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Interstate 37

Interstate 37 (I-37[a]) is a 143-mile (230 km) Interstate Highway located within the southern portion of the US state of Texas. The highway was first designated in 1959 as a route between Corpus Christi and San Antonio. Construction in the urban areas of Corpus Christi and San Antonio began in the 1960s, and the segments of the Interstate Highway in rural areas were completed by the 1980s. Prior to I-37, the route between Corpus Christi and San Antonio was served by a combination of State Highway 9 (SH 9) from Corpus Christi to Three Rivers and U.S. Highway 281 (US 281) from Three Rivers to San Antonio. As a result of the construction of I-37, SH 9 was removed from the State Highway System.

Interstate 37

I-37 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length143.00 mi[1] (230.14 km)
ExistedOctober 16, 1959[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 181 / SH 35 at Corpus Christi
Major intersections
North end I-35 / US 281 in San Antonio
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesNueces, San Patricio, Live Oak, Atascosa, Bexar
Highway system
SH 36 SH 37
I-37 from the top of the Tower of the Americas in San Antonio

The highway begins in Corpus Christi at US 181 and SH 35 and heads north to San Antonio, where it ends at I-35. Beyond I-35, the freeway continues as US 281 to northern San Antonio as a major freeway. In Corpus Christi, the highway provides access to the downtown area, the Port of Corpus Christi, and the Corpus Christi International Airport. In San Antonio, it provides access to Downtown, Brooks, the Alamodome, the Tower of the Americas, the River Walk, the Alamo, and, by extension via US 281, the San Antonio International Airport. The route provides an important connection between I-35 and the Texas Gulf Coast as well as one of the few limited-access hurricane evacuation routes away from the southern Texas coast.

Route description

I-37 starts near the Gulf Coast in Corpus Christi and heads northwest toward San Antonio.[2] It links South Texas to the northern parts of the state via I-69E, US 77, and US 281. The highway functions as one of the few freeway hurricane evacuation routes for the southern Texas coast. It roughly parallels US 181, which both begins and ends at I-37, and US 281.[4]

 
A rural segment of I-37 between Corpus Christi and San Antonio

Unofficially, I-37 begins at an intersection with Shoreline Boulevard on the edge of Corpus Christi Bay. It then heads west as a surface street for three blocks where it becomes entrance and exit ramps which connect to the freeway.[5] I-37 begins officially at the gore point for these ramps, which is part of an interchange complex that also represents the southern ends of US 181 and SH 35.[6]

It heads west from US 181 through Corpus Christi and intersects two freeways, SH 286 (the Crosstown Expressway) at exit 1C and SH 358 (Padre Island Drive) at exit 4A. The highway turns toward the northwest after the SH 358 interchange roughly parallel to the south of the Nueces River. Just prior to leaving the Corpus Christi city limits, it intersects and has a short concurrency with US 77 (future I-69E). US 77 (future I-69E) merges with I-37 as a freeway from the south at exit 14A northbound and exit 14 southbound; the two continue to the north and split after crossing the Nueces River. The Interstate continues to the northwest as US 77 (future I-69E) continues to the northeast at exit 17.[7]

I-37 transitions to a rural setting once outside of the Corpus Christi city limits on its way to Mathis and Lake Corpus Christi. It continues on to the northwest and intersects US 59 (future I-69W) east of George West at exit 56. It begins paralleling US 281 to the east before the two intersect at exit 72 and have a concurrency north of Three Rivers near Choke Canyon Reservoir. Alternate U.S. Highway 281 (Alt. US 281) splits off from I-37 near Sunniland at exit 76 and parallels I-37 before rejoining north of Campbellton at exit 92 southbound. The two routes remain concurrent until US 281 splits off at exit 104 northbound to head to Pleasanton, while I-37 bypasses the city to the east. After US 281 leaves toward the northwest, I-37 turns to the north toward San Antonio.[7]

 
I-37 and I-410 interchange on the southeast side of San Antonio

As I-37 enters the San Antonio city limits, it intersects the northern terminus of US 181 at exit 132 southbound. Continuing to the north, it intersects I-410, the inner loop around San Antonio, at exit 133 at a stack interchange. At this junction, the Interstate once again runs concurrently with US 281 which had been concurrent with I-410. Heading north through the southside of San Antonio, I-37 provides access to Brooks City-Base (formerly Brooks AFB). After exit 135, a cloverleaf interchange at State Highway Loop 13 (Loop 13), the freeway turns toward the northwest. The highway intersects I-10, which is concurrent with US 90 and US 87, at exit 139 at a stack interchange on the southeastern corner of Downtown. After the interchange, it once again heads north on the eastside of Downtown. It passes near the Alamodome, the Tower of the Americas, the River Walk, and the Alamo. I-37 ends at the northeastern corner of Downtown at exits 142A and 142B at a junction with I-35. US 281 continues to the north as a freeway and provides access to the San Antonio International Airport and later far north central Texas.[7]

