Interstate 10 (I-10) is a United States interstate highway that starts at the Pacific Coast in Santa Monica, California and runs east through the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida to the Atlantic Coast in Jacksonville, Florida. It serves as an important southern tier transcontinental highway across the Southwest and southeastern U.S. connecting the major cities of Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Cruces, El Paso, San Antonio, Houston, New Orleans, Gulfport/Biloxi; Mobile, Pensacola and Jacksonville; and the three state capitals of Arizona (Phoenix), Florida (Tallahassee), and Louisiana (Baton Rouge). It is the third longest transcontinental interstate highway behind Interstate 90 (Seattle to Boston on the northern tier) and 80 (San Francisco to New York on the middle tier); and the fourth longest east to west interstate after Interstate 40 (Barstow, California to Wilmington, North Carolina).
Interstates 8 and 10 carry much of the Old Spanish Auto Trail (OST) between San Diego, California and Jacksonville, Florida which is also overlapped by the Dixie Overland Highway between Scroggins Draw, Texas (present Jct of I-10 & 20) and San Diego. The historic highway itself spanned from St Augustine, Florida to San Diego, California via San Antonio, Texas and is often referred to as the "(old) US Route 66 of the South." After 1926, when the US Highway numbering system was implemented, the OST became U.S. Highway 90 east of San Antonio and US Hwy 80 west of Scroggins Draw towards San Diego. Between San Antonio and Scroggins Draw, portions of U.S. Highway 87, Texas State Highway (SH) 27, and a pre-1991 alignment of U.S. Highway 290 (west of Fredicksburg) replaced the OST. A third option (OST 3) served as an alternate route to the OST on the present US Hwy 90 from San Antonio, westward towards Del Rio via Uvalde. From Del Rio it (US Hwy 90/OST 3) winds northwesterly towards Van Horn through Langtry, Dryden, Alpine and Marfa and ends at the old US Hwy 80 (OST 1), north of its intersection with I-10 in Van Horn, Texas. A second option (OST 2) branches from San Antonio and follows the present day I-37 towards Corpus Cristi and then on US Hwy 77/I-69E south to Brownsville where it ends. The original Old Spanish Auto Trail begins at the Huguenot Cemetery in Saint Augustine and ends at Horton Plaza Park in San Diego. Intestate 10 supersedes US Hwy 90 east of San Antonio and replaces US Hwy 80, 60 and other US and state highways between San Antonio and Los Angeles. Interstate 8 replaces the remaining section of the Old Spanish Trail and the Dixie Overland Highway (US Hwy 80) from Gila Bend, Arizona to San Diego. U.S. Highway 1 continues the Old Spanish Trail from Jacksonville to its eastern terminus in St Augistine.
Promoters of the Old Spanish Trail claimed that it followed the route used by "Spanish Conquistadors" 400 years earlier, but there was no continuous trail or road from Florida to California during Spanish times nor did it bear any relationship with earlier Spanish Cattle Trails that existed between Los Angeles, Barstow and Santa Fe, New Mexico during Spanish times.
The only toll section of I-10 is a stretch between Katy, TX and Houston known as the "Katy Managed Lanes". The Katy Managed Lanes consist of four inner lanes of 18 total lanes that are tolled, while the other outer lanes are toll-free. Elsewhere, most of I-10 is toll-free.
See also: Driving in the United States
See also: Hot weather
In the southwestern deserts between San Antonio, El Paso, Tucson, Phoenix and Indio/Palm Springs, or going off of the I-10 corridor, there are few, if any, services as they are further apart! In some places it can be over which can be dangerous with summer temperatures over . Carry fresh drinking water during every cross-desert travel. Make sure your vehicle is in good, non-overheating condition, with a cool A/C, and also make sure the vehicle has a full tank of gas before leaving a city, town or from last night's accommodations. Charging stations for electric vehicles are further apart.
Interstate 10 begins/ends at its junction with Pacific Hwy (CA-1) on the Pacific Coast in Santa Monica. Going west the freeway simply goes through a tunnel and curves north as Pacific Highway (CA-1). In the east coast it begins/ends at its junction with Interstate 95 in Jacksonville where I-10 splits up towards (or merge from) different directions. To continue further east towards the Atlantic Coast, one can travel another on US-90 (Beach Blvd) from I-95 to its intersection with FL-A1A in Jacksonville Beach. I-10 intersects other major US interstate highways (Interstates 5, 8, 15, 17, 25, 20, 35, 45, 49, 55, 59, 65, 75 and 95); various three digit interstates (serving as local auxiliary highways), state and U.S highways in the eight states it passes through.
See also: Air travel in the United States
The Interstate 10 corridor can be accessed by plane through Los Angeles/LAX, Ontario, CA; Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, San Antonio, New Orleans, Gulfport-Biloxi, Pensacola and Tallahassee with airports next to or near the freeway. In other cities, such as Jacksonsville, Austin, Houston and Long Beach the airport is further away (10-40 mi/32-64 km) from the I-10 corridor on another highway.
