Interstate 35 (I-35[a]) is a major north–south Interstate Highway that runs from Laredo, Texas near the Mexican border to Duluth, Minnesota. In Texas, the highway begins in Laredo and runs north to the Red River north of Gainesville, where it crosses into Oklahoma. Along its route, it passes through the cities of San Antonio, Austin, and Waco before splitting into two branch routes just north of Hillsboro: I-35E heads northeast through Dallas, while I-35W turns northwest to run through Fort Worth. The two branches rejoin in Denton to again form I-35, which continues to the Oklahoma state line. The exit numbers for I-35E maintain the sequence of exit numbers from the southern segment of I-35, and the northern segment of I-35 follows on from the sequence of exit numbers from I-35E. I-35W maintains its own sequence of exit numbers.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 503.895 mi[1] (810.940 km) | |||
Existed | 1959–present | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Restrictions | Delivery trucks prohibited in the leftmost lanes in both directions in certain urban areas of Bexar, Guadalupe, Comal, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties[2][3] | |||
Southern section | ||||
South end | US 83 / Victoria Street in Laredo | |||
Major intersections | ||||
North end | I-35E / I-35W in Hillsboro | |||
Northern section | ||||
South end | I-35E / I-35W in Denton | |||
North end | I-35 / US 77 at Oklahoma state line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Counties | Webb, La Salle, Frio, Medina, Atascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe, Comal, Hays, Travis, Williamson, Bell, Falls, McLennan, Hill; Denton, Cooke | |||
Highway system | ||||
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In Texas, I-35 runs for just over 503 miles (810 km),[1] which does not include the 85-mile (137 km) segment of I-35W. It does include the 97-mile (156 km) segment of I-35E. Texas contains more miles of the overall length of I-35 than any other state, almost one-third of the entire length.
The Interstate is currently undergoing an extensive renovation and expansion project, known as 'My35'. The project includes work on portions of the Interstate from Dallas south to Laredo. Once complete, the highway will span three lanes in each direction from Hillsboro to San Antonio.
Route description
editI-35 has been designated the Texas portion of the Purple Heart Trail. Signage noting this designation is being added along the route.[5]
Laredo and South Texas
editIn Laredo, I-35 is between six and eight mainlanes in each direction, dropping to four near milemarker 13. After running concurrently with U.S. Highway 83 (US 83) for 20 miles (32 km), the highway continues north-northeast across the South Texas Plains. The highway passes through the cities of Cotulla, Dilley, Pearsall, Devine, and Lytle before reaching San Antonio.
San Antonio
editIn San Antonio, I-35 is listed as the PanAm Expressway. It starts out as four lanes from the south until it reaches State Highway 422 Spur (Spur 422, Poteet-Jourdanton Freeway), expanding to six to eight mainlanes of travel. Its southern point begins in the southwest corner of town and travels northeast, crossing I-410 near its southwest point. At the southwest corner of Downtown, it reaches an intersection with I-10, US 87, and US 90. US 90 continues east and west from this junction, while I-10 westbound/US 87 northbound joins with I-35 northbound along the westside of Downtown. In this section, it splits lanes to form two levels, a lower one for local traffic and a higher one for express traffic. They briefly rejoin near the northwest corner of Downtown to allow I-10/US 87 to split off and go northwest.
I-35 continues, resplitting lanes again as it curves around the northwest corner of Downtown and turns east. It rejoins the lanes as it goes through an intersection at the northeast corner of Downtown, where I-37's northern terminus is located, while US 281 will continue on the north–south freeway. I-35 continues east for a few miles until it begins to curve back to the northeast. It merges with I-410 on its eastern north–south leg from its northbound direction in a triangular interchange and continues north concurrently from there. A few miles later, I-410 will split off onto its northern west–east leg, while I-35 resumes its north-northeast course past the northeast corner of the city.
Trucks are restricted from travel in the far left lane of I-35 in either direction throughout the San Antonio area. The restriction covers Bexar, Guadalupe, and Comal counties.[2]
Austin
editIn Austin, I-35 is named Interregional Highway. Through most of the greater Austin area, I-35 is three to four lanes in each direction, dropping to three lanes north of Williamson County. It forms the eastern boundary of Downtown Austin and also passes through the eastside of the University of Texas campus. The freeway divides the prosperous downtown from the historically Black neighborhoods of East Austin. I-35 is cosigned with US 290 through central Austin.
Trucks are restricted from travel in the far left lane of I-35 in either direction throughout the Austin area. The restriction covers Hays and Travis counties and most of Williamson County and ends north of Jarrell, where I-35 is reduced to three lanes in each direction.[3]
I-35 is split into two decks between Farm to Market Road 969 (FM 969, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) and Airport Boulevard, north of Downtown Austin. Both the upper and lower decks are signed as I-35 and US 290, and they use a common set of exit numbers, with some exit numbers duplicated between the two decks. The upper deck lanes are express lanes, with no on- or offramps. Drivers wishing to exit between FM 969 and Airport Boulevard must use the lower deck.
The I-35 corridor between San Antonio and Austin is considered one of the most congested stretches of highway in the Interstate System. Much of this traffic is due to I-35 being considered one of the primary NAFTA corridors. Efforts to alleviate the congestion include State Highway 130 (SH 130), which forms an I-35 bypass loop to the east of Austin. Many local and regional governance organizations have ongoing studies on other methods to improve mobility on I-35, which include such features as commuter rail lines and additional managed lanes.[6]
Waco and Central Texas
editIn Waco, I-35 is known as the Jack Kultgen Freeway. I-35 has six to eight lanes through the city of Waco. It passes just to the west of the Baylor University campus and crosses the Brazos River adjacent to McLane Stadium, the new home of Baylor Bears football. Beginning in Waco and continuing up until just before the I-35E/I-35W split north of Hillsboro, I-35 is cosigned with US 77.
