Houston / Beltway 8 photograph archive
Beltway 8 at I-45 North
Two views catch the I-45 North interchange in transition: connector ramps under construction in the mid-1990s, followed by a westward view before the remaining four connectors were finished.
Circa 1996 and August 2000 photographs
Collection: TexasFreeway Houston photographs
The interchange mid-build, with the unfinished connectors visible from above.
I-45 North interchange photographs
I-45 North interchange
From the original archive
Beltway 8 / I-45 North Stack
Beltway 8 / I-45 North Stack
This is the only BW8 stack to have its roots in the 1960's. When Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969, the BW8 feeders between I-45 north and US 59 north were constructed. Two direct connectors were constructed.
The Beltway 8 main lanes were added in 1991, and three new connectors were completed in 1998. One of the connectors replaced a 1960's connector, so four connectors are in service at the present time.
In the aerial photo taken around 1996, the connector ramps are under construction and I-45 is being widened.
The remaining four connectors have just begun construction as of August 2000.