Interstate 635 (Texas) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Interstate 635 or the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (abbreviated I-635 or locally, LBJ) is a partial loop around Dallas, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

(USA

United States

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) between Interstate 20 in Balch Springs, Texas

Balch Springs, Texas

Balch Springs is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is both a suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 19,375 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 20,003.-Geography:Balch Springs is located at...

and State Highway 121

State Highway 121 (Texas)

State Highway 121, locally known as 121 or the Sam Rayburn Tollway, is a diagonal state highway, angling from southwest to northeast through north central Texas. It runs from downtown Fort Worth, Texas at the junction of Interstate 35W to Bonham, Texas, just north of a junction with U.S...

at the north entrance of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, and is the busiest airport in the U.S. state of Texas...

in Grapevine, Texas

Grapevine, Texas

Grapevine is a city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census the city population was 46,334. The city's moniker is derived from the native grapes prevalent in the area. In recent years several wineries have...

. The route is 37 miles (60 km) long. It intersects Interstate 35E

Interstate 35E (Texas)

Interstate 35E , an Interstate Highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Texas. I-35 splits into two branch routes, I-35W and I-35E at Hillsboro. I-35E runs north for , maintaining I-35's sequence of exit numbers. It runs through Dallas before...

at Exits 27 B-C, but does not connect with Interstate 35W

Interstate 35W (Texas)

Interstate 35W , an Interstate Highway, is the western half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Texas. I-35 splits into two branch routes, I-35W and I-35E at Hillsboro. I-35W runs north for , carrying its own separate sequence of exit numbers. It runs through Fort Worth...

History

Interstate 635 was originally designated by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1959 as a loop around the eastern side of Dallas, connecting with I-35E to the northwest and southwest sides of the city. It was known locally as the Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...

Freeway, or "LBJ" (named after the president). The section from Interstate 35E to U.S. Highway 75 (Central Expressway

Central Expressway (Dallas)

Central Expressway is a north–south highway in Dallas, Texas and surrounding areas.- North Central Expressway :The best-known section is the North Central Expressway, a name for a freeway section of U.S. Highway 75 between downtown Dallas and McKinney, Texas...

) was one of the busiest stretches of road in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, at virtually all hours of the day and night. It was a 10 miles (16.1 km) section and opened to motorists in January 1969, from US 75 to Barnes Bridge in Mesquite. The highway was extended westward to Interstate 35E northwest of Dallas, opening in February 1970. The designation was shortened in 1971 when Interstate 20 was rerouted south of Dallas, taking over 13 miles (21 km) of I-635's former route. The connecting section of I-20 from the west was not completed until 1978, at which time the western portion of I-635 was briefly concurrent with I-20 between the southern intersection with I-35 and US 80. When the outlet for I-20 from southeast of Dallas to Terrell was completed, the I-635 designation was truncated from I-35E to its intersection with I-20. An additional westward expansion (to the north entrance of DFW Airport) was designated in 1974 and opened in the 1980s.
Because a portion of I-20 through Dallas County retains the name of Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, together with the I-635 freeway, Dallas as what can be considered a partial (or 3/4) orbital road.

The High Five

High Five Interchange

thumb|High Five interchange.The High Five Interchange is a five-level freeway interchange, designed by the HNTB Corporation, that connects Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway and Central Expressway in Dallas, Texas, United States...

construction project (so called because it is five levels and rises almost 120 feet (36.6 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 2.7 billion dollar

United States dollar

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project was started on May 16, 2011 to widen I-635 and dig subsequent HOT lane tunnels beneath the primary roadway from I-35E to the High Five Interchange, a length of seventeen miles. Construction time is estimated at five years. The project is among several 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

Trinity Parkway

The Trinity Parkway is a controversial proposed six-lane toll road in Dallas, Texas to run from the State Highway 183/Interstate 35E juncture to U.S. Highway 175/Interstate 45. The Dallas City Council voted 14-1 to support a parkway inside the eastern levee of the Trinity River...

Route description

Interstate 635 begins at an intersection with I-20

Interstate 20 in Texas

Interstate 20 in Texas is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, running 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...

in southeast Dallas, and travels northward through Balch Springs into Mesquite, where intersects US Route 80 and I-30. The route then turns to the northwest, continuing near the border between Dallas and Garland. 6 miles (9.7 km) later is takes a general westward turn as it intersects U.S. Route 75

U.S. Route 75

U.S. Route 75 is a north–south U.S. Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 75 on the other side of a closed border crossing. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 30 and Interstate 45 in Dallas,...

at the High Five Interchange. The route continues west, intersecting the Dallas North Tollway

Dallas North Tollway

The Dallas North Tollway is a controlled-access toll road operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority , which runs from Interstate 35E near downtown Dallas, Texas , to U.S...

and its original terminus, Interstate 35E in Farmers Branch. The route then continues to the northwest, intersecting the President George Bush Turnpike

President George Bush Turnpike

The President George Bush Turnpike is a 45.1-mile toll road running generally east–west through the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas, United States. It is named for George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States...

in Irving before arriving at its final terminus at State Highway 121

State Highway 121 (Texas)

at the north entrance to the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, and is the busiest airport in the U.S. state of Texas...