From I-410 to I-10 in San Antonio, I-37 is designated the Lucian Adams Freeway, after the World War II veteran. Adams is a native of Port Arthur and received the Medal of Honor for his service in France, along with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, for his gallantry during the Cassino Campaign.[8] From I-10 to its northern terminus at I-35, it is designated the Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon Freeway. Bordelon was the first San Antonio native to receive the Medal of Honor after being killed in action during World War II.[9][10]

History

Prior to I-37, the routing between Corpus Christi and San Antonio was covered by SH 9 from Corpus Christi to Three Rivers and US 281 from Three Rivers to San Antonio. Beginning in 1971, sections of SH 9 were officially removed from the State Highway System as I-37 was completed.[11] No sections of US 281 were removed from the State Highway System as a result of the construction of I-37, but the two do share the same alignment at two different points between San Antonio and Three Rivers. Also, US 281 was rerouted onto I-37 in San Antonio in 1978.[7][12][13]

I-37 was first designated in 1959 to provide a route between San Antonio and Corpus Christi,[2] and construction began in the 1960s. The $11 million project to construct the interchange with I-10 was at the time the largest single contract in the history of the state highway commission.[14] The route was completed by the 1980s.[4] The first sections of the freeway completed were in Corpus Christi. The freeway was completed from its southern terminus to 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to the west at the Port Avenue overpass to include the SH 286 interchange in 1963.[15][16][17][18][19] In 1964, the freeway was extended another 1.1 miles (1.8 km) westward with the completion of the overpasses at Nueces Bay Boulevard and Buddy Lawrence Boulevard.[20][21][22] By 1965, the freeway had been extended west 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to Navigation Boulevard.[23][24] In 1966, the interchange at SH 358 was complete, as were the mainlanes to Corn Products Road, one mile (1.6 km) west of the SH 358 interchange.[25][26][27] By 1968, the freeway had been completed an additional 8.1 miles (13.0 km) further west to Callicoatte Road.[28][29] The southbound I-37 bridge over the Nueces River was built in 1933 for US 77 (future I-69E) when it was first routed through Corpus Christi.[30][31] The northbound bridge was built in 1958 with the expansion of US 77 (future I-69E) to four lanes.[32]

 
The southern terminus of I-37 in Corpus Christi

Construction in San Antonio also began in the 1960s and was completed in 1972. The first sections were completed in 1967 to include the portion just south of I-410 at the US 181 interchange.[33] The section from Steves Avenue north to Florida Street to include the I-10 interchange was also complete in 1967.[34][35][36] In 1968, the section south of I-410 was extended south to Loop 1604.[37] In 1969, the two sections were connected with the completion of overpasses at Goliad Road, Pecan Valley Drive, Fair Avenue, and Hackberry Street as well as the completion of the interchanges at I-410 and Loop 13.[38][39][40][41][42][43] The last sections left were on the eastside of downtown. The downtown overpasses at Durango Boulevard, Commerce Street, and the overpass stretching from Houston Street to Jones Avenue were all completed in 1972.[44][45][46] The last portion completed in San Antonio was the stack interchange at I-35 (also known as the San Antonio "Downtown Mixer"), near the Pearl Brewery. With the completion of the interchange in 1972,[47] the city had a complete freeway loop in conjunction with I-10 and I-35 around the central business district of the city. At the time construction began in July 1969, the I-35 interchange was the largest highway construction project in state history at $11 million (equivalent to $63.3 million in 2021[48]).[49]

