Interstate 35E (Texas)
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Interstate 35E | ||||
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| Stemmons Freeway | ||||
 I-35E highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 96.7 mi[1] (155.6 km) | |||
| Existed | 1959–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    I-35 / I-35W / US 77 in Hillsboro | |||
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| North end | I-35 / I-35W in Denton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Hill, Ellis, Dallas, Denton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 35E (I-35E[a]), an Interstate Highway, is the eastern half of I-35, where it splits to serve the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. I-35 splits into two branch routes, I-35W and I-35E, at Hillsboro. I-35E travels north for 97 miles (156 km), maintaining I-35's sequence of exit numbers. It travels through Dallas before rejoining with I-35W to reform I-35 in Denton.
During the early years of the Interstate Highway System, branching Interstates with directional suffixes, such as N, S, E, and W, were common nationwide. On every other Interstate nationwide, these directional suffixes have been phased out by redesignating the suffixed route numbers with a loop or spur route number designation (such as I-270 in Maryland, which was once I-70S) or, in some cases, were assigned a different route number (such as I-76, which was once I-80S). In the case of I-35 in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, since neither branch is clearly the main route and both branches return to a unified Interstate beyond the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has allowed the suffixes of E and W in Texas to remain in the present day. I-35 also splits into I-35E and I-35W in Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, for similar reasons as the I-35 split in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
Route description
[edit]Concurrent routes
[edit]U.S. Highway 67
[edit]I-35E travels concurrently with US 67 from just north of Kiest Boulevard in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas to the I-30 interchange in Downtown Dallas. From there, US 67 joins with I-30. On both segments, US 67 is unsigned.[citation needed]
U.S. Highway 77
[edit]From Waco, Texas, to El Dorado, Kansas, I-35 (or I-35E) typically runs concurrent with or lies fairly close to US 77. This highway travels parallel to I-35E after splitting off of I-35 north of Hillsboro, running through Italy and Milford. It joins with I-35E for less than one mile (1.6 km) just south of Waxahachie before splitting back off to run through Waxahachie. It rejoins the Interstate just north of a junction with State Highway 342 (SH 342) in Red Oak. US 77 stays with the Interstate through Dallas and up to the southeastern section of Denton. It then breaks off, rejoining I-35 north of the city. Except for the spur sections (Denton and the section between Red Oak and Hillsboro) and the portion from I-635 to the split in Denton, US 77 is unsigned.[citation needed]
From the Dallas–Ellis county line to Denton
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From the Dallas–Ellis county line to Downtown Dallas, I-35E is called South R.L. Thornton Freeway and varies from 8 to 10 lanes plus HOV. The section from I-20 to Downtown Dallas underwent a major reconstruction by 2015 to 12 lanes. Reconstruction of I-35E and the downtown Mixmaster interchange with I-30 is planned as part of the Horseshoe Project,[3] derived from the larger Pegasus Project.[4][5] From this point, I-35E is named the Stemmons Freeway to Lewisville. This section will undergo reconstruction in three phases. The first, a widening of I-35E from I-635 to Denton, will start in late 2011 to over 16 lanes. The second, the LBJ Project, included elevated toll I-35E lanes by 2016. Last is the major reconstruction of the Stemmons Freeway from Downtown Dallas to I-635 to over 20 lanes by 2020.[citation needed]
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History
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I-35E replaced most of US 77 between Hillsboro and Denton. US 77 is unsigned along the route, with the exception of the highway that runs through Waxahachie–Red Oak and Denton. I-35E was completed in the early 1960s.
When first designated, I-35W and I-35E were the only suffixed highways in Texas. Subsequently, I-69W, I-69E, and I-69C have been designated.