Dallas and Fort Worth
editDenton and North Texas
editJust southwest of Denton, I-35W and I-35E join to reform I-35, which then continues north to the Oklahoma state line. The exit numbers on I-35 continue on from the last exit of I-35E.
Just north of Denton, US 77 is cosigned with I-35 through to the Oklahoma state line, although it is not signed as such.
History
editCentral Texas
editThe right-of-way for the future I-35 in Austin began being purchased in 1946,[7] running along the so-called "inter-regional highway" (named for the precursor to the current Interstate Highway System). The formal opening of I-35 in Austin took place in 1962. The alignment was chosen to line up with US 81 and with East Avenue, which formed the eastern boundary of downtown Austin and separated it from East Austin.[8] US 81 has since been truncated and does not extend to Austin, and East Avenue today forms part of the frontage road for I-35 through downtown Austin.
In 1963, while constructing an overpass in between Round Rock and Georgetown, Inner Space Cavern was discovered after a space was found more than once at 33 feet (10 m) below grade. A three-foot (0.91 m) hole was drilled into the space and an engineer was lowered into the hole for exploration. Later, the Texas Speleological Association mapped the cavity, and the Texas highway department sealed the hole and completed the Interstate.[9]
In 1975, a two-mile (3.2 km) set of elevated express lanes were added to I-35 between 15th Street and Airport Boulevard.[10] The reason double-decking was used is because the highway is bounded in the area by the University of Texas campus on the west and by the Mount Calvary Cemetery on the east, restricting the available right-of-way. The lower deck kept its original configuration, which featured short on- and offramps with limited visibility. In 2000, some offramps on the lower deck were removed in response to the already dangerous conditions becoming more so as traffic levels on the road increased.[11] I-35, in general, and the double-decked section, in particular, have been viewed as a social dividing line between the central Austin and UT communities and the more economically depressed East Austin neighborhoods.[12][13]
I-35, at one time, had one of the few at-grade railroad crossings in the Interstate Highway System, near Airport Boulevard in Austin. The crossing was bridged across during the 1970s.[6]
Throughout 2018 to 2021, construction commenced to add three additional flyovers at the intersection of US 183 and I-35. When construction on the southbound I-35 to northbound US 183 flyover was completed, the preexisting northbound I-35 to northbound US 183 flyover was demolished on May 8, 2021, in favor of a replacement flyover completed on September 10, 2021, due to concerns over the latter flyover's incline being too steep for larger vehicles to navigate without delaying other traffic.[14][15]
The northern interchange at SH 45 was partially affected by a tornado on March 21, 2022, when a large light pole was ripped off its foundation, the debris resting on the side of a flyover, as seen from photos captured by KXAN-TV.[16]
North Texas
editConstruction on I-35 in the Dallas–Fort Worth region began around 1960 with the upgrading of US 77 to Interstate standards between Dallas and Denton. By 1965, I-35 was complete from Dallas to the Oklahoma state line, and, by 1967, it was complete from both Dallas and Fort Worth southward to Austin. The remaining segment of I-35W from Fort Worth to Denton was not completed until 1969.
Future
editMain Street Texas expansion project
editThe Main Street Texas expansion project primarily focuses on expanding the number of main lanes from four to six through McLennan and Bell counties.[17] It also calls for complete replacement of the mainlane bridges over the Brazos River and extensive renovations to frontage roads and interchanges throughout the corridor. Funding for the project was secured in increments, and the first part of the project began in 2010. Construction largely wrapped up in the middle of 2019 with the completion of the Temple segment except for the portion of freeway running through the Downtown Waco area.[18] For that section of the project, $280 million in funding has yet to be secured.[19]
Capital Express expansion project
editThe Capital Express project is a 28-mile (45 km) highway expansion in Williamson, Travis, and Hays counties between from SH 45 north to SH 45 southeast.[20] The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has broken the expansion project into three components: the Capital Express North, Capital Express Central, and Capital Express South projects.[20]
The $500 million Capital Express North project is set to begin construction in late 2022 and runs from SH 45 north to US 290 east, adding one high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV lane) in each direction, reconstruction of six bridges, and a new diverging diamond interchange at Wells Branch Parkway.[20] The $548 million Capital Express South project, between SH 45 southeast and SH 71 would include new HOV lanes in each direction and two miles (3.2 km) of elevated managed lanes from Stassney to Slaughter lanes, and two miles (3.2 km) of new bypass lanes below intersections, set to begin construction in late 2022.[20]