 
The interchange between I-37 and I-69E/US 77

The rural sections of the freeway were completed later than those in the urban areas. Construction of the highway in Corpus Christi and Nueces County continued north over the Nueces River into San Patrico County. The interchange at US 77 (future I-69E) was completed in 1969.[50] The road that was already in existence along this stretch, SH 9, would be utilized as a frontage road as many of the bridges along this stretch were from when SH 9 was built in the 1930s.[51][52] The mainlanes were extended northward to SH 234 in 1969.[53] By 1970, the freeway had been extended as far north as SH 188.[54] In 1971, I-37 reached Farm to Market Road 888 (FM 888) and service to the city of Mathis.[55] During the mid-1970s, the southern section and northern section were both being extended. The southern section was extended northward in Live Oak County to US 59 (future I-69W) in 1975 and FM 799 in 1976.[56][57] The northern section saw completion in Atascosa County to FM 541 in 1975 and FM 1099 in 1976.[58][59] By the early 1980s, the freeway was nearly complete. In 1980, the interchange at US 281 southeast of Pleasanton was complete.[60] With the completion of the interchange at SH 72 and other bridges in the Pleasanton area in 1981, I-37 was complete.[61][62]

Exit list

CountyLocationmikmExit[63]DestinationsNotes
NuecesCorpus Christi0.000.00Mesquite StreetAt-grade intersection
0.320.510 
 
 
 
US 181 north / SH 35 north – Portland
Signed as exit 0 southbound, southern end of freeway
0.440.711ABuffalo StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
1.101.771BBrownlee Boulevard, Port AvenueNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
0.99–
1.33
1.59–
2.14
1C 
 
  SH 286 south (Crosstown Expressway)
Access to Spohn Memorial Hospital
1.462.351DPort AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
2.12–
2.54
3.41–
4.09
1ELawrence Drive, Nueces Bay Boulevard
3.275.262Up River Road
3.926.313ANavigation Boulevard
4.457.163BMcBride Lane, Lantana StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
4.787.694A 
 
 
 
SH 44 west / SH 358 east – NAS Corpus Christi, Padre Island
4.967.984BLantana Street, McBride LaneSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
5.829.375Corn Products Road / Valero Way
7.0111.286Southern Minerals Road
8.31–
8.55
13.37–
13.76
7Tuloso Road, Suntide Road
10.1516.339  FM 2292 (Rand Morgan Road) / Up River Road
11.2318.0710Carbon Plant Road/Joe Fulton Int'l Trade CorridorSouthbound exit leads to Carbon Plant Road
11.3418.2510AJoe Fulton Int'l Trade Corridorsouthbound exit; northbound exit is part of exit 10
11.9519.2311A  FM 3386 (McKinzie Road)
12.5920.2611B  FM 24 (Violet Road) / Hart Road
13.8922.3513A  FM 1694 (Callicoatte Road) / Leopard Street
14.6623.5913BSharpsburg RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
15.2224.4914A 
 
 
 
  I-69E south / US 77 south – Kingsville, Robstown, Brownsville
South end of US 77 overlap; current northern end of I-69E, signed as exit 14 southbound; access to Corpus Christi Medical Center-Northwest
15.4724.9014BRed Bird LaneNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
15.9625.6915Sharpsburg Road, Red Bird LaneSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
17.0127.3716Labonte Park
San Patricio18.0429.0317 
 
 
 
 
Future I-69E north / US 77 north – Victoria, Sinton
North end of US 77 overlap; US 77 is the future Interstate 69E
20.4632.9320APicnic Area
21.4734.5520BCooper Road
Edroy23.42–
23.94
37.69–
38.53
22   SH 234 / FM 796 – Edroy, Odem
31.7551.1031  SH 188 – Sinton, Rockport
Mathis35.2156.6734  Spur 459 – Mathis, Alice
36.8359.2736  SH 359 – Skidmore, Mathis
Live Oak41.0566.0640  FM 888
47.8877.0647   FM 534 / FM 3024 – Swinney Switch
51.8783.4851Hailey Ranch Road
57.1792.0156  US 59 (Future I-69W) – George West, BeevilleUS 59 is the future Interstate 69W
60.4197.2259  FM 799
66.43106.9165  FM 1358 – Oakville
69.88112.4669  SH 72 – Three Rivers, Kenedy
73.55118.3772 
 
US 281 south – Three Rivers, Alice
South end of US 281 overlap
77.40124.5676 
 
  US 281 Alt. / FM 2049 – Whitsett
84.19135.4983  FM 99 – Whitsett, Karnes City
Atascosa89.52144.0788  FM 1099 – Campbellton
93.31150.1792 
 
US 281 Alt. – Campbellton, Whitsett
Southbound exit and northbound entrance
99.09159.4798  FM 541 – McCoy, Poth
104.85168.74103 
 
