Interstate 35E (Texas)

Interstate 35E
Stemmons Freeway
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	96.76 mi[1] (155.72 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-35 / I-35W / US 77 in Hillsboro
	US 287 in Waxahachie I-20 in Dallas I-30 / US 67 in Dallas I-635 in Dallas
North end:	I-35 / I-35W / US 77 in Denton
Location
Counties:	Hill, Ellis, Dallas, Denton
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← I-35 I-35W →

Interstate 35E (I-35E), an Interstate Highway, is the eastern half of I-35 where it splits to serve the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. I-35 splits into two branch routes, I-35W and I-35E at Hillsboro. I-35E travels northward for 97 miles (156 km), maintaining I-35's sequence of exit numbers. It travels through Dallas before rejoining with I-35W to reform I-35 in Denton. This is one of two points where I-35 splits into suffixed pairs of Interstate highways to service a metropolitan area, doing the same thing 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 (such as I-270 in Maryland, which was once I-70S), or in some cases were assigned a different route number (such as I-76, which was once I-80S). In the case of I-35, since both branches return to a unified interstate beyond the twin cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, the AASHTO committees allowed the suffixes to remain.

IH-35E in Lewisville looking north from State Highway 121

Route description

Concurrent routes

U.S. Highway 67

Interstate 35E travels concurrently with U.S. Route 67 (US 67) from just north of Kiest Boulevard in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas to the I-30 interchange in downtown Dallas. From there, US 67 joins with I-30. On both segments, US 67 is signed.

U.S. Highway 77

From Waco, Texas to El Dorado, Kansas, I-35 (or I-35E) typically runs concurrent with, or lies fairly close to, US 77. This highway travels parallel to I-35E after splitting off of I-35 north of Hillsboro, running through Italy and Milford. It joins with I-35E for less than 1 mile (1.6 km) just south of Waxahachie, before splitting back off to run through Waxahachie. It rejoins the interstate just north of a junction with State Highway 342 in Red Oak. US 77 stays with the interstate through Dallas and up to the southeastern section of Denton. It then breaks off, rejoining I-35 north of the city. Except for the spur sections (Denton and the section between Red Oak and Hillsboro), US 77 is unsigned.

From the Dallas–Ellis county line to Denton

I-35E with Renaissance Dallas Hotel at 2222 Stemmons Freeway in the background

From the Dallas–Ellis County line to downtown Dallas, I-35E is called South R.L. Thornton Freeway and varies from eight to ten lanes plus HOV. The section from I-20 to Downtown Dallas will be undergoing a major reconstruction by 2015 to 12 lanes. Reconstruction of I-35E and the downtown Mixmaster interchange with I-30 is planned as part of the Horseshoe project,^[2] derived from the larger Pegasus Project.^[3][4] From this point, I-35E is named the Stemmons Freeway to Lewisville. This section will undergo reconstruction in three phases. The first, a widening of I-35E from I-635 to Denton, will start in late 2011 to over 16 lanes. The second, the LBJ Project, will include elevated toll I-35E lanes by 2016. Last is the major reconstruction of Stemmons Freeway (I-35E) from downtown Dallas to I-635 to over 20 lanes by 2020.

I-35E interchange with Texas State Highway Spur 366

I-35E in Denton

History

Interstate 35E replaced most of US 77 between Hillsboro and Denton. US 77 is unsigned along the route, with the exception of the highway that runs through Waxahachie–Red Oak and Denton. I-35E was completed in the early 60s.

When first designated, I-35W & I-35E were the only "suffixed" highways in Texas. Subsequently, I-69W, I-69E, and I-69C have been designated.

Future

As of 2013, a major construction project is underway on I-35E from I-635 to US 380. The main focus is to ease traffic flow along the corridor, which is heavily congested, especially near Lewisville Lake. The project includes extending the HOV lanes further north from the Sam Rayburn Tollway/SH 121 interchange. Part of this project included the pedestrian bridge from the main campus of the University of North Texas to Apogee Stadium, which opened in October 2012. The project is slated to be complete by May 2017.^[5]

The Horseshoe Project is also underway, which will replace the outdated "Canyon" interchange with I-30 and build a new bridge over the Trinity River. The project is expected to be completed in late-2016 to early-2017.^[6][7]

I-35E is also part of the LBJ Express. The section of freeway from Loop 12 to Valwood Parkway is being rebuilt as the old interchange with I-635 is being replaced.^[8]