The $4.9 billion Capital Express Central project was slatted begin in late 2025 and would rebuild the highway in central and Downtown Austin. The plans call for widened main lanes and frontage roads along with four new managed lanes, totaling up to 20 lanes wide.[21] The project would demolish the double-deck section of the highway between Airport Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, as well as the elevated highway between Cesar Chavez Street and East 15th Street. The new highway would be buried below-grade, while some sections may be covered with caps-and-stitches containing parkland; the funding for the caps are not included in the project price tag, but would need to be funded by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and the City of Austin.[20] Approximately 140 residential and commercial properties in the project's footprint would need to be demolished using eminent domain.[22] In August 2023, TXDOT released the project's environmental impact statement and announced that the project received environmental clearance under the National Environmental Policy Act. Construction could begin as early as Summer 2024 and last about a decade.[23]
Controversy
editThe Capital Express project has received pushback from residents and politicians in Austin, who claim that the expansion would displace residents, worsen traffic due to induced demand, and contribute to increased carbon emissions in the city.[24] Critics of the expansion are requesting TxDOT study alternate proposals, including re-routing I-35 traffic along SH 130, or removing the highway and replacing it with an at-grade boulevard through central Austin.[25]
In June 2022, a lawsuit was filed against TxDOT by three Texas organizations—Environment Texas, Rethink35, and Texas Public Interest Research Group—alleging that by dividing the expansion project into three subprojects (The Capital Express North, Central, and South projects, respectively), TxDOT is avoiding "more rigorous, legally required environmental review and public engagement of a single larger project".[26] One year later in June 2023, a spokesperson for Rethink35 requested the case be dismissed while they try to explore other legal options. A judge dismissed the case soon thereafter.[27]
Exit list
editCounty | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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Webb | Laredo | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 83 south (Santa Ursula Avenue) to Victoria Street east / SH 359 / I-35 BL south – Zapata, Hebbronville, Laredo International Bridge 1, Downtown, Laredo International Bridge 2 | At-grade intersection; one-way street, southbound exit; southern terminus; south end of US 83 overlap; highway continues as US 83 | ||
US 83 (San Dario Avenue) / Victoria Street | At-grade intersection; one-way street, northbound entrance; southern terminus; south end of US 83 overlap | ||||||
0.2 | 0.32 | 1A | Scott Street, Washington Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
0.7 | 1.1 | 1B | Park Street, Sanchez Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
1.4 | 2.3 | 2 | Bus. US 59 – Freer, Corpus Christi, Houston | Access to Laredo International Airport | |||
2.2 | 3.5 | 3A | Calton Road, Hillside Road | ||||
3.1 | 5.0 | 3B | I-35 BL (San Bernardo Avenue) / Mann Road | ||||
3.8 | 6.1 | 4 | Del Mar Boulevard, Santa Maria Avenue | ||||
4.2 | 6.8 | 4A | FM 1472 | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
4.5 | 7.2 | 4B | International Boulevard, Las Cruces Drive, Shiloh Drive | Signed as exit 7 southbound | |||
6.1 | 9.8 | 5 | San Isidro Parkway | Closed due to construction; northbound exit only | |||
6.6 | 10.6 | 8A | I-69W west / US 59 west (Loop 20 west) / World Trade Bridge | Signed as exit 8 southbound; I-69W exits 2A-B; current eastern terminus of I-69W; full stack interchange under construction | |||
6.8 | 10.9 | 8B | Future I-69W east / US 59 east / Loop 20 east (Bob Bullock Loop) / Frontage Road – Texas A&M Intl Univ | Southbound access via exit 9; access to Laredo International Airport and Doctors Hospital | |||
8.6 | 13.8 | 9 | Killam Industrial Boulevard | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
10.7 | 17.2 | 12A | Port Laredo | Northbound exit only | |||
11.8 | 19.0 | 12B | Carriers Drive, Uniroyal Road | Signed as exits 12 (Carriers Drive) and 13 (Uniroyal Road) southbound | |||
Botines | 17.9 | 28.8 | 18 | US 83 north – Carrizo Springs, Uvalde | North end of US 83 overlap | ||
Webb | 20.6 | 33.2 | 22 | Webb Interchange | |||
| 23.1 | 37.2 | 24 | SH 255 (Camino Colombia Road) – Monterry, Mex | |||
Callaghan | 26.4 | 42.5 | 27 | Callaghan Interchange | |||
| 32.0 | 51.5 | 32 | San Roman Interchange | |||
Encinal | 37.6 | 60.5 | 38 | I-35 BL north – Encinal | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
La Salle | 38.7 | 62.3 | 39 | I-35 BL south / SH 44 – Encinal, Freer | |||
| 48.1 | 77.4 | 48 | Caiman Creek Interchange | |||
Artesia Wells | 55.4 | 89.2 | 56 | FM 133 – Artesia Wells, Catarina | |||
| 62.6 | 100.7 | 63 | Elm Creek Interchange | |||
Cotulla | 65.4 | 105.3 | 65 | I-35 BL north – Cotulla | |||
