Interstate 635 (Texas)
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| Interstate 635 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 35 mi (56.5 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1 October 1959[1] | ||||||||||||
| North end: |  SH 121 near DFW |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-35E in Dallas US 75 in Dallas I-30 in Mesquite |
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| South end: |  I-20 in Balch Springs |
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Interstate 635 or the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (abbreviated I-635 or locally, LBJ) is a partial loop around Dallas, Texas (USA) between Interstate 20 in Balch Springs, Texas and State Highway 121 at the north entrance of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas. The route is approximately 35 miles (56 km) long. It intersects Interstate 35E at Exits 27 B-C, and does not connect with Interstate 35W.
Interstate 635 was shortened in 1971 when Interstate 20 was rerouted south of Dallas, taking over 13 miles (21 km) of I-635's former route.[2]
It is known locally as the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, or "LBJ" (named after the president) and the section from Interstate 35E to U.S. Highway 75 (Central Expressway) is one of the busiest stretches of road in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, at virtually all hours of the day and night.
The High Five construction project (so called because it is five levels and rises almost 200 feet (60 m) above the lowest level), a rebuild of the interchange of I-635 and US 75, was opened for traffic in February 2006. This interchange carries over 500,000 vehicles per day and was built as the largest interchange in the state of Texas to handle this vehicle load.
A multi-billion dollar project is being proposed to widen I-635 and dig subsequent HOV lane tunnels beneath the primary roadway from I-35E to the High Five Interchange. Dallas residents would most likely welcome this improvement to the roadway as one of a few billion dollar plus projects in the planning phase in and around downtown Dallas (along with the rebuild of the I-35E & I-30 "Mixmaster" and the new Trinity Parkway).
[edit] Exit list
| County | Location | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Dallas | Balch Springs | I-20 west – Fort Worth |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 1C | I-20 east – Tyler, Shreveport |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 1A | Seagoville Road | |||
| 1B | Elam Road | |||
| 2 | Lake June Road | |||
| Mesquite | 3 | West Cartwright Road, Bruton Road | ||
| 4 |  SH 352 (Scyene Road, Military Parkway) |
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| 5 | Gross Road | |||
| 6 |  US 80 – Dallas, Terrell |
Signed as exits 6A (west) and 6B (east) | ||
| 7A | Town Centre Drive | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 7B | Town East Boulevard | Signed as exit 7 northbound | ||
| 8 | I-30 (US 67) – Dallas, Texarkana |
Signed as exits 8A (west) and 8B (east) | ||
| 9A | Oates Drive, Galloway Avenue | |||
| 9B | La Prada Drive | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| Dallas | 11A | Centerville Road, Ferguson Road | ||
| 11B | Northwest Highway, Shiloh Road | |||
| 12 |  SH 78 (Garland Road) |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 13 | Jupiter Road, Kingsley Road | |||
| 14 | Plano Road, Church Road | |||
| 15 | Miller Road, Royal Lane | |||
| 16 | Skillman Street, Audelia Road | |||
| 17 | Forest Lane, Abrams Road | |||
| 18A |  SH 5 (Greenville Avenue) |
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| 18B | TI Boulevard | Eastbound exit only | ||
| 19A | US 75 (Central Expressway) – Dallas, McKinney |
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| 19B | Coit Road | |||
| 20A | Park Central Drive | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 20B | Hillcrest Road | Signed as exit 20 eastbound | ||
| 21 |  SH 289 (Preston Road) |
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| 22A | Montfort Drive | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 22B | Dallas Parkway, Inwood Road | Eastbound exit is via exit 22D | ||
| 22C-D |  Dallas North Tollway |
Signed as exits 22C (north) and 22D (south) | ||
| 23 | Midway Road, Welch Road | |||
| 24 | Marsh Lane | |||
| 25 | Webb Chapel Road | |||
| 26 | Josey Lane | Westbound exit is via exit 25 | ||
| 27A | Denton Drive, Harry Hines Boulevard | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 27B-C | I-35E (Stemmons Freeway) – Denton, Dallas |
Signed as exits 27A (north) and 27B (south) | ||
| Farmers Branch | 28 | Luna Road | ||
| Irving | 29 | Valley View Lane | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 29 | President George Bush Turnpike | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as exits 29A (south) and 29B (north) | ||
| 30 | President George Bush Turnpike south | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 31 | MacArthur Boulevard | |||
| 31B | Olympus Boulevard | Eastbound exit is via exit 31 | ||
| 33 | Belt Line Road | |||
| 34 | Freeport Parkway | |||
| Coppell | 35 | Royal Lane | ||
| Tarrant | Grapevine | 36A | SH 121 south – DFW Airport |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
| 36B | SH 121 north / Bass Pro Drive |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
[edit] References
- ^ Oglesby, Scott. 3-digit Interstates from I-35. Kurumi. URL accessed 23 February 2005.
- ^ http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/ih/ih0635.htm TxDOT Highway Designation File: Interstate 635
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