Interstate 20 in Texas

This article is about the section of Interstate 20 in Texas. For the entire route, see Interstate 20.

Interstate 20 marker

Interstate 20
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 636.08 mi[1] (1,023.67 km)
Existed: 1959 – present
Major junctions
West end: I-10 at Scroggins Draw
  I-30 near Fort Worth
I-35W in Fort Worth
I-35E in Dallas
I-45 in Hutchins

I-369 / US 59 near Marshall
East end: I-20 near Greenwood, LA
Highway system
SH 19SH 20

Interstate 20 in Texas (abbreviated I-20 or IH-20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, running east from a junction with Interstate 10 east of Kent, Texas, through the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to the border with Louisiana near Waskom, Texas. The original distance of Interstate 20 was 647 miles (1,041 km) from I-10 to the Louisiana border, reduced to the current distance of 636 miles (1,024 km) with the rerouting of I-20 in the 1980s and 1990s. I-20 is known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

Interstate 20 in Texas was designated in 1959, and was to replace or run parallel to U.S. Route 80. Initial construction began from east to west and as bypass loops around larger cities. By 1967, the highway was complete from the Louisiana border to the western side of Fort Worth on a route to the south of US 80, with slower construction in the lesser populated areas of West Texas concurrent with US 80. In 1971, I-20 was rerouted across the southern side of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, with the old section through downtown Dallas and Fort Worth being redesignated as Interstate 30. In 1991, the entire concurrent designation of US 80 was removed from the I-10 interchange to Dallas.

Route description

West Texas

I-20 begins at a junction with I-10 in a desolate region of West Texas about 6 miles (10 km) east of the town of Kent. I-20 leaves the interchange with I-10 with a speed limit of 80 until Milemarker 89. Interstate 20 also generally heads to the east-northeast passing by the cities of Odessa and Midland while transitioning from the West Texas desert to the prairie. I-20 runs concurrently with the La Entrada al Pacífico corridor from its junction with US 385 in Odessa to its junction with FM 1788 near Midland International Airport. Near Sweetwater, I-20 begins to head east as it heads towards the city of Abilene. In Abilene, I-20 curves towards the north and transverses the northern part of the city while also forming the northern arc of the loop around the city. I-20 continues heading east from Abilene until the town of Eastland when I-20 takes a more northeasterly route towards Weatherford while transitioning from the West Texas prairie to the central plains of North Texas as the terrain grows hilly. In Weatherford, I-20 again heads back towards the east as it heads towards the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Dallas-Fort Worth area

I-20 in southern Fort Worth

I-20 interchanges with I-30 west of Fort Worth with I-30 heading east and I-20 to the southeast. I-20 heads back towards the east when it interchanges with Interstate 820. I-20 forms the southern arc of the complete loop around the city of Fort Worth, and serves as the southernmost west–east freeway in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Interchanging with I-35W south of downtown Fort Worth, I-20 heads east towards Dallas passing through Arlington, where it is also known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway.[2] From Arlington, I-20 passes into Dallas County at Grand Prairie and heads east in to Dallas, interchanging with I-35E south of downtown and I-45 shortly after. I-20 intersects with I-635 (where it completes a three-quarter loop around the city) on Dallas' southeast side before heading east towards East Texas. The interstate varies from 4 to 10 lanes from its I-30 junction near Weatherford to its US-80 junction near Terrell.

East Texas

Texas information center located at I-20 exit 635.

I-20 leaves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and heads generally to the east-southeast through East Texas. I-20 begins heading to the east as it passes to the north of the city of Tyler at Lindale, Texas. The intersection of I-20 at US 69 in Lindale is the highest traffic count intersection on I-20 east of Terrell to the Louisiana state line. From Lindale, I-20 continues east, going through Kilgore in the piney woods region of East Texas. I-20 leaves the state of Texas near Waskom and just west of Shreveport, Louisiana.

Auxiliary route

Interstate 20 has one auxiliary route in Texas.