US 281 north – Pleasanton
North end of US 281 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
105.32169.50104  Spur 199 (Leal Road)No southbound entrance
107.34172.75106Coughran Road
110.73178.20109  SH 97 – Pleasanton, Floresville
114.73184.64113  FM 3006
118.48190.68117  FM 536
Bexar120.97194.68120Hardy Road
123.64198.98122Priest Road/Mathis Road
126.40203.42125  Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) – Elmendorf
127.55205.27127San Antonio River TurnaroundNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
San Antonio131.04210.89130Southton Road, Donop Road
132.88213.85132  Spur 122Northbound exit and southbound entrance
133.60215.01132 
 
US 181 south – Floresville
Southbound exit and northbound entrance
134.70216.78133   
 
I-410 (Connally Loop) / SH 130 / US 281 south
South end of US 281 overlap; I-410 exit 41
136.47219.63135   Loop 13 (Military Drive) – Brooks City-BaseAccess to Stinson Municipal Airport and Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
137.62221.48136Pecan Valley Drive
138.34222.64137Hot Wells Boulevard
138.98–
139.14
223.67–
223.92
138New Braunfels Avenue, Southcross BoulevardSigned as exits 138A (east) and 138B (west) southbound
139.84225.05138CFair Avenue, Hackberry Street
140.77226.55139    I-10 (Jose Lopez Freeway) / US 87 / US 90 – El Paso, Houston, Victoria, Del RioI-10 exit 575A
141.53–
141.61
227.77–
227.90
140AFlorida Street, Carolina Street
142.13228.74140BCesar Chavez Boulevard – Alamodome
142.69229.64141ACommerce Street – Downtown San AntonioSigned as exit 141 northbound
142.90229.98141BHouston Street – The AlamoSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
143.23230.51141CMcCullough Avenue, Nolan StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
143.91231.60142  I-35 (Pan Am Expressway) – Austin, Laredo
 
 
US 281 north (McAllister Freeway) – Johnson City, San Antonio International Airport
Signed as exits 142A (north) and 142B (south); I-35 exit 158; northern terminus; roadway continues beyond I-35 as US 281
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources use "IH-37", as "IH" is an abbreviation used by the Texas Department of Transportation for Interstate Highways.[3]

