I-10 gets its start in downtown Los Angeles. It then proceeds by this location on its way to Palm Springs, and departs California near the town of Blythe. The Ten then makes its way to Phoenix, Las Cruces, El Paso, San Antonio, Houston, and Baton Rouge before meeting Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. From there it continues on to Gulfport, Mobile and Tallahassee before ending its cross-country run in Jacksonville, FL.