Exit list

County	Location	mi[9]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Hill	​	0.0	0.0		I-35 south – Waco	I-35E south and I-35W merge into I-35
	​	0.2	0.32	370A	US 77 north / Spur 579 – Hillsboro	Southbound exit only
	​	0.7	1.1	370B	I-35W north – Fort Worth	Southbound exit only
	Carl's Corner	2.5	4.0	374	FM 2959 – Carl's Corner
	​	5.8	9.3	377	FM 934
Ellis	​	9.6	15.4	381	FM 566 (Milford Road)
	​	13.6	21.9	384	Derrs Chapel Road
	Italy	15.1	24.3	386	SH 34 – Italy, Ennis
	​	19.7	31.7	391	FM 329 (Forreston Road)
	Waxahachie	26.6	42.8	397	US 77 – Waxahachie
		27.5	44.3	399	FM 66 / FM 876 / FM 1446	Signed as exits 399A (FM 66 / FM 876) and 399B (FM 1446) southbound
		29.3	47.2	401A	Brookside Road	Access to Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie
		30.7	49.4	401B	Bus. US 287 / FM 664 – Waxahachie
		31.5	50.7	403	US 287 – Corsicana, Fort Worth
		33.2	53.4	404	Lofland Road
		34.3	55.2	405	FM 387
		35.4	57.0	406	Sterrett Road
	Red Oak	36.9	59.4	408	US 77 south / SH 342 – Red Oak	South end of US 77 overlap
		38.5	62.0	410A	Red Oak Road
		39.5	63.6	410B	FM 664 (Ovilla Road)
Dallas	Lancaster–Glenn Heights line	40.9	65.8	412	Bear Creek Road
	Lancaster–DeSoto line	42.6	68.6	413	Parkerville Road
		43.1	69.4	414	FM 1382 (Belt Line Road)
		44.1	71.0	415	Pleasant Run Road
		45.0	72.4	416	Wintergreen Road
	Lancaster–DeSoto– Dallas tripoint	46.0	74.0	417 418C	Danieldale Road / Wheatland Road
	Dallas	47.1	75.8	418	I-20 – Fort Worth, Shreveport	Signed as exits 418A (west) and 418B (east); I-20 exit 467
		48.7	78.4	419	Camp Wisdom Road
		49.4	79.5	420	Laureland Road
		50.1	80.6	421	Loop 12 / Ann Arbor Avenue	Signed as exits 421A (east) and 421B (west)
		51.4	82.7	422A	Beckley Avenue / Overton Road	no direct southbound exit (signed at Kiest Boulevard)
		51.7	83.2	422B	Kiest Boulevard	signed as exit 422B-A southbound
		52.4	84.3	423A	US 67 south – Cleburne	South end of US 67 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
		52.5	84.5	423B	Saner Avenue	No direct southbound entrance (signed via Kiest Boulevard)
		52.9	85.1	424	Illinois Avenue	Access to Illinois Station
		54.1	87.1	425A	Zang Boulevard / Beckley Avenue
		54.6	87.9	425B	Beckley Avenue / 12th Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		54.7	88.0	425C	Marsalis Avenue
		55.2	88.8	426A	Ewing Avenue	no direct northbound exit (signed at exit 425C)
		55.5	89.3	426B	SH 180 west (8th Street)
		55.6	89.5	426C	Jefferson Boulevard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		56.2	90.4	427A	Colorado Boulevard	Access to Methodist Medical Center of Dallas
		56.5	90.9	427C 428B	Riverfront Boulevard / Cadiz Street	signed as exit 427C northbound and 428B southbound
		56.6	91.1	428A	I-30 east (US 67 north) / Griffin Street – Texarkana, Downtown Dallas	North end of US 67 overlap; I-30 exits 44A-B
		56.8	91.4	428C	Reunion Boulevard / Commerce Street	northbound exit only; closed for construction
		56.9	91.6	428D	I-30 west – Fort Worth	no direct northbound exit (signed at exit 427C); I-30 exits 44B-45A
		57.4	92.4	428E	Reunion Boulevard / Commerce Street east
		57.8	93.0	429A	To I-45 / US 75 (via Spur 366) / Singleton Boulevard – Houston, McKinney	no access from I-35E north to Singleton Boulevard or Singleton Boulevard to I-35E south
		57.9	93.2	429B	Continental Avenue / Commerce Street west
		58.6	94.3	429C	Victory Avenue / Hi Line Drive	no direct southbound exit (signed at exit 430A)
		58.8	94.6	429D	Dallas North Tollway	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		59.1	95.1	430A	Oak Lawn Avenue
		59.5	95.8	430B	Market Center Boulevard	Access to Market Center Station
		59.5	95.8	430C	Wycliff Avenue	no direct northbound exit (signed at exit 430B)
		60.2	96.9	431	Medical District Drive	Previously Motor Street
		60.8	97.8	432A	Inwood Road	Access to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital, and Children's Medical Center
		61.7	99.3	432B	Commonwealth Drive (SH 356)
		62.3	100.3	433A	SH 183 to SH 114 – Irving, DFW Airport	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		62.2	100.1	433B	Mockingbird Lane – Dallas Love Field Airport
		63.0	101.4	434A	Empire Central
		63.7	102.5	434B	Regal Row
		64.4	103.6	435	Harry Hines Boulevard	Northbound exit and southbound entrance, access to Bachman Station