References

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  33. ^ Staff. "US 181 interchange". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 29, 2008.[dead link]
  34. ^ Staff. "Steves Avenue overpass". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 29, 2008.[dead link]
  35. ^ Staff. "Florida Street overpass". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 29, 2008.[dead link]
  36. ^ Staff. "I-10 interchange". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 29, 2008.[dead link]
  37. ^ staff. "Loop 1604 overpass". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 29, 2008.[dead link]
  38. ^ Staff. "Goliad Road overpass". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 29, 2008.[dead link]
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Not to be confused with Texas State Highway 37 Interstate 37 I 37 a is a 143 mile 230 km Interstate Highway located within the southern portion of the US state of Texas The highway was first designated in 1959 as a route between Corpus Christi and San Antonio Construction in the urban areas of Corpus Christi and San Antonio began in the 1960s and the segments of the Interstate Highway in rural areas were completed by the 1980s Prior to I 37 the route between Corpus Christi and San Antonio was served by a combination of State Highway 9 SH 9 from Corpus Christi to Three Rivers and U S Highway 281 US 281 from Three Rivers to San Antonio As a result of the construction of I 37 SH 9 was removed from the State Highway System Interstate 37I 37 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by TxDOTLength143 00 mi 1 230 14 km ExistedOctober 16 1959 2 presentMajor junctionsSouth endUS 181 SH 35 at Corpus ChristiMajor intersectionsI 69E US 77 in Corpus Christi Future I 69W Future I 69C US 59 US 281 near George West US 181 in San Antonio I 410 US 281 in San Antonio I 10 US 87 US 90 in San AntonioNorth endI 35 US 281 in San AntonioLocationCountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountiesNueces San Patricio Live Oak Atascosa BexarHighway systemInterstate Highway SystemMain Auxiliary Suffixed Business FutureHighways in TexasInterstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM RM Park Rec SH 36 SH 37I 37 from the top of the Tower of the Americas in San Antonio The highway begins in Corpus Christi at US 181 and SH 35 and heads north to San Antonio where it ends at I 35 Beyond I 35 the freeway continues as US 281 to northern San Antonio as a major freeway In Corpus Christi the highway provides access to the downtown area the Port of Corpus Christi and the Corpus Christi International Airport In San Antonio it provides access to Downtown Brooks the Alamodome the Tower of the Americas the River Walk the Alamo and by extension via US 281 the San Antonio International Airport The route provides an important connection between I 35 and the Texas Gulf Coast as well as one of the few limited access hurricane evacuation routes away from the southern Texas coast Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Exit list 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksRoute description EditI 37 starts near the Gulf Coast in Corpus Christi and heads northwest toward San Antonio 2 It links South Texas to the northern parts of the state via I 69E US 77 and US 281 The highway functions as one of the few freeway hurricane evacuation routes for the southern Texas coast It roughly parallels US 181 which both begins and ends at I 37 and US 281 4 A rural segment of I 37 between Corpus Christi and San Antonio Unofficially I 37 begins at an intersection with Shoreline Boulevard on the edge of Corpus Christi Bay It then heads west as a surface street for three blocks where it becomes entrance and exit ramps which connect to the freeway 5 I 37 begins officially at the gore point for these ramps which is part of an interchange complex that also represents the southern ends of US 181 and SH 35 6 It heads west from US 181 through Corpus Christi and intersects two freeways SH 286 the Crosstown Expressway at exit 1C and SH 358 Padre Island Drive at exit 4A The highway turns toward the northwest after the SH 358 interchange roughly parallel to the south of the Nueces River Just prior to leaving the Corpus Christi city limits it intersects and has a short concurrency with US 77 future I 69E US 77 future I 69E merges with I 37 as a freeway from the south at exit 14A northbound and exit 14 southbound the two continue to the north and split after crossing the Nueces River The Interstate continues to the northwest as US 77 future I 69E continues to the northeast at exit 17 7 I 37 transitions to a rural setting once outside of the Corpus Christi city limits on its way to Mathis and Lake Corpus Christi It continues on to the northwest and intersects US 59 future I 69W east of George West at exit 56 It begins paralleling US 281 to the east before the two intersect at exit 72 and have a concurrency north of Three Rivers near Choke Canyon Reservoir Alternate U S Highway 281 Alt US 281 splits off from I 37 near Sunniland at exit 76 and parallels I 37 before rejoining north of Campbellton at exit 92 southbound The two routes remain concurrent until US 281 splits off at exit 104 northbound to head to Pleasanton while I 37 bypasses the city to the east After US 281 leaves toward the northwest I 37 turns to the north toward San Antonio 7 I 37 and I 410 interchange on the southeast side of San Antonio As I 37 enters the San Antonio city limits it intersects the northern terminus of US 181 at exit 132 southbound Continuing to the north it intersects I 410 the inner loop around San Antonio at exit 133 at a stack interchange At this junction the Interstate once again runs concurrently with US 281 which