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1953 Ferguson map showing I-35/US 81 South expressway
(Brian Purcell)
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I-35 at I-10 West looking south (1960)
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Buena Vista St. looking east (ca. 1970)
Commerce and Buena Vista overpasses are at the bottom center.
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Guadalupe St. looking south (1957)
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Alamo St. looking southwest (ca. 1952)
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Alamo St. looking northeast (1967)
(SABCUTS)
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I-35 at Alamo St. looking northeast (1971)
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Alamo St. looking northeast (1971)
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Alamo St. looking northeast (1971)
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I-35 at Laredo St. looking east (1955)
Cevallos St. did not line-up with Laredo St. at this time.
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Laredo St. looking east (ca. 1970)
Cevallos St. had been realigned to meet Laredo St.
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at San Marcos St. looking north (ca. 1955)
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Nogalitos St. looking south (ca. 1952)
This was the start of the northbound expressway. Pruitt Ave. crosses left to right at the top of the ramp.
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I-35 at US 90 (1965)
North is to the right. This is an aerial view during construction of the interchange.
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at US 90 looking either northwest or southeast (1966)
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at US 90 looking south (ca. 1967)
This picture is taken from the northeast corner, with I-35 northbound
just to our right. This is the ramp from I-10/US 90 to I-35 northbound.
(SABCUTS)
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I-35 at US 90 looking east (ca. 1970)
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Theo Ave. looking north (1961)
Burbank High School is at the right. This was before the US 90 freeway was built.
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Theo Ave. looking north (1961)
Note the lack of a center barrier. This was common at this time.
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Stonewall St. looking north (ca. 1960)
This pedestrian overpass was removed around 2007.
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at SW Military Dr. looking north (1960)
Ribbon-cutting for I-35 South. The truck to the left was a 1917 US Army
"Liberty Truck" that the Highway Department had acquired as surplus
when the department was created. It was used by the local TxDOT office
for groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting ceremonies until the 1990s.
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at SW Military Dr. looking west (1966)
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Loop 410 looking northwest (ca. 1966)
I-35 runs left to right.
(TxDOT)
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I-35 at Fischer Rd. looking northeast (ca. 1960)
Note the "semi-expressway" configuration at the bottom-- access roads
and mainlanes with an at-grade intersection (no overpass)_ at Fischer
Rd. Also note the stub for Loop 410 east of the cloverleaf.
(TxDOT)
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Artist rendering of planned expressway at Powell St. looking northwest (1949)
(TxDOT/Zoe Davis)
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Artist rendering of planned expressway at Salinas St. looking southeast (1949)
Salinas St. was one block south of Martin St.
(TxDOT/Zoe Davis)
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Artist rendering of planned expressway at Laredo St. looking northwest (1949)
(TxDOT/Zoe Davis)
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Artist rendering of planned expressway at Durango St. looking northeast (1949)
(TxDOT/Zoe Davis)
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