Interstate 45

Basic data
Length:	285 mi / 459 km
State:	Texas
Course direction:	North - South
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The Interstate 45 (abbreviated I-45 ) is an interstate highway of the United States , the only Texas runs. It begins on Texas State Highway 87 in Galveston and ends in Dallas on Interstate 30 .

General information about I-45

Interstate 45 is the longest interstate that runs through only one state, but is the shortest major interstate (interstates that end in 0 or 5). In 2005, when fleeing from Hurricane Rita, a great many people were stuck on it. For a route that normally only takes four hours, many of them took over 24 hours. The tallest building between the two cities of Dallas and Houston is the 32-story Anadarko Tower, located about 25 miles (40 km) north of Houston. There are different freeway names for I-45. Between Galveston and Houston it is called the Gulf Freeway. Pierce Elevated has an intersection with Interstate 10 and an intersection with US Highway 59 and Texas State Highway 288 . From downtown Houston to Conroe, the Interstate is called the North Freeway. The Julius Schepps Freeway is the section between the intersection with Interstate 20 and downtown Dallas.

Feeder route

Interstate 345 in Dallas

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  I-10 and I-45 near Houston

Web links

Commons : Interstate 45  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Texas @ AARoads route description
• Map of I-45 from downtown Houston