Interstate 820
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Interstate 820 is a loop of Interstate 20 in Fort Worth, Texas
of approximately 35 miles (56.3 km) around the city and some of its suburbs. Exit numbers begin at its intersection with I-20 in southwest Fort Worth, and continue in a clockwise direction around the city until it ends at its intersection with I-20 in southeast Fort Worth. A portion of I-820 in the northeast quadrant is co-signed with State Highway 121
as well as State Highway 183
. The northwest segment of the loop is officially designated as the Jim Wright Freeway after former United States House Speaker Jim Wright
. However, the name is not commonly used, the colloquial reference by the general public is 820.
at an interchange with I-20
. It heads north from this interchange to a junction with Spur 580 before reaching I-30 at a stack interchange
. Continuing to the north, the Interstate begins to turn to the northeast as it approaches Lake Worth
. It passes near Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
as it passes over Lake Worth. I-820 passes through the city of Lake Worth
briefly with junctions at SH 199 and FM 1220 before reentering Fort Worth city limits. Continuing to the northeast, a junction with U.S. Highway 287 Business provides access to Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
. At an interchange with FM 156 in the city of Saginaw
, I-820 begins to head towards the east. Continuing east, I-820 has a junction with I-35W
at a stack interchange. The freeway enters the city limits of Haltom City
at North Beach Street and has an interchange with US 377 before entering North Richland Hills
. As it passes through North Richland Hills, the freeway turns towards the southeast briefly before turning back towards the east at SH 26. As it enters Hurst
the freeway has an interchange with a concurrent
SH 121 and State Highway 183. I-820 begins to head south after the interchange, now running concurrently with SH 121 and SH 183. At an interchange with SH 10, SH 183 leaves the concurrency to the west. At the next exit, SH 121 leaves I-820 towards the southwest. Continuing towards the South, I-820 leaves Hurst and reenters the Fort Worth city limits. Heading south through eastern Fort Worth, I-820 has a second junction with I-30, also at a stack interchange. After the interchange, the freeway continues south to a junction at SH 180
near Lake Arlington. I-820 begins to follow the western shore of Lake Arlington to an interchange with US 287. I-820 and US 287 both continue to the south to an interchange with I-20 at the end of I-820.
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|Team Ranch Road
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|Chapin Road
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|Westpoint Boulevard, Alemeda Street
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|White Settlement Road
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|Clifford Street
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|Silver Creek Road
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|Las Vegas Trail, Heron Drive
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|Navajo Trail, Cajoba Drive
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|Quebec Street
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|Eastbound exit is part of exit 10A
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|rowspan=3|Fort Worth
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|Marine Creek Parkway, Old Decatur Road
|Signed as exits 12A (Marine Creek Parkway) and 12B (Old Decatur Road) westbound
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|Railhead Road
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|Saginaw
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|Mark IV Parkway
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|Signed as exits 16A (north) and 16B (south)
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|Frontage Road
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|rowspan=2|North Beach Street
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|Haltom Road
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|rowspan=4|North Richland Hills
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|Meadow Lakes Drive, Industrial Park Boulevard
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|Rufe Snow Drive
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|Holiday Lane
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|22A
| - Tarrant County College
Northeast Campus
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|rowspan=4|Hurst
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|West end of SH 121/SH 183 overlap
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|Pipeline Road, Glenview Drive
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|East end of SH 183 overlap; signed as exit 24 westbound
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|East end of SH 121 overlap; westbound exit is via a U-turn at exit 24
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|Trinity Boulevard
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|Randol Mill Road
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|John T. White Road, Bridge Street
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|28
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|Signed as exits 28A (east) and 28B (west)
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|28C
|Brentwood Stair Road
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|Meadowbrook Drive
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|30A
|Craig Street
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|Part of exit 30B westbound and 30A eastbound
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|Ramey Avenue
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|Berry Street
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|Wilbarger Street
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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|West end of US 287 overlap
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|33B
|Martin Street, Wilbarger Street
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|Sun Valley Drive
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|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
of approximately 35 miles (56.3 km) around the city and some of its suburbs. Exit numbers begin at its intersection with I-20 in southwest Fort Worth, and continue in a clockwise direction around the city until it ends at its intersection with I-20 in southeast Fort Worth. A portion of I-820 in the northeast quadrant is co-signed with 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...
as well as State Highway 183
State Highway 183 (Texas)
State Highway 183 or SH 183 is a state highway in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in Texas. Its most heavily used section is designated Airport Freeway where it serves the southern entrance of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport....
. The northwest segment of the loop is officially designated as the Jim Wright Freeway after former United States House Speaker Jim Wright
Jim Wright
James Claude Wright, Jr. , usually known as Jim Wright, is a former Democratic U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989.-Early life:...
. However, the name is not commonly used, the colloquial reference by the general public is 820.
Route description
I-820 begins in the southwestern Fort WorthFort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
at an interchange 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...
. It heads north from this interchange to a junction with Spur 580 before reaching I-30 at a stack interchange
Stack interchange
A stack interchange is a free-flowing grade separated junction between two roads.In countries where one drives on the right, left turns are handled by semi-directional flyover/under ramps...
. Continuing to the north, the Interstate begins to turn to the northeast as it approaches Lake Worth
Lake Worth
Lake Worth is the name of several places in the United States:*Lake Worth, Florida, a city*Lake Worth Lagoon, a lagoon in Florida*Lake Worth, Texas, a town in Texas*Lake Worth , a lake in Texas...
