Always wiser to take 35 to Laredo. Driven 16 a few times and never again. Got way way worse gas milage and almost hit about 8 deer, the raod was awful and..

35 to Laredo for me... no stops, put her on cruise and head on in.

You can always take the loop around Laredo once you get there

Only thing that makes me nervous is the odds of being rear-ended in/around laredo and the possibility of it being an under or non-insured motorist

thats what ya got insurance for

quick question. i live south of 35 so its kind of pointless to take that route. but i plan on taking 59 to Freer. Then should i get on HW 16 from there or stay on 59 until i get to Laredo?

This may be what you are talking about on the loop, but there is a brand new section without a stoplight or anything. From Zapata on 83, you turn right at the first blinking light past that big bridge you cross at the Rio Bravo exit, go down about 1/4 mile to the stop sign, take a left, and it will come to a dead end at 359 or something like that. Take a left and you are right back to the Bulluck loop (20). Puts you on 20 just South of the airport, close to the Wal-Mart. They are building a bridge right there where you won't have to deal with those couple lights to get on the new section. It saved us quiet a bit. An older couple there told us about it. There isn't any signs up for it yet. From the looks of it, they just openend it.