Interstate 610 East - North Loop

Crossing over White Oak Bayou, the North Loop of IH 610 approaches Exit 14 for Ella Boulevard.

06/19/05

Ella Boulevard extends north from Lazy Brook / Timbergrove through the Central Northwest neighborhood of IH 610.

06/19/05

Forthcoming SS 261 runs 4.48 miles north from IH 610 to IH 45 along Shephard Drive. The state highway previously continued south along a couplet with Durham Drive to IH 10 (Katy Freeway).

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Sheppherd Drive / Durham Drive and parallel Yale Street connect the Independence Heights and Greater Heights neighborhoods in Houston.

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Exit 15 leaves IH 610 (North Loop) eastbound for Durham Drive south and SS 261 (Shepherd Drive) north.

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The succeeding three exits along IH 610 east precede the systems interchange with IH 45 (North Freeway).

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Exit 16A parts ways with IH 610 east for the freeway frontage road three blocks ahead of Yale Street.

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IH 610 east next reaches Exit 16B. Left Exit 17B follows for IH 45 north to Dallas. North Main Street angles northwest to Independence Heights from Near Northside.

06/19/05

A half diamond interchange (Exit 17B) connects IH 610 with Airline Drive just ahead of IH 45 (North Freeway).

06/19/05

Diagrammatic signage is common around Houston due to the early design of some interchanges. These signs are useful in scenarios such as with the four level interchange with IH 45.

06/19/05

Left Exit 17B departs for IH 45 northbound to The Woodlands, Conroe and other north Houston suburbs. IH 45 replaced U.S. 75 northward from Galveston to Dallas.

06/19/05

10/22/03

With the lane drop at Exit 17C for IH 45 south, IH 610 east reduces to two through lanes.

03/27/05

Entering the Near Northside area of Houston, IH 610 next meets Irvington Boulevard at Exit 18.

09/20/05

Irvington Boulevard comprises a commercial boulevard between IH 45 and the Hardy Toll Road through the Northside / Northline community.

09/20/05

Exit 19A separates with IH 610 east beyond Irvington Boulevard to Hardy Street, and Kelley Street east to Jensen Drive.

09/20/05

The Hardy Toll Road stems 21 miles north from a two-wye interchange (Exit 19B) with IH 610 to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Westfield and Spring. The initial 1.43 miles of of the limited access highway is unsigned SS 548.

09/20/05

Heading into the Eastex - Jensen Area, IH 610 continues to a four level interchange (Exit 20) with IH 69/U.S. 59 (Eastex Freeway).

10/22/03

IH 69 overlays U.S. 59 (Eastex Freeway) north to Humble, the Kingwood Area of north Houston, and the Liberty County line ahead of Cleveland.

12/24/05

Three lanes partition from IH 610 east for Exit 20 and IH 69/U.S. 59. Heading south through Kashmere Gardens and the Greater Fifth Ward, the Eastex Freeway meets IH 10 outside Downtown Houston.

10/22/03

The North Loop maintains six overall lanes through the systems interchange (Exit 20) with IH 69/U.S. 59.

10/22/03

IH 610 spans Hersch Road ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 21) with Lockwood Drive.

12/24/05

Shifting south alongside Hunting Bayou, IH 610 crosses paths with Homestead Road at Exit 22.

12/24/05

Exit 22 leaves IH 610 ahead of the entrance ramp from Kelley Street. This section of IH 610 passes through a light industrial area.

10/22/03

Turning back to the east, IH 610 approaches Exit 23 for Kirkpatrick Boulevard north.

10/22/03

Kirkpatrick Boulevard stems north to the Union Pacific Railroad Yard while Wayside Drive parallels to the east through the Settegast neighborhood.

12/24/05

Crossing Hunting Bayou for a second time, IH 610 enters a diamond interchange (Exit 23) with Wayside Drive sandwiched between separate sets of UP Railroad tracks.

10/22/03

IH 610 makes a gradual southerly turn onto the East Loop from the viaduct spanning Liberty Road to McCarty Street (Exit 24).

10/22/03