Interstate 20 in Texas

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Interstate 20
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 636.08 mi[1] (1023.67 km)
Formed: 1959
West end: I-10 east of Kent
Major
junctions:		 I-30 west of Fort Worth

I-35W in Fort Worth
I-35E in Dallas
I-45 in Dallas
East end: I-20 near Greenwood, LA
Highways in Texas
< SH 19 SH 20 >

Interstate 20 in Texas, (abbreviated I-20 or IH-20), a major east-west interstate highway in the Southern United States, runs east from a junction with Interstate 10 east of Kent, Texas, through the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to the border with Louisiana near Waskom, Texas. The original distance of Interstate 20 was 647 miles from I-10 to the Louisiana border, reduced to the current distance of 636 miles with the rerouting of I-20 in the 1980s and 1990s.

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[edit] History

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[edit] Route description

Cities
(Population > 2,000)

†Located on I-10 beyond western terminus.
Bold cites are AASHTO control cities.[2]

[edit] West Texas

I-20 begins at a junction with I-10 in a desolate region of West Texas about 6 miles (10 km) east of the town of Kent. I-20 leaves the interchange with I-10 and generally heads to the east-northeast passing by the cities of Odessa and Midland while transitioning from the West Texas desert to the prairie. I-20 runs concurrently with the La Entrada al Pacifico corridor from its junction with US 385 in Odessa to its junction with FM 1788 near Midland International Airport. Near Sweetwater, I-20 begins to head due east as it heads towards the city of Abilene. In Abilene, I-20 curves towards the north and transverses the northern part of the city while also forming the northern arc of the loop around the city. I-20 continues heading east from Abilene until the town of Eastland when I-20 takes a more northeasterly route towards Weatherford while transitioning from the West Texas prarie to the central plains of North Texas the terrain grows hilly. In Weatherford, I-20 again heads back towards the east as it heads towards the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

[edit] Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

I-20 interchanges with I-30 west of Fort Worth with I-30 heading east and I-20 to the southeast. I-20 heads back towards the east when it interchanges with Interstate 820. I-20 forms the southern arc of the complete loop around the city of Fort Worth, and serves as the southernmost west-east freeway in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Interchanging with I-35W south of downtown, I-20 heads east towards Dallas passing through Arlington (where it is also known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway). From Arlington, I-20 passes into Dallas County at Grand Prairie and heads east in to Dallas, interchanging with I-35E south of downtown and I-45 shortly after. I-20 intersects with I-635 (where it completes a three-quarter loop around the city) on Dallas' southeast side before heading east towards East Texas.

[edit] East Texas

I-20 leaves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and heads generally to the east-southeast through East Texas. I-20 begins heading to the east as it passes to the north of the city of Tyler going through pine belt region of East Texas. I-20 leaves the state of Texas near Waskom and just west of Shreveport, Louisiana.

