Interstate 10

Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost transcontinental highway in the Interstate Highway System. I-10 is the fourth-longest Interstate in the United States at 2,460.34 miles (3,959.53 km), following I-90, I-80, and I-40. This freeway is part of the originally planned network that was laid out in 1956, and its last section was completed in 1990.

Interstate 10

I-10 highlighted in red
Route information
Length2,460.34 mi (3,959.53 km)
Existed1957–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end SR 1 in Santa Monica, CA
Major intersections
East end I-95 / US 17 in Jacksonville, FL
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesCalifornia, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
Highway system

I-10 stretches from the Pacific Ocean at State Route 1 (SR 1, Pacific Coast Highway) in Santa Monica, California, to I-95 in Jacksonville, Florida. Major cities connected by I-10 include (from west to east) Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Cruces, El Paso, San Antonio, Houston, Beaumont, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Gulfport, Mobile, Pensacola, Tallahassee, and Jacksonville. Over one-third of its total length is within the state of Texas, where the freeway spans the state at its widest breadth.

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