67.2 | 108.1 | 67 | FM 468 – Big Wells | ||||
68.0 | 109.4 | 69 | I-35 BL south – Cotulla | Signed as exit 68 northbound | |||
Gardendale | 72.9 | 117.3 | 74 | Gardendale | |||
Millett | 77.4 | 124.6 | 77 | FM 469 – Millett | |||
La Salle–Frio county line | Dilley | 82.0 | 132.0 | 82 | I-35 BL north / County Line Road – Dilley | ||
Frio | 83.5 | 134.4 | 84 | SH 85 – Charlotte, Carrizo Springs, Crystal City | |||
84.6 | 136.2 | 85 | FM 117 – Batesville | ||||
86.3 | 138.9 | 86 | I-35 BL south – Dilley | ||||
Derby | 91.4 | 147.1 | 91 | Spur 581 north / FM 1583 – Derby | |||
Pearsall | 99.4 | 160.0 | 99 | I-35 BL north / FM 1581 – Pearsall, Divot | |||
99.9 | 160.8 | 101 | FM 140 – Pearsall, Uvalde | Signed as exit 100 northbound | |||
104.2 | 167.7 | 104 | I-35 BL south | ||||
Moore | 110.6 | 178.0 | 111 | US 57 – Eagle Pass | |||
113.4 | 182.5 | 114 | FM 462 – Bigfoot, Yancey | ||||
Medina | Devine | 120.2 | 193.4 | 121 | SH 132 north – Devine | ||
122.4 | 197.0 | 122 | SH 173 – Hondo, Devine, Jourdanton | ||||
124.3 | 200.0 | 124 | FM 463 / Bigfoot Road – Devine | ||||
| 125.7 | 202.3 | 125 | CR 770 | Northbound exit only | ||
Natalia | 127.1 | 204.5 | 127 | FM 471 – Natalia | |||
Atascosa | Lytle | 131.2 | 211.1 | 131 | FM 2790 / FM 3175 (Benton City Road) – Lytle | ||
Bexar | 133.3 | 214.5 | 133 | SH 132 south – Lytle | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Atascosa | 134.5 | 216.5 | 135 | Luckey Road | |||
136.7 | 220.0 | 137 | Shepherd Road | ||||
138.4 | 222.7 | 139 | Kinney Road | ||||
Von Ormy | 140.0 | 225.3 | 140 | Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) – Somerset | |||
141.2 | 227.2 | 141 | Benton City Road – Von Ormy | ||||
San Antonio | 142.3 | 229.0 | 142 | Medina River Turnaround | Southbound entrance only; Former northbound exit | ||
143.1 | 230.3 | 144 | Fischer Road | ||||
144.5 | 232.6 | 145A | I-410 (Connally Loop) / SH 16 / SH 130 north | I-410 exit 53; access to San Antonio International Airport | |||
145.3 | 233.8 | 145B | Loop 353 north (New Laredo Highway) | No northbound entrance | |||
145.9 | 234.8 | 146 | Cassin Road | Southbound exit is via exit 147 | |||
147.5 | 237.4 | 147 | Somerset Road | ||||
147.9 | 238.0 | 148 | Spur 422 to SH 16 south / Palo Alto Road – Poteet | Signed as exit 149 southbound; Access to Southwest General Hospital | |||
149.1 | 240.0 | 150A | Zarzamora Street | ||||
150.0 | 241.4 | 150B | Loop 13 (Military Drive) | Access to Stinson Municipal Airport | |||
150.8 | 242.7 | 151 | Southcross Boulevard | ||||
151.6 | 244.0 | 152A | Division Avenue | ||||
152.4 | 245.3 | 152B | Malone Avenue, Theo Avenue | ||||
153.2 | 246.6 | 153 | I-10 east (José López Freeway) / US 87 south / US 90 (Rodriguez Freeway) – Houston, Del Rio | South end of I-10/US 87 overlap, exit 572 westbound. | |||
153.9 | 247.7 | 154A | Loop 353 south (Nogalitos Street) / San Marcos Street | ||||
154.4 | 248.5 | 154B | South Laredo Street, Cevallos Street | South end of double deck highway | |||
154.7 | 249.0 | 155A | Spur 536 (South Alamo Street) – The Alamo | ||||
155.2 | 249.8 | 155B | Frio Street, Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard – Downtown San Antonio | North end of double deck highway | |||
155.7 | 250.6 | 156 | I-10 west (McDermott Freeway) / US 87 north – El Paso | North end of I-10/US 87 overlap; I-10 exit 570 eastbound | |||
155.7 | 250.6 | 155C | West Houston Street, Commerce Street | Southbound exit only; south end of double deck highway | |||
156.3 | 251.5 | 157A | San Pedro Avenue, Main Avenue, Lexington Avenue | ||||
156.7 | 252.2 | 157B | McCullough Avenue, Brooklyn Avenue | Access to Baptist Medical Center and Metropolitan Methodist Hospital | |||
157.0 | 252.7 | 157C | St. Mary's Street | Northbound exit only | |||
156.9 | 252.5 | 158 | I-37 south (Adams Freeway) / US 281 (McAllister Freeway) – Corpus Christi, Johnson City | Signed as exits 158A (north) and 158B (south) southbound; northern terminus of I-37; I-37 exit 142 northbound; north end of double deck highway | |||
157.6 | 253.6 | 158C | Loop 368 (Broadway) / North Alamo Street | Northbound exit is via exit 158 | |||
158.4 | 254.9 | 159A | New Braunfels Avenue | ||||
158.7 | 255.4 | 159B | Walters Street – Fort Sam Houston | ||||
160.1 | 257.7 | 160 | AT&T Center Parkway | Northbound exit is via exit 159B | |||
160.2 | 257.8 | 160 | Splashtown Drive | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
161.3 | 259.6 | 161 | Binz-Englemann Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
161.6 | 260.1 | 162 | I-410 south (Connally Loop) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance, I-410 north exit 31 | |||
161.9 | 260.6 | 162 | Binz-Englemann Road – Brooke Army Medical Center | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
162.0 | 260.7 | 163 | Petroleum Drive – Brooke Army Medical Center | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
163.1 | 262.5 | 163 | I-410 south (Connally Loop) | South end of I-410 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
163.6 | 263.3 | 164A | Rittiman Road | ||||
164.8 | 265.2 | 164B | Eisenhauer Road | ||||
164.9 | 265.4 | 165 | FM 1976 (Walzem Road) | ||||