Business routes

All of the business loops within Texas are maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Interstate 20 has fifteen business loops in the state, all located in western Texas. Along I-20, TxDOT identifies each business route as Business Interstate 20 followed by an alphabetic suffix. Along Texas Interstates, the alphabetic suffixes on business route names ascend eastward and northward. There are gaps in the alphabetic values to allow for future system expansion. The alphabetic naming suffixes are included as small letters on the bottom of route shields.

Texas State Loop 254 takes the place of a business route in Ranger, Texas, and follows the original route of U.S. Route 80.

I-20 business routes in Texas generally follow the path of the former US 80 through the central portions of towns now bypassed by the Interstate route.

Exit list

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
Reeves 0.000.00 I-10 west El PasoNational western terminus; access to I-10 east via I-10 exit 186
  I-10Eastbound entrance only; I-10 exit 187
 3Stocks Road
 7Johnson Road
 13McAlpine Road
Toyah22 FM 2903 Toyah
 29Shaw Road
 33 FM 869
 37 BL I-20 east Pecos
Pecos39 SH 17 Fort Davis, Balmorhea
40Country Club Drive
42 US 285 Fort Stockton, Carlsbad
 44Collie Road
Ward 49 FM 516 Barstow
 52 BL I-20 west BarstowWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
 58Frontage Road
Pyote66 SH 115 / FM 1927 Pyote, Kermit
 70 Spur 65
Wickett73 FM 1219 Wickett
 76 BL I-20 east Monahans
Thorntonville79 Loop 464
Monahans80 SH 18 Kermit, Fort Stockton
 83 BL I-20 west Monahans
 86 PR 41 Monahans Sandhills State Park
Crane
No major junctions
Ector 93 FM 1053 Fort Stockton
 101 FM 1601 Penwell
 104 FM 866 Goldsmith
 108Moss Avenue Meteor Crater
 112 BL I-20 east / FM 1936 Odessa
 113 SH 302 / Loop 338 Kermit
Odessa115 FM 1882 (County Road West)
116 US 385 Andrews, CraneAccess to Medical Center Hospital and Odessa Regional Medical Center
118 FM 3503 / Grandview Avenue
120JBS Parkway
121 Loop 338 Odessa
Midland 126 FM 1788 / SH 349 north UT Permian Basin CEEDWestern end of SH 349 overlap
Midland131 SH 158 west / Loop 250 MidlandWestern end of SH 158 overlap
134Midkiff Road
135Cotton Flat Road
136
Bus. SH 349 / SH 349 south Rankin, Lamesa
Eastern end of SH 349 overlap
137Old Lamesa Road
138 SH 158 east / FM 715 Garden City, San AngeloEastern end of SH 158 overlap
 140 FM 307 GreenwoodEastbound exit and westbound entrance
 143 Loop 250
 144 BL I-20 west / Loop 250 MidlandNo westbound entrance
Martin 151 FM 829Westbound exit and entrance
 154 BL I-20 east Stanton
Stanton156 SH 137 LamesaAccess to Martin County Hospital
 158 BL I-20 west Stanton
Howard 165 FM 818
 169 FM 2599
 171Moore Field Road
 172Cauble Road
Big Spring174 BL I-20 east Big Spring
176 SH 176 Andrews
177 US 87 San Angelo, Lamesa
178 SH 350 Snyder
179 BL I-20 west Big Spring
181A FM 700
181BRefinery Road
 182Midway Road
 184Moss Lake Road – Sand Springs
 186Salem Road – Sand Springs
Coahoma188 FM 820 Coahoma
 189McGregor Road
 190Snyder Field Road
 192 FM 821
 194AEast Howard Field Road
 195Frontage RoadNo eastbound entrance
Mitchell 199Iatan Road
 200Conaway Road
 206 BL I-20 east / FM 670 Westbrook
