List of Houston highways

This is a list of highways in the Houston–The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area.

Interstate 10/U.S. Route 90 - Interstate 45 interchange northwest of downtown Houston.

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Designation Common Name Year of
First Freeway
Section[1]
Maximum
width:
mainlanes
(HOV)[2]
Maximum
Traffic Count,
2001 (AADT)[3]
Maximum
Traffic Count,
2009 (AADT)[4]
Maximum
Traffic Count,
2012 (AADT)[4]
  I-10 Baytown-East Freeway 1953 10 225,640 195,000 168,000
Katy Freeway 1956 26(4)[5] 238,520 268,000 360,000
  I-45 Gulf Freeway 1948 8(1) 269,570 266,000 245,000
North Freeway 1959 10(1) 291,470 317,000 312,000
   I-69 / US 59 Eastex Freeway 1953 10(1) 211,860 195,000 205,000
Southwest Freeway 1961 13(1) 379,550 329,000 318,000
  I-610 610 Loop 1952 10 293,460 288,000 292,000
  Sam Houston Tollway Beltway 8 1982 9 202,900 189,000 203,410**[1]
  Fort Bend Tollway Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road 2004 4 9,471**[2]
  Hardy Toll Road 1987 6 59,220 61,000 63,000
  Westpark Tollway 2004 4 119,385**[3]
  US 90 Crosby Freeway 1991 6 31,090 46,000 40,000
  US 290 Northwest Freeway 1975 8(1) 262,970 230,000 239,000
  Spur 5 Spur 5 1988 6 54,240 37,000 33,000
  Spur 330 Decker Drive 2001 6 32,890 37,000 47,000
  Spur 527 The Downtown Split[6] 1961 6* 93,410 64,000 65,000
   SH 99 / SH 99 Toll Grand Parkway 1994 4 36,200 68,000 47,000
  SH 146 Baytown Freeway 1996 8 74,670 73,000 76,000
  SH 225 La Porte Freeway 1966 8 152,780 133,000 113,000
   SH 249 / Tomball Tollway Tomball Parkway 1990 8 119,780 142,000 151,000
  SH 288 South Freeway 1980 8 178,490 172,000 163,000
  FM 1764 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway 4 48,050 40,000 35,000
** For these toll roads, this represents the highest AADT as measured at a toll booth, but not necessarily the highest traffic at any point along the toll road.

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References

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  1. ^ HoustonFreeways.com Erik Slotboom, 2003. Last accessed December 23, 2006.
  2. ^ Mapquest Satellite images. Last accessed December 23, 2006.
  3. ^ Houston Galveston Area Council Traffic Counts, archived from the original on December 30, 2006, retrieved December 23, 2006. 2001. Last accessed December 23, 2006.
  4. ^ a b Statewide Planning Map Texas Department of Transportation. 2009. Last accessed October 25, 2013.
  5. ^ In Auto News - List of World Record Highways, archived from the original on November 11, 2013, retrieved December 2, 2014. Last accessed December 2, 2014.
  6. ^ A Guide to Traffic and Reconstruction of Spur 527. southwestcorridor.com Last accessed January 2, 2007.
  7. ^ Alliance and Friends Celebrate as I-69 Signs Go Up in Houston Area
  8. ^ Sugar Land Ceremonies Mark New Identity for Southwest Freeway, archived from the original on September 24, 2015
  9. ^ Celebrating Sign Unveiling on I-69/US 59 in Central Houston[permanent dead link]