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Texas Loop 1 South - MoPac Boulevard

Texas Loop 1 South
Now south of US 183, we find advance signage for Steck Avenue, Anderson Lane and Spicewood Springs Road. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
The right lane exits to Steck Avenue, Anderson Lane and Spicewood Springs Road. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Advance signage for Far West Blvd, RM 2222 and 45th Street. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Far West Blvd departs here. South of this exit is where the original 1975 freeway begins. Photo taken September 27, 2006.

Advance signage for RM 2222, Northland Drive. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Distance sign to RM 2222, 45th Street and 35th Street. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
RM (UR) 2222 begins at RM (UR) 620 and travels southeast to Spur 69 (the hidden extension of the US 290 freeway west of IH-35). Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Advance signage for 45th Street. At this point, the Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks run in the median of Loop 1, spawning the nickname "MoPac Blvd". Photo taken September 27, 2006.
The right lane exits to 45th Street. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Distance sign to 45th Street, 35th Street, Westover Road and Northwood Road. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
45th Street departs here. Use 45th Street to reach the Austin State Hospital and Texas School for the Blind. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Distance sign to 35th Street, Westover Road, Northwood Road and Windsor Road. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
The travel lanes are squeezed into the railroad right-of-way as Loop 1 passes Camp Mabry. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
35th Street departs here. Use 35th Street to reach Camp Mabry and the Austin State School. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Distance sign to Westover Road, Northwood Road, Windsor Road and Enfield Road. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
The right lane exits to Westover Road and Northwood Road. Loop 1 is built without frontage roads, a rarity in Texas and one reducing the commercial clutter along the freeway. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Westover Road and Northwood Road exit here. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
The next three exits serve Windsor Road, Enfield Road and Lake Austin Blvd. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Advance signage for Windsor Road. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Windsor Road departs here, in a tight cloverleaf ramp (a rarity for Texas freeways). Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Enfield Road departs here. This marks the end of the 1975 freeway construction and beginning of 1980-81 freeway. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Distance sign to Lake Austin Blvd, 5th and Cesar Chavez Streets, and RM (UR) 2244. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Lake Austin Blvd departs here. Loop 1 is now passing through Zilker Metropolitan Park, centered around the Colorado River and Town Lake. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
5th Street and Cesar Chavez Street depart here. Use this exit to reach downtown Austin. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
The interchange with 5th and Cesar Chavez Streets is quite complicated, with numerous ramps serving both streets. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Now south of Town Lake, the next exit serves RM (UR) 2244, and the towns of Rollingwood and West Lake Hills. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
This is a typical panorama of Loop 1 through Zilker Park south of Town Lake. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
RM (UR) 2244 connects Loop 1 and SH 71 through Rollingwood and West Lake Hills. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Loop 1 enters the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, an environmentally sensitive area. The Edwards Aquifer serves San Antonio and is the only water source for the city. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
RM (UR) 2244 departs here. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Use the right lane to reach the Barton Skyway. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Advance signage for the Barton Skyway and Loop 360. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Barton Skyway exits here. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Distance sign for Loop 360 and the Southwest Parkway. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Loop 360 north (Capital of Texas Highway) departs here. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Loop 360 was designated in 1962 and opened between 1970 and 1982. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Loop 360 south departs here. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
Advance signage for SH 71 and US 290, Ben White Blvd. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
This sign denotes the exit diagram of the Loop 1/SH 71/US 290 interchange ahead. Photo taken September 27, 2006.
US 290/SH 71 east departs here. Use US 290/SH 71 East to reach Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The ramp to US 290/SH 71 East uses the frontage roads, as the stack interchange is not fully completed. Photo taken September 27, 2006.

Page Updated November 9, 2006.