Interstate 45 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Interstate 45
I-45 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TXDOT
Length	284.913 mi (458.523 km)
Existed	1971–present
Major junctions
South end	SH 87 in Galveston
	Sam Houston Tollway / Beltway 8 in Houston I-610 (South Loop) / SH 35 / SH 225 in Houston I-69 / US 59 / SH 288 in Houston I-10 / US 90 in Houston I-610 (North Loop) in Houston SH 99 Toll in Houston, TX Hardy Toll Road in Spring US 190 in Huntsville I-20 in Dallas US 175 in Dallas
North end	I-30 / I-345 / US 75 in Dallas
Location
Counties:	Galveston, Harris, Montgomery, Walker, Madison, Leon, Freestone, Navarro, Ellis, Dallas
Highway system
Main route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business Highways in Texas Interstate • U.S. • TX (Loops – Spurs – Rec – FM) ← SH 44 SH 45 →

Interstate 45 is an Interstate Highway in the state of Texas in the United States. It goes from Galveston north to Dallas. The route is 284.913 miles (458.523 km) long.

Images for kids

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  Hurricane Rita evacuation from the Louetta Road (exit 68) overpass (2005)

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  I-45 and I-10/US 90 next to downtown Houston

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  Looking northwest along the Gulf Freeway towards downtown; the Spur 5 distributor lanes, completed in 1988, are to the right

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  Southbound on the North Freeway

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  Southbound I-45 entering downtown Houston

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  1955 "Yellow Book" plan for Interstates in Dallas

See also

In Spanish: Interestatal 45 para niños