| State Highway Spur 601 | ||||
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| Length: | 7.4 mi[1] (11.9 km) approximate length |
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| Existed: | 2006 – present | |||
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| West end: | US 54 in El Paso | |||
| East end: | Loop 375 | |||
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| Counties: | El Paso | |||
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Texas State Highway Spur 601 or Spur 601 is a 7.4-mile (11.9 km) freeway spur route in El Paso County in the U.S. State of Texas. It runs from US 54 in El Paso eastward to Loop 375 in the Fort Bliss Military Reservation. The construction of this freeway improved access to Biggs Army Airfield and Fort Bliss. The route is officially known as the Liberty Expressway.
Spur 601 was officially designated in 2006.[1] In February 2007, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) entered into a "pass-through finance" agreement to obtain funds for the construction of the route; groundbreaking was held in the same year.[2] On May 29, 2009, the first segment of Spur 601 opened to traffic between Global Reach Drive and Loop 375.[3]In 2010, Army Major General Howard Bromberg asked that the route be named the Liberty Expressway; the request was approved on March 16th by the city of El Paso.[2] Construction of Spur 601 was completed in January 2011, and a ceremony commemorating the freeway's completion was held by TxDOT on April 27, 2011.[4] The construction of the route cost $368 million.[4]
The entire route is located in El Paso County, Texas.
| Location | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| El Paso | Fred Wilson Avenue | Continuation west | |
| 20A | US 54 (Patriot Frwy) – El Paso, Alamogordo, NM | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| Fort Bliss Military Reservation | 20B | Marshall Road north, Fort Bliss National Cemetery | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Fort Bliss Marshall Gate closed permanently |
| 21 | Chaffee Road, Fort Bliss Chaffee Gate | ||
| 22 | Airport Road, Sergeant Major Boulevard – El Paso Int'l Airport, Biggs Field | ||
| 25 | Ssg Sims Street, Global Reach Drive | ||
| 26 | Constitution Avenue – Fort Bliss Military Reservation | ||
| Loop 375 (Purple Heart Boulevard) | At-grade intersection |
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