Houston / Beltway 8 photograph archive
Beltway 8 at I-45 South
Six photographs circle the I-45 South stack, showing its high ramps, broad right-of-way and repeated westward views from the Beltway 8 main lanes and feeders.
Six interchange photographs · page updated November 30, 2000
Collection: TexasFreeway Houston photographs
A completed stack filling the horizon with ramps at several levels.
I-45 South interchange photographs
I-45 South interchange
↗ EnlargeNorth across the I-45 South stack
Looking north, with the NB I45 main lanes in the foreground. Photo taken November 24, 2000
↗ EnlargeWest from the eastbound Beltway 8 feeder
Looking west, with the EB BW8 feeder in the foreground.
↗ EnlargeWest from the westbound Beltway 8 feeder
Looking west, with the WB BW8 feeder in the foreground.
↗ EnlargeWest along the Beltway 8 main lanes
Looking west along the Beltway 8 main lanes.
↗ EnlargeAnother westward main-lane view
Looking west along the Beltway 8 main lanes.
↗ EnlargeEast along the Beltway 8 feeder
Looking east along the EB BW8 feeder. Like many of the other BW8 stacks, the ramps have long elevated sections leading to the interchanges.
From the original archive
Beltway 8 - I-45 South Stack
Beltway 8 - I-45 South Stack
This stack was completed in 1998. This stack has a spawling presence on a large right-of-way, high-flying ramps, and symmetric design.
In other words: Near perfection!