Houston / Beltway 8 interchange archive
Beltway 8 at US 290
The Beltway 8 and US 290 interchange is a maze of high ramps, heavy columns and broad curves. Road-level views show how its stacked connectors filled the horizon from several directions.
Archive page updated July 5, 2001
Collection: TexasFreeway Houston photographs
A tangle of ramps at the Northwest Freeway.
Beltway 8 / US 290
Beltway 8 / US 290
↗ EnlargeBeltway 8 / US 290 interchange overview
↗ EnlargeEast toward the US 290 stack
(high resolution 157k) Looking east towards the stack from the US 290 main lanes. Photo taken 20-May-2001.
↗ EnlargeNorthbound Beltway 8 feeder
Looking towards the south-southwest, the NB BW8 feeder is in the foreground at grade. Photo taken summer 2000.
From the original archive
Beltway 8 - US 290 Stack
Beltway 8 - US 290 Stack
This is the monster of Beltway 8 stacks. Massive columns, massive steel beams, and high-flying ramps. Some might say that this stack was built with a total disregard for aesthetics - and they would be right!
Stack completed in 1990.