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San Antonio Area
Freeway System
State
Spur 371
(General Hudnell Drive) |
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This page last updated
July 08, 2010 |
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This page covers State
Spur (SP) 371 from US 90 to Port San Antonio (the former Kelly
AFB.)
Length:
1.7 miles |
On this page
Overview
This short freeway provides access
from US 90 to the Port San Antonio industrial park and cargo airport.
Roadway details
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SCHEMATIC |
Click
here for a schematic of Spur
371t. |
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LANES |
- 4 lanes from
US 90 to Frio City Rd.
- 6 lanes from
Frio City Rd. to Cupples
- 8 lanes from
Cupples to the Port San Antonio main entrance
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ACCESS ROADS |
There are no access roads
along this freeway.
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EXITS |
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SOUTHBOUND:
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Quintana Rd./East Kelly Railport
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Freeway ends at
Billy Mitchell Blvd.
NORTHBOUND:
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Cupples Rd./Quintana Rd./East Kelly Railport
- Frio
City Rd.
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Freeway
merges into US 90 eastbound
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SPEED LIMITS |
- 55 mph from US 90 to Cupples
- 40 mph from Cupples
to Port San Antonio entrance
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SPECIAL FEATURES &
NOTES |
- The interchange at US
90 only facilitates traffic from
westbound US 90 to Spur 371 and to eastbound 90 from Spur
371
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TRAFFIC |
Generally light traffic
volumes.
Traffic counts have dropped substantially over the past decade
as a result of the closing of Kelly AFB.
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AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY TRAFFIC |
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LOCATION |
1990 |
1998 |
2000 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
'98-'08
% CHG |
| S of US 90 |
14,700 |
16,000 |
17,300 |
12,100 |
10,300 |
12,900 |
-19% |
| At Port SA |
23,000 |
22,000 |
21,000 |
15,500 |
13,200 |
12,100 |
-45% |
Media gallery
Click
here for photos and video of this freeway.
Construction
projects
No current projects in this corridor.
Future plans
Over the past decade, the former Kelly AFB has been
converted to a major industrial park and cargo airport named Port San
Antonio (previously known as KellyUSA).
As Port San Antonio grows, traffic in and around the area is expected to
increase substantially, especially truck traffic. Therefore, part
of the redevelopment effort includes the proposed construction of an
expressway (Kelly Parkway)
connecting US 90 with I-35 South, Loop 410 South, and SH 16 South, with Spur 371
comprising the northernmost section of that corridor. Improvements to the
interchange at US 90 would be included. However, there is presently no
timetable or funding for those projects.
History
Authorized by Minute Order 51835
(September 25, 1962). This route was finalized amid some
controversy in 1964.
Construction began in September of that year with a ceremony attended by
500 people. The "groundbreaking" was done using an oversized plunger that
detonated a simulated missile warhead. The freeway was completed and open to traffic
in 1968. It originally had the
unimaginative title of "Kelly Access Freeway", but its name was changed
to General Hudnell Drive shortly after it opened. Major General
William Hudnell retired as commander of Kelly AFB in 1965.
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