[edit] Exit list

County Location # Destinations Notes
Reeves 0 I-10 – El Paso, San Antonio
3 Stocks Road
7 Johnston Road
13 McAlpine Road
Toyah 22 FM 2903 (Centre Street) – Toyah
29 Shaw Road
33 FM 869
37 I-20 Bus. – Pecos
Pecos 39 SH 17 – Fort Davis, Balmorhea
40 Country Club Drive – Pecos
42 US 285 – Ft. Stockton, Carlsbad, New Mexico
44 Collie Road – Pecos
Ward 49 FM 516 – Barstow
52 I-20 Bus. – Barstow
58 Frontage Road
Pyote 66 SH 115 / FM 1927 – Pyote, Kermit
70 Spur 65
Wickett 73 FM 1219 – Wickett
76 I-20 Bus. – Monahans
Thorntonville 79 Loop 464
Monahans 80 SH 18 – Kermit, Ft. Stockton
83 I-20 Bus. – Monahans
86 PR 41 – Monahans Sandhills State Park
Ector 93 FM 1053 – Ft. Stockton
101 FM 1601 – Penwell
West Odessa 104 FM 866 / FM 1936 / Meteor Crater Road – Goldsmith
112 I-20 Bus. / FM 1936 – Odessa
113 SH 302 / Loop 338 / Meteor Crater Road – Kermit
Odessa 115 FM 1882 (County Road W)
116 US 385 – Andrews, Crane
118 FM 3503 / Grandview Avenue
121 Loop 338 – Odessa
Midland 126 FM 1788 – Midland International Airport
Midland 131 SH 158 / Loop 250
134 Midkiff Road
136 SH 349 – Rankin, Lamesa
137 Old Lamesa Road
138 SH 158 / FM 715 – Greenwood, Garden City
143 Frontage Road
144 I-20 Bus. / Loop 250 – Midland
Martin 151 FM 829
154 I-20 Bus. – Stanton
Stanton 156 SH 137 – Stanton, Lamesa
158 I-20 Bus. / Loop 154 – Stanton
Howard 165 FM 818
169 FM 2599
171 Moore Field Road
172 Cauble Road
Big Spring 174 I-20 Bus. – Big Spring
176 SH 176 – Andrews
177 US 87 – San Angelo, Lamesa
178 SH 350 – Snyder
179 I-20 Bus. – Big Spring
181A FM 700 – Howard County Municipal Airport
181B Refinery Road
182 Midway Road
184 Moss Lane
186 Salem Road – Sand Springs
Coahoma 188 FM 820 (Coahoma Road)
189 McGregor Road
190 Snyder Field Road
192 FM 821
194A East Howard Field Road
194B Frontage Road
195 Frontage Road
Mitchell 199 Latan Road
200 Conway Road
Westbrook 206 I-20 Bus. / FM 670 – Westbrook
207 I-20 Bus.
209 Born Road
210 FM 2836
212 FM 1229
213 I-20 Bus. – Colorado City
Colorado City 215 FM 3525
216 SH 208 North – Snyder, Colorado City
217 SH 208 South – San Angelo
219A Country Club Road
219B I-20 Bus. – Colorado City
220 FM 1899
221 Lasky Road
223 Lucas Road
224 I-20 Bus. – Loraine
Loraine 225 FM 644
226A-B I-20 Bus. / FM 644 – Loraine
227 Narrell Road
Nolan 230 FM 1230
235 I-20 Bus. – Roscoe
Roscoe 236 FM 608 – Roscoe
237 Chemistry Road
238A US 84 West – Roscoe, Lubbock, Snyders
238B Blackland Road
238C Frontage Road
239 May Road
240 Loop 170 – Avenger Field Airport
Sweetwater 241 I-20 Bus. – Sweetwater
242 Hopkins Road
243 Robert Lee Street, Hillsdale Boulevard
244 SH 70 – Sweetwater, San Angelo
245 Arizona Avenue
246 Alabama Avenue
247 I-20 Bus. / SH 70 – Sweetwater, Roby
249 FM 1856
251 Eskota Road
255 Adrian Road
256 Stink Creek Road
258 White Flat Road
259 Sylvester Road
Taylor 261 I-20 Bus. – Trent
Trent 262 FM 1085
263 I-20 Bus.
264 Noodle Dome Road
266 Derstine Road
267 I-20 Bus. – Merkel
Merkel 269 FM 126
270 I-20 Bus. / FM 1235 – Merkel
272 Wimberly Road
274 Wells Lane
Tye 277 I-20 Bus. / FM 707 – Tye
278 I-20 Bus. – Tye
Abilene 279 I-20 Bus. / US 84 – Abilene
280 Fulwiler Road
282 FM 3438 (Shirley Road) – Dyess Air Force Base
283A-B US 83 / US 277 – Anson
285 Old Anson Road – Impact
286A-B
US 83 Bus. – Abilene
286C FM 600
288 SH 251 – Albany
290 SH 36 / Loop 322 – Cross Plains
292A I-20 Bus. – Abilene
292B Elmdale Road
Callahan 294 Buck Creek Road
297 FM 603
Clyde 299 FM 1707 (Hays Road)
300 Spur 189 / FM 604 – Clyde
301 Spur 189 / FM 604 / Cherry Lane – Clyde
303 Union Hill Road
Baird 306 I-20 Bus. / FM 2047 – Baird
307 US 283 – Albany, Coleman
308 I-20 Bus. – Baird
310 Finley Road
313 FM 2228
316 Brushy Creek Road
Putnam 319 FM 880
320 FM 880 / FM 2945
322 Cooper Creek Road
Eastland 324 Scranton Road
Cisco 330 SH 206 – Cisco, Cisco Plains
332 US 183 – Cisco, Brownwood, Breckenridge
337 Spur 490
340 SH 6 – Gorman, Breckenridge
Eastland 343 SH 112 / FM 570 – Lake Leon
347 FM 3363 – Olden
Ranger 349 Loop 254 / FM 2461 – Lake Leon, Ranger College
351 Desdemona Boulevard Eastbound only
352 Blundell Street Westbound only
354 Loop 254
358 Frontage Road
361 SH 16 – Strawn, DeLeon
363 Tudor Road
Erath 367 SH 108 / FM 919 – Gordon, Stephenville
Palo Pinto 373 SH 193
376 Panama Road, Blue Flat Road
380 FM 4 – Palo Pinto, Lipan, Santo
386 US 281 – Stephenville, Mineral Wells
Parker 391 Gilbert Pit Road
394 FM 113 – Millsap
397 FM 1189 – Brock
402 Spur 312 – Weatherford Eastbound exit only
403 Dennis Road Westbound exit only
Weatherford 406 Old Dennis Road, South Bowie Drive
407 FM 1884 / Tin Top Road
408 SH 171 / FM 51 – Granbury, Cleburne
