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Houston construction archive

Explore Houston construction photographs from around 2000: US 59’s arch bridges, the downtown I-10 interchange and the elevated I-10 HOV lane.

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An archive of historical construction—not current roadwork.

Collection: TexasFreeway Houston photographs

New arches over an old route.

Around central Houston

Houston construction photo collections

Collection: TexasFreeway Houston photographs
US 59: the Museum District
1 - US59 Southwest Freeway near downtown, widening of trench with long span arch bridges
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Collection: TexasFreeway Houston photographs
US 59 at I-10
2 - US59 @ I10, major expansion and interchange reconstruction
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Collection: TexasFreeway Houston photographs
I-10 elevated HOV lane
3 - I10 elevated HOV lane, just west of downtown
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For the original construction overview and contract table, read US 59 construction in Houston, 2000.

How Texas proposed paying for more roads

The construction photographs show work already underway. These 2001 reports examine the separate statewide debate about financing future projects; they do not identify how the pictured contracts were funded.

February 4, 2001Build sooner, repay later: the road-bond debate
Borrowing against future federal aid promised faster construction but raised questions about the money left for later work.
March 15, 2001The Texas Mobility Fund passed the Senate—with funding still to find
A proposed borrowing mechanism and an appropriation were two different decisions.

Original archive maps

Houston Construction Location Map

The numbers on the central Houston map match the three collections above.

Central Houston location map
Source: TexasFreeway archive

US 59: the Museum District

US 59 at I-10

I-10 elevated HOV lane