Exit list

County	Location	# Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....	Destinations	Notes
Dallas Dallas County, Texas As of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...	Balch Springs Balch Springs, Texas Balch Springs is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is both a suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 19,375 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 20,003.-Geography:Balch Springs is located at...			Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		0	, Shreveport Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		1A	Seagoville Road
		1B	Elam Road
		2	Lake June Road
	Mesquite Mesquite, Texas Mesquite is a city located within the Dallas/Ft.Worth area of Texas. As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 139,824.-History:The city was founded May 22, 1873, by a Texas & Pacific Railway engineer who purchased land along the Texas & Pacific line outside of Dallas...	3	West Cartwright Road, Bruton Road
		4
		5	Gross Road
		6		Signed as exits 6A (west) and 6B (east)
		7A	Towne Centre Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		7B	Town East Boulevard – Town East Mall Town East Mall Town East Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. It opened in 1971. The mall was used by director Ron Howard to film portions of the movie "Cotton Candy" in 1978.-External links:...	Signed as exit 7 northbound
		8		Signed as exits 8A (west) and 8B (east)
		9A	Oates Drive, Galloway Avenue
		9B	La Prada Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Garland Garland, Texas -Climate:* The average warmest month is July.* The highest recorded temperature was in 2000.* On average, the coolest month is January.* The lowest recorded temperature was in 1989.* The maximum average precipitation occurs in May....	11A	Centerville Road, Ferguson Road
		11B	Northwest Highway, Shiloh Road	Signed TO SH 78 (Garland Avenue) westbound
		12		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		13	Jupiter Road, Kingsley Road, Walnut Hill Lane
	Dallas	14	Plano Road, Church Road
		15	Miller Road, Royal Lane
		16	Skillman Street, Audelia Road
		17	Forest Lane, Abrams Road
		18A	Greenville Avenue
		18B	TI Boulevard	Westbound exit is via exit 18A
		19A
		19B	Coit Road
		20A	Park Central Drive	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		20B	Hillcrest Road	Signed as exit 20 eastbound
		21
		22A	Montfort Drive	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		22B	Dallas Parkway, Inwood Road	Eastbound exit is via exit 22D
		22C-D	Dallas North Tollway Dallas North Tollway The Dallas North Tollway is a controlled-access toll road operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority , which runs from Interstate 35E near downtown Dallas, Texas , to U.S...	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 Harry Hines Boulevard Harry Hines Boulevard is a major street in Dallas, Texas, , to the west of Uptown.It was one of the very first 'highways' in Texas, and is named for Harry Hines in honor of his work helping to get roads paved in this part of the state. Harry Hines served on the Texas Highway Commission from Feb...	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		27B-C		Signed as exits 27B (north) and 27C (south), left lane exit
	Farmers Branch Farmers Branch, Texas Farmers Branch is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is both an inner-ring suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 27,508 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S...	28	Luna Road
	Irving Irving, Texas Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...	29	Valley View Lane	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		29	President George Bush Turnpike President George Bush Turnpike The President George Bush Turnpike is a 45.1-mile toll road running generally east–west through the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas, United States. It is named for George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States... /Las Colinas Boulevard, Valley View Lane	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as exits 29A (south) and 29B (north)
		30	President George Bush Turnpike President George Bush Turnpike The President George Bush Turnpike is a 45.1-mile toll road running generally east–west through the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas, United States. It is named for George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States... 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 Coppell, Texas -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 35,958 people, 12,211 households, and 9,781 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,418.5 people per square mile . There were 12,587 housing units at an average density of 846.6 per square mile...	35	Royal Lane
Tarrant Tarrant County, Texas Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, it had a population of 1,809,034. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County is the sixteenth most populous county in the United States and the third most populous in Texas. The county is named in honor...	Grapevine Grapevine, Texas Grapevine is a city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census the city population was 46,334. The city's moniker is derived from the native grapes prevalent in the area. In recent years several wineries have...	36A	– D/FW Airport	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		36B		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance

External links

Interstate Guide: I-635 (Texas)
I-635 info page -- from dfwfreeways.info

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