Interstate 10
Interstate 10 (abbreviated I-10) is the southernmost Interstate Highway from east to west, connecting the east and west coast of the United States together. At a length of 3960 km ( 2460 mi ) perform eight U.S. states from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The interstate begins at California State Route 1 in Santa Monica in California and ends at Interstate 95 in Jacksonville, Florida.
History
The segment between Sanderson and Jacksonville in Florida was in 1961 the first part of Interstate 10, which was opened. The last section, which was completed in Florida, led by Kynesville to Oakdale south of Marianna.
In Texas, nine sections of Interstate 10 have been built since 1959. One focus of the construction work was closing the gap between San Antonio and Houston, which took place in 1962. The peak of construction was from 1970 until 1980. Was the first section in the Texas I-10 was completed between El Paso and Van Horn, and the last section of the bypass of Fort Stockton.
The last section of Interstate 10 that was completed was the Papago Freeway in downtown Phoenix, this was released on 10 August 1990 for traffic. This section includes the Deck Park Tunnel, which is considered symbolically as the last section of I-10.
Due to Hurricane Katrina, the twin -span bridge between New Orleans and Slidell was destroyed in 2005, which spanned the eastern Lake Pontchartrain. But unlike the Escambia Bay Bridge near Pensacola, Florida, which was damaged by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, yet the Interstate 12 and the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway can be used as alternative routes in Louisiana. The bridge was repaired and used until July 2010 for normal traffic. In mid-2006 the construction of a new bridge was started and released in April 2010, with restrictions on movement. The construction and the removal of the old bridge should be completed by mid-2012.
Course
California
Between the western end of Santa Monica, East Los Angeles Interstate is known as the Santa Monica Freeway. This is between the cross with Interstate 405 and the intersection with the Interstate 110 also known Rosa Parks Freeway. In Los Angeles, I-10 meets Interstate 5, which runs from the Mexican border in San Diego to the Canadian border at Blaine. Shortly before San Bernardino crosses Interstate 10, Interstate 15, which begins at San Diego and ends at the Canadian border at Sweetgrass. In the city of Fontana I-10 the city Riverside happened in the south. Between Los Angeles and San Bernardino for the 92 km section bears the name San Bernardino Freeway. At the western end of Interstate, there are signs that the name of Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway and Veterans Memorial Highway is.
A section in Palm Springs is named after the entertainer Sonny Bono Sonny Bono Memorial Freeway. Another section to the east of Indio is known as Doctor June McCarroll Memorial Freeway. On the route east of Indio, the road passes to the north of the Joshua Tree National Park. With Blythe she meets in the last town before the border with Arizona on U.S. Highway 95, which now uses the track for a few kilometers.
Arizona
In Arizona, the I - 10 separates from U.S. 95 in the town of Quartzsite again. The Interstate is referred to as Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway and around Phoenix as Papago Freeway. This designation begins at the I-17, which leads to the 235 km distant Flagstaff, and ends at the AZ 101 From I- 17 to AZ 202 Interstate 10 is excellent as Maricopa Freeway.
In Tucson I-10 is called from the western suburbs to the eastern intersection with Business Loop 10 Casa Grande Highway. Between Miles 259 and 260, Interstate 19, which ends after 100 km of the Mexican border at Nogales begins. On the I-19 the distance in kilometers instead of the usual is given in miles.
New Mexico
Interstate 10 in New Mexico follows the former U.S. Highway 80 Along the road there are only three major cities Lordsburg, Deming and Las Cruces. Between Lordsburg and Las Cruces U.S. Highway 70 follows the same course as the I- 10th Some exits along the route between Lordsburg and Deming still lead to former cities.
From Deming to El Paso in Texas also follows U.S. Highway 180 I- 10th About a mile north of the cross with the I-10 and U.S. 180 begins the New Mexico State Route 26, which serves as a shortcut to Albuquerque, the capital of New Mexico.
In Las Cruces Interstate 10 meets the southern end of Interstate 25, U.S. 70 leaves I-10 and runs towards northeast to Alamogordo. The Interstate 10 meets in the south to the border with Texas.
Texas
In Texas there is the highest speed limit on interstates in the United States. Between the El Paso County and Kerr a top speed of 80 mph (129 km / h) applies.
From the border to New Mexico to Texas State Highway 20, the side roads in accordance with the direction of Desert South and North Desert are called. After nine miles down the Interstate 10 east of downtown El Paso to Clint again accompanied by side roads, referred to as East Gateway or Gateway West.