had been concurrent with I 410 Heading north through the southside of San Antonio I 37 provides access to Brooks City Base formerly Brooks AFB After exit 135 a cloverleaf interchange at State Highway Loop 13 Loop 13 the freeway turns toward the northwest The highway intersects I 10 which is concurrent with US 90 and US 87 at exit 139 at a stack interchange on the southeastern corner of Downtown After the interchange it once again heads north on the eastside of Downtown It passes near the Alamodome the Tower of the Americas the River Walk and the Alamo I 37 ends at the northeastern corner of Downtown at exits 142A and 142B at a junction with I 35 US 281 continues to the north as a freeway and provides access to the San Antonio International Airport and later far north central Texas 7 From I 410 to I 10 in San Antonio I 37 is designated the Lucian Adams Freeway after the World War II veteran Adams is a native of Port Arthur and received the Medal of Honor for his service in France along with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his gallantry during the Cassino Campaign 8 From I 10 to its northern terminus at I 35 it is designated the Staff Sergeant William J Bordelon Freeway Bordelon was the first San Antonio native to receive the Medal of Honor after being killed in action during World War II 9 10 History EditPrior to I 37 the routing between Corpus Christi and San Antonio was covered by SH 9 from Corpus Christi to Three Rivers and US 281 from Three Rivers to San Antonio Beginning in 1971 sections of SH 9 were officially removed from the State Highway System as I 37 was completed 11 No sections of US 281 were removed from the State Highway System as a result of the construction of I 37 but the two do share the same alignment at two different points between San Antonio and Three Rivers Also US 281 was rerouted onto I 37 in San Antonio in 1978 7 12 13 I 37 was first designated in 1959 to provide a route between San Antonio and Corpus Christi 2 and construction began in the 1960s The 11 million project to construct the interchange with I 10 was at the time the largest single contract in the history of the state highway commission 14 The route was completed by the 1980s 4 The first sections of the freeway completed were in Corpus Christi The freeway was completed from its southern terminus to 1 2 miles 1 9 km to the west at the Port Avenue overpass to include the SH 286 interchange in 1963 15 16 17 18 19 In 1964 the freeway was extended another 1 1 miles 1 8 km westward with the completion of the overpasses at Nueces Bay Boulevard and Buddy Lawrence Boulevard 20 21 22 By 1965 the freeway had been extended west 1 4 miles 2 3 km to Navigation Boulevard 23 24 In 1966 the interchange at SH 358 was complete as were the mainlanes to Corn Products Road one mile 1 6 km west of the SH 358 interchange 25 26 27 By 1968 the freeway had been completed an additional 8 1 miles 13 0 km further west to Callicoatte Road 28 29 The southbound I 37 bridge over the Nueces River was built in 1933 for US 77 future I 69E when it was first routed through Corpus Christi 30 31 The northbound bridge was built in 1958 with the expansion of US 77 future I 69E to four lanes 32 The southern terminus of I 37 in Corpus Christi Construction in San Antonio also began in the 1960s and was completed in 1972 The first sections were completed in 1967 to include the portion just south of I 410 at the US 181 interchange 33 The section from Steves Avenue north to Florida Street to include the I 10 interchange was also complete in 1967 34 35 36 In 1968 the section south of I 410 was extended south to Loop 1604 37 In 1969 the two sections were connected with the completion of overpasses at Goliad Road Pecan Valley Drive Fair Avenue and Hackberry Street as well as the completion of the interchanges at I 410 and Loop 13 38 39 40 41 42 43 The last sections left were on the eastside of downtown The downtown overpasses at Durango Boulevard Commerce Street and the overpass stretching from Houston Street to Jones Avenue were all completed in 1972 44 45 46 The last portion completed in San Antonio was the stack interchange at I 35 also known as the San Antonio Downtown Mixer near the Pearl Brewery With the completion of the interchange in 1972 47 the city had a complete freeway loop in conjunction with I 10 and I 35 around the central business district of the city At the time construction began in July 1969 the I 35 interchange was the largest highway construction project in state history at 11 million equivalent to 63 3 million in 2021 48 49 The interchange between I 37 and I 69E US 77 The rural sections of the freeway were completed later than those in the urban areas Construction of the highway in Corpus Christi and Nueces County continued north over the Nueces River into San Patrico County The interchange at US 77 future I 69E was completed in 1969 50 The road that was already in existence along this stretch SH 9 would be utilized as a frontage road as many of the bridges along this stretch were from when SH 9 was built in the 1930s 51 52 The mainlanes were extended northward to SH 234 in 1969 53 By 1970 the freeway had been extended as far north as SH 188 54 In 1971 I 37 reached Farm to Market Road 888 FM 888 and service to the city of Mathis 55 During the mid 1970s the southern section and northern section were both being extended The southern section was extended northward in Live Oak County to US 59 future I 69W in 1975 and FM 799 in 1976 56 57 The northern section saw completion in Atascosa County to FM 541 in 1975 and FM 1099 in 1976 58 59 By the early 1980s the freeway was nearly complete In 1980 the interchange at US 281 southeast of Pleasanton was complete 60 With the completion of the