Westbrook207 BL I-20 west Westbrook
 209Dorn Road
 210 FM 2836
 212 FM 1229
 213 BL I-20 east / Enderly Road Colorado City
Colorado City215 FM 3525 TDCJ - 80 John Wallace Unit, Dick Ware Unit
216
SH 208 north / Bus. SH 208 Snyder, Colorado City
Western end of SH 208 overlap
217 SH 208 south San AngeloEastern end of SH 208 overlap
 219ACountry Club RoadSigned as exit 219 eastbound
 219B BL I-20 west Colorado CityEastbound exit is via exit 219
 220 FM 1899
 221Lasky Road
 223Lucas Road
 224 BL I-20 east Loraine
Loraine225 FM 644 south
 226A FM 644 northEastbound exit is via exit 225
 226B BL I-20 west / Wimberley Road
 227Narrell Road
Nolan 230 FM 1230
 235 BS I-20 east Roscoe
Roscoe236 FM 608 Roscoe
 237Cemetery Road
 238A US 84 west Lubbock, SnyderWestern end of US 84 overlap; no eastbound exit
 238BBlackland Road
 238CFrontage RoadEastbound exit and entrance
 239May RoadNo access across I-20
 240 Loop 170
Sweetwater241 BL I-20 east Sweetwater
242Hopkins Road
243Hillsdale Road, Robert Lee Street
244
SH 70 south / Bus. SH 70 Sweetwater, San Angelo
Western end of SH 70 overlap
245Arizona AvenueWestbound exit only
 246Alabama Avenue
Sweetwater247 BL I-20 west / SH 70 north Sweetwater, RobyEastern end of SH 70 overlap
 249 FM 1856
 251Eskota Road
 255Adrian Road
 256Stink Creek Road
 258White Flat Road
 259Sylvester Road
Taylor 261 BL I-20 east Trent
Trent262 FM 1085
 263 BL I-20 west Trent
 264Noodle Dome Road
 266Derstine Road
 267 BL I-20 east Merkel
Merkel269 FM 126
 270 BL I-20 west / FM 1235 Merkel
 272Wimberly Road
 274Wells Lane
Tye277 BL I-20 east / FM 707 Tye
278 BL I-20 west Tye
Abilene279 BL I-20 east / US 84 east AbileneEastern end of US 84 overlap; no westbound exit
280Fulwiler Road
281 FM 3438 (Hayter Road) Dyess AFB
282Shirley Road / Ambler Avenue
283 US 83 (Winters Freeway) / US 277 San Angelo, Ballinger, AnsonSigned as exits 283A (south) and 283B (north)
285Old Anson Road Impact
286A
Bus. US 83 Abilene
Signed as exits 286A (south) and 286B (north) eastbound, access to Hendrick Medical Center and Abilene Regional Medical Center
286C FM 600
288 SH 351 Albany, Abilene Christian University
290 Loop 322 (Jake Roberts Freeway) to SH 36 Cross Plains
292A BL I-20 west Abilene
292BElmdale Road
Callahan 294Buck Creek Road
 297 FM 603
Clyde299 FM 1707 (Hays Road)
300 FM 604 Clyde
301Cherry Lane
 303Union Hill Road
Baird306 BL I-20 east / FM 2047 Baird
307 US 283 Albany, Coleman
 308 BL I-20 west Baird
 310Finley Road
 313 FM 2228
 316Brushy Creek Road
Putnam319 FM 880 south Putnam, Cross PlainsWestern end of FM 880 overlap
 320 FM 880 north / FM 2945 east MoranEastern end of FM 880 overlap
 322Cooper Creek Road
Eastland 324Scranton Road
Cisco330 SH 206 Cross Plains, Cisco, Coleman
332 US 183 Breckenridge, Cisco, Brownwood, Albany
 337 Spur 490
 340 SH 6 Gorman, Eastland, De Leon, Breckenridge
Eastland343 SH 112 / FM 570 – Lake Leon
 345 FM 3363 OldenEastbound exit and westbound entrance
 347 FM 3363 OldenWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
Ranger349 Loop 254 / FM 2461 – Lake Leon, Ranger
351Desdemona BoulevardEastbound exit and westbound entrance
352Blundell StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
 354 Loop 254 west Ranger
