Author | Erik Slotboom |
Released | September 15, 2003 |
Updates | Corrections and updates |
Out-of-print | December 12, 2004 |
eBook | released June 5, 2005 Free download |
Pages | 416 (380 main text) |
Quantity | 5000 printed |
Size | 8.5 x 11" |
Format | Hard cover, full color throughout |
Illustrations |
526 total
215 historical 143 modern 62 maps and graphics 106 photo location maps |
ISBN | 0-9741605-3-9 |
Price |
List: $34.95
Actual sales price: $23 to $24 Used copies are normally available |
Freeway and Highway Photos | Houston freeway photos, mostly construction in progress; also roadtrip photos from around Texas and the USA |
Used Books on Amazon | Usually in the $50-100 price range. The ebook available on this page is free. |
Analysis of North Houston Highway Improvement Project | My analysis of the iterations of the plan, last updated for the final plan for the EIS in 2019. |
West Loop History Presentation | For the Bellaire Historical Society, September 10, 2015 |
Five Year Retrospective | This report, posted on the fifth anniversary of the release of Houston Freeways in 2008, summarizes Houston's freeway accomplishments in the construction boom from 2003 to 2008 |
Links
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DFWFreeways.com | Site for my second book, Dallas-Fort Worth Freeways, Texas-Sized Ambition, released in 2014 |
SunPlots.com | My web site to plot the position of the sun, mainly for photography |
TexasFreeway.com | The web site I launched in July 2000, managed by Ron Jackson between 2004 and 2020, and now managed by Tony Gilbert |
TexasHighwayMan.com | Brian Purcell's excellent site covering San Antonio |
South Belt History | |
Related Content
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Sharpstown History | Frank Sharp's efforts to bring the original seven astronauts to Sharpstown in 1962, and the 1962 Parade of Homes. |
Sharpstown High School Demolition | April and May 2018 |
Historical | Aerial |
Beginner | November 2002 |
Intermediate | September 2002 |
Expert | November 2002 and May 2003 |
Pages | Low Res Size, MB |
High Res Size, MB |
Thumb- nails |
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Complete book |
413 | 42 | 93 | |
Cover and Introduction |
10 | 0.8 | 1.7 | View |
Chapter 1 Building the System |
92 | 13 | 16 | View |
Chapter 2 Freeway Metropolis |
64 | 4 | 9.4 | View |
Chapter 3 Downtown Freeways |
26 | 5 | 14 | View |
Chapter 4 The Spokes |
130 | 19 | 50 | View |
Chapter 5 The Loops |
50 | 6.6 | 18 | View |
Chapter 6 Freeway Mass Transit |
18 | 2.8 | 6.5 | View |
Chapter 7 Bridges and Tunnels |
36 | 3.4 | 9.6 | View |
Chapter 8 The Freeway Journey |
4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | View |
Notes and Index |
27 | 2.4 | 3.9 | View |
Freeway Excerpts | ||||
Gulf Freeway Interstate 45 South |
23 | 3.1 | 8.3 | |
Southwest Freeway US 59 South |
18 | 2.5 | 7.5 | |
Katy Freeway Interstate 10 West |
12 | 1.8 | 4.2 | |
The Loop Interstate 610 |
20 | 3.5 | 8.6 | |
Sam Houston Tollway/Parkway Beltway 8 |
19 | 2.4 | 6.8 | |
North Freeway Interstate 45 North |
9 | 1.5 | 3.9 | |
South Freeway State Highway 288 |
10 | 1.8 | 4.2 | |
Eastex Freeway US 59/Interstate 69 North |
9 | 1.7 | 4.0 | |
LaPorte Freeway State Highway 225 |
11 | 1.5 | 3.8 |