San Antonio Area
Freeway System
I-10 West Double-Deck
Roadside View Photos |
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This page last updated
April 16, 2010 |
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Below are pictures from
the roadside and overpasses along the double-decked section of I-10
West, roughly proceeding west and north from Frio St. out to Fredericksburg Rd.
This freeway was double-decked in the late '80s. The lower
level is essentially the original freeway built in the late '40s
(minus a few ramps) and was the first freeway built in San
Antonio.
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From Colorado St. overpass,
looking east
(July 2005)

From Colorado St. overpass,
looking west
(July 2005)

Colorado St. exit ramp from
westbound I-10
(July 2005)

Entrance ramp to I-10
westbound from Colorado St.
(July 2005)

Exit ramp from I-10 eastbound
at Colorado St.
(July 2005)

Entrance ramp to I-10
eastbound from Culebra Ave.
(July 2005)

Wider view of entrance ramp to
I-10 eastbound from Culebra Ave.
(July 2005)

Exit ramp from I-10 eastbound
to Culebra Ave.
(July 2005)

From Culebra Ave. overpass,
looking southeastward
(July 2005)

From Culebra Ave. overpass,
looking northward
(July 2005)

Looking southward along I-10
eastbound access road south of Cincinnati Ave.
The split overhead is for the ramp to Culebra Ave. from the
upper level, shown a few pictures above.
(July 2005)

Looking southward along I-10
eastbound access road south of Woodlawn Ave.
Note the concrete pylon for the overhead sign bridge and the lip
on the upper level. Originally, the overhead signs were
supposed to be attached to the lip, but an engineering issue
required the setup you see here.
(July 2005)

Looking northward along I-10
eastbound access road south of Woodlawn Ave.
(July 2005)

Looking northward from
pedestrian overpass south of Woodlawn Ave.
Same overhead sign issue as noted above.
(July 2005)

Looking southward from
pedestrian overpass south of Woodlawn Ave.
(July 2005)

Zoom view looking southward
from pedestrian overpass south of Woodlawn Ave.
(July 2005)

Looking south from the
Fredericksburg Rd. overpass
Note the overhead sign bridge on the upper level-- at this
location, they chose to mount the sign bridge to the concrete lip.
I have no idea why this one is like that while none of the others
are.
(July 2005)

Looking north from the
Fredericksburg Rd. overpass
The end of the double-deck is visible here.
(July 2005)

Entrance ramp to I-10
eastbound from southbound Fredericksburg Rd.
(August 2005)

Side view of the
Fredericksburg Rd. entrance ramp
(July 2005)

Just north Fredericksburg Rd.,
looking south
Note the curved retaining wall-- this is where the original US
87 freeway, the first freeway in San Antonio, ended.
Outbound traffic went under Fredericksburg (the overpass in the
background), then turned along this wall and climbed
up to and merged onto northbound Fredericksburg Rd. (US
87) via Magnolia St. Inbound US 87 traffic had an entrance
ramp at about the same location of today's entrance ramp from Fredericksburg Rd. (picture above this one
and visible at top right of this picture)
(See map below)
(July 2005)

Magnolia St., just west of
I-10
The curved line is the extension of the curve from the retaining
wall along I-10 in the picture above this one.
When the freeway was extended north, it appears the missing section
of the street was just filled-in and hasn't been touched since.
(See map & photo below)
(July 2005)

Map showing Magnolia St. curve
at end of US 87 expressway
(ca. 1950)

Photo showing the
Magnolia St. curve
Just beyond the overpass, you can see the ramp that curved up to
Fredericksburg Rd. via Magnolia St.
(Click here for more historical photos
of this area.)
(ca. 1951/TxDOT)
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