See also: Rail travel in the United States
Amtrak operates trains "more or less" along the Interstate 10 corridor serving the major cities in Southern California, the Southwest, Texas and the Southeastern part of the country. Some segments are further away from I-10 such as the segment between Palm Springs and Maricopa, Arizona and from El Paso to San Antonio, Texas while other parts of the route are practically next to the freeway such as the section between Tucson, Arizona and El Paso. The following trains operate along the I-10 corridor:
The Sunset Limited runs three times a week from New Orleans to Los Angeles via Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Tucson, Maricopa (nearest stop to Phoenix), Yuma, Palm Springs and points in between. Additionally, Amtrak's Texas Eagle service between San Antonio and Chicago incorporates the Sunset Limited to provide a direct connection to Los Angeles with the same stops as the Sunset Limited from San Antonio. There are Thruway bus connections between the Sunset Limited in Houston and the Texas Eagle in Longview, Texas; and between Maricopa and Phoenix.
The MetroLink is an extensive regional train network in Southern California with rail lines radiating out from Los Angeles Union Station to surrounding suburbs and counties, stretching as far as Perris, Lancaster, Oceanside, San Bernardino, Riverside and Oxnard. The San Bernardino and the Riverside Lines closely parallel the 10 through east L.A. and the Inland Empire to San Bernardino and Riverside respectively. There are connections to local and regional public transportation (Foothills Transit, LA Metro, Omnitrans, RTA, etc) at each station and cross platfrom transfers with Amtrak's Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited through Los Angeles Union Station, Pomona and Ontario from MetroLink's Riverside Line.
See also: Long-distance bus travel in the United States
There are several bus companies operating buses along the I-10/US 90 corridor with Greyhound serving the entire length while other companies operate buses along certain sections of I-10 to make the journey possible without a car. Bus company listings marked with the Mexican flag are those that offer onward connections further south of the border to as far as Mexico City. See By bus under Get in in a particular city article for a list of bus companies and their bus station/stop locations:
There are additional express and local buses operating as local public transportation along I-10 at varying distances in different places. These options are generally cheaper and more frequent than Greyhound or other intercity companies for the same distances but they are slower with more frequent stops and transfers than with Greyhound. They are generally most available almost contiguously on the first/last in Southern California, from Santa Monica to Indio. Local public transportation is infrequent or unavailable along most other sections of I-10 especially in remote rural areas. The following are most notable:
See or add to By bus under Get around or Get in, in a city or town article for an additional list of local public transportation companies serving the city/town.
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Mile markers are statewide mileposts, starting with "0" at the western border of each state which increases as you go east and then starts over at "0" when crossing the state line into the next state. So going west the numbers on the mileposts will decrease and then start over at the highest number when crossing a state line. The exit numbers correspond with the mileposts so some numbers may be skipped if the exits are further apart from one to the next. Other exits that are one next to the other or "2 in 1" may have the same exit number followed by an "A", "B" or even a "C" such as "Exit #100A" to get on A St, "Exit #100B" to get on B St and so forth.
The maximum speed limit is 70 mph (112 km/h) for cars on rural stretches and 65 mph (90 km/h) in urban areas or lower if posted otherwise. Speed limit for large trucks is 55 mph (88 km/h) in both rural and urban areas.
The segment of I-10 in California runs east from Santa Monica through Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Palm Springs before crossing the desert and into the state of Arizona. In the Greater Los Angeles area, it is known as the Santa Monica Freeway and the San Bernardino Freeway, linked by a short concurrency on I-5 (Golden State Freeway) at the East Los Angeles Interchange. I-10 also has parts designated as either the Rosa Parks Freeway, the Redlands Freeway, or the Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway. I-10 is also known colloquially as "the 10" to Southern California residents
& I-10 replaces the section of US Hwy 60 & 70 (paired) between Brenda, Arizona to Beaumont, California where US Hwy 60 and 70 splits. From Beaumont, US Hwy 60 followed the Moreno Valley Freeway (CA 60 & part of I-215), through the Moreno Valley, Riverside, and to CA-71 in Pomona where it rejoined the San Bernardino Freeway (present I-10). US Hwy 60, 70 and 99 were multiplexed on the present I-10 from Indio, through Beaumont (where US Hwy 60 left), to its intersection with CA-71 where US Hwy 60 rejoined the San Bernardino Freeway into downtown Los Angeles as US Hwy 60, 70 & 99. US Hwy 99 ran concurrent along the present I-10 from Indio to its intersection with US Hwy 101 in downtown Los Angeles where it went north along the present Interstate 5 through the San Fernando Valley. Going south US Hwy 99 followed the present CA-Hwy 86 from Indio to Brawley along the western shores of the Salton Sea. From Brawley, US Hwy 99 followed CA-111 to the Mexican border in Calexico where it ended/began. After 1964 the remaining sections of US Hwy 60 on the Moreno Valley Freeway and the Pomona Freeway were renumbered to CA-Hwy 60 while the remainder (old US Hwy 70, 99) became I-10. US Hwy 99 was decommissioned in favor of I-5 and CA-99. Eventually the section of present day CA-60 (Pomona Fwy) continues from CA-71, through Pomona, Diamond Bar and City of Industry/Hacienda Heights, to I-5 in downtown Los Angeles after the completion of the remaining section(s) that were under construction. - Business Loop (BL)-10 serves as an auxiliary surface street branching from the interstate through Blythe as Hobson Way and along the eastern edge of Indio on 'Old Hwy 86' to the intersection of CA-86 and 111 SE of town. They replace a section of the old US highway (US Hwy 60 & 99) that once went through town as a local street. <br> & I-8 replaces the Old Spanish Auto Trail (US Hwy 80) from Gila Bend, Arizona to its western terminus in San Diego. There are sections of the old US Hwy 80 remaining as a two lane road alongside I-8 through Arizona and California continuously. Parts of the old US 80 goes through Yuma as BL-8. Other sections in California have been abandoned as a road for vehicular use and serve as hiking trails. I-8 and old US 80 go through Yuma and El Centro/Calexico to get to San Diego. <br><br>
Santa Monica - A popular seaside community famous for its beach and amusement park pier, with a bustling shopping promenade.
