This is a list of highways in the Houston–The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area.
Freeways
Present
DesignationCommon nameYear of First Freeway Section Erik Slotboom, 2003. Last accessed December 23, 2006.Maximum width: mainlanes (HOV). Last accessed December 23, 2006.Maximum Traffic Count, 2001 (AADT). 2001. Last accessed December 23, 2006.Maximum Traffic Count, 2009 (AADT) Texas Department of Transportation. 2009. Last accessed October 25, 2013.Maximum Traffic Count, 2012 (AADT)Baytown-East Freeway 1953 10 225,640 195,000 168,000Katy Freeway 1956 26(4). Last accessed December 2, 2014. 238,520 268,000 360,000 Gulf Freeway 1948 8(1) 269,570 266,000 245,000North Freeway 1959 10(1) 291,470 317,000 312,000 Eastex Freeway 1953 10(1) 211,860 195,000 205,000Southwest Freeway 1961 13(1) 379,550 329,000 318,000 610 Loop 1952 10 293,460 288,000 292,000 Beltway 8 1982 9 202,900 189,000 203,410** Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road 2004 4 9,471** 1987 6 59,220 61,000 63,000 Fort Bend Westpark Tollway 2004 4 119,385** Crosby Freeway 1991 6 31,090 46,000 40,000 Northwest Freeway 1975 8(1) 262,970 230,000 239,000 Spur 5 1988 6 54,240 37,000 33,000 Decker Drive 2001 6 32,890 37,000 47,000 The Downtown SplitA Guide to Traffic and Reconstruction of Spur 527. southwestcorridor.com Last accessed January 2, 2007. 1961 6* 93,410 64,000 65,000 Grand Parkway 1994 4 36,200 68,000 47,000 Baytown Freeway 1996 8 74,670 73,000 76,000 La Porte Freeway 1966 8 152,780 133,000 113,000 Tomball Parkway 1990 8 119,780 142,000 151,000 South Freeway 1980 8 178,490 172,000 163,000 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway 4 48,050 40,000 35,000** For these toll roads, this represents the highest AADT as measured at a toll booth, but not necessarily the highest traffic at any point along the toll road.
Under construction
Future
Red Bluff Freeway - planned from State Highway 146 southeast of Houston to Beltway 8. Only frontage roads have been built. - Sections A, B, and C of the Grand Parkway are in various stages of the planning process. - south-southeast of downtown. The mainlanes planned to be built from its present terminus near University Drive (adjacent to the University of Houston) to south of Beltway 8. - The Fort Bend Tollway is planned to eventually be extended from its northern terminus at US 90A to the southwest corner of the 610 Loop. - The Hardy Toll Road has a proposal to be extended from its southern terminus at the North Loop to Downtown Houston. - The Fort Bend section of the Westpark Tollway, known as the Fort Bend Westpark Tollway, will eventually be extended west to the growing suburb of Fulshear. It will then turn north and end at IH-10 around Pederson Road.
Limited-access highways Present
Allen Parkway - Between I-45 and Shepherd Drive, a distance of 2.3 miles (3.7 km), Allen Parkway is a limited access parkway. Grand Parkway - Parts of section D (south of the Westpark Tollway) are now being brought up to full freeway standards. Memorial Drive - From Houston Street to just west of Shepherd Drive, a distance of 2.3 miles (3.7 km), Memorial Drive is a limited-access parkway with exits at Heights Blvd./Waugh Drive and Shepherd Drive. U.S. Highway 90 Alternate — South Main Street — south-southwest of downtown from I-610 to near the Southwest Freeway. - From the Harris-Fort Bend county line to the Harris-Montgomery county line for a total distance of 75 miles. Interstate 69 will travel from the U.S.–Mexico border in Brownsville, TX to the U.S.–Canada border in Port Huron, MI when completed in the future. US 59 travels from the U.S.–Mexico border in Laredo, TX to the U.S.–Canada border near Lancaster, MN. 35 miles of US 59 have been designated and dual signed as I-69/US 59 northeast of Downtown Houston. 28 miles of US 59 have been designated and dual signed as I-69/US 59 southwest of Downtown Houston. 12 miles of US 59 have been designated and dual signed as I-69/US 59 through Downtown Houston.
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