Interstate 35W (Texas)

Interstate 35W
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	85.203 mi[1] (137.121 km)
Existed:	1959 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-35 / I-35E / US 77 in Hillsboro
	US 67 in Alvarado I-20 in Fort Worth I-30 in Fort Worth US 287 in Fort Worth US 377 in Fort Worth I-820 in Fort Worth US 81 / US 287 in Fort Worth
North end:	I-35 / I-35E / US 77 in Denton
Location
Counties:	Hill, Johnson, Tarrant, Denton
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Highways in Texas Interstate US State Loops Spurs Rec FM Toll ← I-35E SH 35 →

Interstate 35W (abbreviated I-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 85.20 miles (137.12 km), carrying its own separate sequence of exit numbers. It runs through Fort Worth before rejoining with I-35E to reform I-35 in Denton. It is the more direct route for long-distance expressway traffic, as is noted on signs on I-35 leading into the I-35W/I-35E splits. This is one of two pairs of suffixed Interstates that has not been eliminated; I-35 also splits into I-35W and I-35E in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.

Historically, other interstates were given directional suffixes. On every other interstate, the directional suffixes were phased out by giving the route a loop or spur designation. In the case of I-35, since both branches return to a unified interstate beyond the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, the AASHTO committees allowed the suffixes to remain.

During the 1970s, billboards existed on I-35 encouraging travelers to take the faster and shorter I-35W route.

Route description

The Fort Worth skyline from I-35W southbound

Interstate 35 splits into two separately named interstate highways just north of Hillsboro, Texas. The routes fork to the northwest and northeast, with Interstate 35W taking the northwest route and Interstate 35E travelling off to the northeast toward Dallas. I-35W travels northwest past the Hillsboro airport through generally rolling farm and ranchlands. It then intersects with US Route 67 on the west side of Alvarado. It continues northwest into the southern edge of Fort Worth. At an intersection with State Highway 174 the route turns due north into greater Fort Worth, passing just west of Fort Worth Spinks Airport. Further north, the road reaches a five level interchange with Interstate 20. The route continues north, reaching downtown Fort Worth. Here it reaches intersections with Interstate 30, U.S. Highway 287, and U.S. Highway 377. I-35W travels north away from downtown concurrent with US 287, next intersecting Interstate 820 just east of Fort Worth Meacham International Airport. Just north of this intersection, US 287 splits to the northwest, along with the southern terminus of U.S. Highway 81. I-35W then gradually shifts to the northeast, passing Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Texas Motor Speedway. It reaches its northern merging point on the southwest side of Denton, merging back together with I-35E to reform Interstate 35, which continues off to the north.

History

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Hill		0.0	0.0		I-35 south – Waco	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		3.0	4.8	3	FM 2959
		6.9	11.1	7	FM 934
		8.0	12.9	8	FM 66 – Itasca
		12.5	20.1	12	FM 67 – Covington
Johnson	Grandview	15.5	24.9	15	FM 916 – Grandview, Maypearl
		16.6	26.7	16	SH 81 south / County Road 201 – Grandview
		17.4	28.0	17	FM 2258
		21.4	34.4	21	County Road 107, Barnsville Road
	Alvarado	24.3	39.1	24	I-35 Bus. north / FM 1706 / FM 3136 – Alvarado
		25.9	41.7	26A	US 67 – Cleburne, Dallas
		26.9	43.3	26B	I-35 Bus. south – Alvarado	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		27.2	43.8	27	CR 604, CR 707
	Burleson	30.2	48.6	30	FM 917 – Joshua, Mansfield
		31.9	51.3	32	Bethesda Road, Briaroaks Road
		34.5	55.5	35	Briaroaks Road, Hidden Creek Parkway	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		36.7	59.1	36	Spur 50 / FM 3391 (Renfro Street) to SH 174 south / Hidden Creek Parkway
Tarrant		37.7	60.7	37	SH 174 south (Wilshire Boulevard) – Cleburne	No northbound exit
	Fort Worth	37.9	61.0	38	Alsbury Boulevard
		38.5	62.0	39	FM 1187 (Rendon-Crowley Road) / McAllister Road
		40.2	64.7	40	Garden Acres Drive
		41.3	66.5	41	Risinger Road
		42.2	67.9	42	Everman Parkway
		43.3	69.7	43	Sycamore School Road	Northbound exit is via exit 42
		44.2	71.1	44	Altamesa Boulevard	No southbound exit
		44.8	72.1	45	I-20 – Abilene, Dallas	Signed as exits 45A (west) and 45B (east)
				46A	Felix Street	Northbound exit is via exit 44
				46B	Seminary Drive
				47	Ripy Street
				48A	Berry Street – TCU
				48B	Morningside Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				49A	Allen Avenue	Southbound exit is via exit 49B
				49B	US 287 Bus. (Rosedale Street)
				51	I-30 / US 287 south / US 377 south – Abilene, Dallas	South end of US 287/US 377 overlap; signed as exits 51A (west) and 51C (east) northbound
				51B	SH 180 east (Lancaster Avenue) – Downtown Fort Worth	Southbound exit is via exit 51
				52A	Spur 280 – Downtown Fort Worth
				52B	US 377 north (Belknap Street) / SH 121 north (Airport Freeway) – DFW Airport	North end of US 377 overlap
				52C	Southbound exit and entrance
				52D	Pharr Street
				52E	Carver Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				53	Northside Drive, Yucca Avenue
				54A	SH 183 (Northeast 28th Street)	Signed as exits 54A (east) and 54B (west) northbound
				54B	Papurt Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				54C	33rd Street, Long Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				56A	Meacham Boulevard – Meacham International Airport
				56B	Melody Hills Drive	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				57	I-820 (Northeast Loop)	Signed as exits 57A (east) and 57B (west)
				58	Western Center Boulevard
				59	Basswood Boulevard
				60	US 81 north / US 287 north – Decatur	North end of US 287 overlap
				62	North Tarrant Parkway	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				63	Heritage Trace Parkway
				64	FM 1709 (Golden Triangle Boulevard), Keller-Hicks Road
				65	SH 170 east (Alliance Gateway Freeway)
				66	Westport Parkway – Alliance Airport
Denton				67	Alliance Boulevard – Alliance Airport
				68	Eagle Parkway – Alliance Airport
				70	SH 114 – Dallas, Bridgeport, Texas Motor Speedway
				72	Dale Earnhardt Way – Texas Motor Speedway
	Northlake			74	FM 1171 – Flower Mound, Lewisville
	Corral City			76	FM 407 – Argyle, Justin
	Argyle			79	Crawford Road, Robson Ranch Road
	Denton			82	FM 2449 – Ponder
				84	FM 1515 (Bonnie Brae Street)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				85A	I-35E south – Dallas	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				85B	West Oak Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		85.2	137.1		I-35 north – Oklahoma City	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

See also

• Dallas portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interstate 35W (Texas).

• Interstate Guide: I-35E & I-35W (Texas)

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