Culver City - Best known for film and TV production, including the old MGM studios, which is now part of Sony Pictures. Also noted for its excellent dining scene, local shops, and a couple of intriguing museums, including the quirky Museum of Jurassic Technology.
:* Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX), 33.9442Β°, -118.4025Β°. Go south on I-405 from I-10 to "Century Blvd/LAX Airport" (at Exit #46 from SB side or Exit #48 from NB side of 405). Likewise travelers can get off at Lincoln Blvd (CA-1) in Santa Monica and go south on Lincoln Blvd towards LAX at Century Blvd. Each rental car company have their own separate locations surrounding LAX for rental car returns. - National Blvd/Overland Ave (Exit 4). signed only as "Overland Ave" from westbound lanes - National Blvd (Exit 5). westbound access only - Robertson Blvd Culver City (Exit 6). - La Cienga Blvd (Exit 7A). signed and access to " La Cienga Blvd/Venice Blvd" from westbound lanes. - Washington Blvd / Fairfax Ave (Exit 7B).
From Culver City I-10 passes through the Westside where the rest of the world thinks of when they think"California". Beautiful beaches, fancy homes, movie stars: it's all there. I-10 also divides the Westide from South Central L.A. which is notorious for being a high crime area known and for being the epicenter of the race riots of 1967 and 1992. Surprisingly it is the location for University of Southern California, the museums and stadiums of Exposition Park, the famous Watts Towers, and significant centers of African-American culture. - Western Ave (Exit 11).
The San Gabriel Valley encompasses the suburban valley communities (cities) east of Downtown Los Angeles, as well as the forested San Gabriel Mountains to the north of the valley.
The Inland Empire of Southern California is a semi-arid region, east of Los Angeles, made up of scores of cities and towns. The boundaries are often a subject of debate, however, it is generally agreed that the western boundary is the San Bernardino County/Los Angeles County line and the eastern limits are the most urbanized areas of San Bernardino County and Riverside County.
:* Ontario International Airport (IATA: ONT), 34.0609Β°, -117.5932Β°. :* Holt Ave (Exit 55A). WB Access only. EB access through Vineyard Ave at Exit 54. - Haven Ave (Exit 56, Rental Car Return). Go south on S Haven to the Rental Car Center for rental car return. "Rental Car Return" not signed from the freeway. - Millikan Ave (Exit 57). Go north N Millikan Ave to get to Ontario Mills Mall a major retail hub in the area. - North to Barstow, Las Vegas; South to San Diego (Exit 58). I-10 is accessed from Exit 109 of I-15. Travelers going towards North Carolina, from L.A., (via Grand Canyon, Northern Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee) will find it more efficient to travel on I-40 from Barstow than to continue east on I-10 through Phoenix (I-17), Texas (I-20/30), Alabama (I-65) or Florida (I-75/95). It's also a popular and a quicker route (I-10/15) for L.A. locals going on weekend trips to Las Vegas and for travelers touring Route 66 to get from Southern California to Amarillo, Texas.
The western portions of Riverside County include the far outskirts of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, as well as more rural areas like Temecula, known for its wineries and hot air balloons. The majority of the county lies in the desert, with the most-visited portion being Palm Springs and its neighboring resort towns. Further east the county is essentially uninhabited, and includes the remote, rocky desert of Joshua Tree National Park, and the empty landscapes west of the Colorado River.
Crosses the Colorado River to/from Arizona
The maximum speed limit is 75 mph (120 km/h) for cars and trucks on rural stretches and 65 mph (104 km/h) in urban areas or lower if posted otherwise.
