I-69/U.S. 59 North - Houston

This section of US 59 was built below grade in 1961, and widened (with bridge replacement) in 2001-02. The left two lanes eventually drop for unsigned Spur 527 to Downtown.

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Diagrammatic sign for the left side ramp and wye interchange for Spur 527 north to Downtown Houston.

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The distinctive arched bridges were added in the 2001 and 2005 reconstruction of this section of the Southwest Freeway.

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Now in the 2005 section of freeway, IH 69 & U.S. 59 north approaches the nearly simultaneous ramp split for Spur 527 and Main Street. This section of freeway was built as a viaduct, and replaced between 2002 and 2006 in a widening project.

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IH 69 & U.S. 59 northbound rise from the trenched section of the Southwest Freeway as the exits for Main Street and Spur 527 to Richmond and Louisiana Avenues depart.

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US 59 transitions onto an elevated freeway across Main, Fannin and San Jacinto Streets beyond the split with SS 527.

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