These images start south of Dallas and proceed northbound toward downtown.
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(15-Apr-2007)
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High resolution Looking northbound at Mars Road
(15-Apr-2007)
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High resolution Looking northbound along the northbound frontage road at Pleasant Run. The frontage roads were not
rebuilt during the reconstruction in the late 1990s-early 2000s
(15-Apr-2007)
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High resolution Looking northbound at Fulghum road
(15-Apr-2007)
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Along the west side of the freeway at Fulgum road is the Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal. It
is more than a mile long.
(15-Apr-2007)
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The intermodal terminal handles transfers of containers from trains to trucks. This view looks from an overpass
over I-45, with the southbound frontage road in the lower part of the photo.
(15-Apr-2007)
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High resolution Another view of the intermodal terminal
(15-Apr-2007)
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Looking northbound at Wintergreen
(15-Apr-2007)
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I-45 passes through Hutchins just south of I-20. This is at Dowdy Ferry Road.
(15-Apr-2007)
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High resolution The interchange at I-20. This interchange was opened on October 5, 1973.
(15-Apr-2007)
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High resolution Another view of the interchange at I-20
(15-Apr-2007)
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High resolution Looking north at Loop 12.
(8-Apr-2007)
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Southbound traffic is Houston-bound. This view shows signage looking west along Loop 12.
(8-Apr-2007)
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High resolution Looking northbound from a pedestrian overpass north of Lamar Street. This area was a lightning rod for controversy
and community opposition during the planning of the freeway in the early 1970s. The area is low-income and predominantly black.
(20-Oct-2007)
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Graffiti on the pedestrian overpass. This area qualifies as a "hood".
(8-April-2007)
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Abandoned home along the freeway.
(8-April-2007)