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1953 Ferguson map showing I-10/US 87
expressway
(Brian Purcell)
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Over download looking northwest (ca. 1952)
You can see the recently-completed US 87 expressway (now I-10) running
from Martin St. in the foreground out to Fredericksburg Rd. This was
several years before the US 81 expressway (now I-35) was built.
(TxDOT/Jack Ammann Photogrammetric Engineers)
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I-10 at I-35 looking northwest (1972)
The waterway in the median is San Pedro Creek, which runs underground
at this location today.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 near Frio St. looking northwest (1950)
Construction of a slip-ramp on the inbound lanes. This exit was used by
traffic wanting to get on the frontage road or to access an at-grade
crossover for Marshall St. The crossover and this ramp were removed by
1957.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Frio St. looking southeast (ca.
1950)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Frio St. looking southeast (ca.
1950)
This is a closer look at the inbound off-ramp.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Frio St. looking southeast (ca.
1951)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Frio St. looking southeast (1962)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Frio St. looking southeast (1967)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Colorado St. looking west (ca.
1950)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 near Brazos St. looking east (ca.
1950)
Looking at the inbound exit to Colorado St.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 south of Culebra Ave. looking
northwest (ca.1948)
The bridge for Culebra Ave. over the creek was built as part of this
project. Prior to that, Culebra did not cross the creek.
(TxDOT)
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Over I-10 at Culebra Ave. looking
southeast (1950)
In the distance, you can see work underway on the section of expressway
between Frio St. and Martin St.
(TxDOT/Ralph N Miller Aerial Industrial Photos)
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I-10 at Culebra Ave. looking north (ca.
1952)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Culebra Ave. looking southeast
(ca. 1967)
Congestion along this section of expressway had become a recurring
problem by this time.
(SABCUTS)
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I-10 at Culebra Ave. looking north (ca.
1967)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Culebra Ave. looking south (ca.
1956)
(TxDOT)
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Looking north over I-10 construction from
Cincinnati Ave. to Fredericksburg Rd. (ca. 1948)
(TxDOT/Ralph N Miller Aerial Industrial Photos)
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I-10 at Cincinnati Ave. looking north (ca.
1949)
The original expressway included bus stops in both directions at
Cincinnati Ave. Their use was likely discontinued around 1970 and they
were removed when the freeway was double-decked in the late '80s.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Cincinnati Ave. looking south (ca.
1962)
A view of the southbound bus stop.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Cincinnati Ave. looking south (ca.
1948)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Cincinnati Ave. looking south (ca.
1949)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Cincinnati Ave. looking north (ca.
1948)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Cincinnati Ave. looking north (ca.
1949)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Cincinnati Ave. looking north
(1968)
Installation of a center median barrier is underway.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Woodlawn Ave. looking south (1951)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Woodlawn Ave. looking north (ca.
1949)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Woodlawn Ave. looking north (ca.
1949)
The expressway ended here at this time. To the left, you can see the
entrance from Fredericksburg Rd., and ahead past the underpasses, you
can see where the outbound lanes curved up to Fredericksburg Rd.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Woodlawn Ave./Fredericksburg Rd.
looking northwest (ca. 1949)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Fredericksburg Rd. looking
southeast (ca. 1949)
This is the ramp where the expressway ended and traffic exited onto
Fredericksburg Rd.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Fredericksburg Rd. looking north
(1959)
Construction to extend the expressway north was now underway.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Woodlawn Ave. looking south (ca.
1981)
Below is the entrance ramp from Fredericksburg Rd. To help mitigate
recurring congestion along this stretch of I-10, ramp metering signals
had been installed here and at several other on-ramps. They were
removed during the double-decking project in the late '80s.
(SABCUTS)
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I-10 at Fredericksburg Rd. looking north
(ca. 1967)
(SABCUTS)
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I-10 at Clower St. looking west (1961)
The waterway in the median is Martinez Creek, which today is
underground.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 from pedestrian overpass at Clower
St. looking southeast (1968)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 from pedestrian overpass at Clower
St. looking southeast (2001)
This was a few years before the expansion of this section to ten lanes.
(Brian Purcell)
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I-10 near West Ave. looking northwest (ca.
1962)
(TxDOT)
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I-10 near West Ave. looking northwest
(1998)
Wildflowers!
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Vance Jackson Rd. looking
northwest (1961)
Construction was still underway on this section.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 approaching Crossroads Blvd. (1968)
This section was still signed as US 87.
(TxDOT)
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I-10/Loop 410 interchange looking north
(1959)
Construction was nearing completion on I-10 outside of Loop 410. Work
had not yet started on I-10 inside Loop 410.
(TxDOT)
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I-10/Loop 410 interchange looking north
(1961)
Work was still underway on I-10 inside Loop 410.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Medical Dr. looking south (1996)
Construction was underway to widen I-10 from Loop 410 to Wurzbach Rd.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at DeZavala Rd. looking north (1966)
The I-10 mainlanes were still under construction.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Loop 1604 looking southwest (ca.
1980)
The first phase of the cloverleaf interchange was under construction.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Loop 1604 looking southeast (ca.
1987)
The second phase of the cloverleaf interchange was nearing completion.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at La Cantera Pkwy. looking southeast
(ca. 1987)
The area that's now The Rim is to the left and was a quarry. Today's
Six Flags Fiesta Texas is to the right.
(TxDOT)
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I-10 at Camp Bullis Rd. looking south (ca.
1987)
(TxDOT)
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