In the town of Van Horn branch off of U.S. Highway 90 and Texas State Highway 54. About 10 miles east of Kent begins Interstate 20, which ends after 2500 km at Florence in the state of South Carolina.
A small section of I-10 from the ring in 1604 to the city center of San Antonio is known as the Northwest Expressway or as McDermott Freeway. There, take the Interstate 10 to Interstate 35 that runs from the Mexican border to Minnesota, and to Interstate 37 I- 37 begins in Corpus Christi on the Gulf of Mexico.
In Houston I-10 towards Katy ( a suburb west of the city center ) as Katy Freeway is known. Currently, this section of I-10 expanded to 26 lanes, which will then make it one of the widest freeways in the world. The Interstate crosses in Houston Interstate 45, which ends at Dallas 450 km away. East of downtown Interstate 10 East Freeway is called, though the name Baytown East Freeway is also regionally known.
In Beaumont I-10 is called the Eastex Freeway along the route, on the U.S. Highway 69 runs along the same road.
Louisiana
In Louisiana, Interstate 10 meets at Lake Charles to Interstate 210 and leads on the same lake along. In Lafayette Interstate 49 branches, which ends in Shreveport. The I-10 runs between Lafayette and Baton Rouge, on the Atchafalaya Swamp Freeway, a 18 mi (29 km) long high road that leads through the marshy area of the Atchafalaya Basin and the Atchafalaya River also crosses here.
Shortly before New Orleans Interstate 55, which ends in Chicago begins. In New Orleans, the I -10 and I- 610 sections close to the city limits of Jefferson. The Interstate 10 is called up to the cross with U.S. Highway 90 Pontcartrain Expressway. The railway line, which near the merge of I-10 and I- 610 will be performed under the Interstate 10, is one of the lowest points in New Orleans and therefore prone to flooding. With the Twin clamping Bridge Interstate crossing the Lake Pontchartrain before she meets Interstate 12 in the northeast of Slidell. The route between Slidell and the border with Mississippi is known as the Stephen Ambrose Memorial Highway.
Most of the traffic between Baton Rouge and Slidell use Interstate 12 as a bypass around New Orleans and as the longer I- 10th At the intersection with I-12 begins the I-59, which ends at Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Mississippi
Interstate 10 carries in Mississippi from the border with Louisiana to the border with Alabama and runs through the counties Hancock, Harrison and Jackson on the Gulf Coast. It passes through the northern areas of Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi and Pascagoula. In Biloxi Interstate 110 branches off, which ends after about seven kilometers on the Gulf Coast. Parallel to I- 10 runs and the U.S. Highway 90
Alabama
The first and only large city on Interstate 10 in Alabama is Mobile, Interstate 65 begins at the I-10. In Mobile Interstate 10 crosses under the Mobile River through the George Wallace Tunnel. Before the western tunnel portal, there is on the southern carriageway due to a tight corner a speed limit of 40 mph (64 km / h). In the following eight miles to the tunnel I-10 leads to a bridge over the Mobile Bay. On the other side of the bay Interstate border to the Florida passing through the Baldwin County to the Perdido River forms.
Florida
Much of the Interstate 10 passes through densely populated poor and wooded area. East of Interstate 295 in Jacksonville I-10 has to its end only four lanes. In Pensacola until the end of 2008 a three- mile section will be expanded to six lanes. Since October, the I-10 is also expanded to six lanes in Tallahassee.
Near the town of Lake City Interstate 10 crosses Interstate 75, which runs from Miami to the Canadian border. In Jacksonville I-10 is the same as in Arizona called the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway and take the I-10 to I- 95, which is the main interstate on the east coast.
In Florida, Interstate 10 is also known as Florida State Road 8, but only as I-10 signs.
Shuttle and Workarounds
The Interstates 310 and 510 should be part of the formerly planned Interstate 410, which should be a bypass south of New Orleans be. Interstate 610 is an abbreviation of I-10 in downtown New Orleans. The Interstate 610 in the state of Texas is just like the Interstate 410 used in Houston in San Antonio as a bypass around the inner cities.
- Interstate 110, Interstate 210 and Interstate 710 in Los Angeles
- Interstate 110 in El Paso
- Interstate 410 in San Antonio
- Interstate 610 in Houston
- Interstate 210 in Lake Charles
- Interstate 110 in Baton Rouge
- Interstate 310, Interstate 510, Interstate 610 and Interstate 910 in New Orleans
- Interstate 110 in Biloxi
- Interstate 110 in Pensacola