409 FM 2552 / Clear Lake Road, Santa Fe Road
410 Bankhead Highway
Hudson Oaks 413 Lake Shore Drive Eastbound exit only
414 US 180 – Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Hudson Oaks Westbound exit only
415 Mikus Road, Annetta Road
Willow Park 418 Ranch House Road – Willow Park
420 FM 1187 / Farmer Road – Aledo
421 I-30 East – Downtown Fort Worth Eastbound exit only
Tarrant 425 Markum Ranch to Market Road
426 FM 2871
Benbrook 428 I-820 North
429A US 377 – Granbury
429B Winscott Road
Fort Worth 431 Bryant Irvin Road
432 SH 183 (Southwest Boulevard)
433 Hulen Street
434A Granbury Drive, South Drive
434B Trail Lake Drive
435 McCart Avenue, West Creek Drive
436A FM 731 (Crowley Road) / James Avenue
436B Hemphill Street
437 I-35W – Fort Worth, Waco
438 Oak Grove Road
439 Campus Drive
440A Wichita Street
440B Forest Hill Drive
441 Anglin Drive, Hartman Lane
442A
US 287 Bus. (Mansfield Highway) – Kennedale
442B I-820 / US 287 – Fort Worth
Arlington 443 Bowman Springs Road Westbound exit only
444 US 287 – Waxahachie
445 Green Oaks Boulevard, Little Road – Kennedale
447 Park Springs Road, Kelly-Elliot Road
448 Bowen Road
449 FM 157 (Cooper Street) – Arlington
450 Matlock Road
451 Collins Street, New York Avenue
453A-B SH 360 / Watson Road – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
454 Great Southwest Parkway
Dallas Grand Prairie 456 Carrier Parkway
457 FM 1382 – Grand Prairie, Cedar Hill
Dallas 458 Mt Creek Parkway
460 Spur 408
Duncanville 461 Cedar Ridge Drive
462 North Main Street
463 Cockrell Hill Road, Camp Wisdom Road
Dallas 464A-B US 67 – Dallas, Cleburne
465 Hampton Road, Whealand Road
466 South Polk Street
467A-B I-35E – Dallas, Waco
Lancaster 468 Houston School Road
Dallas 470 SH 342 (Lancaster Road)
472 Bonnie View Road
473A JJ Lemmon Road Eastbound exit only
473B-C I-45 – Dallas, Houston
474 SH 310 North Westbound exit only
476 Dowdy Ferry Road
477 St. Augustine Road
479A-B US 175 – Dallas, Kaufman
Balch Springs 480 I-635 North
481 Seagoville Road
Mesquite 482 Belt Line Road
483 Lawson Road, Lasater Road
Kaufman 487 FM 740 – Forney
490 FM 741
491 FM 2932 / Helms Trail Road
493 FM 1641
Terrell 498 FM 148
499A Spur 557 to US 80 – Mesquite, Forney, Dallas Westbound exit, eastbound entrance
499B Rose Hill Road
501 SH 34 – Terrell, Kaufman
503 Wilson Road
506 FM 429 / FM 2728 / College Mound Road
509 Hiram Road
512 FM 2965 (Hiram-Wills Point Road)
Van Zandt 516 FM 47 – Lake Tawakoni
519 Turner-Hayden Road
521 Myrtle Cemetery Road, Myrtle Springs Road
523 SH 64 – Wills Point
526 FM 859 – Edgewood
Canton 527 SH 19 – Emory, Canton
528 FM 17
530 FM 1255
533 Colfax Oakland Road
536 Tank Farm to Market Road
537 FM 16 / FM 773
Van 540 FM 314 – Van
Smith 544 Willow Branch to Market Road
548 SH 110 – Grand Saline
552 FM 849
Lindale 556 US 69 – Lindale, Mineola, Tyler
557 Jim Hogg Road
560 Lavendar Road
562 SH 14 – Hawkins, Tyler State Park
565 FM 2015 / Lake Road – Driskill
567 SH 155 – Gilmer, Winona, Big Sandy, University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
571A US 271 – Gladewater, Tyler
571B FM 757 / Oman Road – Starrville
575 Barber Road
579 Joy-Wright Mountain Road
Gregg
Liberty City 582 FM 3053 – Liberty City, Overton
583 SH 135 – Kilgore, Overton
587 SH 42 – Kilgore, White Oak
589A-B US 259 / SH 31 – Kilgore, Henderson, Longview
591 FM 2011 / FM 2087
Longview 595A-B SH 322 / Loop 281 / FM 1845
596 US 259 / SH 149 (Eastman Road) – Carthage
Harrison 599 Loop 281 / FM 968
604 FM 450 – Hallsville
610 FM 3251
614 SH 43 – Marshall, Caddo Lake
Marshall 617 US 59 – Marshall, Carthage
620 FM 31 – Elysian Fields
624 FM 2199 – Scottsville
628 Frontage Road
Waskom 633 FM 9 / FM 134
635 Spur 156 – Waskom
I-20 continues into Louisiana

[edit] Auxiliary route

Interstate 20 has one auxiliary route in Texas.

- Interstate 820 is a 35.2-mile (56.6 km) loop around the city of Fort Worth. It once completely circumnavigated the city prior to I-20 absorbing the southern section as part of its relocation to the south and I-30 being extended westward over the old alignment of I-20 through the center of town.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Texas Department of Transportation. Highway Designation File - Interstate Highway 20. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  2. ^ http://users.adelphia.net/~pwolf/controlcities.html American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials control cities.
  3. ^ Texas Department of Transportation, Highway Designation File - Interstate Highway 820


Interstate 20
Previous state:
Terminus		 Texas Next state:
Louisiana