Northwest Highway (Texas)

Northwest Highway is a major highway/road in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area of Texas. The highway was originally built as the route of State Highway 114 (SH 114) into Dallas. The road has been the site of major development for almost half a decade, especially in Dallas. The route is known as other names at various points. This includes Northwest Parkway (SH 114 from SH 170 to the Dallas county line) and Northwest Drive in Mesquite.

Northwest Highway
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length42.7 mi[1] (68.7 km)
Existed1936–present
Component
highways
SH 114 (SH 170 to Spur 348; a segment in Grapevine runs along SH 114 Bus L)
Spur 348 (SH 114 to Loop 12)
Loop 12 (Spur 348 to Spur 244)
Spur 244 (Loop 12 to SH 78)
Major junctions
West end SH 170 at Westlake-Trophy Club line
Major intersections SH 121 in Grapevine
President George Bush Turnpike in Irving
I-35E in Dallas
Dallas North Tollway in Dallas
US 75 in Dallas
I-635 at Dallas-Garland line
I-30 in Mesquite
East endBelt Line Road in Mesquite
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesDenton, Tarrant, Dallas
Highway system

Route description

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SH 114 and Bus. SH 114-L

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Northwest Highway begins at SH 170 at the Westlake-Trophy Club line. Here, the highway is known as Northwest Parkway. The highway runs through Southlake and leaves SH 114 onto the Grapevine business route, Bus. SH 114-L. The Grapevine segment is the first to be signed as Northwest Highway. The highway has a short concurrency with SH 26 in the eastern part of town. Northwest rejoins SH 114 (which is concurrent with SH 121) near the north entrance of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. SH 121 leaves at the next exit towards Lewisville and onto the Sam Rayburn Tollway.

At the Dallas-Tarrant county line, the highway's name becomes the John W. Carpenter Freeway, into Irving. The highway crosses the President George Bush Turnpike and leaves 114 shortly after this. Northwest traverses onto Spur 348.

Spur 348, Loop 12 and Spur 244

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All 3.9 miles of Spur 348 runs along Northwest Highway from SH 114 to Loop 12.[2] Spur 348 was designated on February 22, 1961, from Loop 12 to IH-35E. On January 1, 1971, Spur 348, as well as the old route of SH 114, became part of rerouted Loop 12, while Spur 348 was reassigned to the route from Loop 12 to SH 114 along the old location of SH 114. The old route of Loop 12 became Spur 482. Loop 12 joins Northwest Highway from the south just west of I-35E. The Loop 12 section is the busiest part of the highway. In the western part of the Loop 12 segment, Northwest runs along the north shore of Bachman Lake, which is just north of Love Field. After the Dallas North Tollway intersection, Northwest Highway runs past Preston Hollow (whose town hall was located on NW HWY before being annexed by Dallas in 1945) [3] and then forms the northern border of University Park and interchanges with US 75 near Northpark Mall. Loop 12 leaves the highway to the south just northeast of White Rock Lake where the Spur 244 designation begins. Spur 244 ends at SH 78 (Garland Road) just short of I-635. All 2.9 miles of Spur 244 is signed as Northwest Highway. Spur 244 was designated on June 21, 1951 on its current route.[4]

Garland Road to Belt Line Road

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After passing under I-635, Northwest Highway enters Garland. The highway follows an east-west run to Centerville Road, where it turns to the southeast. After the La Prada Drive intersection, Northwest Highway enters Mesquite as Northwest Drive. The road changes directions again, back to an eastbound route, at I-30. The road travels for about another mile before ending at Belt Line Road.

Junction list

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NOTE: There are no mileposts along this highway.

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
DentonWestlakeTrophy Club line0.00.0 
 
 
 
SH 114 west / SH 170 west (Alliance Gateway Freeway) – Texas Motor Speedway, Alliance Airport
Western terminus; west end of freeway
1.52.4Westlake Parkway, Trophy Club Drive
1.93.1FM 1938 (Davis Boulevard)
TarrantWestlakeSouthlake line3.25.1Kirkwood Boulevard, Solana Boulevard
Southlake4.16.6Dove Road
5.79.2White Chapel BoulevardWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
6.09.7Carrol Avenue – Southlake Town Square
7.211.6Kimball Avenue
7.812.6 
 
 
 
SH 114 east / FM 1709 west (Southlake Boulevard)
East end of SH 114 overlap/freeway; east end of Bus. SH 114-L overlap
Grapevine9.915.9Main StreetFormer Spur 103 south; decommissioned December 2006[5]
10.717.2 
 
SH 26 north – Gaylord Texan, Grapevine Mills
West end of SH 26 overlap
12.019.3 
 
 
 
 
 
SH 26 south / SH 114 west / SH 121 south
East end of SH 26 overlap; west end of SH 114/121 overlap/freeway
12.920.8 
 
 
 
SH 121 north to I-635 / International Parkway south – DFW Airport
East end of SH 121 overlap
DallasIrving14.623.5Freeport Parkway
15.524.9Esters Boulevard
16.626.7Belt Line Road
17.327.8  Pres. George Bush Turnpike
18.229.3MacArthur Boulevard, Walnut Hill Lane, Love Drive
19.932.0 
 
SH 114 east (John W. Carpenter Freeway)
East end of SH 114 overlap/freeway; west end of Spur 348 overlap
20.132.3Las Colinas BoulevardInterchange
Dallas21.734.9Luna RoadInterchange; eastbound entrance and westbound exit
22.235.7Spangler RoadInterchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
22.936.9 
 
Loop 12 south (Walton Walker Boulevard)
East end of Spur 348; west end of Loop 12 overlap
23.337.5  I-35E (Stemmons Freeway/US 77)I-35E exits 436 A-B
23.938.5 
 
 
 
Loop 354 north (Harry Hines Boulevard) / Spur 482 west (Storey Lane)
Interchange
28.545.9  Dallas North Tollway
29.046.7 
 
SH 289 north (Preston Road)
30.849.6  US 75 (North Central Expressway)Interchange; US 75 exit 5A
31.951.3Skillman StreetInterchange
34.255.0 
 
 
 
Loop 12 south (Buckner Boulevard) to I-30
East end of Loop 12 overlap; west end of Spur 244
37.159.7  SH 78 (Garland Road) – Garland, DallasEast end of Spur 244
Garland37.660.5  I-635 (Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway)I-635 exit 11B
Mesquite41.566.8  I-30I-30 exit 58
42.768.7Belt Line Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Map of Northwest Highway". Google Maps. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 348". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  3. ^ Drake, Jack Walker. Preston Hollow : a brief history. ISBN 978-1-4671-4938-9. OCLC 1252762973.
  4. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 244". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  5. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 103". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 31, 2015.