San Antonio

===Road===
{{Further|List of highways in San Antonio}}[[File:US 281, San Antonio, Texas.JPG|upright=1.15|thumb|US 281 southbound towards Downtown San Antonio]]
San Antonio is served by these major freeways:
* [[Interstate 10 in Texas|Interstate 10]]: McDermott Freeway (Northwest) runs west toward [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and Los Angeles. Jose Lopez Freeway (East) runs east toward [[Seguin, Texas|Seguin]], [[Houston]], [[New Orleans]] and [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]
* [[Interstate 35 in Texas|Interstate 35]]: Pan Am Expressway (Northeast/Southwest)—runs south toward its southern terminus [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] and runs north toward [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth]], [[Oklahoma City]], [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul|Minneapolis-St. Paul]], and finally to its northern terminus in [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]].
* [[Interstate 37]]: Lucian Adams Freeway (Southeast)—runs from San Antonio through its junction with [[U.S. Route 281 in Texas|US Highway 281]] south ([[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]] and [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]]) near [[Three Rivers, Texas|Three Rivers]] and into [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] through its junction with [[Interstate 69E]]/[[U.S. Route 77|US Highway 77]] south ([[Kingsville, Texas|Kingsville]], [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]] and [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]]) to its southern terminus at Corpus Christi Bay.
* [[Interstate 410]]: Connally Loop—simply called Loop 410 (four-ten) by locals is a {{convert|53|mi|km|adj=on}} inner beltway around the city.
* [[U.S. Route 90|US 90]]: Cleto Rodriguez Freeway (West) through [[Uvalde, Texas|Uvalde]] and [[Del Rio, Texas|Del Rio]] to its western terminus at I-10 in [[Van Horn, Texas|Van Horn]]. Prior to I-10 East and US 90 West expressway being built US 90 traveled through the west side via West Commerce Street (westbound) and Buena Vista Street (eastbound) and Historic Old Highway 90 (known as Enrique M. Barrera Parkway from 2015 to 2022<ref name="oldhwy90">{{cite news|url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-renames-Barrera-Parkway-Old-Highway-90-16853549.php|title=San Antonio residents, businesses reclaim Old Highway 90 with new street name|last=Santana|first=Steven|publisher=mysanantonio.com|language=en|date=February 11, 2022|access-date=February 11, 2022}}</ref>). On the east side it traveled along East Commerce Street to its current alignment which runs concurrent with I-10 East to [[Seguin, Texas|Seguin]].
* [[U.S. Route 281|US 281]]: McAllister Freeway (North) to [[Johnson City, Texas|Johnson City]] and [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]]. Southbound, it runs [[concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with I-37, then I-410 for {{convert|4|mi|km|0}}, then heads south to [[Pleasanton, Texas|Pleasanton]]. Prior to I-37 and McAllister Fwy. being built US 281 traveled through the north side via San Pedro Avenue and the south side via Roosevelt Avenue.
* [[Texas State Highway 151|State Highway 151]]: Stotzer Freeway runs from US Highway 90 West through Westover Hills which includes [[SeaWorld San Antonio|SeaWorld]] to its western terminus at State Loop 1604.
* [[Texas State Highway Loop 1604|State Loop 1604]]: Charles W. Anderson Loop—simply called 1604 (sixteen-oh-four) by locals—is a {{convert|96|mi|km|adj=on}} outer beltway around San Antonio.
Other highways include:
* [[U.S. Route 87 in Texas|US 87]]: Southbound to [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]] along Roland Avenue then Rigsby Avenue. It runs concurrent with I-10 for {{convert|52|mi|km|0}} where it goes to [[San Angelo, Texas|San Angelo]] northbound.
* [[U.S. Route 181|US 181]]: Starts {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} south of I-410/I-37/US 281 interchange and heads toward [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] via [[Beeville, Texas|Beeville]]. Prior to I-37 being built, US 181 traveled along Presa Street from Downtown to its current alignment.
* [[Texas State Highway 16|State Highway 16]]: From [[Zapata, Texas|Zapata]], it runs concurrent with I-410 for {{convert|17|mi|km|0}} along southwest San Antonio, over to Bandera Road to [[Bandera, Texas|Bandera]]
* [[Texas State Highway 130|State Highway 130]]: Starting at its southern terminus at I-35 South, it travels along East South Loop 410 until I-10/US-90, where it runs concurrently with the interstate until outside of [[Seguin, Texas|Seguin]], turning into a state toll road.
* [[Texas State Highway Spur 421|State Highway Spur 421]]: Also known more commonly as "Culebra Road" and "Bandera Road" inside Loop 410.
* [[Texas State Highway Spur 422|State Highway Spur 422]]: Known as the Poteet Jourdanton Freeway. It was originally planned to have a high speed direct connection to I-35.
* [[Texas State Highway Loop 345|State Loop 345]]: Fredericksburg Road by locals; is the business loop for I-10 West/US-87 North.<ref>{{TxDOT|SL|345}}</ref>
* [[State Highway Loop 368 (Texas)|State Loop 368]]: Broadway and Austin Highway by locals; is the business loop for I-35 North.<ref>{{TxDOT|SL|368}}</ref>
* [[Wurzbach Parkway|State PA 1502 (Wurzbach Parkway)]]: Limited-access, high speed road parallel to north IH-410. It has connections to I-35 (via O'Connor Road) and I-10 (via Wurzbach Road) across the north side of town.
* [[Texas State Highway Loop 353|State Loop 353]]: Nogalitos Street and New Laredo Highway is the business loop for I-35 South.<ref>{{TxDOT|SL|353}}</ref>
* [[Texas State Highway Loop 13|State Loop 13]]: Is the city's inner loop on the south side serving [[Lackland Air Force Base|Lackland AFB]], [[Port San Antonio]], South Park Mall and [[Brooks City-Base|Brooks CityBase]] traveling along Military Drive on the south side and WW White Road on the east side to its junction with I-35/I-410. The northern arc of the loop is now I-410.
Along with [[Farm to Market Road 471|FM 471]], [[Farm to Market Road 1957|FM 1957]], and [[Texas State Highway 211|State Highway 211]]