 358Frontage RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
 361 SH 16 Strawn, De Leon
 363Tudor Road
Erath 367 SH 108 north Mingus, ThurberWestern end of SH 108 overlap
Palo Pinto 370 SH 108 south / FM 919 Gordon, StephenvilleEastern end of SH 108 overlap
 373 SH 193 Gordon
 376Panama Road, Blue Flat Road
 380 FM 4 Palo Pinto, Lipan, Santo
 386 US 281 Stephenville, Mineral Wells
Parker 391Gilbert Pit Road
 394 FM 113 Millsap
 397 FM 1189 Brock
 402 Spur 312 east WeatherfordEastbound exit and westbound entrance
 403Dennis RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
 405Old Brock Road, Ric Williamson Memorial Highway
Weatherford406Old Dennis Road, South Bowie Drive
407 FM 1884 (Bethel Road) / Tin Top RoadWestbound exit is via exit 408
408 SH 171 / FM 51 Granbury, Cleburne
409AHolland Lake Road, Fossil Hill RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
409 FM 2552 north (Santa Fe Drive) / Clear Lake Road
410East Bankhead Drive
 411Center Point RoadWestbound exit only
Hudson Oaks413Lake Shore DriveEastbound exit and westbound entrance
414 US 180 Weatherford, Mineral WellsWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
 415 FM 5 (Mikus Road) Annetta
Willow Park418Ranch House Road Willow Park
420 FM 1187 / FM 3325 Aledo
 421 I-30 east Downtown Fort WorthEastbound exit and westbound entrance
Tarrant 425Markum Ranch Road
 426 RM 2871
Benbrook428 I-820 north (Jim Wright Freeway)I-820 exit 0
429A US 377 (Benbrook Boulevard) Granbury
429BWinscott Road
Fort Worth431Bryant Irvin Road
432 Chisholm Trail Parkway
432 SH 183 west (Southwest Boulevard)Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
433Hulen Street, South Drive TCU
434AGranbury Road, South Drive
434BTrail Lake Drive, Westcreek Drive
435McCart Avenue, Westcreek Drive
436A FM 731 (Crowley Road) / James Avenue
436BHemphill Street
437 I-35W (South Freeway) Denton, WacoI-35W exit 45A-B
438Oak Grove Road
439CampUS Drive
Forest Hill440AWichita Street
440BForest Hill Drive
441Anglin Drive
Fort Worth442A
Bus. US 287 (Mansfield Highway)
442B I-820 north (East Loop) / US 287 north Downtown Fort WorthWestern end of US 287 overlap, I-820 exit 34A
Arlington443Bowman Springs RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
444 US 287 south / Little Road WaxahachieEastern end of US 287 overlap
445Green Oaks Boulevard, Little Road
447Kelly–Elliott Road, Park Springs Road
448Bowen Road
449 FM 157 (Cooper Street) UT ArlingtonSigned as exits 449A (south) and 449B (north) eastbound
450 Matlock RoadAccess to Medical Center of Arlington
451Collins Street, New York Avenue
453 SH 360 (Frontage Roads, Watson Road) D/FW AirportSigned as exits 453A (north) and 453B (south)
Grand Prairie454Great Southwest Parkway
Dallas455A Pres. George Bush Tpk. north
455B SH 161 / Lake Ridge Parkway
456Carrier Parkway
457 FM 1382 (Belt Line Road) Grand Prairie, Cedar Hill
Dallas458Mountain Creek Parkway
460 Spur 408 north (Patriot Parkway)
Duncanville461Cedar Ridge Drive
462Duncanville Road, North Main Street
463Cockrell Hill Road, Camp Wisdom Road
Dallas464 US 67 (Marvin D. Love Freeway) Dallas, CleburneSigned as exits 464A (north) and 464B (south)
465 Wheatland Road, Hampton RoadAccess to Charlton Methodist Hospital