166.4 | 267.8 | 166 | I-410 west (Connally Loop) / Loop 368 south | North end of I-410 overlap, east exit 27; access to San Antonio International Airport | |||
165.8 | 266.8 | 167A | Randolph Boulevard – Windcrest | Northbound exit is via exit 166A | |||
167.2 | 269.1 | 167B | Thousand Oaks Drive, Starlight Terrace | Signed as exit 166A northbound | |||
167.8 | 270.0 | 168 | Weidner Road | ||||
168.6 | 271.3 | 169 | PA 1502 (Wurzbach Parkway) / O'Connor Road | ||||
169.5 | 272.8 | 170A | Judson Road | Signed as exit 170 southbound | |||
San Antonio–Live Oak line | 170.0 | 273.6 | 170B | Toepperwein Road | Southbound exit is part of exit 172 | ||
Live Oak | 170.4 | 274.2 | 171 | SH 218 (Pat Booker Road) – Universal City, Randolph AFB, Live Oak, Converse | Southbound exit is via exit 172 | ||
Universal City | 171.0 | 275.2 | 172 | Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) | |||
Selma | 172.2 | 277.1 | 173 | Olympia Parkway, Retama Parkway, Forum Parkway | |||
173.0 | 278.4 | 174A | FM 1518 – Selma, Schertz | ||||
Guadalupe | Schertz | 174.0 | 280.0 | 174B | Schertz Parkway | ||
174.9 | 281.5 | 175 | FM 3009 (Natural Bridge Caverns Road/Roy Richard Drive) – Schertz, Garden Ridge | ||||
175.9 | 283.1 | 176 | Cibolo Valley Drive | ||||
Comal | 176.7 | 284.4 | 177 | FM 482 / FM 2252 | |||
178.3 | 286.9 | 178 | FM 1103 (Hubertus Road) – Cibolo | ||||
180.2 | 290.0 | 180 | Schwab Road | ||||
New Braunfels | 181.7 | 292.4 | 182 | Engel Road | |||
183.2 | 294.8 | 183 | Solms Road | ||||
184.3 | 296.6 | 184 | Loop 337 / FM 482 / Rueckle Road | ||||
185.1 | 297.9 | 185 | I-35 BL north / FM 1044 – New Braunfels | ||||
185.9 | 299.2 | 186 | Walnut Avenue | ||||
186.9 | 300.8 | 187 | FM 725 (Seguin Avenue) – Lake McQueeney | ||||
187.7 | 302.1 | 188 | Guadalupe River Turnaround | Northbound exit only | |||
188.0 | 302.6 | 189 | SH 46 / Loop 337 – Seguin, Boerne | Access to New Braunfels Regional Airport | |||
188.9 | 304.0 | 190A | I-35 BL south – New Braunfels | Signed as exit 190 northbound | |||
190.4 | 306.4 | 190B | Post Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
190.5 | 306.6 | 191 | FM 306 – Canyon Lake, Gruene | ||||
191.4 | 308.0 | 193 | Conrads Lane, Kohlenberg Road | ||||
| 194.7 | 313.3 | 195 | Watson Lane, Old Bastrop Road | |||
| 196.3 | 315.9 | 196 | FM 1102 (York Creek Road) | |||
Hays | San Marcos | 198.7 | 319.8 | 199 | Posey Road | Signed as exit 197 northbound | |
199.0 | 320.3 | 200 | Centerpoint Road | ||||
200.1 | 322.0 | 201 | McCarty Lane | ||||
202.3 | 325.6 | 202 | RM 12 (Wonder World Drive) – Wimberley | Access to Central Texas Medical Center | |||
203.6 | 327.7 | 204 | SH 123 east / Loop 82 west – Seguin | Access to Downtown San Marcos via CM Allen Parkway or Loop 82 west | |||
204.3 | 328.8 | 204B | C. M. Allen Parkway | Southbound exit only | |||
204.9 | 329.8 | 205 | SH 80 east / SH 142 east / SH 21 east – Bastrop, Luling, Lockhart | ||||
205.6 | 330.9 | 206 | Loop 82 (Aquarena Springs Drive) | ||||
207.3 | 333.6 | 207 | River Ridge Parkway | ||||
207.5 | 333.9 | 208 | Blanco River/Chuck Nash Loop | ||||
210.1 | 338.1 | 210 | Yarrington Road | ||||
Kyle | 212.5 | 342.0 | 213 | RM 150 (Center Street) – Kyle | |||
214.5 | 345.2 | 215 | FM 1626 (Kyle Parkway) | Access to Seton Medical Center Hays | |||
216.7 | 348.7 | 217 | RM 967 / Kyle Crossing | ||||
Buda | 217.3 | 349.7 | 219 | Robert S. Light Boulevard | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
218.8 | 352.1 | 220 | FM 2001 (Cabelas Drive) – Buda, Niederwald | ||||
221.0 | 355.7 | 221 | Main Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
Travis | Austin | 221.5 | 356.5 | 223 | FM 1327 – Creedmoor | Northbound access via exit 220 | |
221.8 | 357.0 | 223A | SH 45 Toll east to SH 130 Toll | Southbound access via exit 223 | |||
222.9 | 358.7 | 225 | To FM 1626 / Onion Creek Parkway | ||||
224.7 | 361.6 | 226 | To FM 1626 / Slaughter Creek Overpass (Brezza Lane) | ||||
225.8 | 363.4 | 227 | To Loop 275 (South Congress Avenue) via Slaughter Lane | ||||
227.9 | 366.8 | 228 | William Cannon Drive | ||||
229.3 | 369.0 | 229 | Stassney Lane | Signed as exit 228 northbound | |||
229.6 | 369.5 | 230 | Ben White Boulevard, Woodward Street | Signed as exit 231 southbound | |||
230.2 | 370.5 | 231 | US 290 west / SH 71 – Johnson City, Bastrop, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | South end of US 290 overlap; signed as exit 230 southbound | |||
231.5 | 372.6 | 232A | Oltorf Street | Signed as exit 232 southbound | |||
232.2 | 373.7 | 232B | Woodland Avenue | Signed as exit 232 southbound | |||
232.9 | 374.8 | 233 | Riverside Drive | ||||
Bridge over the Colorado River (Lady Bird Lake) | |||||||
233.2 | 375.3 | 234A | Cesar Chavez Street, Holly Street | Signed as Holly Street only northbound | |||
233.9 | 376.4 | 234B | Cesar Chavez Street, 2nd Street, 4th Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
234.6 | 377.6 | 8th Street, 3rd Streets – Huston–Tillotson University | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
234.3 | 377.1 | 234C | 6th Street, 12th Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
234.9 | 378.0 | 12th Street, 11th Street – State Capitol | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
South end of double deck highway; upper deck is Express | |||||||