Exit list
[edit]exit numbers and mileposts increase numerically from the south end, continuing the numbers used on I-35.
| County | Location | mi[6] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill | | 371.1 | 597.2 |  I-35 south – Waco | I-35E south and I-35W merge into I-35 | |
| | 371.3 | 597.5 | 370A |   US 77 north / Spur 579 – Hillsboro | Southbound exit only | |
| | 371.8 | 598.4 | 370B |  I-35W north – Ft Worth | Southbound exit only | |
| Carl's Corner | 373.6 | 601.3 | 374 |  FM 2959 – Carl's Corner | ||
| | 376.9 | 606.6 | 377 |  FM 934 | ||
| Ellis | Milford | 380.7 | 612.7 | 381 |  FM 566 (Milford Rd) | |
| 384.7 | 619.1 | 384 | Derrs Chapel Rd | |||
| Italy | 386.2 | 621.5 | 386 |  SH 34 – Italy, Ennis | ||
| Forreston | 390.8 | 628.9 | 391 |  FM 329 (Forreston Rd) | ||
| Waxahachie | 397.7 | 640.0 | 397 | US 77 – Waxahachie | ||
| 398.6 | 641.5 | 399 |     FM 66 to FM 876 / FM 1446 | Signed as exits 399A (FM 66/FM 876) and 399B (FM 1446) southbound | ||
| 400.4 | 644.4 | 401A | Brookside Rd | |||
| 401.8 | 646.6 | 401B |    Bus. US 287 to FM 664 – Waxahachie | |||
| 402.6 | 647.9 | 403 |  US 287 – Corsicana, Ft Worth | Access to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Waxahachie | ||
| 404.3 | 650.7 | 404 |  FM 387 (Lofland Rd) | |||
| 405.4 | 652.4 | 405 | Lofland Rd | |||
| 406.5 | 654.2 | 406 | Sterrett Rd | |||
| Red Oak | 408.0 | 656.6 | 408 |  To SH 342 – Red Oak (NB) US 77 (SB) | South end of the overlap with US 77 | |
| 409.6 | 659.2 | 410A | Red Oak Rd | |||
| 410.6 | 660.8 | 410B | FM 664 (Ovilla Rd) | |||
| Dallas | Lancaster–Glenn Heights line | 412.0 | 663.0 | 412 | Bear Creek Rd | |
| Lancaster–DeSoto line | 413.7 | 665.8 | 413 | Parkerville Rd | ||
| 414.2 | 666.6 | 414 |  FM 1382 (Belt Line Rd) | |||
| 415.2 | 668.2 | 415 | Pleasant Run Rd | |||
| 416.1 | 669.6 | 416 | Wintergreen Rd | |||
| Lancaster–DeSoto– Dallas tripoint | 417.1 | 671.3 | 417 | Danieldale Rd/Wheatland Rd | ||
| Dallas | 418.2 | 673.0 | 418 |  I-20 – Ft Worth, Shreveport | Signed as exits 418A (WEST) and 418B (EAST); Exits 467A-B (I-20) | |
| 419.8 | 675.6 | 419 | Camp Wisdom Rd | |||
| 420.5 | 676.7 | 420 | Laureland Rd | |||
| 421.2 | 677.9 | 421 |  Loop 12 / Ann Arbor Ave | Signed as exits 421A (EAST) and 421B (WEST) | ||
| 422.5 | 679.9 | 422A | Beckley Ave / Overton Rd | No direct southbound exit (signed at Kiest Boulevard) | ||
| 422.8 | 680.4 | 422B | Kiest Blvd | |||
| 423.5 | 681.6 | 423A |   US 67 south – Cleburne | South end of the overlap with US 67; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| ♦ | US 67 south | Access for reversible HOV lane only; southbound exit and northbound right entrance | ||||
| 423.6 | 681.7 | 423B | Saner Ave | No direct southbound entrance (signed via Kiest Boulevard) | ||
| 424.0 | 682.4 | 424 |  Illinois Ave | Access to Illinois Station | ||
| 425.2 | 684.3 | 425A | Zang Blvd / Beckley Ave | |||
| 425.7 | 685.1 | 425B | Beckley Ave / 12th St | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 425.8 | 685.3 | 425C | Marsalis Ave | |||
| 426.3 | 686.1 | 426A | Ewing Ave | No direct northbound exit (signed at exit 425C) | ||
| 426.6 | 686.5 | 426B | 8th St | |||
| 426.7 | 686.7 | 426C | Jefferson Blvd | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 427.3 | 687.7 | 426C (NB) 427A (SB) | Colorado Blvd | Access to Methodist Medical Center of Dallas | ||
