International Parkway

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State Highway Spur 97 markerState Highway 121 marker

International Parkway
Texas State Highway Spur 97
Texas State Highway 121
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 8.756 mi[1] (14.091 km)
0.589 miles (0.948 km) as Spur 97[2]
6.939 miles (11.167 km) without designation[1]
1.227 miles (1.975 km) as SH 121[1]
Existed: September 21, 1973 (1973-09-21)[3] – present
Major junctions
South end: SH 183 / SH 360 in Euless
  SH 121 / SH 114 in Grapevine
North end: I-635 in Grapevine
Location
Counties: Tarrant
Highway system
← SH 96 Spur 97 SH 98 →
← SH 120 SH 121 SH 122 →

The International Parkway, is a major north-south highway in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Its main purpose is to provide access to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) from the metropolitan area. Part of the Parkway from its southern at State Highway 183 (SH 183, Airport Freeway) and SH 360 to the South Entry/Exit toll booths for DFW Airport are designated as State Highway Spur 97; the section near the northern end between the John W. Carpenter Freeway (SH 114 / SH 121) and the interchange with Interstate 635 (Texas) (I-635) and the Sam Rayburn Tollway (SH 121) is designated as part of State Highway 121.

Route description

The International Parkway starts at an interchange with SH 183 and SH 360 southwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. From there it runs eastward on ramps parallel to SH 183 (Airport Freeway) before turning northward as Spur 97. The Spur 97 designation ends on the south side of the airport property before the parkway passes through a toll booth. The parkway runs across the airport property between the various terminal buildings. North of the terminals, the parkway passes through another toll booth before reaching an interchange with SH 114 and SH 121; north of this interchange the parkway picks up the SH 121 designation. North of an interchange with I-635, the International Parkway moniker ends and SH 121 continues northward.[4]

History

Spur 97 was designated in 1940 on a route from SH 77 to Marietta in Cass County as a renumbering of SH 245. This route was cancelled and became a portion of FM 250 in 1945. Spur 97 was redesignated in 1965 on a route from IH 610 and SH 225 to Lawndale Ave in Houston. The route became a portion of SH 225 in 1969 when it was extended westward.[2] The International Parkway opened to traffic on September 21, 1973,[3]The current Spur 97 designation dates to 1974.[2] The SH 121 designation was applied to an extension to the airport on May 15, 1980.[5]

Exit list

The entire route is in Tarrant County.

LocationMile[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Fort Worth0.0000.000 SH 183 / SH 360Southern terminus
0.7421.194 Spur 97Southern end of Spur 97 designation
1.3312.142 Spur 97Northern end of Spur 97 designation
Euless1.5642.517Rental Car DriveNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
1.8723.013Frontage Road / Airfield Drive – Corporate Aviation / Remote South Parking
DFW Airport2.6744.303South Toll Plaza
2.765–
2.921		4.450–
4.701		Turnaround / Parking
3.7586.048Airport Staff ParkingAuthorized personnel only
4.3627.020Express South Parking
4.7197.594ETerminal E / Parking
5.1268.249DTerminal D / Parking / Grand Hyatt
5.2188.398CTerminal C / Parking / Hyatt Regency
5.5238.888BTerminal B / Parking
5.7009.173ATerminal A / Parking
6.53710.520Express North Parking
6.646–
6.835		10.696–
11.000		Turnaround / Parking
6.91511.129North Toll Plaza
Grapevine7.11611.452Airfield Drive – Remote North Parking
7.52912.117 SH 114 west / SH 121 southSouth end of overlap with SH 121
8.75614.091 I-635 eastWestern end of I-635
8.75614.091 SH 121 north to Sam Rayburn Tlwy.Northern terminus, SH 121 continues northward
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Tolled

See also

  • Portal icon U.S. Roads portal
  • Portal icon Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex portal

References

Route map: Google / Bing
KML file (edit)
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Texas Department of Transportation. Statewide Planning Map (Map). Cartography by Transportation Planning and Programming Division. http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/planning_map.htm. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Highway Designation File: State Highway Spur No. 97". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 26, 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Airport overpasses to be opened today". Dallas Morning News. September 21, 1973. 
  4. ↑ Google Inc. "Overview Map of International Parkway". Google Maps (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=TX-121+S&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&sll=32.964801,-97.030134&sspn=0.018111,0.014849&geocode=FbfZ9gEdPkg3-g%3BFaoS9QEdNvk2-g&mra=ls&t=h&z=13. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Highway Designation File: State Highway No. 121". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 15, 2010. 
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