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The  Interstate 45 in Houston, abbreviated 
"i-45 Houston",  is one of the major 
interstate highway routes and traffic corridors that travels generally in a north-south direction 
across the metro Houston and Harris County area's. The  i-45 
travels adjacent to the downtown Houston area, the i-45 generally encircles 
downtown Houston on it's northern, southern, and western perimeters. 
			The i-45 is the main route 
			between Houston and the Galveston Island area... the
			i-45 is also the main route between 
			Houston and Dallas. 
          The map above shows the i-45 in Houston (highlighted 
			in pink) where the i-45 travels through the 
			Greater Metro Houston area.  
The map 
			below shows approx. locations of various Exit Ramps located 
			along the i-45 in Metro 
			Houston ... 
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