| 427.6 | 688.2 | 427C (NB) 428B (SB) | Riverfront Blvd, Cadiz St | |||
| 427.7 | 688.3 | 428A (SB) 427A (NB) |   I-30 east / Griffin St – Texarkana, Downtown | North end of the overlap with US 67; Exits 45A-46A (I-30) | ||
| 427.9 | 688.6 | 428C | Reunion Blvd, Commerce St; | Signed as exit 428 northbound; Commerce Street is US 80 bus/former US 80 | ||
| 428.0 | 688.8 | 428B (SB) 427B (NB) |  I-30 west – Ft Worth | Exits 45A-46A (I-30) | ||
| 428.9 | 690.2 | 428 (NB) 429A (SB) |    To I-45 / US 75 / Singleton Blvd – Houston, McKinney | Access via Spur 366; no northbound access to Singleton Boulevard | ||
| 429.0 | 690.4 | 429B | Continental Ave, Commerce St WEST | |||
| 429.7 | 691.5 | 429C | Victory Ave/Hi Line Dr | No direct southbound exit (signed at exit 430A) | ||
| 429.9 | 691.9 | 429D |  Dallas North Tollway | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 430.2 | 692.3 | 430A | Oak Lawn Ave | |||
| 430.6 | 693.0 | 430B | Market Center Blvd | Access to Market Center Station | ||
| 430.6 | 693.0 | 430C | Wycliff Ave | No direct northbound exit (signed at exit 430B) | ||
| 431.3 | 694.1 | 431 | Medical District Dr | Previously Motor Street | ||
| 431.9 | 695.1 | 432A | Inwood Rd | Access to UT Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital, and Children's Medical Center | ||
| 432.8 | 696.5 | 432B | Commonwealth Dr | |||
| 433.4 | 697.5 | 433A |   SH 183 to SH 114 – Irving, DFW Airport | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 433.3 | 697.3 | 433B |  Mockingbird Ln – Dallas Love Field Airport | |||
| 434.1 | 698.6 | 434A | Empire Central | |||
| 434.8 | 699.7 | 434B | Regal Row | |||
| 435.5 | 700.9 | 435 | Harry Hines Blvd | Northbound exit and southbound entrance, access to Bachman Station | ||
| 436.6 | 702.6 | 436A |  Loop 12 / Spur 348 (Northwest Hwy) – Irving, DFW Airport | Signed as exits 436A (SOUTH) and 436B (EAST) southbound | ||
| 436.8 | 703.0 | 436B |  I-35E Express to I-635 Express east | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; south end of Express Lanes | ||
| 437.8 | 704.6 | 437 | Mañana Rd | Northbound exit only | ||
| 438.1 | 705.1 | — | Loop 12 south | Southbound exit and northbound entrance for Express lanes only | ||
| 438.3 | 705.4 | 438 | Walnut Hill Ln | Access to Walnut Hill/Denton Station | ||
| — | Walnut Hill Ln | Southbound exit and northbound entrance for Express lanes only | ||||
| 439.4 | 707.1 | 439 | Royal Ln | Access to Royal Lane Station | ||
| 439.9 | 708.0 | 440A | Forest Ln | Northbound exit only | ||
| 440.1 | 708.3 | 440B |  I-635 east / I-635 Express east | Includes free access from Express Lanes; Exits 27A-B-C (I-635) | ||
| 440C | I-635 west – DFW Airport | Exits 27B-C (I-635) | ||||
| Farmers Branch | 440.8 | 709.4 | 441 | Valley View Ln | Access to Farmers Branch Station | |
| 441.8 | 711.0 | 442 | Valwood Pkwy | |||
| Carrollton | 442.9 | 712.8 | 443A | Crosby Rd | No direct southbound exit (signed at exit 443B) | |
| 443.1 | 713.1 | 443B | Belt Line Rd | Access to Downtown Carrollton Station | ||
| 443.9 | 714.4 | 443C | Frontage Rd | Former northbound exit only | ||
| 444.5 | 715.4 | 444 |  Whitlock Ln/Sandy Lake Rd | Access to Trinity Mills Station | ||
| 445.4 | 716.8 | 445A |  SH 190 / Dickerson Pkwy | Southbound exit via exit 446 | ||
| 445.5 | 717.0 | 445B |  Pres. George Bush Turnpike | |||