235.0 | 378.2 | 235A | 15th Street, MLK Boulevard – University of Texas, State Capitol | Access to University Medical Center Brackenridge | |||
235.6 | 379.2 | 235B | Manor Road | Lower deck only | |||
235.9 | 379.6 | 236 | Dean Keeton Street, 32nd-38½ streets | Lower deck only; signed as exits 236A (Dean Keeton Street, 32nd Street) and 236B (38½ Street) southbound, access to St. David's Medical Center | |||
North end of double deck highway | |||||||
237.0 | 381.4 | 237A | Airport Boulevard | ||||
237.4 | 382.1 | 237B | 51st Street, Cameron Road | Signed as exit 238A southbound, access to Dell Children's Medical Center | |||
237.9 | 382.9 | 238A | RM 2222 west | Southbound exit is via 238B | |||
238.3 | 383.5 | 238B | US 290 east – Houston | North end of US 290 overlap | |||
238.7– 239.6 | 384.2– 385.6 | 240 | US 183 (Anderson Lane) / St. Johns Avenue – Lockhart, Lampasas, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | Signed as exits 239 (south) and 240 (north) northbound | |||
240.1 | 386.4 | 241 | Rundberg Lane | ||||
241.7 | 389.0 | 243 | Braker Lane | ||||
243.1 | 391.2 | 244 | Tech Ridge Boulevard, Yager Lane | Southbound exit is via exit 245 | |||
244.7 | 393.8 | 245 | FM 734 (Parmer Lane) | ||||
246.3 | 396.4 | 246 | Howard Lane (Loop 275 south) | Signed as exit 245 northbound | |||
Pflugerville | 246.5 | 396.7 | 247 | FM 1825 / Wells Branch Parkway – Pflugerville | |||
247.6 | 398.5 | 248 | Grand Avenue Parkway | ||||
Travis–Williamson county line | Round Rock | 249.3 | 401.2 | 250 | SH 45 (Louis Henna Boulevard) to Loop 1 | Signed as exit 251 southbound | |
250.9 | 403.8 | SH 45 Toll to Loop 1 Toll | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
Williamson | 250.0 | 402.3 | 252B | RM 620 (Round Rock Avenue) / McNeil Road | Access to Round Rock Medical Center | ||
252.3 | 406.0 | 253 | US 79 north (Palm Valley Boulevard) – Hutto, Taylor | ||||
253.3 | 407.6 | 254 | Spur 379 / FM 3406 (Old Settlers Boulevard) – Round Rock | ||||
254.5 | 409.6 | 256 | RM 1431 (University Boulevard) – Cedar Park | Access to Scott & White Healthcare - Round Rock Hospital | |||
Round Rock–Georgetown line | 255.6 | 411.3 | 257 | Westinghouse Road | |||
Georgetown | 257.2 | 413.9 | 259A | Frontage Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
258.5 | 416.0 | 259 | Spur 26 (Southeast Inner Loop) / Austin Avenue | Signed as exit 259B northbound; no northbound entrance | |||
259.4 | 417.5 | 260 | RM 2243 – Leander | Access to Georgetown Medical Center | |||
260.3 | 418.9 | 261 | SH 29 – Burnet, Southwestern University | ||||
261.2 | 420.4 | 262 | Williams Drive/Sun City | ||||
263.8 | 424.5 | 264 | Spur 158 (Austin Avenue) / Lakeway Drive / Northeast Inner Loop | ||||
264.5 | 425.7 | 265 | SH 130 Toll south – Austin, Houston, San Antonio | SH 130 exit 411 | |||
| 264.9 | 426.3 | 266 | SH 195 north – Killeen, Florence | |||
| 266.8 | 429.4 | 268 | FM 972 – Walburg | |||
Jarrell | 271.0 | 436.1 | 271 | Ronald Reagan Boulevard | |||
275.0 | 442.6 | 274 | County Rd 312 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
274.0 | 441.0 | 275 | FM 487 – Florence, Bartlett | ||||
275.8 | 443.9 | 277 | County Rd 305 | ||||
Bell | | 277.3 | 446.3 | 279 | Hill Road | ||
| 279.2 | 449.3 | 280 | Grainger Road, Hackberry Road – Prairie Dell | |||
| 280.9 | 452.1 | 281 | Rest area | Signed as exit 282A southbound | ||
Salado | 280.2 | 450.9 | 282 | FM 2115 | Signed as exit 282B southbound | ||
282.8 | 455.1 | 283 | FM 2268 / FM 2843 – Holland, Salado | ||||
283.8 | 456.7 | 284 | Main Street | ||||
285.4 | 459.3 | 285 | Williams Road / Salado Plaza Drive | ||||
286.1 | 460.4 | 286 | FM 2484 | ||||
Belton | 287.1 | 462.0 | 287 | Amity Road | |||
288.0 | 463.5 | 289A | Tahuaya Road | ||||
289.2 | 465.4 | 289B | Frontage Road | Northbound exit only | |||
290.6 | 467.7 | 290 | Shanklin Road | ||||
290.7 | 467.8 | 292 | Loop 121 | ||||
291.8 | 469.6 | 293A | I-14 west / US 190 west – Killeen, Fort Cavazos | I-14 exit 301 eastbound; south end of US 190 overlap. | |||
292.9 | 471.4 | 293B | SH 317 (Main Street) / FM 436 | Northbound exit is via exit 293A | |||
293.5 | 472.3 | 294A | Spur 253 (Central Avenue) | ||||
293.9 | 473.0 | 294B | FM 93 (6th Avenue) | ||||
Temple | 296.7 | 477.5 | 297 | FM 817 / Midway Drive/Kegley Road | |||
297.6 | 478.9 | 299 | Future I-14 east / US 190 east (H. K. Dodgen Loop) to Loop 363 / SH 36 – Gatesville, Cameron | North end of US 190 overlap | |||
298.7 | 480.7 | 300 | 49th–57th streets, Avenue H | ||||
300.4 | 483.4 | 301 | SH 53 east (Central Avenue) | One-way street | |||
SH 53 west to FM 2305 (Adams Avenue) | One-way street; access to Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport | ||||||
301.1 | 484.6 | 302 | Nugent Avenue | ||||
302.2 | 486.3 | 303 | FM 1143 (Industrial Boulevard) to Spur 290 (N. 3rd Street) | Signed as exit 303 southbound; N. 3rd St. not signed northbound | |||
302.9 | 487.5 | 303B | Frontage Road | ||||
303.5 | 488.4 | 304 | Loop 363 (H. K. Dodgen Loop) | ||||
304.9 | 490.7 | 305 | Berger Road | ||||
Troy | 306.6 | 493.4 | 306 | FM 1237 (Loves Boulevard) – Pendleton | |||
308.7 | 496.8 | 308 | FM 935 (Loves Boulevard/Main Street) | ||||
| 311.0 | 500.5 | 311 | Big Elm Road | |||