& In Arizona, I-10 was built on a different alignment that only replaces US Hwy 80 between Benson and Tucson and US Hwy 60 west of Brenda to provide for a more straightforward and efficient path through the state. Between Brenda and Tucson and between Benson and the New Mexico State line I-10 replaces a series of other state highways. Meanwhile US Hwy 80 followed a different route than the present I-10 which is replaced by the following state highways after being decommissioned: - & The Old US Hwy 80 splits from the present I-10 as NM-80 in Road Forks (Exit 5) to go south towards the Mexican border in Douglas, Arizona, through Rodeo, New Mexico. It becomes AZ-80 after crossing the state line. From Douglas, AZ-80 goes back north towards Benson through Tombstone and Bisbee. The Old US Highway 80 joins the present I-10 (at Exit 306) from Benson to Tucson. I-10 between Road Forks and Benson replaces old NM-14 and AZ-86 (concurrent with US Hwy 80 between Benson and Tucson) for travelers who want to keep going without taking the detour to Douglas. AZ-86 (W Ajo Way) ends at it junction with I-19 in Tucson. - From Tucson the Old US Hwy 80 continued north on the present day AZ-77 (N Oracle Ave) to Oracle Junction and then along AZ-79 through Florence to US Hwy 60 in Florence Junction. US Hwy 80 ran concurrent with US 60,70,89 (on the same road) through Apache Junction, Queen Creek, Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix to approximately 7th Ave & Van Buren where US Hwy 60,70,89 go towards Wickenburg on Grand Ave. US Hwy 80 continued west on W Van Buren to 17th Ave where it turned south and then continued west from S 17th Ave, on W Buckeye Rd, to Goodyear. From Goodyear is curved southwesterly on MC-85 along the southside of Buckeye towards the Gila River. - The historic US Hwy 80 runs alongside the Gila River, parallel with AZ-85 (a more straight path) at opposite sides of the Gila River to Gila Bend where the US Hwy 80 continued west towards San Diego (now Interstate 8). There are sections of the Old US Hwy 80 that remain as two lane roads running alongside Interstate 8. Other segments go through the cities/towns as Business Loop I-8 (BL-8), while others are abandoned from vehicle use and are now hiking trails. - Business Loop (BL)-10 serves as an auxiliary road branching from the interstate through San Simon, Bowie, Willcox, Benson, Phoenix, Tucson and Quartzsite as a local street. They replace a section of the old US highway (US Hwy 60 or 80) that once went through town as a local street.
Going west from Phoenix to Los Angeles US Hwy 60 & 70 (both were paired on the same road from Globe to Los Angeles) leave Phoenix in a northwestly direction towards Wickenburg through Glendale and Peoria on Grand Ave and then southwest towards the present I-10 (Exit 31), west of Brenda, from Wickenburg. They than continued west towards Los Angeles along the present day I-10. US Hwy 60 ends at the (westbound) on-ramp to I-10, west of Brenda (Mile 31) while US Hwy 70 truncates further east in Globe. Between the US Hwy 60 exit near Brenda and Phoenix is a new addition to provide a straight path into Phoenix rather than routing I-10 upon US Hwy 60 through Wickenburg, Peoria and Glendale into Phoenix.
Western Arizona is a remote region consisting of deserts and mountains. It is west of Phoenix and Tucson, north of the border with Sonora, Mexico, and east of the Colorado River which separates Arizona from California.
Greater Phoenix is a large conurbation of cities (municipalities) surrounding Phoenix in the middle of the state. Together, it is the Southwest's biggest metropolitan area with artsy urban communities, ritzy resorts, the country's largest university and resulting college town, beautiful desert wilderness on the outskirts and miles upon miles of suburban sprawl.
:* Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (IATA: PHX), 33.4370Β°, -112.0138Β°. - North to Flagstaff (Exit 150, Eastbound exit only.). I-17 begins here from the eastbound lanes of I-10. I-17 goes along the south side of the downtown core and curves north west, of the state capitol district. It intersects I-10 again at Exit 143 (of I-10)/Exit 200 (I-17) west of downtown. :* North Flagstaff West (Exit 150A); 24th St (Exit 150B) (Exits 150A/150B Westbound exits only.). I-17 begins from the westbound lanes of I-10 through Exit 150A. Westbound US Hwy 60 follows I-17 from here to Thomas/Grand Ave (Exit 201 of I-17). This also serves as a commercial truck route for I-10 truck traffic around downtown Phoenix.
:* North Sky Harbor (Exit 153A); 52nd St, Broadway Rd (Exit 153B) (Exit 153A/153B). Westbound exit only. AZ-143 goes by the airport from the eastside (via Sky Harbor Blvd) and ends at AZ-202 past the airport. It also accesses W University Dr, Washington St and Van Buren St. - East Mesa, Globe (Exit 154). Going east US Hwy 60 goes towards Apache Junction as the Superstition Freeway with multiple exits to Tempe and Mesa. Going west, US Hwy 60 continues along I-10 and I-17 towards Grand Ave at Exit 201 of I-17. Prior to the existence of the Superstition Freeway (present day US Hwy 60) the old US Highways 60,70,80,89 ran concurrently and continuously on W Apache Trail (Apache Jct); Main St (Mesa) and E Apache Blvd (Tempe). The road then curves north on Mill Ave towards Papago Park and then westward from Papago Park, along Van Buren, towards Grand Ave at 7th Ave & Van Buren in downtown Phoenix. - Baseline Rd (Exit 155). Signed "Baseline Rd, Guadalupe" from the EB lanes. Local access to Arizona Mills Mall via Baseline from the freeway. Go south on Avenida de Yaqui from south of Arizona Mills Mall to get to Guadalupe.
South Central Arizona have some of the beautiful high deserts, interesting cities and sparse wilderness. It includes the corridor (I-19) from Tucson to Nogales, the biggest port of entry in Arizona.
