock Road is the next exit after the interstate. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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This pull through sign sits just after the IH 10 stack, but has no control point. The very wide freeway here was widened from 2 lanes in each direction in the late 90s. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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Babcock Road's primary purpose here, as an exit, is to connect the loop to some of San Antonio's largest hospitals, which sit in the medical district just to the northwest of here. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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IH 410 at Babcock. The section of road from here to the next exit at Callaghan was widened in 2002. The road through here was originally built in 1957. Photos taken 08/31/08. |
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IH 410 southbound at Callaghan. Callaghan is a long arterial with a somewhat meandering route, that also crosses IH 10. Much of the road runs through middle class suburban areas on the west side of town, that were originally built to house soldiers stationed at nearby Lackland and Kelly Air Force bases. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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The section of road through here was widened in 2003, and the exit after Callaghan comes here at Evers Road. Evers is a relatively minor road that runs northwest out of the city into the suburbs. This exit is likely another one positioned mostly for frontage road access. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
 | IH 410 turns more southward here after Evers, and the reconstructed areas end as the road gets smaller. When these photos were taken, work was underway to widen IH 410 on the west side. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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| As IH 410 is widened to 10 lanes through here, new ramps are being constructed at the SH 16 (Bandera Road) interchange. The exit here has no signs because of the construction, but Bandera Road is a busy arterial running northwest and west out of the city. The new ramps, scheduled to open at the end of 2009, will provide direct access from southbound 410 to westbound Bandera, and from eastbound Bandera to northbound 410. Provisions are being put in place for ramps in other directions as well. Bandera Road follows the route, west out of the city, of San Antonio's only major cancelled freeway. Photos taken 08/31/08. |
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At Bandera Road, the signs for the upcoming exit at Exchange Parkway and Ingram Road come into view. At this point, SH 16 begins a short overlap with the interstate. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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IH 410 southbound at Exchange/Ingram. Ingram Park Mall is adjacent to the freeway here, as are several large business parks. San Antonio has reached what is possibly the limit of how far it can sprawl to the north, as it begins to abut the protected areas of the hill country. Thus, the city in recent years has taken to sprawling towards the west, where tremendous amounts of development is taking place. Widening IH 410 through here as well as extending the 151 freeway and upgrading the US 90 freeway are just a few road related items being worked on and looked at to enhance transportation to that area of the city. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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Culebra Road is an important route connecting large points of interest, like various Air Force Bases and the Southwest Research Institute. The road continues eastbound all the way into the downtown area of San Antonio. Headed west, the route continues to the popular Lake Medina area and other hilly venues. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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Current construction is over here as the interstate continues south towards Military Drive. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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As the name would suggest, Military Drive is the main street of the large Lackland Air Force Base just to the southeast of here. The road becomes part of Loop 13 south of here and continues around town to the south and east. Originally it was constructed to connect various military institutions like Lackland, Kelly Air Force Base, Fort Sam Houston, and others. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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The next exit connects 410 to the SH 151 freeway, also known as the Raymond Stotzer Freeway. Stotzer was the TxDot bureaucrat who OKed the project in 1983. The entire route opened in 2004. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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IH 410 is shown here as being multiplexed with SH 16. Traffic exits here for the SH 151 freeway, which does not have any direct connection ramps. The road runs west through suburban tract housing to meet Sea World just a few miles away. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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Lakeside Parkway is the next exit as IH 410 continues south under SH 151. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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410 southbound at Lakeside Parkway, on the west side of San Antonio. The parkway is a short road that is basically there to run through a yet-uncompleted business park and retail area. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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410's next exit is at Marbach Road, which is an old road that connected San Antonio to German settlements to the west of town. Marbach runs through Lackland Terrace, a huge subdivision built to house GIs and civilian employees after World War 2. Originally a community in its own right, it was annexed by San Antonio in 1972. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
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IH 410 southbound meets US 90 on the west side of San Antonio. From here on, 410 is a very rural route, mostly two lanes in each direction with little development along it. US 90 continues west into the Chihuahuan Desert and towards the West Texas Mountains. Photo taken 08/31/08. |
Page Updated February 13, 2009.
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