Texas State Highway Spur 580

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State Highway Spur 580
Length: 5.395 mi[1] (8.682 km)
Formed: 1991
West end: I-30 in Fort Worth
Major
junctions:		 I-820 in Fort Worth
East end: US 377 in Fort Worth
Highways in Texas
< Spur 579 Spur 581 >

Spur 580, also called Camp Bowie West, is a state highway spur route in western Fort Worth, Texas. Spur 580 is a former segment of U.S. Highway 80, and received its current designation when US 80 was decommissioned west of Mesquite, Texas. It is also a part of the older Bankhead Highway, which Spur 580 was once known as locally.

The highway's western terminus is Exit 2 of Interstate 30 near the western boundary of Fort Worth. Heading generally in an easterly direction, the highway runs through the Westland neighborhood before intersecting Interstate 820 at a diamond interchange. Continuing through west Fort Worth, Spur 580 crosses Alta Mere Boulevard (State Highway 183) just before reaching its eastern terminus at Camp Bowie Boulevard (U.S. Highway 377). From this point, the former US 80 continued northeast on Camp Bowie (concurrent with US 377).

Because of the confusion resulting from one road with multiple names — including Highway 80 West, Bankhead Highway, Weatherford Highway and Spur 580 — the city of Fort Worth renamed it Camp Bowie West in 2001.

[edit] Junction list

County Location Mile[2] Junction Notes
Tarrant Fort Worth I-30
RM 2871 (Longvue Avenue)
I-820
SH 183 (Alta Mere Drive)
US 377 (Camp Bowie Boulevard)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Texas Department of Transportation. Highway Designation File - State Highway Spur No. 580. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  2. ^ Google Maps. Overview Map of Spur 580 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.