Interstate 45
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Interstate 45 is a major Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. While most primary Interstate routes which have numbers ending in "5" are cross-country north–south routes,
Hurricane Rita evacuation from the Louetta Road (exit 68) overpass (2005)
I-45 and I-10/US 90 next to Downtown Houston
Looking northwest along the Gulf Freeway toward Downtown in 2006; the Spur 5 distributor lanes, completed in 1988, are to the right
Southbound on the North Freeway
Interstate Highway System
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The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or the Eisenhower Interstate System, is a network of controlled-access hig
Interstate 45
…Interstate 45 (I-45) is a major Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. While most primary Interstate routes which have numbers ending in "5" are cross-country north–south…
I‑55 under construction in Mississippi in May 1972
A 1957 aerial photograph showing a recently constructed interchange on I-5 in Glendale, California
A commemorative sign introduced in 1993. The system was established during Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency, and the five stars commemorate his rank as General of the Army during World War II.
The fervor of urban renewal led to the routing of Interstate 81 through the middle of Syracuse's 15th ward in the 1960s. The viaduct is now slated for demolition.