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Below are historical photos of San Antonio freeways.  These photos were compiled from a number of sources, including old newspapers, planning documents, and reader contributions.  Locations are given using the present-day roadway names.  Dates are approximate in most cases.

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I-35 at Guadalupe St. looking north
(1967)

 

I-35 just south of I-10 West looking south
This is I-35 along the west edge of downtown.  At the top left of the photo is the then-new I-10/I-37 interchange.
(1969)

 

I-35/US 281 interchange under construction
The freeway being built in the center of the picture is US 281 North
(1976)

 

I-35/I-10/US 90 interchange under construction
This picture is taken from the southeast corner, with I-35 northbound just to our right.
This is the ramp from I-10/US 90 to I-35 northbound.
(1967)

 

Fratt Interchange (I-35/Loop 410/Austin Hwy) looking east
I-35 runs left-right across the top of the photo. Loop 410 runs from I-35 to the lower left, and Austin Hwy. is at the
lower right.  Notice the crossover in the median of Loop 410 near the center of the picture-- this picture was taken when
Loop 410 had not yet been upgraded to a freeway in this area.  Also of interest is the town of Fratt on the right side
of the photo, after which this interchange is named.  Today, the town is long gone, replaced by the
Interchange Business Park.
(1968)

 

I-10/Loop 410 interchange under construction looking north
I-10 outside Loop 410 was still under construction, and work on I-10 inside 410 had not even started yet.
(1959)

 

I-10/Loop 410 interchange looking northeast over Wonderland Mall
(1961)

 

I-35 at Loop 1604 in Live Oak looking south
Notice the two-lane Loop 1604 and the wide, diamond-shaped right-of-way cleared for what would eventually become
the cloverleaf interchange that exists at this location today.  The Forum shopping center currently sits in the wooded area
at the bottom of the photo.
(1972)

 

I-35 at Pat Booker in Live Oak looking south
(1972)

 

I-35 at Pat Booker in Live Oak, looking west
(1972)

 

Loop 1604 at Pat Booker in Universal City looking northwest
The road running left to right is Pat Booker.  You can barely see the I-35/Loop 1604 interchange at the
top left of the photo.
(1972)

 

TxDOT's District Headquarters at Loop 410 and Callaghan
(1969)

 

Hildebrand east of US 281 looking east
OK, it's not a freeway, but it's still an interesting picture of this location considering how it looks today.  This is just west
 of the San Antonio River headwaters.  Incarnate Word University is just in the background, and the road going to the
right leads into Brackenridge Park.
(1970)


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