| The I-10 Interstate 10 Highway is the main east-west highway automotive transportation corridor along the southern United States and southern Gulf Coast states. The i-10 acts as a major connector for major cities, sea-ports, tourism, military, & energy assets located along it's corridor. The i-10 is a "trans-continental" highway, meaning it travels across the entire mainland US from coast-to-coast; from the east coast at Jacksonville FL, to the west coast at Los Angeles CA. The i-10 travels through 8 different US states, including; Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas. A number of larger cities are located along the i-10 corridor, including; Los Angeles CA, San Bernardino CA, Phoenix AZ, San Antonio TX, Houston TX, Baton Rouge LA, New Orleans LA, Mobile AL, Pensacola FL, Tallahassee FL, and Jacksonville FL. The i-10 is also known by a number of different names (some depending upon the region) for example in California, sections of the i-10 are known as the "Santa Monica Freeway" and the "San Bernardino Freeway", in Houston Texas a section of the i-10 is known as "the Katy Freeway"... the Highway is also sometimes called the "Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway" and the "Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway". The i-10 connects with a number Interstate Highways along its route, including; in California the i-10 connects with the i-5 and i-15, in Arizona the i-10 connects with the i-8, i-17, and i-19, in Texas the i-10 connects with the i-20, i-25, i-35, i-37, i-45, in Louisiana the i-10 connects with the i-49, i-55, i-59, i-37, i-45, in Alabama the i-10 connects with the i-65, and in Florida the i-10 connects with the i-75 and i-95. According to the software program Streets & Trips, the program calculates the entire length of the i-10 at approximately 2,460 miles long, and takes approx. 41 hrs. of full driving time to complete. |
