Houston Freeways Ebook

Download the complete, unabridged book in Adobe PDF format. (Placed online June 5, 2005)

Book information was accurate as of July 31, 2003. Updates as of June 2005 are included in the ebook text as warranted.
Corrections and updates to the text are available here.

An overview of developments in Houston's Freeways as of September 2008 is available in the Five Year Retrospective report.

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Cover and Introduction 10 0.8 1.7 Thumbnails
Chapter 1
Building the System 		92 13 16 Thumbnails
Chapter 2
Freeway Metropolis 		24 4 9.4 Thumbnails
Chapter 3
Downtown Freeways 		26 5.0 14 Thumbnails
Chapter 4
The Spokes 		130 19 50 Thumbnails, parts 1   2   3  
Chapter 5
The Loops 		50 6.6 18 Thumbnails
Chapter 6
Freeway Mass Transit 		18 2.8 6.5 Thumbnails
Chapter 7
Bridges and Tunnels 		36 3.4 9.6 Thumbnails
Chapter 8
The Freeway Journey 		4 0.3 0.5 Thumbnails
Notes and Index 27 2.4 3.9 Thumbnails

Download Freeway Histories
Note: freeway histories are excerpts from the book chapters and have identical content
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Gulf Freeway
Interstate 45 South 		23 3.1 8.3
Southwest Freeway
US 59 South 		18 2.5 7.5
South Freeway
SH 288 		10 1.8 4.2
LaPorte Freeway
SH 225 		11 1.5 3.8
Katy Freeway
Interstate 10 West 		12 2.5 5.9
North Freeway
Interstate 45 North 		9 1.5 3.9
Eastex Freeway
US 59 North 		9 1.7 4.0
The Loop
Interstate 610 		20 3.5 8.6
Sam Houston Tollway/Parkway  
Beltway 8 		19 2.4 6.8