Interstate 110 (Texas)

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Interstate 110 marker

Interstate 110
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 0.92 mi[2] (1.48 km)
Existed: 1967[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: United States-Mexico border to Carretera federal 45.svg MX 45 at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
  US 62 in El Paso
US 54 in El Paso
North end: I-10 / US 54 / US 180 in El Paso
Location
Counties: El Paso
Highway system
SH 109 SH 110

Interstate 110 (I-110) is a 0.92-mile (1.48 km) spur route in El Paso extending from Interstate 10, south along U.S. Highway 54, turns west then turns south into Mexico. Interstate 110 provides access from Interstate 10 to the Bridge of the Americas (A.K.A. Cordova Bridge in El Paso and Puente Libre in Mexico), which spans the Rio Grande to connect with Avenida Abraham Lincoln in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Interstate 110 is currently the only three-digit Interstate to connect directly with Mexico, and one of only two to connect to an international border, the other being Interstate 190 in New York.

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Route description [edit]

Interstate 110 northbound at its southern terminus

I-110 is a short spur route of I-10 in El Paso that connects I-10 with the Cordova International Bridge at the United States-Mexico border. The southern end of the freeway begins at the northern end of the bridge and heads north passing under US 62. After the interchange with US 62, I-110 curves towards the east briefly before curving back towards the north at an interchange with US 54. I-110 begins to run concurrently with US 54 as the freeway heads north to an interchange with I-10. This expressway interchange is fairly complex, and has three levels worth of routes crossing. The locals have dubbed this interchange the "Spaghetti Bowl." I-110 ends at I-10 and the Spaghetti Bowl while the freeway continues to the north carrying the US 54 designation.[3]

History [edit]

I-110 was officially designated as a route from I-10 to the Cordova International Bridge in 1967.[1] The interchange at US 62 was completed in 1970.[4] By 1972, the interchange at US 54 had been completed.[5] The overpass at SH 20 as well as the interchange at I-10 was completed in 1973.[6][7]

Exit list [edit]

The entire route is in El Paso, El Paso County.

Mile[3] km Exit Destinations Notes
Cordova International Bridge over Rio Grande
Mexico – United States border
US 62 (Paisano Drive)
1 I-10 east / US 180 east – Van Horn, San Antonio Northbound exit and southbound entrance
21B I-10 west / US 180 west - Las Cruces Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Montana Avenue Northbound exit and southbound entrance
US 54 east (Patriot Freeway) – Alamogordo, Fort Bliss Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References [edit]

Route map: Google / Bing