Texas State Highway 34

State Highway 34
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	129.0 mi[1] (207.6 km)
Existed:	1919 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-35E in Italy
	I-45 in Ennis I-20 in Terrell I-30/US 67 in Greenville
North end:	US 82 near Honey Grove
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← SH 33 I-35 → ← SH 305 SH 306 SH 307 →

State Highway 34 in Quinlan

State Highway 34 is a route that runs from Honey Grove to Italy just east of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

SH 34 was originally proposed in 1919 as a loop around Dallas, starting in Ft. Worth travelling southeast to Waxahachie, then northeast to Terrell. By 1922,SH 34 extended northeast to Cooper. By 1926, the section northeast of Greenville had been transferred to SH 39. By 1928, the western end had been extended through Ft. Worth to near Jacksboro. By 1933, the eastern end had been extended north to Honey Grove over former SH 38.

In 1939, the section from Jacksboro to Ennis was removed from SH 34, becoming parts of U.S. Highway 287 and SH 199. It was instead routed farther southwest into Italy, replacing State Highway 306.

In or around 1945, the section from Kaufman to Ennis was re-routed through Scurry, south of Rosser, and on a new bridge over the Trinity River. The former route from Scurry to Peeltown (Kaufman County) was assigned to an extension of Farm to Market Road 148, and about a mile of the old route is now Farm to Market Road 1181 in Telico (Ellis County). The old bridge over the Trinity River no longer exists ; in addition, the replacement bridge (a narrow, two-lane truss bridge) was replaced with a wider, traditional span.In 1987, SH 34 extended north from US 77 to IH 35E, replacing FM 1134.

A new bypass was completed in early 2014 in Terrell, with the old route becoming a business route.

Route description

SH 34 begins at I-35E in the community of Italy. The highway runs southeast through the town to US 77 before turning in a more east direction. Near Avalon, the highway turns to the northeast and runs through the community of Bardwell before crossing Lake Bardwell. After crossing the lake, SH 34 enters Ennis and intersects US 287. The highway shares overlaps with the business routes of I-45 and US 287 in the city and leaves the city after intersecting I-45.

After crossing the Trinity River, SH 34 enters Kaufman County and runs near the communities of Scurry and Rosser before entering Kaufman. The highway intersects US 175 and shares an overlap with SH 243 in the city. Leaving the city, SH 34 runs in a sharp northeast direction for a few miles, turning north in Oak Ridge. In southern Terrell, the highway intersects I-20, which is the sight of a Tanger Outlet Center. Near Terrell Municipal Airport, SH 34 runs along a new alignment, bypassing the downtown area of the city and crosses over US 80. Leaving Terrell, the highway runs by many farms before turning more north and running near the western shore of Lake Tawakoni. In Quinlan, the highway shares a short overlap with SH 276 and crosses near an inlet of Tawakoni north of the town.

Entering Hunt County, SH 34 runs in a straight north direction. The highway enters Greenville and intersects I-30/US 67, which used to be a cloverleaf interchange. Shortly after intersecting US 69/US 380, SH 34 overlaps with a business route of US 69 through the city's downtown area. Leaving the city, the highway serves as the western terminus for SH 224. North of Wolfe City, the highway makes a sharp turn and runs east for a few miles before turning back north in Ladonia. SH 34 intersects SH 56 in Honey Grove before terminating at US 82 just north of the town.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Ellis	Italy			I-35E – Waxahachie, Hillsboro	I-35E exit 386
				US 77 – Waxahachie, Milford
				FM 667 south – Frost
	Avalon			FM 55 north – Waxahachie	South end of FM 55 overlap
				FM 55 south – Blooming Grove	North end of FM 55 overlap
				FM 877 north – Waxahachie
	Bardwell			FM 984 south	South end of FM 984 overlap
				FM 984 north	North end of FM 984 overlap
				FM 985 south – Lake Bardwell
	Ennis			US 287 – Waxahachie, Corsicana
				Spur 437 north (Clay Street)
				FM 1183 (Oak Grove Road) – Alma
				BL I-45 south (Kaufman Street) / FM 1181 north (Creechville Road)	South end of BL I-45 overlap
				BL I-45 north (Kaufman Street) / Bus. US 287 west (Ennis Avenue)	North end of BL I-45 overlap
				I-45 – Dallas, Corsicana	I-45 exit 251B
	Crisp			FM 660 north – Crisp
				FM 1181 south
Kaufman	Rosser			FM 2451 west – Rosser	South end of FM 2451 overlap
				FM 2451 east – Cottonwood	North end of FM 2451 overlap
				FM 1390 north
	Scurry			FM 148 south – Cedar Creek Reservoir	South end of FM 148 overlap
				FM 148 north – Crandall
	Kaufman			FM 1388 (Houston Street)
				US 175 – Dallas, Athens
				FM 1836 east (Temple Street)
				SH 243 west – Dallas	South end of SH 243 overlap
				SH 243 east – Canton	North end of SH 243 overlap
				FM 2728 north – Elmo
	Terrell			I-20 – Dallas, Canton	I-20 exit 501
				Bus. SH 34 north to US 80 – Forney, Wills Point
				Spur 87 east (High Street)
				Bus. SH 34 south – Terrell
Hunt				Spur 264 north – Quinlan
	Quinlan			SH 276 east – Lake Tawakoni	South end of SH 276 overlap
				SH 276 west – Rockwall	North end of SH 276 overlap
				FM 2101 north – Lake Tawakoni - Caddo Inlet
				FM 1564 west	South end of FM 1564 overlap
				FM 1564 east	North end of FM 1564 overlap
				FM 1903 west – Caddo Mills
	Greenville			FM 1570 (Jack Finney Boulevard) – L-3 Communications, Airport
				I-30 / US 67 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Expressway) – Rockwall, Sulphur Springs	I-30 exit 93
				US 69 / US 380 (Joe Ramsey Boulevard) – Leonard, Emory, Farmersville
				Bus. US 69 south (Oneal Street)	South end of Bus. US 69 overlap
				Spur 302 (Lee Street)
				Bus. US 69 north (Rees Street)	North end of Bus. US 69 overlap
				SH 224 east – Commerce, Texas A&M University-Commerce
				FM 3427 west – Kingston
				FM 1566 east	South end of FM 1566
				FM 1566 west	North end of FM 1566 overlap
	Wolfe City			FM 512 south – Campbell
				FM 816 west – Bailey
				SH 11 – Whitewright, Sulphur Springs
Fannin				FM 68 west
	Ladonia			FM 2990 north
				SH 50 south – Commerce
				FM 64 east – Pecan Gap
				FM 1550
	Honey Grove			SH 56 / FM 100 north – Dodd City, Paris, Caddo National Grassland	Continues north as FM 100
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Texas Department of Transportation,