| Denton | 445.9 | 717.6 | 446 | Frankford Rd | Access to North Carrollton/Frankford Station | |
| Lewisville | 447.4 | 720.0 | 447A |  Sam Rayburn Tollway | ||
| 447.6 | 720.3 | 447B |  SH 121 | |||
| 448.2 | 721.3 | 448 |  FM 3040 (Round Grove Rd) / Hebron Pkwy | Access to Hebron Station | ||
| 449.6 | 723.6 | 449 | Corporate Dr | |||
| 450.5 | 725.0 | 450 | Bus. SH 121 | |||
| 451.5 | 726.6 | 451 | Fox Ave | |||
| 451.9 | 727.3 | 452 |  FM 1171 (Main St) | Access to Medical City Lewisville | ||
| 452.7 | 728.6 | 453 | Valley Ridge Blvd | |||
| 453.5 | 729.8 | 454A |  FM 407 (Justin Rd) / Lake Park Rd | |||
| Lewisville–Highland Village line | 454.9 | 732.1 | 454B | Garden Ridge Blvd | Access to Highland Village/Lewisville Lake Station | |
| Hickory Creek | 457.2 | 735.8 | 457 | Lake Dallas Dr | ||
| Lake Dallas | 457.5 | 736.3 | — | I-35E Express | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; north end of the Express Lanes | |
| Lake Dallas–Corinth line | 457.7 | 736.6 | 458 |  FM 2181 / Swisher Rd | Signed as exit 458A northbound; access to Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge | |
| Corinth | 458.4 | 737.7 | 458B | Quail Run Dr | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 459.2 | 739.0 | 459 | Frontage Rd | |||
| 460.3 | 740.8 | 460 | Corinth Pkwy | |||
| 461.4 | 742.6 | 461 | Post Oak Dr/Lakeview Blvd | |||
| Denton | 462.6 | 744.5 | 462 |  FM 2499 (State School Rd) / Mayhill Rd, Bucee's Blvd/Brinker Rd | Access to Denton Regional Medical Center and MedPark Station | |
| 462.9 | 745.0 | 463 |  Loop 288 / Lillian Miller Pkwy | Access to MedPark Station | ||
| 464.6 | 747.7 | 464 | US 77 north (Dallas Dr) – Denton | North end of the overlap with US 77; northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 464.9 | 748.2 | Pennsylvania Dr | Former southbound exit only | |||
| 465.1 | 748.5 | 465A | FM 2181 (Teasley Ln) | |||
| 465.7 | 749.5 | 465B |  US 377 (Fort Worth Dr) | |||
| 466.6 | 750.9 | 466A | McCormick St | |||
| 467.0 | 751.6 | 466B | North Texas Blvd | |||
| 467.4 | 752.2 | 467 |   I-35W south / FM 1515 west (Bonnie Brae St) / Airport Rd – Fort Worth | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; Exit 85A (I-35W), access to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | ||
| 467.8 | 752.9 | I-35 north – Oklahoma City | I-35E north and I-35W merge into I-35 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routes
[edit]See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Route Log - Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Highway Designations Glossary". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation (November 15, 2012). "TxDOT Sets in Motion Much-Anticipated Dallas Horseshoe Project (press release)". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ^ Benning, Tom (November 15, 2012). "Contract OK'd for Horseshoe project's massive rebuilding of downtown Dallas freeways". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ^ "Project Pegasus Overview". Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Highway Overview Map of Interstate 35E". Google Maps. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
External links
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- Interstate Guide: I-35E & I-35W (Texas)
- I-35E south of downtown Dallas—from dfwfreeways.info
- I-35E north of downtown Dallas—from dfwfreeways.info