. It passes near Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base or NAS Fort Worth JRB includes Carswell Field, a military airfield located west of the central business district of Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. This military airfield is operated by United States Navy...
as it passes over Lake Worth. I-820 passes through the city of Lake Worth
Lake Worth, Texas
Lake Worth is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,584 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to, and named after, Lake Worth, a popular recreational lake in the northwestern portion of Tarrant County.-Geography:...
briefly with junctions at SH 199 and FM 1220 before reentering Fort Worth city limits. Continuing to the northeast, a junction with U.S. Highway 287 Business provides access to Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is an airport in Fort Worth, Texas. The airport is located at the intersection of Interstate 820 and U.S. Business Highway 287 in northwest Fort Worth, near the downtown business district...
. At an interchange with FM 156 in the city of Saginaw
Saginaw, Texas
Saginaw is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 19,806 at the 2010 United States Census. It was named in 1882 by Jarvis J. Green, who had lived and worked on Saginaw Street in Pontiac, Michigan...
, I-820 begins to head towards the east. Continuing east, I-820 has a junction with I-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...
at a stack interchange. The freeway enters the city limits of Haltom City
Haltom City, Texas
Haltom City is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Haltom City is an inner suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 42,409 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Haltom City is located at ....
at North Beach Street and has an interchange with US 377 before entering North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills, Texas
North Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 63,343 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Tarrant County. In 2006, North Richland Hills was selected as one of the "Top 100 Best Places to live in America"...
. As it passes through North Richland Hills, the freeway turns towards the southeast briefly before turning back towards the east at SH 26. As it enters Hurst
Hurst, Texas
Hurst is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Hurst is one of the Mid-Cities between Fort Worth and Dallas, but is a suburb of Fort Worth. The city was founded by William Letchworth Hurst...
the freeway has an interchange with a concurrent
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
SH 121 and State Highway 183. I-820 begins to head south after the interchange, now running concurrently with SH 121 and SH 183. At an interchange with SH 10, SH 183 leaves the concurrency to the west. At the next exit, SH 121 leaves I-820 towards the southwest. Continuing towards the South, I-820 leaves Hurst and reenters the Fort Worth city limits. Heading south through eastern Fort Worth, I-820 has a second junction with I-30, also at a stack interchange. After the interchange, the freeway continues south to a junction at SH 180
Texas State Highway 180
State Highway 180, or SH 180, is a highway that runs through Tarrant County and Dallas County in Texas between Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, running east to Interstate 35E in Dallas.-Route description:...
near Lake Arlington. I-820 begins to follow the western shore of Lake Arlington to an interchange with US 287. I-820 and US 287 both continue to the south to an interchange with I-20 at the end of I-820.
Exit list
|-|rowspan=14|Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
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|Team Ranch Road
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|Chapin Road
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|3C
|Westpoint Boulevard, Alemeda Street
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|White Settlement Road
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|5A
|Clifford Street
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|Silver Creek Road
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|Las Vegas Trail, Heron Drive
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|Navajo Trail, Cajoba Drive
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|Quebec Street
|Westbound exit is part of exit 10A
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|rowspan=2|Lake Worth
Lake Worth, Texas
Lake Worth is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,584 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to, and named after, Lake Worth, a popular recreational lake in the northwestern portion of Tarrant County.-Geography:...
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|rowspan=3|Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
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|Marine Creek Parkway, Old Decatur Road
|Signed as exits 12A (Marine Creek Parkway) and 12B (Old Decatur Road) westbound
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|Railhead Road
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|Saginaw
Saginaw, Texas
Saginaw is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 19,806 at the 2010 United States Census. It was named in 1882 by Jarvis J. Green, who had lived and worked on Saginaw Street in Pontiac, Michigan...
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|rowspan=5|Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
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|Mark IV Parkway
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|Frontage Road
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|rowspan=2|North Beach Street
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|rowspan=3|Haltom City
Haltom City, Texas
Haltom City is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Haltom City is an inner suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 42,409 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Haltom City is located at ....
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|rowspan=4|North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills, Texas
North Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 63,343 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Tarrant County. In 2006, North Richland Hills was selected as one of the "Top 100 Best Places to live in America"...
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|Meadow Lakes Drive, Industrial Park Boulevard
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|Rufe Snow Drive
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|Holiday Lane
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|22A
| - Tarrant County College
Tarrant County College
Tarrant County College ' or Tarrant County College District is a community college serving the Fort Worth area in Tarrant County, Texas and providing degree programs toward an Associate of Arts, an Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Arts in Teaching...
Northeast Campus
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|rowspan=4|Hurst
Hurst, Texas
Hurst is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Hurst is one of the Mid-Cities between Fort Worth and Dallas, but is a suburb of Fort Worth. The city was founded by William Letchworth Hurst...
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|22B
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|West end of SH 121/SH 183 overlap
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|23
|Pipeline Road, Glenview Drive
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|24
|24A
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|East end of SH 183 overlap; signed as exit 24 westbound
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|24
|24B
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|East end of SH 121 overlap; westbound exit is via a U-turn at exit 24
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|rowspan=17|Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
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|Trinity Boulevard
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|26
|Randol Mill Road
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|John T. White Road, Bridge Street
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|28
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|Signed as exits 28A (east) and 28B (west)
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|28C
|Brentwood Stair Road
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|29
|Meadowbrook Drive
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|30A
|Craig Street
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|30
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|Part of exit 30B westbound and 30A eastbound
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|30B
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|30C
|Ramey Avenue
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|31
|Berry Street
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|32
|32
|Wilbarger Street
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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|33A
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|West end of US 287 overlap
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|33B
|Martin Street, Wilbarger Street
|No eastbound exit
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|33C
|Sun Valley Drive
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|34A
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|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
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|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
External links
- Interstate Guide: I-820
- I-820 info page -- from dfwfreeways.info