Interstate 30 in Texas

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Interstate 30 Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length:	223.737 mi[1] (360.070 km)
West end:	I-20 near Fort Worth
Major junctions:	I-35W in Fort Worth I-35E Dallas I-45 in Dallas
East end:	I-30 in Texarkana
Highways in Texas < SH 29 SH 30 >

In the U.S. state of Texas, Interstate 30 (abbreviated I-30) is an east-west Interstate Highway that runs from I-20 west of Fort Worth through Dallas to the border with Arkansas at Texarkana.

Contents 1 History 2 Route description 3 Exit list 4 References

[edit] History

The Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike was a 30-mile toll highway in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It operated between 1957 and 1977, afterward becoming a nondescript part of I-30. The road, comprised of three lanes in each direction but later widened, is the only direct connection between downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas, Texas. In October 2001, the former turnpike became known as the Tom Landry Highway, named after the late Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry.

The proposed expressway was studied as early as 1944, but was turned down by the state engineer due to the expense. However in 1953, the state legislature created the Texas Turnpike Authority, which in 1955 raised $58.5 million ($427 million in 2005 dollars) to build the project. Construction started later that year. On August 27, 1957 the highway was open to traffic, but the official opening came a week later on September 5. The turnpike's presence stimulated growth in Arlington and Grand Prairie and facilitated construction of Six Flags Over Texas. On December 31, 1977, the bonds were paid off and the freeway was handed over to the state Department of Transportation, toll collection ceased, and the tollbooths were removed during the following week.

It served as Interstate 20 between Dallas and Fort Worth until the current I-20 route to the south was opened in 1971. Afterwards, I-30 was extended from its end at the "Dallas Mixmaster" interchange with Interstate 35E (also the east end of the turnpike) to follow the turnpike, and the former I-20 in downtown Fort Worth, west to modern-day I-20.

[edit] Route description

In Dallas, I-30 is known as the R.L. Thornton Freeway between downtown and the suburb of Mesquite. I-30 picks up the name from I-35E South at the Mixmaster interchange.

The section of I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth is designated the Tom Landry Freeway in honor of the long-time Dallas Cowboys coach. Though I-30 passes well south of Texas Stadium, the Cowboys' current home, their new stadium in Arlington, Texas will be near I-30. However, the freeway designation was made before Arlington voted to build the new stadium. This section was previously known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike, which preceded the Interstate system. Although tolls had not been collected for many years, it was still known locally as the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike until receiving its present name.^[2]

