Collin County Outer Loop
| Collin County Outer Loop | |
|---|---|
| Outer Loop Road | |
| Route information | |
| Length: | 4.6 mi[1] (7.4 km) |
| Existed: | October 8, 2012[1] – present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: |
 US 75 in Anna |
| East end: |
 SH 121 near Melissa |
| Highway system | |
The Collin County Outer Loop is a planned loop that will serve growing areas of Collin County, Texas in North Texas. It is a section of the planned Texas State Highway Loop 9 around the North Texas area. Upon completion, the Outer Loop will be the third limited-access belt road for Dallas, following Interstate 635 (L.B.J. Freeway) and the President George Bush Turnpike.
Current status
In its current state the Outer Loop runs 4.6 miles from US 75 in Anna to SH 121 just northeast of Melissa. This section was built at a cost of $21 million.[1] This section of road runs as a bi-directional two lane road, which will eventually be the north frontage road.[2]
Future
The Outer Loop is planned to run for approximately 50 miles[2][3] from the future northern extension of the Dallas North Tollway in Celina to Interstate 30 near Royse City.[4] The loop will be built in five different segments (including the section of road already open).
Segment 1
Segment 1 is the section of road already opened, running from US 75 to SH 121. This section will eventually become the north frontage road as tolled mainlanes are added.
Segment 2
Segment 2 will run from FM 6 between Nevada and Josephine to the Rockwall County line near Royse City. This segment could possibly be extended further south past Interstate 30 through Rockwall, Kaufman and Dallas counties as part of a much larger outer loop.[5]
Segment 3
Segment 3 will run past US 75 to the future north extension of the Dallas North Tollway in Celina. This section will run through extreme north McKinney, close to Weston and cross SH 289 (Preston Road) before ending at the Dallas North Tollway. This section could possibly be extended further west through Denton County as part of a larger outer loop.[5]
Segment 4
Segment 4 will run from US 380 near Farmersville to FM 6 between Nevada and Josephine.
Segment 5
Segment 5 will connect segments 1 and 4, running through sparsely populated areas of the county.
Junction list
The entire route is in Collin County.
| Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celina |  Dallas North Tollway – Dallas | Planned interchange (phase 3); future west end of Collin County Outer Loop | |||
| County Road 52, County Road 1117 | Planned interchange (phase 3) | ||||
 SH 289 – Celina, Prosper | Planned interchange (phase 3) | ||||
| County Road 88 | Planned interchange (phase 3) | ||||
| County Road 87 | Planned interchange (phase 3) | ||||
 FM 2478 – Weston, McKinney | Planned interchange (phase 3) | ||||
| County Road 126 | Planned interchange (phase 3) | ||||
| Weston |  FM 543 – Weston, McKinney | Planned interchange (phase 3) | |||
| County Road 286, County Road 283 | Planned interchange (phase 3) | ||||
| Anna | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 75 (Central Expressway) – Sherman, McKinney | Current western terminus of Collin County Outer Loop | |
| 1.7 | 2.7 |  SH 5 – Anna, Melissa | |||
| 4.6 | 7.4 | SH 121 – Bonham, McKinney | Current eastern terminus of Collin County Outer Loop | ||
| County Road 472, County Road 474 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 476, County Road 475 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| Anna | County Road 506 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| County Road 577 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 576 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
 SH 78 – Leonard, Blue Ridge | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 630 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 632 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 973 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 670 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
 FM 981 – Leonard, Blue Ridge, Celeste | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 834 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 825 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 669, County Road 622 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 618 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 663 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
 FM 2194 – Merit, Farmersville | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| County Road 655 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | ||||
| Farmersville |  US 380 – Greenville, McKinney | Planned interchange (phases 4/5) | |||
 FM 647 – Farmersville, Josephine | Planned interchange (phase 4) | ||||
| County Road 649 | Planned interchange (phase 4) | ||||
| County Road 647, County Road 644 | Planned interchange (phase 4) | ||||
 FM 1778 – Josephine, Copeville | Planned interchange (phase 4) | ||||
| County Road 596 | Planned interchange (phase 4) | ||||
| Josephine |  FM 6 – Josephine, Nevada | Planned interchange (phases 4/2) | |||
| County Road 637 | Planned interchange (phase 2) | ||||
| County Road 1040 | Planned interchange (phase 2) | ||||
| Royse City | County Road 592, County Road 590 | Planned interchange (phase 2) | |||
| County Road 800 | Planned interchange (phase 2) | ||||
 FM 1138 / County Road 800 – Nevada | Planned interchange (phase 2) | ||||
 FM 2755 – Lavon | Planned interchange (phase 2) | ||||
| County Road 900 | Planned interchange (phase 2) | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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External links
References
- 1 2 3 Young, Michael E. (October 8, 2012). "Outer Loop Road might be first step in Collin County's future growth". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- 1 2 "Regional Projects Progress Report - December 2014" (PDF). North Texas Tollway Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Mobility Projects". Collin County. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Outer Loop Web Overview" (PDF). Collin County. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- 1 2 "Outer Loop Route Study". Rockwall. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Overview Map of Collin County Outer Loop". Google Maps. Retrieved January 21, 2015.