U.S. Route 75 in Texas

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U.S. Highway 75

Map
US 75 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length75.264 mi[1] (121.126 km)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
South end I-45 / I-345 / Spur 366 in Dallas
Major intersections
North end US 69 / US 75 near Denison
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesDallas, Collin, Grayson
Highway system
SH 74 SH 75

U.S. Highway 75 (US 75) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Interstate 345 (I-345) in Dallas, Texas northward to the Canadian border at Noyes, Minnesota. In the state of Texas it runs from I-345 in Dallas and heads north to the Oklahoma state line.

History[edit]

In the initial assignment of state highways in 1917, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston were connected by a branch of State Highway 2 (SH 2, the Meridian Highway), which ran via Waco and Bryan and continued on to Galveston. The more direct route followed by US 75 was not initially part of the system between Richland (connected to Dallas by SH 14) and Huntsville (connected to Houston by SH 19).[2][3] This Richland–Huntsville cutoff was added by 1919 as SH 32,[4] and US 75 was assigned to the alignment, as well as SH 6 north of Dallas, in 1926.[5] The branch of SH 2, which US 75 followed between Houston and Galveston, eventually became part of SH 6,[6] and these numbers were dropped in the 1939 renumbering.

Prior to the coming of the Interstate Highway System in the late 1950s, the only improvements to US 75 in Texas beyond building a two-lane paved roadway were in the Houston and Dallas areas.[7] However, the highways in and near these cities included some of the first freeways in the state: the Gulf Freeway (Houston, opened to traffic on October 1, 1948) and the Central Expressway (Dallas). When Interstate 45 was built in the 1960s, its alignment bypassed many of the towns and built-up areas between downtown Dallas and Houston. The bypassed routes retained the US 75 designation until the designation was truncated to downtown Dallas in 1987. Many of the original alignments continue to exist under other designations.

In Dallas, the route followed what is now the Good Latimer Expressway (formerly Spur 559)[8] southeast, out of downtown, along U.S. Route 175 and south along State Highway 310.[9]

Near Ferris, Trumbull, Palmer, Ennis, and Corsicana Interstate 45 veers east to avoid the more populated areas. The old US 75 alignments through these towns, decommissioned in 1987, now carry the following designations:

A 1960s-era sign for US 75 (centre right, in shade) in downtown Dallas. Taken at the corner of Ross Ave and Leonard St, facing southeast on Leonard St toward the now-decommissioned segment of US 75.

Through Streetman, Fairfield, Buffalo, Centerville, Madisonville, Huntsville, New Waverly, Willis, and Conroe, US 75 followed what is now State Highway 75.[15]

In Galveston, the alignment of State Highway 87 from 20th Street to the southern terminus Interstate 45 was also part of US 75 until its 1987 truncation.[16]

In other cases alignments were bypassed while US 75 remained in existence; they now carry the following designations:

Route description[edit]

US 75 begins at I-345, an unsigned auxiliary route of I-45 and heads north, first interchanging Spur 366 northeast of Dallas. The highway then interchanges with SL 12 (Northwest Highway) before forming the High Five Interchange with I-635. Then, it interchanges with the President George Bush Turnpike as it continues north through Plano. It then interchanges with the Sam Rayburn Tollway, becoming concurrent with SH 121 and then heads through McKinney and interchanging with US 380. The stretch through McKinney is largely unchanged from its original design except for its intersection at the Sam Rayburn Tollway.[20] to replace the original interchange. Plans to upgrade the facility through and north of McKinney are under way with the reconstruction of the US 380 bridge. US 75 then splits from SH 121 in Melissa and continues north. In Sherman, the route crosses over SH 56 and then US 82. North of Denison, it becomes concurrent with US 69 for the next 2 miles (3.2 km) before crossing over the Red River and into Oklahoma.

The exit numbers for US 75 are not based on mile markers; instead, the exits were numbered consecutively (the only remaining stretch of road in Texas with such a system). As the bypass route was completed around the Sherman–Denison area, the numbering system was continued for the new exits. Upon completion of the widened Central Expressway through Dallas, the exit numbering was changed for the section south of I-635 to correspond with the new (and fewer number of) exits, based on mileage, but the numbering system north of I-635 was left unchanged, thus explaining the gap in the current numbering system.

