I-610 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of I-10 | ||||
Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 37.972 mi[1][2] (61.110 km) | |||
Existed | 1959[1]–present | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Beltway around Houston | ||||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Counties | Harris | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 610 (I-610[a]) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that forms a 37.972-mile-long (61.110 km) loop around the inner city sector of the city of Houston, Texas. I-610, colloquially known as The Loop, Loop 610, The Inner Loop, or just 610, traditionally marks the border between the inner city of Houston ("inside the Loop") and its surrounding areas. It is the innermost of the three Houston beltways, the other two being Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Parkway/Tollway) and State Highway 99 (SH 99; Grand Parkway), of which various segments are under construction or planning. In Houston, the area inside I-610 is the urban core. Jeff Balke of the Houston Press wrote that the freeway "is as much a social and philosophical divide as a physical one".[4] Mike Snyder in the Houston Chronicle wrote that, as someone from inside I-610, he historically felt "kind of special" due to being close to "the city's historical core and its major business, educational and cultural institutions".[5]
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