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	#	Destinations	Notes
Parker	Fort Worth		I-20 west	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Tarrant		1B	Linkcrest Drive
		2	Spur 580 east	Westbound left entrance
		3	RM 2871 / Chapel Creek Boulevard
		5A	Alemeda Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		5BC	I-820	Signed as exits 5B (I-820 north) and 5C (I-820 south)
		6	Las Vegas Trail
		7A	Cherry Lane
		7B	Spur 341 north / SH 183 – NAS Fort Worth JRB
		8A	Green Oaks Road	Eastbound exit is via exit 7B
		8B	Ridgmar Boulevard; Ridglea Avenue
		9A	Bryant-Irvin Road
		9B	US 377 south (Camp Bowie Boulevard) / Horne Street	West end of US 377 overlap
		10	Hulen Street
		11	Montgomery Street
		12A	University Drive - City Parks, Zoo, Texas Christian University	Signed as exit 12 westbound
		12B	Rosedale Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		12C	Forest Park Boulevard
		13B	SH 199 (Henderson Street) / Summit Avenue, 8th Avenue	Signed as exits 13 (Summit Avenue, 8th Avenue) and 13B (SH 199) westbound
		14	Downtown - Cherry Street, Lancaster Avenue
		15A	I-35W, US 377 north - Waco, Denton	East end of US 377 overlap; westbound exit 15A only accesses I-35W south
		15B	US 287 south / SH 180 east (Lancaster Avenue)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		15C	US 287 north to I-35W north - Denton, Downtown	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		16	Riverside Drive	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; signed as exits 16A (south) and 16B (north)
		16C	Beach Street
		18	Oakland Boulevard; Bridge Street
		19	Brentwood Stair Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		21	I-820	Signed as exits 21A (I-820 south) and 21B (I-820 north)
		21C	Bridgewood Drive; Bridge Street
		23	Cooks Lane
		24	Eastchase Parkway
	Arlington	26	Fielder Road
		27	Lamar Boulevard; Cooper Street
		28A	FM 157 (Collins Street)	Signed as exit 28 westbound
		28B	Nolan Ryan Expressway - Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	Eastbound exit and entrance
		29	Ballpark Way
		30	SH 360 / Six Flags Drive
Dallas	Grand Prairie	32	Northwest 19th Street
		34	Belt Line Road
		36	MacArthur Boulevard
	Dallas	38	Loop 12
		39	Cockrell Hill Road
		40	Westmoreland Road	Signed as exit 41 westbound
		42	Hampton Road	Signed as exits 41 (south) and 42 (north) eastbound
		43A	Sylvan Avenue	No eastbound exit
		43B	Sylvan Avenue	Westbound exit only
		44A	Beckley Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		44B	Industrial Boulevard to I-35E south (to US 67/US 77 south)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		45A	I-35E north - Denton; Commerce Street - Downtown (US 77 north)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		44A	I-35E north - Denton (US 77 north)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		44B	I-35E south - Waco (US 67/US 77 south)	West end of US 67 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		45B	Lamar Street; Griffin Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		45	Ervay Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		46A	Central Expressway	Eastbound exit via exit 45B
		46	I-45 south - Houston; US 75 north - McKinney	Signed as exit 47B westbound
		47	2nd Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		47C	1st Avenue - Fair Park	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		48A	Carroll Avenue; Haskell Avenue; Peak Street
		48B	SH 78 east (East Grand Avenue) / Barry Avenue, Munger Boulevard
		49A	SH 78 east (East Grand Avenue) / Winslow Street
		49B	Dolphin Road
		50A	Lawnview Avenue	Eastbound exit only
		50B	Ferguson Road	Signed as exit 50 westbound
		52A	Jim Miller Road
		52B	St. Francis Avenue
		53A	Loop 12 (Buckner Boulevard)
		53B	US 80 east – Terrell	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Mesquite	54	Big Town Boulevard
		55	Motley Drive
		56A	Gus Thomasson Road; Galloway Avenue	Signed as exit 57 westbound
		56BC	I-635	Signed as exits 56B (I-635 north) and 56C (I-635 south)
		58	Northwest Drive
	Garland	59	Belt Line Road; Broadway Boulevard
		60A	Rose Hill Road
		60B	Bobtown Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		61	Zion Road; Bobtown Road
		62	Chaha Road
		64	Dalrock Road
Rockwall
	Rockwall	67A	Village Drive; Horizon Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		67B	FM 740 (Ridge Road)	Signed as exit 67 westbound
		67C	Frontage Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		68	SH 205 – Rockwall, Terrell
		69	Frontage Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		70	FM 549
	Fate	73	FM 551 – Fate
	Royse City	77A	FM 548 – Royse City
		77B	FM 35
Hunt		79	FM 1565 / FM 2642
		83	FM 1565
		85	FM 36 – Caddo Mills
		87	FM 1903 – Caddo Mills	Signed as exit 88 westbound
	Greenville	89	FM 1570
		93	SH 34 - Terrell, Greenville	Signed as exits 93A (south) and 93 (north)
		94A	US 69 / US 380 – Denison, McKinney
		94B	US 69 Bus. - Emory
		95	Division Street
		96	Spur 302
		95A	Frontage Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		97	Lamar Street
	Campbell	101	SH 24 / SH 50 / FM 1737 – Commerce, Paris
		104	FM 513 / FM 2649 – Campbell, Lone Oak
Hopkins	Cumby	110	FM 275 / FM 2649 – Cumby
		112	FM 499	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		116	FM 2653 – Brashear
		120	US 67 Bus. north
	Sulphur Springs	122	SH 19 – Emory
		123	FM 2297 (League Street)
		124	SH 11 / SH 154 – Sulphur Springs, Quitman
		125	Bill Bradford Rd
		126	FM 1870 (College Street)
		127	US 67 Bus. south, Loop 301
		131	FM 69
		135	US 67 north	East end of US 67 overlap
		136	FM 269 (Weaver Road)
		141	FM 900 (Saltillo Road)
Franklin		142	County Line Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Mount Vernon	146	SH 37 – Clarksville, Winnsboro
		147	Spur 423
		150	Ripley Road
Titus	Winfield	153	Spur 185 – Winfield, Miller's Cove
		156	Frontage Road
	Mount Pleasant	160	US 271 to US 67 / SH 49 / FM 1734 – Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg, Paris
		162	US 271 Bus., FM 1402, FM 2152 - Mount Pleasant	Signed as exits 162A (US 271 Bus./FM 2152) and 162B (FM 1402) westbound
		165	FM 1001
		170	FM 1993
Morris		178	US 259 – De Kalb, Daingerfield
Bowie		186	FM 561
		192	FM 990
		198	SH 98
		199	US 82 – New Boston, De Kalb, Clarksville
	New Boston	201	SH 8 – New Boston
		206	Spur 86 – Red River Army Depot
	Hooks	208	FM 560 – Hooks
	Leary	212	Spur 74 – Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
		213	FM 2253 – Leary
	Nash	218	FM 989 – Nash
	Texarkana	220A	US 59 south – Atlanta, Houston	West end of US 59 overlap
		220B	FM 559 (Richmond Road)
		222	SH 93 / FM 1397 (Summerhill Road)
		223	U.S. 59 north / U.S. 71 (State Line Avenue)	East end of US 59 overlap; signed as exits 223A (south) and 223B (north)

[edit] References