Falls | | 314.3 | 505.8 | 314 | Old Blevins Road | ||
McLennan | Bruceville-Eddy | 315.5 | 507.7 | 315 | SH 7 / FM 107 – Marlin, Moody | ||
317.5 | 511.0 | 318A | Frontage Road | Entrances only; exits closed | |||
318.1 | 511.9 | 318B | Bruceville | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
| 317.9 | 511.6 | 319 | Woodlawn Road | Signed as exit 318B northbound | ||
| 319.4 | 514.0 | 321 | Callan Ranch Road | Northbound exit and entrance | ||
Lorena | 321.0 | 516.6 | 322 | FM 2837 east (Rosenthal Parkway/Bordon Street) | |||
322.5 | 519.0 | 323 | FM 2837 west (Old Lorena Road/Old Temple Road) | No southbound entrance | |||
Hewitt | 324.1 | 521.6 | 325 | FM 1695 (Hewitt Drive) / FM 3148 (Moonlight Drive) | |||
Robinson | 325.7 | 524.2 | 328 | FM 2063 / FM 2113 (Spring Valley Road, Sun Valley Boulevard) | |||
328.0 | 527.9 | 329 | Frontage Road | Northbound exit | |||
330.2 | 531.4 | 330A | Corporation Boulevard | Southbound exit only | |||
330.1 | 531.2 | 330B | SH 6 / Loop 340 – Meridian, Robinson, Marlin, Bryan, Lake Waco | Signed as exit 330 northbound, access to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center and Providence Medical Center | |||
Waco | 330.9 | 532.5 | 331 | New Road | |||
332.6 | 535.3 | 333A | Loop 396 (Valley Mills Drive) / Bus. US 77 / La Salle Avenue – Beverly Hills | ||||
333.0 | 535.9 | 333B | 24th–19th streets | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
333.7 | 537.0 | 334A | US 77 south (18th–17th streets) | South end of US 77 overlap; signed as exit 334 southbound | |||
334.6 | 538.5 | 334B | 8th Street | Northbound exit only | |||
334.8 | 538.8 | 335A | 5th–4th streets – Downtown Waco | ||||
335.0 | 539.1 | 335B | FM 434 (University Parks Drive) – Baylor University | ||||
335.4 | 539.8 | 335C | Spur 576 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) / Lake Brazos Parkway – McLane Stadium | ||||
336.2 | 541.1 | 336 | Forrest Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
336.6– 336.8 | 541.7– 542.0 | 337A | Bus. US 77 (North Loop Drive) / Elm Avenue | Signed as exits 337A (south) and 337B (north) northbound | |||
337.2 | 542.7 | 338A | US 84 (Waco Drive) to SH 31 (Bellmead Drive) – Mexia, Corsicana | ||||
Bellmead | 338.1 | 544.1 | 338B | Behrens Circle | |||
338.5 | 544.8 | 339 | Loop 340 / FM 3051 (Lake Shore Drive) – Lake Waco | ||||
Lacy-Lakeview | 339.8 | 546.9 | 340 | Meyers Lane | Southbound exit is via exit 341 | ||
339.9 | 547.0 | 341 | Craven Avenue | ||||
Northcrest | 341.0 | 548.8 | 342A | FM 2417 (Crest Drive) | |||
341.6 | 549.8 | 342B | Bus. US 77 south (New Dallas Highway) | ||||
Elm Mott | 342.6 | 551.4 | 343 | FM 308 – Elm Mott | |||
344.0 | 553.6 | 345 | Old Dallas Road | ||||
344.0 | 553.6 | 345A | Hilltop Lane/Heart O' Texas Speedway | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
Ross | 345.6 | 556.2 | 346 | Ross Road/Tours Road | |||
348.1 | 560.2 | 349 | Wiggins Road | ||||
West | 350.4 | 563.9 | 351 | FM 1858 / Tokio Road | |||
352.1 | 566.7 | 353 | FM 2114 (T.M. West Parkway) – West | ||||
| 353.1 | 568.3 | 354 | Marable Street | |||
McLennan–Hill county line | | 354.2 | 570.0 | 355 | County Line Road | ||
Hill | | 355.6 | 572.3 | 356 | County Road 3102 | ||
Abbott | 357.9 | 576.0 | 358 | FM 1242 – Abbott | |||
358.9 | 577.6 | 359 | FM 1304 | ||||
| 360.2 | 579.7 | 362 | County Road 3111 | |||
Hillsboro | 363.0 | 584.2 | 364A | FM 310 – Lake Aquilla | |||
364.5 | 586.6 | 364B | SH 81 north – Hillsboro | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
364.7 | 586.9 | 364B | County Road 3102 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
367.0 | 590.6 | 367 | FM 3267 (Old Bynum Road) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
367.7 | 591.8 | 368A | SH 22 / SH 171 – Whitney, Meridian, Corsicana | No southbound entrance | |||
368.6 | 593.2 | 368B | FM 286 (Old Brandon Road) | Northbound exit is via exit 368A | |||
370.1 | 595.6 | 370 | US 77 north / Spur 579 – Hillsboro | No southbound exit; north end of US 77 overlap | |||
| 371.1 | 597.2 | 370B | I-35W north / I-35E north – Fort Worth, Dallas | I-35 north splits into I-35E and I-35W | ||
See I-35W and I-35E | |||||||
Denton | Denton | 467.8 | 752.9 | 467 | I-35E south / I-35W south – Dallas, Fort Worth | I-35 south splits into I-35E and I-35W; exit number is for I-35W | |
468.3 | 753.7 | 468 | FM 1515 (Airport Road) / West Oak Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance, access to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | |||
468.8 | 754.5 | 469 | US 380 (University Drive) – McKinney, Decatur | ||||
469.9 | 756.2 | 470 | Loop 288 | Southbound exit is via exit 471 | |||
471.0 | 758.0 | 471 | US 77 south / FM 1173 – Denton, Krum | South end of US 77 overlap | |||
472.4 | 760.3 | 472 | Ganzer Road | ||||
473.5 | 762.0 | 473 | FM 3163 (Milam Road) | ||||
473.9 | 762.7 | 474 | Cowling Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
475.0 | 764.4 | 475A | FM 156 – Krum | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
475.2 | 764.8 | 475B | Rector Road | ||||
Sanger | 477.0 | 767.7 | 477 | I-35 BL north / Keaton Road | |||
478.0 | 769.3 | 478 | FM 455 – Pilot Point, Bolivar | ||||
478.8 | 770.6 | 479 | Belz Road | ||||