:Kino Pkwy North South to Tucson Intl (Exit 263A); Kino Pkwy North Ajo Way (Exit 263B) (Exit 263). Access from eastbound lanes only. : Tucson International Airport (IATA: TUS), 32.1205Β°, -110.9377Β°. - Irvington Rd, Palo Verde Rd (Exit 264). - Alvernon Rd North (Exit 265). - Valencia Rd, Tucson Intl (Exit 267). Go west on Valencia Rd to Tucson Blvd. Go south on Tucson Blvd to get to the airline terminals. First exit to the airport for travelers coming from Benson or anywhere south/southeast of Tucson. Going west the old US Hwy 80 and the old AZ-86 followed E Benson Hwy from Valencia to 6th Ave south of Tucson. The old AZ-86 turned left (west) on Ajo Way while US 80 continued to old the US Hwy 89 on 6th Ave. AZ-86 ends at W Ajo Way and I-19 whereas it used to continue on E Benson Hwy and on the present I-10 to the New Mexico state line, concurrent with US-Hwy 80 to Benson. Southeast Arizona is a sparsely-populated, scenic region of the Sonoran desert with a number of historic sights and remote wilderness areas.
The maximum speed limit is 75 mph (120 km/h) for cars and trucks on rural stretches and 65 mph (104 km/h) in urban areas (through Las Cruces and Anthony) or lower if posted otherwise.
In New Mexico, I-10 follows the former path of U.S. Route 80 (US 80) across the state, although major portions of old US 80 were bypassed in Western New Mexico's Bootheel and DoΓ±a Ana Counties. I-10 passes through three Southern New Mexico municipalities of regional significance west of the junction with I-25: Lordsburg, Deming, and Las Cruces. Most of I-10 in New Mexico, between Exit 24 (Lordsburg) and Exit 135 (Las Cruces), is concurrent with US 70 and old US 80. The old US 80 leaves I-10 at Exit 116 and runs parallel as NM-549 east of Deming. It goes alongside I-10 into Deming as Business Loop 10 (Pine St) and continues another west of Deming, alongside I-10, to Exit 68 as NM-418. Going west towards Arizona the old U.S. Route 80 diverges from I-10 at Road Forks (Exit 5) via NM-80 towards the Mexican border in Douglas, Arizona via Rodeo, New Mexico. The present I-10 continues west on the old NM-14 and AZ-86 from Road Forks (Exit 5) to Benson, Arizona (Exit 306) where the old US 80 (now AZ-80) rejoins the highway (concurrent with old AZ-86 on the present I-10) to Tucson.
- ![22px](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Business_Loop_10.svg) Business Loop (BL)-10 serves as an auxiliary road branching from the interstate through Las Cruces, Deming and Lordsburg as a local street. They replace a section of the old US highway (US Hwy 70, 80, 180) that once went through town as a local street.
I-10 traverses southern New Mexico through Hidalgo, Grant, Luna, and DoΓ±a Ana counties. The interstate travels westβeast from the Arizona state line to the interchange with I-25 in Las Cruces, and then travels northβsouth to the Texas state line. US Route 80 in New Mexico (US 80) was replaced by I-10:
:*Las Cruces International Airport (IATA: LRU), 32.283Β°, -106.9194Β°. Located 10 min west of downtown Las Cruces in West Mesa, the airport serves as a general aviation airport and for VIP flights. It also have ample facilities for unmanned Aerial activity, and testing and system development. Nearest airport for scheduled passenger airline services is El Paso International Airport, a 45-minute drive south from downtown Las Cruces on I-10. - W Picacho Ave (Exit 135). US Hwy 70 connects I-10 from west of Las Cruces towards Clovis through Alamogordo. It crosses through the westside of town as W Picacho Ave to Main St. It then goes northeasterly towards I-25 (Exit 6 of I- 25) on Main St. Going west it runs concurrent with I-10 from Las Cruces to Lordsburg. - Motel Blvd (Exit 139). - Ave Mesilla (Exit 140). - to Main St, University Ave (EB side); Valley Dr, University Ave (WB side) (Exit 142). go east on University Ave to get to the New Mexico State University campus. University Ave also connects to Exit 1 of I-25. - North to Albuquerque; East to El Paso; West to Las Cruces, Mesilla (Exit 144). Southern terminus of I-25. US Hwy 85 runs concurrently with I-25 through New Mexico and with I-10 into El Paso from Las Cruces. I-10 curves southward and merges into I-25 to continue towards El Paso (as I-10) while Exit 144 directs traffic into the northbound lanes of I-25. Coming from El Paso, Albuquerque is north of Las Cruces via I-25 and Santa Fe is another north of Albuquerque, Locally I-25 goes through the middle of Las Cruces, accessing most parts of the city. I-10 curves westward along the southside of town, the airport and the town of Mesilla. - Mequite (Exit 151). - Vado, Berino (Exit 155).
The maximum rural speed limit is 85 mph (136 km/h) for cars and large trucks which is more relevant along State Highway (SH) 130 between Georgetown (north of Austin) and Seguin (east of San Antonio). The I-10 corridor between Hoodspeth and Kerr Counties is 80 mph (128km/h) in rural areas and 75 mph in urban areas or lower if posted otherwise. The remaining stretches of I-10 remain at 70-75 mph (112-120km/h) or as posted.