interchange at SH 72 and other bridges in the Pleasanton area in 1981 I 37 was complete 61 62 Exit list EditCountyLocationmikmExit 63 DestinationsNotesNuecesCorpus Christi0 000 00Mesquite StreetAt grade intersection0 320 510 US 181 north SH 35 north PortlandSigned as exit 0 southbound southern end of freeway0 440 711ABuffalo StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance1 101 771BBrownlee Boulevard Port AvenueNorthbound exit and southbound entrance0 99 1 331 59 2 141C SH 286 south Crosstown Expressway Access to Spohn Memorial Hospital1 462 351DPort AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance2 12 2 543 41 4 091ELawrence Drive Nueces Bay Boulevard3 275 262Up River Road3 926 313ANavigation Boulevard4 457 163BMcBride Lane Lantana StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance4 787 694A SH 44 west SH 358 east NAS Corpus Christi Padre Island4 967 984BLantana Street McBride LaneSouthbound exit and northbound entrance5 829 375Corn Products Road Valero Way7 0111 286Southern Minerals Road8 31 8 5513 37 13 767Tuloso Road Suntide Road10 1516 339 FM 2292 Rand Morgan Road Up River Road11 2318 0710Carbon Plant Road Joe Fulton Int l Trade CorridorSouthbound exit leads to Carbon Plant Road11 3418 2510AJoe Fulton Int l Trade Corridorsouthbound exit northbound exit is part of exit 1011 9519 2311A FM 3386 McKinzie Road 12 5920 2611B FM 24 Violet Road Hart Road13 8922 3513A FM 1694 Callicoatte Road Leopard Street14 6623 5913BSharpsburg RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance15 2224 4914A I 69E south US 77 south Kingsville Robstown BrownsvilleSouth end of US 77 overlap current northern end of I 69E signed as exit 14 southbound access to Corpus Christi Medical Center Northwest15 4724 9014BRed Bird LaneNorthbound exit and southbound entrance15 9625 6915Sharpsburg Road Red Bird LaneSouthbound exit and northbound entrance17 0127 3716Labonte ParkSan Patricio 18 0429 0317 Future I 69E north US 77 north Victoria SintonNorth end of US 77 overlap US 77 is the future Interstate 69E 20 4632 9320APicnic Area 21 4734 5520BCooper RoadEdroy23 42 23 9437 69 38 5322 SH 234 FM 796 Edroy Odem 31 7551 1031 SH 188 Sinton RockportMathis35 2156 6734 Spur 459 Mathis Alice36 8359 2736 SH 359 Skidmore MathisLive Oak 41 0566 0640 FM 888 47 8877 0647 FM 534 FM 3024 Swinney Switch 51 8783 4851Hailey Ranch Road 57 1792 0156 US 59 Future I 69W George West BeevilleUS 59 is the future Interstate 69W 60 4197 2259 FM 799 66 43106 9165 FM 1358 Oakville 69 88112 4669 SH 72 Three Rivers Kenedy 73 55118 3772 US 281 south Three Rivers AliceSouth end of US 281 overlap 77 40124 5676 US 281 Alt FM 2049 Whitsett 84 19135 4983 FM 99 Whitsett Karnes CityAtascosa 89 52144 0788 FM 1099 Campbellton 93 31150 1792 US 281 Alt Campbellton WhitsettSouthbound exit and northbound entrance 99 09159 4798 FM 541 McCoy Poth 104 85168 74103 US 281 north PleasantonNorth end of US 281 overlap northbound exit and southbound entrance 105 32169 50104 Spur 199 Leal Road No southbound entrance 107 34172 75106Coughran Road 110 73178 20109 SH 97 Pleasanton Floresville 114 73184 64113 FM 3006 118 48190 68117 FM 536Bexar 120 97194 68120Hardy Road 123 64198 98122Priest Road Mathis Road 126 40203 42125 Loop 1604 Anderson Loop Elmendorf 127 55205 27127San Antonio River TurnaroundNorthbound exit and southbound entranceSan Antonio131 04210 89130Southton Road Donop Road132 88213 85132 Spur 122Northbound exit and southbound entrance133 60215 01132 US 181 south FloresvilleSouthbound exit and northbound entrance134 70216 78133 I 410 Connally Loop SH 130 US 281 southSouth end of US 281 overlap I 410 exit 41136 47219 63135 Loop 13 Military Drive Brooks City BaseAccess to Stinson Municipal Airport and Mission Trail Baptist Hospital137 62221 48136Pecan Valley Drive138 34222 64137Hot Wells Boulevard138 98 139 14223 67 223 92138New Braunfels Avenue Southcross BoulevardSigned as exits 138A east and 138B west southbound139 84225 05138CFair Avenue Hackberry Street140 77226 55139 I 10 Jose Lopez Freeway US 87 US 90 El Paso Houston Victoria Del RioI 10 exit 575A141 53 141 61227 77 227 90140AFlorida Street Carolina Street142 13228 74140BCesar Chavez Boulevard Alamodome142 69229 64141ACommerce Street Downtown San AntonioSigned as exit 141 northbound142 90229 98141BHouston Street The AlamoSouthbound exit and northbound entrance143 23230 51141CMcCullough Avenue Nolan StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance143 91231 60142 I 35 Pan Am Expressway Austin Laredo US 281 north McAllister Freeway Johnson City San Antonio International AirportSigned as exits 142A north and 142B south I 35 exit 158 northern terminus roadway continues beyond I 35 as US 2811 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete accessSee also Edit Texas portal U S Roads portalNotes Edit Some sources use IH 37 as IH is an abbreviation used by the Texas Department of Transportation for Interstate Highways 3 References Edit DeSimone Tony January 19 2012 Table 1 Main Routes of the Dwight D Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31 2002 Route Log and Finder List Federal Highway Administration Retrieved March 5 2012 a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division n d Interstate Highway No 37 Highway Designation Files Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved February 27 2008 Transportation Planning and Programming Division n d Highway Designations Glossary Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved May 20 2020 a b Beaumont Penny Brinkmann Rhonda Ellis David Pourteau Chris Webb Brandon V 2006 From Anywhere to Everywhere The Development of the Interstate Highway System in Texas PDF Report Texas Transportation Institute p 32 Archived from the original PDF on January 7 2008 