480.1 | 772.6 | 480 | Lois Road | ||||
481.0 | 774.1 | 481 | View Road | ||||
481.7 | 775.2 | 482 | Chisam Road | ||||
Cooke | Valley View | 483.2 | 777.6 | 483 | FM 3002 (Lone Oak Road) | ||
485.7 | 781.7 | 485 | Frontage Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
486.1 | 782.3 | 486 | FM 1307 / Frontage Road | ||||
486.7 | 783.3 | 487 | FM 922 – Valley View | No southbound entrance | |||
488.7 | 786.5 | 488 | FM 1307 / Hockley Creek Road | Signed as exit 489 southbound | |||
490.6 | 789.5 | 491 | Spring Creek Road | ||||
Gainesville | 493.8 | 794.7 | 494 | FM 1306 | |||
495.7 | 797.8 | 495 | Frontage Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
496.0 | 798.2 | 496A | Weaver Street | Northbound exit only | |||
496.6 | 799.2 | 497 | FM 51 (California Street) | ||||
497.7 | 801.0 | 498A | US 82 – Sherman, Wichita Falls | ||||
498.9 | 802.9 | 498B | Livestock–Poultry–Exotics Inspection Station | Southbound exit and entrance | |||
498.1 | 801.6 | 499 | Frontage Road | Northbound exit and entrance | |||
499.4 | 803.7 | 500 | FM 372 – Gainesville | ||||
500.8 | 806.0 | 501 | FM 1202 / Prime Outlets Boulevard/Liberty Way | ||||
502.1 | 808.1 | 502 | Texas travel information center, rest area | Southbound exit and entrance | |||
| 503.1 | 809.7 | 503 | Frontage Road | No southbound exit | ||
| 503.9 | 810.9 | 504 | Exits only | |||
Red River | 503.895 | 810.940 | I-35 north / US 77 north – Oklahoma City | Continuation into Oklahoma | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routes
editI-35 has two auxiliary routes in Texas:
- I-35W: a branch route of I-35 that runs from a split just north of Hillsboro, passing through Fort Worth before reforming I-35 just west of Denton.
- I-635: a partial loop around the northern and eastern boundaries of Dallas. I-635 intersects with I-35E in north Dallas and does not intersect either I-35W or I-35.
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Interstate Highway No. 35". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Minute Order 110856" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
- ^ a b "May 27 Minutes" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. Retrieved July 28, 2007.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Highway Designations Glossary". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "79(R) SB 678 - Enrolled version - Bill Text". state.tx.us.
- ^ a b "Building a Better IH 35 for Central Texas" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 16, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
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- ^ "Inner Space Cavern". Texas Speleological Survey. 1994. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Mann, Dave (September 20, 2002). "Born to be Reviled". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
- ^ Blakeslee, Nate (June 10, 1999). "I-35: Rebuilding The Lower Deck". Politics. Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
- ^ "East Austin Stories". University of Texas at Austin. Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
- ^ Alfred, Andy; Quinn, Leah (January 19, 1999). "Recent Racial issues add timely backdrop". Austin American Statesmen. p. B1.
- ^ Tamplin, Harley (May 8, 2021). "I-35 to US 183 flyover blown up as TxDOT begins new improvement project". Kxan. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Rodriguez, Candy (September 10, 2021). "TxDOT reopens NB I-35 to NB US 183 flyover Saturday". Kxan. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "Blog: Widespread aftermath of tornado outbreak in Central Texas". KXAN. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "TxDOT awards contract for I-35 expansion in Temple". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ "my35 Central Region".
- ^ "TxDot 'Main Street Texas' Funding Map" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Thompson, Kelsey (June 13, 2022). "When will construction begin on TxDOT's I-35 Capital Express projects?". KXAN. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ Grabar, Henry (October 19, 2021). "The 20-Lane Highway Texas Wants to Force Through Austin". Slate. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ Bernier, Nathan (March 14, 2022). "I-35 expansion could destroy a 70-unit affordable housing complex. TxDOT didn't notice at first". KUT. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Project to transform I-35 through Austin to move forward". KVUE. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Washington, Zacharia (January 26, 2022). "Austin residents voice concerns over TxDOT's $4.9B plan for I-35". Community Impact. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ Bernier, Nathan (August 12, 2021). "TxDOT Slams Brakes On Proposals To Shrink I-35 Footprint". KUT. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ Kimble, Megan (July 30, 2022). "Texas accused of skirting federal environmental law to push for Austin's Interstate 35 expansion". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Lawsuit dismissed against TxDOT over Austin-area I-35 expansion project". KVUE. June 20, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
External links
edit- Media related to Interstate 35 in Texas at Wikimedia Commons