About Interstate 10
Interstate 10 is a transcontinental divided highway that spans the United States of America. Interstate 10 begins in Jacksonville, Florida and terminates in Santa Monica, California.
In California, Interstate 10 leaves the greater Los Angeles metropolis some 70 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Interstate 10 enters the desert just beyond the narrow San Gorgonio Pass. From there, the freeway becomes characteristic of a rural desert, one which it will retain through much of its journey through the west. Major desert cities in California include Palm Springs, Indio, and Blythe. Phoenix is the next major city, which is growing at an amazing rate through central Arizona. Interstate 10 turns somewhat southeast to Tucson, then heads due east to Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Skirting the Mexican Border and the Rio Grande near El Paso, Interstate 10 crosses the vast expanse of West Texas. The freeway has some at-grade crossings rather than full interchanges at some locations because of the remote character of the highway and the extremely low traffic volumes of the region. Interstate 10 finally sheds its rural desert characteristics as it passes through San Antonio and connects to Houston.
Interstate 10 becomes the freeway of the Deep South, connecting Houston with New Orleans, Biloxi, Mobile, and Pensacola. Several major sections of the highway are elevated, especially those in Louisiana around the bayous. Interstate 10 is surrounded by trees in the Deep South, quite unlike the wide-open spaces of the West. The Mississippi Welcome Center, a replica of a plantation, is much more welcoming than the utilitarian California Rest Area west of Blythe.
In Tallahassee, the original routing of Interstate 10 in Leon County took the freeway into downtown Tallahassee via Gaines Street, presumably as an elevated structure (dubbed the "Seminole Expressway" since it bordered Florida State University to the south). Opposition from the city and the university caused it to be rerouted. A developer in the northern part of the city donated land to build Interstate 10 near the Killearn development that was starting in the 1970s.
Preparing for exploring Interstate 10
Accommodation
The following are towns and cities on the Interstate 10. Click to view the accommodation available there. For those not listed below, use the Accommodation Search Engine to find nearest hotels.
- Los Angeles Hotels, California
- Palm Springs Hotels, California
- Indio Hotels, California
- Blythe Hotels, California
- Phoenix Hotels, Arizona
- Tucson Hotels, Arizona
- Las Cruces Hotels, New Mexico
- El Paso Hotels, Texas
- San Antonio Hotels, Texas
- Houston Hotels, Texas
- New Orleans Hotels, Louisiana
- Biloxi Hotels, Mississippi
- Mobile Hotels, Alabama
- Pensacola Hotels, Florida
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