& US 90 begins at an intersection with BL I-10 (old US 80) and SH 54 in downtown Van Horn. It then heads south-southeast towards Marfa, where the route begins to head generally east/southeast towards Del Rio and then towards San Antonio via Uvalde. The route is mostly two lanes west of Uvalde. At this point, it becomes a four-lane surface road until it reaches western Bexar County where it becomes a freeway, joining I-10 in Downtown San Antonio. This concurrency with I-10 continues intermittently from San Antonio into western Houston, where US 90 follows the Katy Freeway. The section of US 90 that is multiplexed with I-10 through Houston is the only section of the route that is unsigned. In eastern Houston, US 90 splits from I-10 and heads northeast towards Liberty, eventually traveling through downtown Beaumont where it rejoins I-10 and go concurrently into Louisiana. US 90 between Van Horn and San Antonio replaces the third auxiliary option of the Old Spanish Auto Trail (OST-3). US 80 begins/ends at its junction with I-30 east of Dallas. The remaining sections of US 80 between Dallas and El Paso is replaced by I-20 & I-10.
The following highways replaced the main Old Spanish Auto Trail (OST-1) after 1927, between Scroggins Draw and San Antonio, which were eventually replaced or bypassed by Interstate 10 in phases after 1960: - I-10 replaces sections of & between Scroggins Draw (Jct I-20), Ft Stockton and Mountain Home (Exit 488). US Hwy 290 ends/begins at its junction with I-10 at Exit 477 (to Fredricksburg). - & I-10 bypasses SH 27 and runs concurrently with US Hwy 87 between Mountain Home and San Antonio. Historically US 87 went from San Antonio to Comfort where it goes north to Fredricksburg while SH-27 continued northwesterly through Kerrville, Ingram and Mountain Home to Ft Stockton (paired with US Hwy 290). SH 27 is still there, alongside of I-10, between Comfort and Mountain Home ending at milepost 488 of I-10. US Hwy 87 goes south from Fredricksburg to Comfort where it continues concurrently with I-10 from Comfort to San Antonio (Roland Rd at Exit 577). Business Loop (BL)-US 87 serves as an auxiliary road branching from the main US Hwy 87 on the interstate through Boerne and Comfort as a local surface street. - Business Loop (BL)-10 serves as an auxiliary road branching the from interstate through Sierra Blanca, Van Horn, Balmorhea and Ft Stockton as a local surface street. It often replaces an old US and/or state highway (US Hwy 80 & 290) that once went through a town as a local street. In Texas BL-10 is paired with a state (SH) or Farm to Market (FM) highway in some places.
Big Bend Country vast remote region of western Texas consisting of Big Bend National Park, mountains, desert and canyons.
:* Guadalupe Mountains National Park. is another north of Van Horn on TX-Hwy 54 at its junction with US Hwy 62. Likewise one can go east on US Hwy 62 from El Paso to reach Guadalupe Mountains National Park. - Ross Dr (Exit 140B). Business Loop (BL) 10 (old US Hwy 80) goes into town as Broadway from Ross Dr, at the east end of town. Broadway (old US Hwy 80) continues, alongside I-10, another east to Moon Rd in Plateau at Exit 159. - Wild Horse Rd (Exit 146). Moon Rd - Michigan Flat (Exit 153). Richard Kane Rd - Plateau (Exit 159).
:* (Exit 259A). Access to Imperial Hwy from the westbound lanes only. Access to Imperial Hwy from the eastbound lanes through Exit 259 and along the I-10 service road. - Ft Stockton, Marathon (Exit 261). Sign from the eastbound lanes simply reads "Marathon". Business Loop (BL) 10 (US Hwy 385 & old US Hwy 290) goes through town as E Dickinson Blvd from the east end of town. US Hwy 385 turn southwards, towards Marathon on W Railroad Ave. Going north, US Hwy 385 goes concurrently on I-10 to Exit 273. - McCammey, San Angelo (Exit 273).
:* * San Antonio International Airport π (IATA: SAT) - North to Austin; South to Laredo, East to Houston (Exit 570 of I-10 EB). Two left lanes exit off through the left towards I-35 NB while the other lanes (of I-10) merge into I-35 south towards US Hwy 90 at Exit 153 of I-35. :* West North El Paso; North to Austin (Upper Level); (Lower Level) Corpus Christi, Johnson City (Exit 156 of I-35 NB). I-10 runs concurrently on I-35 between the US Hwy 90 interchange at Exit 153 to where I-10 continues west towards El Paso from Exit 156. Going east I-10 runs concurrently on US Hwy 90 towards Seguin. :* East & South to Houston; West to Del Rio (Exit 153 of I-35 SB). - North to Austin; South to Laredo, West to El Paso (Exit 572 of I-10/US Hwy 90). I-10 exits off onto I-35 north towards Exit 156 of I-35.
The Prairies and Lakes Region is located in the north central part of Texas. It is home to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. This region also has a beautiful countryside with ranches, "bed and breakfasts", and many recreational lakes. Whether you're looking for the excitement of a big town (shopping, dining, nightlife), or for a more leisurely time in the rural areas, you'll find it here in the Prairies and Lakes Region.
