Loop 610 -- Galleria/Med Ctr/Pasadena/Heights

I grew up in Meyerland, just a block outside The Loop. Like many other native Houstonians, this is where I learned to drive on the freeway and obtained my «Houston Driver» card. We may speed, weave, honk and yell, but we are still the safest drivers in H-​town, and we know the back roads and shortcuts better than anyone.
Ten years later, I still drive this freeway daily, despite more and more cars on the road due to the influx of newcomers. I used to pride myself on my ability to get anywhere in Houston Proper in under 20 minutes (e.g., from Meyerland to Montrose, or Meyerland to the Heights). These days, traffic is almost always terrible, except during dark hours and whenever there’s an accident (which is virtually ²⁴⁄₇ if you’re heading north at 610/​Westpark). Though it certainly has its shortcomings, this is Houston’s OG loop and it is like the «family» of highways for me. I will love it forever, but I like driving it not at all.

The original and the innovator… you are first freeway I ever had the opportunity to drive on.