Exit list[edit]

CountyLocationmikmOld exitNew exitDestinationsNotes
DallasDallas0.000.00
I-45 south – Houston
Southern terminus of US 75 and northern terminus of unsigned I-345; access to I-45 via I-345 (North Central Expressway south)
1A
To I-35E (US 77) – Waco, Denton
Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access via unsigned Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway); I-345 exit 286A
0.20.321–21AHall Street, Lemmon AvenueSouthbound access via exit 1B; no southbound entrance
0.71.12–41BHaskell Avenue–Blackburn Street, Lemmon Avenue, Fitzhugh Avenue
1.62.64–62Knox Street, Henderson Avenue, Fitzhugh Avenue, Monticello Avenue
3.04.86–103 Mockingbird Lane, Monticello Avenue, SMU BoulevardAccess to Mockingbird Station
4.16.610–124ALovers Lane, SMU Boulevard, Southwestern Boulevard
4.87.7134BCaruth Haven LaneNo direct southbound exit (signed at exit 5A)
5.08.014–155A Loop 12 (Northwest Highway)
5.28.4165B NorthPark Boulevard, Park LaneAccess to Park Lane Station
6.19.817–186 Walnut Hill Lane, Meadow RoadAccess to Walnut Hill Station, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, and Walnut Hill Medical Center
7.311.718–197Royal Lane, Meadow Road
8.113.020A8A Forest LaneNo direct southbound exit (signed at exit 20); access to Forest Lane Station, Forest Park Medical Center - Dallas, and Medical City Dallas Hospital
8.313.420B8BCoit RoadNo direct southbound exit
8.714.020Churchill WaySigned as exit 20B northbound
9.014.521 I-635High Five Interchange; I-635 exit 19A

I-635 Express west
Tolled; southern terminus of Managed HOV Lanes; southbound exit and northbound entrance

US 75 south / I-635
Managed HOV Lanes access only; southbound exit and northbound entrance
10.416.722AFrontage RoadSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
9.615.422Midpark Road
Richardson10.516.923 Spring Valley RoadAccess to Spring Valley Station
11.218.024Belt Line Road, Main Street
12.119.525 Arapaho Road, Collins BoulevardAccess to Arapaho Center Station
12.920.826Campbell Road, Collins Boulevard, Galatyn Parkway
Collin14.122.727 Renner Road, Galatyn ParkwaySigned as exit 27A northbound, access to Galatyn Park Station
RichardsonPlano line15.424.828A Plano Parkway, 15th StreetAccess to CityLine/Bush Station; 15th Street is former FM 544
15.725.328B Pres. George Bush TurnpikeNorthbound entrance includes direct exit ramp onto 15th Street (exit 29)
Plano16.526.629 Park Boulevard, 15th StreetNo northbound exit; access to Medical Center of Plano; 15th Street is former FM 544
17.628.330 Parker RoadAccess to Parker Road Station
18.830.331Spring Creek ParkwaySouthbound access via exit 32
20.132.332Legacy Drive
AllenManaged HOV LanesNorthern terminus of Managed HOV lanes; southbound exit and northbound entrance
21.534.632AFrontage RoadSouthbound exit only
22.135.633Bethany Drive
22.536.234McDermott DriveFormer FM 2170
23.638.035Allen DriveSouthbound access via exit 36
23.938.536 Exchange ParkwayAccess to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen
FairviewAllen line24.439.337Stacy RoadFormer FM 2786 (east); FM 2786 is still signed on the exit sign
26.542.638ARidgeview Drive
26.642.838B Frontage RoadNorthbound exit only; access to Medical Center of McKinney
FairviewAllen
McKinney city tripoint
26.843.138C

