Guest Plastic Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 As you might know Texas senator Loyd Bentsen died yesterday.While that's the end of his life I wanna find out where's the end of his expressway. If you're downtown and on 59 where it joins 288 it says Senator Loyd Bentsen Expressway. I want to know how much of it is called that. Cause I always thought it was called The Southwest Freeway all the way into Downtown. where down the Loyd Bentsen Exoressway end and The Southwest Freeway begin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 (edited) I know out towards el campo and wharton there are/were some signs that said that. But yeah, its the southwest freeway. Its like how they named 290 the Ronald Reagan Freeway. Only nerds will call it that. Us cool kids will always know 59 as the Southwest Freeway Edited May 24, 2006 by zaphod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE_ugh Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I wouldn't like to drive on a exorcismway because thats what i read it as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 As you might know Texas senator Loyd Bentsen died yesterday.His cut down of Quayle will go down as one of my top 5 political moment of all time. I am not sure what the other 4 are, but that comment was pure brilliance. Too bad Bensten was not the candidate with Dukakis as his running mate. He might have had a chance. Probably not, but we can dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 290 is the Ronald Reagen Freeway. They still call it the Northwest Freeway don't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 As you might know Texas senator Loyd Bentsen died yesterday.While that's the end of his life I wanna find out where's the end of his expressway. If you're downtown and on 59 where it joins 288 it says Senator Loyd Bentsen Expressway. I want to know how much of it is called that. Cause I always thought it was called The Southwest Freeway all the way into Downtown. where down the Loyd Bentsen Exoressway end and The Southwest Freeway begin?for some reason i always thought it ended when 59s meets 610w...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I dug this up off of TxDOT's website:[senator Lloyd Bentsen Highway--US 59 from its intersection with IH 45 to its intersection with IH 35. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., eff. Sept. 1, 1995] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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