Loop 375 North - IH 10 to Fort Bliss

Heading north through the I-10/Loop 375 Americas interchange. The four flyovers linking the two freeways opened separately, with the first in April 2013. Two of the ramps were designed by the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority.¹

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Continuing north from IH 10, Loop 375 passes by a number of distribution centers and warehouses to Exit 42B with Bob Hope Drive.

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Traffic from IH 10 joins an auxiliary lane to the half interchange (Exit 42B) with Bob Hope Drive.

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Bob Hope Drive parallels SL 375 north from Joe Battle Boulevard, the freeway frontage roads, through eastern reaches of the Ranchos Del Sol and Americas communities to Vista Del Sol Drive by Exit 41.

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Exit 42A quickly follows with Pellicano Drive east to the Mesquite Trails development and west to Americas High School.

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Loop 375 drops below grade through the diamond interchange (Exit 42A) with Pellicano Drive. This marks the beginning of the 2006-opened section of highway.

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Vista Del Sol Drive winds west from upcoming Exit 41 through Vista Hills and other communities to Sumac Drive near IH 10.

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SL 375 runs along the El Paso city line north from Vista Del Sol Drive to Windermere Avenue.

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Vista Del Sol Drive spurs east from the diamond interchange (Exit 41) with SL 375 to the Paseos Del Sol development and a quarry.

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Zaragoza Road returns to meet Loop 375 at Exits 40B with Montwood Drive.

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North from FM 76 (North Loop Road), Zaragoza Road doubles as FM 659. The state highway travels 4.91 miles northeast to Montwood Drive, which connects FM 659 with the 4.83 mile continuation of Zaragoza Road north to U.S. 62/180 (Montana Avenue).

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Flyover ramps bypass adjacent retail areas to directly link Loop 375 north with FM 659 (Zaragoza Road) north and from FM 659 south to SL 375 south.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 39) joins SL 375 with Pebble Hills Boulevard, 0.6 miles north of Zaragoza Road.

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SL 375 reassurance markers stand both at the Zaragoza Road on-ramp and afterwards.

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An auxiliary lane departs SL 375 north for Pebble Hills Boulevard, an east-west suburban arterial.

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Retail and storage businesses line the east side of Loop 375 and the Vista Real community to the west as the freeway approaches Exit 38 with Edgemere Boulevard.

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Exit 38 leaves Loop 375 north for Edgemere Boulevard and the adjacent Hospitals of Providence East Campus.

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U.S. 62/180 combine along Montana Avenue east from IH 10 to El Paso International Airport (ELP) and along the south boundary of Fort Bliss to Loop 375.

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Crossing over Edgemere Boulevard, bridges for SL 375 were constructed wide enough to accommodate an additional lane per direction.

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Northbound at Exit 35 to U.S. 62/180 (Montana Avenue). U.S. 62 originates in Downtown El Paso while U.S. 180 overlaps IH 10 west to Las Cruces. The two routes remain paired east to Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Carlsbad and Hobbs, New Mexico and Seminole, Texas.

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Entering Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Loop 375 becomes the Purple Heart Memorial Highway. The freeway makes a sharp curve northwest a half mile beyond U.S. 62/180.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 32) follows along Loop 375 north at Iron Medics Drive.

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Iron Medics Drive stems west from Exit 32 to Fort Bliss Hospital.

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Loop 375 bends northward to meet the east end of Spur 601 (Liberty Expressway) in 0.75 miles.

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Originally named the Inner Loop, Spur 601 opened from Loop 375 west to Global Reach Drive in 2009. The freeway was completed west to U.S. 54 in 2011.

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The Liberty Expressway runs along the north side of El Paso International Airport (ELP). Connections with Airport Road provide an alternate route south to the passenger terminal along Airway Boulevard.

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A diverging diamond interchange (DDI) connects Loop 375 with Spur 601 (Liberty Expressway) west at Exit 30.

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Motorists along Loop 375 progress northwest through Fort Bliss during a dust storm. Dust storms are common during the spring months across West Texas and southwest New Mexico.

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Restricted from public use, a diamond interchange joins SL 375 with Fort Bliss, 2.3 miles north of SS 601.

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Loop 375 makes a gradual western turn to leave Fort Bliss Military Reservation at Raiload Drive (Exit 24B).

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Railroad Drive parallels a Union Pacific Railroad and the western boundary of Fort Bliss north to U.S. 54 Business (Dyer Street) in far northern El Paso and south to Spur 601 (Liberty Expressway)

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Crossing over the UP Railroad and Railroad Drive, SL 375 transitions onto Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive ahead of Exit 24A to Bomarc Street.

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