466South Polk Street
467 I-35E (South R.L. Thornton Freeway) Dallas, WacoSigned as exits 467A (north) and 467B (south); I-35E exits 418A-B
Lancaster468Houston School Road
Dallas470 SH 342 (Lancaster Road)
472Bonnie View Road
473AJ. J. Lemmon RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance
473 I-45 (Julius Schepps Freeway) Dallas, HoustonSigned as exits 473B (south) and 473C (north); I-45 exits 276A-B
474 SH 310 (South Central Expressway)Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
476Dowdy Ferry Road
477St. Augustine Road
479 US 175 (C.F. Hawn Freeway) Dallas, KaufmanSigned as exits 479A (west) and 479B (east)
Balch Springs480B I-635 north (Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway) MesquiteI-635 exit 0
480AKleberg RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
481Seagoville Road
Mesquite482Belt Line Road, Lasater Road
483Lawson Road, Lasater Road, Lumley Road
Kaufman487 FM 740 Forney
 490 FM 741
 491 FM 2932 / Helms Trail
Talty493 FM 1641
Terrell498 FM 148
499A Spur 557 to US 80 DallasWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
499BRose Hill Road
501 SH 34 Terrell, Kaufman
503Wilson Road
 506 FM 429 (College Mound Road) / FM 2728
 509Hiram Road
 512 FM 2965 (Hiram-Wills Point Road)
Van Zandt 516 FM 47 Wills Point
 519Turner–Hayden Road
 521Myrtle Springs Road, Myrtle Cemetery Road
 523 SH 64 Canton, Wills Point
Canton526 FM 859 Canton, Edgewood
527 SH 19 Emory, Canton
528 FM 17 Grand Saline
 530 FM 1255 Canton
 533Colfax Oakland Road
 536Tank Farm Road
 537 FM 16 / FM 773 Van, Ben Wheeler
Van540 FM 314 Van, Edom
Smith 544Willow Branch Road
 548 SH 110 Grand Saline, Tyler, Van
Lindale552 FM 849 Hideaway
553 Loop 49 Toll / County Road 411
554Harvey Road
556 US 69 Lindale, Mineola, Tyler
 557Jim Hogg Road
 560Lavender Road
 562 FM 14 Hawkins, Tyler, Tyler State Park
 565 FM 2015 (Driskill Lake Road)
 567 SH 155 UT Health Center, Winona
 571A US 271 Gladewater, Tyler
 571B FM 757 (Starrville Omen Road)
 575Barber Road
SmithGregg county line 579Joy–Wright Mountain Road
Gregg 582 FM 3053 Liberty City, Overton
 583 SH 135 Kilgore, Gladewater, Overton
 587 SH 42 Kilgore, White Oak
 589 US 259 south / SH 31 Kilgore, Henderson, Downtown LongviewWestern end of US 259 overlap; signed as exits 589A (south/west) and 589B (east) eastbound
 591 FM 2011 / FM 2087
Longview595 SH 322 south (Estes Parkway) / Loop 281 north / FM 1845 north LongviewSigned as exits 595A (south) and 595B (north) eastbound
596 US 259 north / SH 149 (Eastman Road) CarthageEastern end of US 259 overlap, access to Good Shepherd Medical Center and Longview Regional Medical Center
Harrison 599 Loop 281 / FM 968
 604 FM 450 Hallsville
 610 FM 3251
 614 SH 43 Marshall, Caddo Lake, Henderson
Marshall617 US 59 Marshall, CarthageFuture I-369
 620 FM 31 Elysian Fields
 624 FM 2199 Scottsville
 628 US 80 west / Frontage RoadWestern end of US 80 overlap
Waskom633 US 80 east / FM 9 / FM 134 Waskom, Caddo LakeEastern end of US 80 overlap
635 Spur 156 Waskom
 636.081,023.67 I-20 eastContinuation into Louisiana
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also


References

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