The Texas Gulf Coast stretches for hundreds of miles, from the Louisiana border to Brownsville on the Rio Grande. The beaches are excellent, and oil-rich cities like Houston make for fun nightlife, too.
The maximum rural speed limit is 75 mph (120 km/h) for cars and large trucks which is more relevant along Interstate 49. The I-10 corridor remains at 70mph (112 km/h) in rural areas and 60 mph in urban areas or lower if posted otherwise.
Entering Louisiana from the west, US 90 and I-10 travel side by side through Lake Charles to Lafayette. In Lafayette, US 90 and I-10 part ways: I-10 proceeds east to Baton Rouge, while US 90 takes a southern turn and passes through New Iberia, Franklin, Morgan City, and Raceland in the Bayou Cane β Thibodaux metropolitan area before reaching New Orleans. It bypasses Houma north of town. LA-182 carries much of the Old Spanish Trail (OST) from before 1930, which closely parallels US 90, between Lafayette and Raceland as a separate road through the same cities and towns including through Houma. After 1930 the OST was re-aligned to US Hwy 90. All iterations of the OST include crossing the Huey P Long Bridge into and out of New Orleans.
Southwest Louisiana is the vibrant "Heel of the Boot" in the southwestern corner of Louisiana. It is a land of contrasts: bountiful culture, amazing food, and colorful annual festivals that get bigger every year; but the Southwest also has a quickly vanishing coastline and equally quick vanishing wetlands environment. It is considered one of the fastest disappearing landscapes on Earth, with some studies showing that it has lost land area in the several of hundreds of square miles. This is a place where sea and land mingle together, and can be seen through the amazing refuges and nature sanctuaries in this area of the state. From the urban center of Lake Charles to the "Louisiana Outback" of Cameron Parish, this unique region has something for all visitors:
South Central Louisiana is a part of "Acadiana," the name given to the region of southern Louisiana that is the home of the Cajun (or "Acadian" as they were originally known) people. Everything that made Cajun culture popular came from this region: food, music, literature, and of course, the unique variant of French spoken here. This particular area, along with the Cajun Prairie, is effectively an enclave in the southern United States: an area that is predominantly French in background and culture, but still distinct from French culture in Metropolitan France or Quebec:
The River Parishes are the Louisiana parishes that line the Mississippi River in the eastern part of Acadiana, from the Mississippi state line to just outside the New Orleans metro area. From Baton Rouge north, the parishes are on the west bank of the river (we have placed Baton Rouge in the Florida Parishes). The parishes between Baton Rouge and New Orleans straddle the river and, in particular, form a unique area known as the "Acadian Coast." This was an area that the first Acadian (now Cajun) exiles settled when they arrived in Louisiana from Canada.
Baton Rouge π β The state capital
South to Boutte Houma (Exit 220). connects the I-10 corridor to:
Greater New Orleans is a region centered on New Orleans, Louisiana's biggest city and top visitor attraction, and encompassing the south east part of the state, including the lower Mississippi River, smaller cities and towns, bayous, wetlands, and nature preserves:
:* Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport ((IATA: MSY)), 29.9961Β°, -90.2552Β°. The old terminal at the southeast end of the runways is replaced by a new terminal at the opposite side of the runways since Nov 2019. It is directly linked by Loyola Dr from I-10 (Exit 221). Plans are underway for the future use of the old terminal but the car rental center is still next to the old terminal for car rental returns. - Williams Blvd, N.O. Intl Airport (Exit 223, Rental Car Returns). Travelers coming from the westbound lanes can get on the (old) Airport Access Rd to the old terminal for rental car returns. Access from the eastbound lanes only goes into Williams Blvd (LA-49) which parallels to the Airport Access Rd to the old terminal. The new rental car parking garage is next to the old airline terminal, follow signs. Access to the new airline terminal is via Loyola Dr at Exit 221.
The maximum speed limit is 70 mph (112 km/h) for cars and trucks on rural stretches and 60 mph (100 km/h) in urban areas or lower if posted otherwise.
US Highway 90 serves the main highway through major cities and towns of the Mississippi Gulf Coast while I-10 runs parallel with US Hwy 90 to serve as the main bypass route. There are various north-south roads that connect I-10 to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
:* Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, 30.413Β°, -89.0726Β°. Go left (east) on Airport Rd from US Hwy 49 to get to the airport. The Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport serves as the major airport in the Mississippi Gulf Coast. (IATA: GPT) - Lorraine Cowan Rd, (Exit 38). Goes into the Bernard Bayou Industrial District east of town.
Moss Point and Pascagoula
The maximum speed limit is 70 mph (112 km/h) for cars and trucks in rural and urban areas or lower if posted otherwise.
U.S. Route 90 is internally designated by the Alabama Department of Transportation as State Route 16 (SR 16) (not signed), as a major eastβwest state highway across the southern part of state along the Gulf coast. Although not signed, SR-16 may appear to run concurrent on US 90 on some maps. US 90/SR 16 crosses the extreme southern part of the state, covering approximately . The routes pass through Baldwin County before entering the city of Mobile where it gains a wrong way concurrency with US 98. and later joins US Truck Route 98, briefly also overlapping Interstate 165. The portion of US 90 that crosses Mobile Bay is locally referred to as the "Causeway". With the completion of I-10, US 90/SR 16 serves primarily as a local route connecting the towns along its path.
