LBJ Freeway (IH-635) ; Dallas, TX - Engineering Landmarks on Waymarking.com

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LBJ Freeway (IH-635)
Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award 1971
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LBJ Freeway (IH-635), 1971

Originally designated as a loop around east Dallas in 1959, the LBJ Freeway (IH-635) begins at I-20 (southeast Dallas), travels northward towards US80 and I-30, and then turns northwest near the border between Dallas and Garland. The road continues west at the Dallas North Tollway intersection and its origin, I-35E (Farmers Branch). It then veers to the northwest before arriving at its final terminus at the north entrance of DFW.

The first section of the LBJ Freeway opened to motorists was from US 75 (North Central Expressway) westward to I-35E. However, the I-635 designation was subverted by the rerouting of I-20 south of Dallas to Terrell; the designation was removed from I-35E to its intersection with I-20. The additional westward expansion to the north entrance of DFW airport opened in the 1980s. In 2005, the completion of the Dallas High Five interchange (with US 75) also brought improvements such as the two added high-occupancy vehicle lanes, continuous frontage roads, and new left turn and U-turn lanes improve overall ease of use.

The current LBJ Freeway is a 37-mile-long (60 km) ¾ loop around Dallas

FURTHER READING/VIEWING:
Interstate 635 (Texas) (wikipedia) (visit link)
Detailing The LBJ Freeway Construction Project (visit link)
Map (visit link)
Historical Photos (visit link)
TexasFreeway.com (visit link)
USDOT Approves $1.465 Billion in Funds for the LBJ Freeway in Dallas Tuesday, June 22, 2010 (visit link)
High Five Interchange (wikipedia) (visit link)
Interstate Guide: Interstate 635 Texas (visit link)

Location: A 37-mile-long (60 km) partial loop around Dallas, Texas, in the United States between I-20 in Balch Springs and State Highway 121 (SH 121) at the north entrance of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine. Type of structure/site: Freeway Date of Construction: 1968 – present; first 10-mile (16 km) section opened 1969 (from US 75 to Barnes Bridge in Mesquite) Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: TxDOT, various Engineering Organization Listing: Other (specify in description) Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]

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