Also, the city has multiple streets with the same (or similar) names. As examples:
* "Military Drive", "Military Highway.", and "Military Drive West"—Military Drive loops around the western and southern parts of the city. Military Highway, also called "Northwest Military Drive" by the locals, serves the northwestern part of the city. Military Drive West serves the far western portion of the city. None intersect each other.
* "Wurzbach Road", "Wurzbach Parkway", and "Harry Wurzbach Road"—Wurzbach Road serves the northwestern part of the city. Wurzbach Parkway, an expressway, is an east–west road serving the northwestern and northeastern parts of the city (and can be considered an extension of Wurzbach Road). Harry Wurzbach Road runs past Fort Sam Houston and Terrell Hills on the city's northeast side, and it does not intersect Wurzbach Road or Wurzbach Parkway.
* "Hausman Road" and "South Hausman Road" are two roads serving [[Helotes, Texas|Helotes]] and the far northwest side of the city. Hausman is a major road, and a route used by locals of Helotes and NW San Antonio as an alternative to Loop 1604 connecting to I-10. South Hausman is a suburban road that does not connect with Hausman (despite its name).

A large portion of trade between Mexico and the United States passes through the San Antonio area's interstate highway system.<ref>{https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/booming-port-laredo-puts-san-antonio-in-heart-18507293.php|title=Booming Port of Laredo a linchpin in global trade, and San Antonio's 'right in the heart of it}</ref>

Of the five largest cities in Texas, San Antonio (within city limits) is the largest city in the state without toll roads.  (Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth have toll roads.)

San Antonio enjoys less traffic congestion than other large Texas cities. In a 2022 study by TomTom, San Antonio is only the 41st-most congested city in the U.S. and the fifth-most congested city in Texas. By comparison, Houston, McAllen, Austin, and Dallas-Fort Worth rank higher than San Antonio for traffic congestion.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tomtom.com/traffic-index/united-states-of-america-country-traffic/ | title=United States of America traffic report &#124; TomTom Traffic Index }}</ref>