I-10 is the primary eastβwest highway of the Gulf Coast region of Alabama. The highway connects Mobile, the largest city in South Alabama, with Pascagoula, Mississippi, to the west and Pensacola, Florida, to the east. Within the state, the highway connects Mobile and Mobile County with the Baldwin County communities of Daphne and Fairhope.
Crosses the Perdido River into Florida.
The maximum speed limit is 70 mph (112 km/h) for cars and trucks on rural stretches and as posted in urban areas.
US Highway 90 serves as an auxiliary route of I-10, passing through the county seats of all 15 counties on its course in the Florida Panhandle, and it is also the road upon which many of the county courthouses are located. It is never more than six miles (9.7 km) from Interstate 10 (I-10) throughout the state. It runs as a two-lane highway through most of the sparsely populated inland areas of the Florida Panhandle, widening to four lanes through and near several towns. The speed limit is 55 mph (89 km/h) for all rural points west of Monticello, and it is 60 mph (97 km/h) on all rural points beginning in Madison County to Glen St. Mary. The route also serve the major cities which are also county seats in Pensacola (Escambia County); Tallahassee (Leon County & state capital); Lake City (Columbia County) and Jacksonville (Duvall County). - also known as Atlantic Boulevard in Jacksonville, is a major eastβwest state highway through the Florida Panhandle as an internal designation (with Florida Dept. of Transportation) for U.S. Highway 90. Therefore, mostly unsigned in favor of U.S. Highway 90, it runs from the Alabama state line (Perdido River) to Atlantic Beach. The only sections that are not signed as US 90 are north of Pensacola, where US 90 uses SR 10A and SR 10 is signed as U.S. Highway 90 Alternate, and east of south Jacksonville, where US 90 uses unsigned SR 212. SR 10 is also signed on Atlantic Boulevard in Jacksonville. - is an internal designation for I-10 by the Florida Department of Transportation. It is unsigned but may appear to run concurrent with I-10 on some maps.
The highway runs east from the Alabama border on the Perdido River, through the Florida Panhandle and North Central Florida, serving the major cities of Pensacola, Tallahassee, Lake City, ending at Jacksonville:
Pensacola is a historic beach city in Escambia County, Florida's westernmost county, at the tip of the "panhandle". The city is home to the Pensacola Naval Air Station, the National Museum of Naval Aviation and many historic districts that skirt the downtown area. Surrounded on three sides by water, the Pensacola area is full of history, shipwrecks, beaches and spectacular vistas.
DeFuniak Springs is north of the freeway. DeFuniak Springs is a city of 7,000 people (2019) on the Emerald Coast of Florida. DeFuniak Springs is home to Lake DeFuniak, one of two spring-fed lakes in the world that is nearly perfectly round. The surrounding landscape around the lake is often decorated for the holidays between Thanksgiving and New Year's to celebrate.
Tallahassee is the capital city of Florida, and the largest city in the Florida Panhandle region of the state. In addition to housing the state government, it is a university town home to Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee Community College. Tallahassee has a good selection of restaurants for a city of its size. The universities' theater, art, and music programs, in addition to an active Council of Culture and Arts, also make for an unusually vibrant arts scene.
:* Tallahasse International Airport (IATA: TLH), 30.39548Β°, -84.34502Β°. - Monroe St, State Capitol (Exit 199). Monroe St goes north-south into downtown - Thomasville Rd/Capital Circle NE (Exit 203). Go Sw on Thomasville Rd (FL-61) to get into downtown without going to Monroe St. - West Tallahassee (Exit 209A); East Monticello (Exit 209B) (Exit 209A/209B). A section of US Hwy 90 between Tallahasee and Monticello through two separate exits from both directions. Travelers going to Tallahassee from further east can exit at 209A and follow US Hwy 90 into downtown Tallahassee (location of state capitol).
:Gary St to Palm Ave to Marco Blvd (Exit 350B from I-95 Southbound lanes). : Atlantic Blvd Phillips Hwy (Exit 350A from I-95 Southbound). Travelers going towards St Augustine can continue south on I-95 or follow the Old Spanish Hwy onto the Phillips Hwy (US 1). US 90 serves as a continuation (of I-10) towards the Atlantic Coast on Atlantic Blvd. :Park St (Exit 351A from I-95 Northbound). Local exit into downtown Jacksonville from the northbound lanes of I-95 just north of the St Johns River. Downtown Jacksonville is accessed from Exits 351A through 354 of I-95. : Lake City (Exit 351B from I-95 Northbound). Beginning of I-10 from the Northbound lanes of I-95. From the southbound lanes I-10 is accessed via collector distributor lanes accessed from Exits 351A & 352 which is also tied to additional exits to local roads. Follow the " Lake City" signs to get onto I-10 from I-95. :* Jacksonville International Airport (IATA: JAX), 30.4918Β°, -81.6838Β°.
Being in warm climates rattlesnakes, cottonmouth snakes and other poisonous snakes can be found hiding in the shade, in/under vegetation, under vehicles, under picnic tables or inside the restroom buildings. Signs have been posted at the highway rest stops, campgrounds and trails to warn travelers on the presence of snakes.
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