		65.5	105.4	436A	Loop 12 / Spur 348 (Northwest Highway) – Irving, DFW Airport	signed as exits 436A (Loop 12 south) and 436B (Loop 12 east / Spur 348) southbound
		65.7	105.7	436B	I-635 Express east	northbound exit and southbound entrance
		66.7	107.3	437	Mañana Road	Northbound exit only
		67.2	108.1	438	Walnut Hill Lane	Access to Walnut Hill / Denton Station
		68.3	109.9	439	Royal Lane	Access to Royal Lane Station
		68.8	110.7	440A	Forest Lane	Northbound exit only
		69.0	111.0	440B-C	I-635 – DFW Airport	Signed as exits 440B (east) and 440C (west); I-635 exits 27B-C
	Farmers Branch	69.7	112.2	441	Valley View Lane	Access to Farmers Branch Station
		70.7	113.8	442	Valwood Parkway
	Carrollton	71.8	115.6	443A	Crosby Road	no direct southbound exit (signed at exit 443B)
		72.0	115.9	443B	Belt Line Road
		72.8	117.2	443C	Frontage Road	Northbound exit only
		73.4	118.1	444	Whitlock Lane / Sandy Lake Road
		74.4	119.7	445	Pres. George Bush Tpk.	Signed as exits 445A (south) and 445B (east) southbound
Denton		74.8	120.4	446	Frankford Road
	Lewisville	76.3	122.8	447A	Sam Rayburn Tollway – Airport	No direct southbound exit (signed at exit 448A)
		76.5	123.1	447B 448A	SH 121	signed as exit 447B northbound and 448A southbound
		77.1	124.1	448B	FM 3040 (Round Grove Road) / Hebron Parkway	signed as exit 448 northbound
		78.5	126.3	449	Corporate Drive
		79.4	127.8	450	Bus. SH 121 – Lewisville
		80.4	129.4	451	Fox Avenue
		80.8	130.0	452	FM 1171 (Main Street)	Access to Medical Center of Lewisville
		81.6	131.3	453	Valley Ridge Boulevard
		82.4	132.6	454A	FM 407 – Justin
		83.8	134.9	454B	Garden Ridge Boulevard	Access to Highland Village/Lewisville Lake Station
	Hickory Creek	86.1	138.6	457	Lake Dallas Drive – Lake Dallas, Hickory Creek
	Lake Dallas–Hickory Creek– Corinth tripoint	86.7	139.5	458	FM 2181 / Hundley Drive / Swisher Road	Access to Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge
	Corinth	88.1	141.8	459	Frontage Road
		89.2	143.6	460	Corinth Parkway
		90.3	145.3	461	Post Oak Drive / Shady Shores Road
	Denton	91.5	147.3	462	State School Road / Mayhill Road	Access to Denton Regional Medical Center and Medpark Station
		91.8	147.7	463	Loop 288 – McKinney
		93.5	150.5	464	US 77 north – Denton	North end of US 77 overlap; no southbound exit
		93.8	151.0	464	Pennsylvania Drive	Southbound exit only
		94.0	151.3	465A	FM 2181 (Teasley Lane)
		94.6	152.2	465B	US 377 (Fort Worth Drive)
		95.5	153.7	466A	McCormick Street
		95.9	154.3	466B	North Texas Boulevard
		96.3	155.0	467	I-35W south / FM 1515 (Bonnie Brae Street) / Airport Road – Fort Worth	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-35W exit 85A, access to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton
		96.7	155.6		I-35 north – Oklahoma City	I-35E north and I-35W merge into I-35
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Concurrency terminus       ETC       Incomplete access       Route transition

Auxiliary routes

• Interstate 635, while technically a loop of I-35, only intersects I-35E and neither I-35 nor I-35W.

See also

• Dallas portal
• Texas portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. "Route Log - Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
2. Texas Department of Transportation (November 15, 2012). "TxDOT Sets in Motion Much-Anticipated Dallas Horseshoe Project (press release)". Retrieved November 16, 2012.
3. Benning, Tom (November 15, 2012). "Contract OK'd for Horseshoe project's massive rebuilding of downtown Dallas freeways". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
4. "Project Pegasus Overview". Retrieved April 7, 2012.
5. "Interstate 35E Project Tracker" (PDF). TxDOT. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
6. "Horseshoe Project". TxDOT. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
7. "Horseshoe Project Overview" (PDF). TxDOT. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
8. "LBJ Express Tracker" (PDF). TxDOT. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
9. "Highway Overview Map of Interstate 35E". Google Maps. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Interstate Guide: I-35E & I-35W (Texas)
• I-35E south of downtown Dallas -- from dfwfreeways.info
• I-35E north of downtown Dallas -- from dfwfreeways.info