Editing Interstate 37 (section)

==Route description==
I-37 starts near the [[Texas Gulf Coast|Gulf Coast]] in Corpus Christi and heads northwest toward San Antonio.<ref name="TxDOT"/> It links [[South Texas]] to the northern parts of the state via [[Interstate 69E|I-69E]], [[U.S. Route 77 in Texas|US&nbsp;77]], and [[U.S. Route 281 in Texas|US&nbsp;281]]. The highway functions as one of the few freeway hurricane evacuation routes for the southern Texas coast. It roughly parallels [[U.S. Route 181|US&nbsp;181]], which both begins and ends at I-37, and US&nbsp;281.<ref name="Anywhere"/>
[[File:I-37 north of Corpus Christi.jpg|thumb|left|A rural segment of I-37 between Corpus Christi and San Antonio]]

Unofficially, I-37 begins at an intersection with Shoreline Boulevard on the edge of [[Corpus Christi Bay]]. It then heads west as a surface street for three blocks where it becomes [[slip road|entrance and exit ramps]] which connect to the freeway.<ref>{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&ll=27.801273,-97.395505&spn=0.005476,0.008969&sll=27.800409,-97.395859&sspn=0.005476,0.008969&geocode=FT46qAEduusx-g%3BFe4uqAEdRs4x-g&t=h&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=17&z=17|title=East of I-37 in Corpus Christi|access-date=April 20, 2013}}</ref> I-37 begins officially at the [[Gore (road)|gore point]] for these ramps, which is part of an interchange complex that also represents the southern ends of US&nbsp;181 and [[Texas State Highway 35|SH&nbsp;35]].<ref name="TNRIS">{{cite web|url=http://www.tnris.org/get-data?quicktabs_maps_data=1|title=Maps & Data|year=2012|publisher=Texas Natural Resources Information System|access-date=April 20, 2013|format=[[ESRI shapefile]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530105748/http://www.tnris.org/get-data?quicktabs_maps_data=1|archive-date=May 30, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It heads west from US&nbsp;181 through Corpus Christi and intersects two freeways, [[Texas State Highway 286|SH&nbsp;286]] (the Crosstown Expressway) at exit&nbsp;1C and [[Texas State Highway 358|SH&nbsp;358]] (Padre Island Drive) at exit&nbsp;4A. The highway turns toward the northwest after the SH&nbsp;358 interchange roughly parallel to the south of the [[Nueces River]]. Just prior to leaving the Corpus Christi city limits, it intersects and has a short concurrency with US&nbsp;77 (future I-69E). US&nbsp;77 (future I-69E) merges with I-37 as a freeway from the south at exit&nbsp;14A northbound and exit&nbsp;14 southbound; the two continue to the north and split after crossing the Nueces River. The Interstate continues to the northwest as US&nbsp;77 (future I-69E) continues to the northeast at exit&nbsp;17.<ref name="Google Maps"/>

I-37 transitions to a rural setting once outside of the Corpus Christi city limits on its way to [[Mathis, Texas|Mathis]] and [[Lake Corpus Christi]]. It continues on to the northwest and intersects [[U.S. Route 59 in Texas|US&nbsp;59]] (future [[Interstate 69W|I-69W]]) east of [[George West, Texas|George West]] at exit&nbsp;56. It begins paralleling US&nbsp;281 to the east before the two intersect at exit&nbsp;72 and have a concurrency north of [[Three Rivers, Texas|Three Rivers]] near [[Choke Canyon Reservoir]]. [[Alternate U.S. Highway 281|Alternate US&nbsp;281]] (Alt. US&nbsp;281) splits off from I-37 near [[Sunniland, Texas|Sunniland]] at exit&nbsp;76 and parallels I-37 before rejoining north of [[Campbellton, Texas|Campbellton]] at exit&nbsp;92 southbound. The two routes remain concurrent until US&nbsp;281 splits off at exit&nbsp;104 northbound to head to [[Pleasanton, Texas|Pleasanton]], while I-37 bypasses the city to the east. After US&nbsp;281 leaves toward the northwest, I-37 turns to the north toward [[San Antonio]].<ref name="Google Maps"/>

[[File:I-37, I-410 interchange, San Antonio, Texas.JPG|thumb|left|I-37 and I-410 interchange on the southeast side of San Antonio]]
As I-37 enters the San Antonio city limits, it intersects the northern terminus of [[U.S. Route 181|US&nbsp;181]] at exit&nbsp;132 southbound (this is according to the [[Texas Department of Transportation]], or TxDOT; the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]], or AASHTO, extends US&nbsp;181 northward to the northern terminus of I-37). Continuing to the north, it intersects [[Interstate 410|I-410]], the inner loop around San Antonio, at exit&nbsp;133 at a [[stack interchange]]. At this junction, the Interstate once again runs concurrently with US&nbsp;281 which had been concurrent with I-410. Heading north through the south side of San Antonio, I-37 provides access to [[Brooks City-Base]] (formerly Brooks Air Force Base). After exit&nbsp;135, a [[cloverleaf interchange]] at [[Texas State Highway Loop 13|Loop&nbsp;13]], the freeway turns toward the northwest. The highway intersects [[Interstate 10 in Texas|I-10]], which is concurrent with [[U.S. Route 90 in Texas|US&nbsp;90]] and [[U.S. Route 87 in Texas|US&nbsp;87]], at exit&nbsp;139 at a stack interchange on the southeastern corner of Downtown San Antonio. After the interchange, it once again heads north on the east side of downtown. It passes near the [[Alamodome]], [[Tower of the Americas]], [[San Antonio River Walk]], and [[Alamo Mission in San Antonio|Alamo]]. I-37 ends at the northeastern corner of downtown at exits&nbsp;142A and 142B at a junction with I-35. US&nbsp;281 continues to the north as a freeway and provides access to [[San Antonio International Airport]] and later far north central Texas.<ref name="Google Maps"/>

From I-410 to I-10 in San Antonio, I-37 is designated the '''Lucian Adams Freeway''', after the [[World War II]] veteran. Adams is a native of [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]] and received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his service in France, along with the [[Bronze Star Medal]] and [[Purple Heart]], for his gallantry during the [[Battle of Monte Cassino]].<ref>{{cite web |author= Staff |url= http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=11141 |title= Lucian Adams |publisher=[[Texas State Cemetery]] |access-date= February 27, 2008}}</ref> From I-10 to its northern terminus at I-35, it is designated the Staff Sergeant [[William J. Bordelon]] Freeway. Bordelon was the first San Antonio native to receive the Medal of Honor after being killed in action during WWII.<ref name="Bordelon CCHS">{{cite news |url= http://www.cchs-satx.org/vnews/display.v/ART/4aae43d1eb11e |publisher= [[Central Catholic Marianist High School|Central Catholic High School]] |date= September 14, 2009 |title= Signs designating William J. Bordelon Expressway unveiled |access-date= April 9, 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110912000733/http://www.cchs-satx.org/vnews/display.v/ART/4aae43d1eb11e |archive-date= September 12, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Bordelon TSHA">{{cite web |last= Leatherwood |first= Art |title= Bordelon, William James |work= Handbook of Texas Online |publisher= [[Texas State Historical Association]] |url= https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbosc |access-date= April 9, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120129020742/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbosc |archive-date= January 29, 2012 |url-status= dead }}</ref>