Retrieved February 25 2008 Google April 20 2013 East of I 37 in Corpus Christi Map Google Maps Google Retrieved April 20 2013 Maps amp Data Texas Natural Resources Information System 2012 Archived from the original ESRI shapefile on May 30 2013 Retrieved April 20 2013 a b c d Google February 25 2008 Overview map of I 37 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved February 25 2008 Staff Lucian Adams Texas State Cemetery Retrieved February 27 2008 Signs designating William J Bordelon Expressway unveiled Central Catholic High School September 14 2009 Archived from the original on September 12 2011 Retrieved April 9 2011 Leatherwood Art Bordelon William James Handbook of Texas Online Texas State Historical Association Archived from the original on January 29 2012 Retrieved April 9 2011 Transportation Planning and Programming Division n d State Highway No 9 Highway Designation Files Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved February 27 2008 Transportation Planning and Programming Division n d State Highway Spur No 536 Highway Designation Files Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved March 8 2008 Transportation Planning and Programming Division n d State Highway Spur No 537 Highway Designation Files Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved March 8 2008 SA Project Top Single Road Job Austin Statesman April 2 1965 ProQuest 1521826279 subscription required Staff Staples Street overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Brownlee Street overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff SH 286 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Port Avenue overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Google April 7 2008 Southern terminus to Port Avenue Map Google Maps Google Retrieved April 7 2008 Staff Nueces Bay Boulevard overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Buddy Lawrence Boulevard overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Google April 7 2008 Port Avenue to Buddy Lawrence Boulevard Map Google Maps Google Retrieved April 7 2008 Staff Navigation Boulevard overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Google April 7 2008 Buddy Lawrence Boulevard to Navigation Boulevard Map Google Maps Google Retrieved April 7 2008 Staff SH 358 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Corn Products Road overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Google April 7 2008 SH 358 to Corn Products Road Map Google Maps Google Retrieved April 7 2008 Staff Callicoatte Road overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Google April 7 2008 Corn Products Road to Callicoatte Road Map Google Maps Google Retrieved April 7 2008 Staff Southbound Nueces River bridge National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Transportation Planning and Programming Division n d U S Highway No 77 Highway Designation Files Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved February 29 2008 Staff Northbound Nueces River bridge National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff US 181 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Steves Avenue overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Florida Street overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff I 10 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link staff Loop 1604 overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Goliad Road overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Pecan Valley Drive overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Fair Avenue overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Hackberry Street overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff I 410 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Loop 13 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Durango Boulevard overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Commerce Street overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Houston Street to Jones Avenue overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff IH 35 amp IH 37 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Johnston Louis Williamson Samuel H 2023 What Was the U S GDP Then MeasuringWorth Retrieved January 1 2023 United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the Measuring Worth series Kelly Frank G June 1971 Where the Freeways Meet Texas Highways Archived from the original on May 13 2008 Retrieved February 27 2008 Staff US 77 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Arroyo Nombre de Dios Bridge National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff SH 234 frontage overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff SH 234 overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff SH 188 overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff FM 888 overpass National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff US 59 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff FM 799 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff FM 541 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff FM 1099 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff US 281 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff SH 72 interchange National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Staff Rock Quarry Branch Bridge National Bridge Inventory Federal Highway Administration Retrieved February 29 2008 dead link Transportation Planning and Programming Division 2013 Statewide Planning Map Map Texas Department of Transportation Archived from the original on April 1 2013 Retrieved April 5 2013 External links EditRoute map KML file edit help Template Attached KML Interstate 37KML is from Wikidata Media 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