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U.S. Highway 281 South - San Antonio Area
| U.S. Highway 281 South |
| A closer look at the Texas Park Road 23 shield. Texas state highways feature several incantations, two of which are Park Roads or Recreational Roads. These versions of Texas routes are generally spurs into a park or recreational area facility. Unfortunately they use the standard square shield as depicted here. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Southbound U.S. 281 at the northern terminus of Texas Park Road 23. This north-south route connects U.S. 281 at Blanco to Blanco State Park. Some bicycling enthusiasts were noted nearby, leaving U.S. 281 to travel upon this road. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| U.S. 281 southbound entering the truss bridge of the Guadalupe River. The river represents the country boundary between Bexar County, home to San Antonio, and Comal County. U.S. 281 is four-laned from Spring Branch southward to Hollywood Park. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Shifting well to the north of San Antonio metropolitan area is this southbound truss bridge over the Guadalupe River. This two lane bridge represents the original two-lane U.S. 281 through the Bulverde community. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| The interchange with Texas Loop 1604, the C.W. Anderson Loop, as seen from U.S. 281 southbound. The ramp to the San Antonio bypass features a collector/distributor lane. The freeway connects Interstate 10 to Interstate 35 north of the city. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| This button copy signage indicates that the next interchange, that to Donella Drive, is for Hollywood Park. This San Antonio suburb has a population of 2,983 residents. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| U.S. 281 southbound in the trenches, one half mile from the Donella Drive off-ramp. The freeway bottlenecks from three to two southbound lanes through the interchange. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Southbound U.S. 281 at the Hollywood Park exit of Donella Drive, Thousand Oaks Drive, and Mecca Drive. Hollywood Park is a northern suburb of San Antonio bounded by U.S. 281, Texas Loop 1604, and Hill Country Village. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| U.S. 281 dips below the area grade level at times on its trek through north San Antonio. This southbound photograph is one half mile to the north of the at the Hill Country Village exit to Brook Hollow Boulevard. The Hill Country Village city limits are bounded by San Antonio and Hollywood Park. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| A slew of local roads is served by another southbound U.S. 281 interchange. This ramp connects to Brook Hollow Boulevard, Winding Way Drive, and Oak Shadows Drive. The frontage of the McAllister Freeway north of Interstate 410 is heavily developed with commercial strips and residential developments. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Button copy signage at the Bitters Road off-ramp from U.S. 281 southbound. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Southbound U.S. 281 at the slip ramp exit to Nakoma Drive, Sandau Road, and Rhapsody Drive. The split of San Pedro Avenue from U.S. 281 is situated with 0.75 miles. The word split is used, because San Pedro Avenue represents the original routing of U.S. 281 through north San Antonio. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Sign bridge at the split of San Pedro Avenue from the McAllister Freeway southbound. All Hazardous Cargo is banned from the inner-beltway freeways, so traffic must exit U.S. 281 onto Interstate 410. As for the Avenue itself, it is known as Texas Spur 537 between here and Interstate 410. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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| Traffic onto Interstate 410 from U.S. 281 southbound sees a different story. To access Interstate 410, motorists must take the divided surface arterial known as San Pedro Avenue. The congested thoroughfare features several traffic lights and a rather substandard interchange with Interstate 410 based on the heavy traffic usage of the junction. Photo taken 12/31/02.
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Page Updated May 16, 2005.
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