Sam Rayburn Tollway south to SH 5 (via Spur 399 east)
No direct access from US 75 south to Spur 399/SH 5
27.644.439A
SH 121 south / Eldorado Parkway – Airport
Southern end of SH 121 concurrency; access to Medical Center of McKinney
McKinney28.746.239BFrontage RoadSouthbound exit only
28.946.540ALouisiana Street, Virginia ParkwayFormer FM 3038 (west); former Spur 359 (east)
30.448.940BWhite AvenueNo direct southbound exit
31.250.241 US 380 – Greenville, DentonAccess to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center McKinney
31.751.042A/BWilmeth RoadSigned as exit 42A northbound and exit 42B southbound
32.752.642B/ABloomdale RoadSigned as exit 42B northbound and exit 42A southbound
33.453.843 FM 543 / Laud Howell Parkway (Spur 195)
Melissa35.457.04544/45
SH 121 north – Bonham
Northern end of SH 121 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 44 northbound and exit 45 southbound
35.757.54445
SH 121 north / Buc-ee's Drive – Bonham
Buc-ee's Drive not signed southbound; SH 121 access southbound only
36.358.446Melissa Road
38.461.847AThrockmorton Road
Anna39.062.847BCollin County Outer Loop
40.965.848A FM 455 (Anna-Weston Road)
41.566.848BRosamond Parkway
43.870.549Mantua Road
CollinGrayson
county line
Van Alstyne45.072.450County Line Road
Grayson46.274.451 FM 121 (Van Alstyne Parkway)Due to confusion between this road and SH 121 to the south, southbound signs are marked "DFW TRAFFIC USE EXIT 38C"
Van AlstyneHowe
city line
49.780.052Blythe Road, West Farmington Road
Howe51.983.553 Spur 381 (Haning Street)
54.387.454
SH 5 south / FM 902
Sherman55.889.854AShepherd Drive
57.492.455Frontage Road
59.195.156 FM 1417
59.695.956ASouth Travis StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
59.996.456BFrontage RoadNorthbound exit only
60.597.457Park Street, Center Street
61.999.658 SH 56 (Lamar Street, Houston Street)
62.3100.359Washington Street
62.9101.260
FM 131 north (North Travis Street) / Taylor Street
63.2101.761
SH 91 north (Texoma Parkway)
No direct southbound exit
63.9102.862Lamberth RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
64.3103.563 US 82 (Buck Owens Freeway) – Bonham, GainesvilleUS 82 exit 642
64.8104.364South Loy Lake Road, Fallon Drive
ShermanDenison
city line
67.2108.165
FM 691 west – Grayson County College, Airport
Access to Texoma Medical Center
Denison68.3109.966
Spur 503 east – Denison
Spur 503 exit 596 to US 75 northbound
68.8110.767North Loy Lake Road
70.1112.868Crawford Street
71.0114.369 FM 120 (Morton Street) – Lake Texoma
72.2116.270 FM 84 – Eisenhower State Park, Lake Texoma
73.3118.071Randell Lake Road
74.3119.672 SH 91 – Eisenhower State Park, Lake Texoma
75.3121.273
US 69 south – Denison, Greenville
Southern end of US 69 concurrency
76.1122.574Frontage RoadSouthbound exit and entrance
77.2124.275Texas Travel Info CenterSouthern end of northbound US 69 concurrency; signed as exit 74 northbound
77.4124.6

US 69 north / US 75 north – Durant
Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 75". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ^ "Highway Commission Adopts 25 Highways". Commerce Journal. July 6, 1917.[full citation needed]
  3. ^ Texas State Highway Department. Map Showing Proposed System of State Highways as Adopted June 1917 (Map). Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.[full citation needed]
  4. ^ Texas State Highway Department (October 1, 1919). Highway Map: State of Texas (Map). Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.[full citation needed]
  5. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  6. ^ Conoco; H.M. Gousha Company (1933). Official Road Map of Texas (Map).[full citation needed]
  7. ^ Texas Highway Department (1954). Official Travel Map (Map).[full citation needed]
  8. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 559". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  9. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 310". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  10. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 560". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  11. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 561". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  12. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 562". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  13. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 563". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  14. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 564". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  15. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 75". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  16. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 87". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  17. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 3". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  18. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 5". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  19. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 93". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  20. ^ "Interchange design currently under construction by the NTTA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011.

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