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Interstate 35 northbound at the Exit 470 off-ramp to Texas Loop 288. The cloverleaf interchange between the two highways joins the respective frontage road systems. Presently Texas Loop 288 ends abruptly to the west, indicating that a potential extension may be planned. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 471 rejoins U.S. 77 with Interstate 35 via Elm Street north of Denton. The off-ramp also provides access to Texas Farm to Market Road 1173 west to Krum. FM 1173 stems west from the freeway frontage roads, midway between Texas Loop 288 and U.S. 77 (Elm Street), 3.5 miles to Krum. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 471 departs Interstate 35 northbound ahead of the frontage road intersections with U.S. 77 (Elm Street). U.S. 77 travels through downtown Denton along the one-way street couplet of Elm Street (south) and Locust Street (north). Texas Farm to Market Road 2164 continues along Locust Street north to Lake Ray Roberts; Elm Street veers northwest with U.S. 77 to its end at Interstate 35. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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A look at the one-mile overhead for Ganzer Road (Exit 472) from the parallel northbound frontage road. Motorists destined for FM 1173 must use Elm Street west to the southbound side frontage road. Ganzer Road meets Interstate 35 in a rural area north of Denton. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Northbound at the Exit 472 ramp departure to Ganzer Road. Ganzer Road meanders east to Bonnie Brae Road before petering out. Westward Ganzer Road continues 2.5 miles to Hopkins Road near its intersection with Texas Farm to Market Road 156 on the north side of Krum. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Interstate 35 next meets Texas Farm to Market Road 3163 (Milam Road) at Exit 473. Milam Road carries FM 3163 2.7 miles to Texas Farm to Market Road 2164 north of Denton. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Interstate 35 north at the west end of FM 3163 (Milam Road). Milam Road continues west from the Interstate 35 frontage road system 1.5 miles to Rector Road near Dalton. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Beyond the Exit 473 half-diamond interchange is the Exit 474 diamond interchange with Cowling Road. Cowling Road begins and parallels Interstate 35 northward to Sanger. The routing likely represents original U.S. 77. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Rector Road continues north from Texas Farm to Market Road 156 at Dalton to junction Interstate 35 at Exit 475B. FM 156 parallels a railroad line northeast from Dalton to its end at the Interstate 35 frontage road system nearby. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Drivers originating from FM 156 continue along the frontage road to the Rector Road interchange. Cowling Road kisses the northbound side frontage road briefly before veering northeastward into Sanger. Rector Road continues east to Nicholson Road and junction FM 2164. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 477 represents the first of three Sanger area interchanges from Interstate 35. Departing here is Business Loop Interstate 35, a routing following old U.S. 77 via 5th Street through downtown. Keaton Road ties into the Business Loop south end from Duck Creek Road to the west. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Next in line for northbound travelers is the Exit 478 off-ramp to Texas Farm to Market Road 455 (Chapman Drive). Chapman Drive skirts the north side of the Sanger street grid on its path between Bolivar and Lake Ray Roberts. The creation of Lake Ray Roberts flooded a large portion of the original FM 455 between FL 2164 and Pilot Point, resulting in a new alignment on the south side of the manmade lake. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Texas Farm to Market Road 455 travels west from Exit 478 of Interstate 35 four miles to junction Texas Farm to Market Road 2450 at Bolivar. FM 455 ends 13.6 miles east at junction U.S. 377 in south Pilot Point, serving interests to Ray Roberts Lake State Park (Isle du Bois Unit) along the way. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Interstate 35 Texas shield posted at the Bolivar Street pedestrian bridge on the northbound mainline in Sanger. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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One half mile south of the Exit 479 off-ramp to Belz Road. Belz Road stems west from the Interstate 35 frontage road to Metz Road. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Motorists bound for Belz Road depart Interstate 35 northbound and utilize a loop ramp onto an overpass to the southbound side frontage road. Belz Road travels 2.75 miles between the freeway and Sam Bass Road in rural areas northwest of Sanger. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 480 joins the split Lois Road with Interstate 35 via a diamond interchange. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Interstate 35 north at the Exit 480 off-ramp to Lois Road. Lois Road spurs 2.3 miles east to Lake Ray Roberts from the Interstate 35 frontage roads. Westward the rural road continues 2.4 miles to Sam Bass Road. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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View Road ends at the Exit 481 diamond interchange with Interstate 35 in north Denton County. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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View Road heads 2.75 miles west to the north-south section of Lois Road. Like many of the other north Denton County interchanges, a pair of loop ramps and an overpass join the north and south side frontage roads to make the connection. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Attached to the Exit 481 overpass is the one-half mile overhead for Chisam Road (Exit 482). Chisam Road serves a scattering of homes near the Cooke County line. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Interstate 35 northbound at the Chisam Road diamond interchange (Exit 482). Chisam Road travels a stair-step route 3.6 miles between Exit 482 and Texas Farm to Market Road 3002 (Lone Oak Road) at Lake Ray Roberts. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Texas Farm to Market Road 3002 (Lone Oak Road) heads west from Lake Ray Roberts to its end at the Interstate 35 Exit 482 diamond interchange. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Lone Oak Road carries Texas Farm to Market Road 3002 east 5.8 miles to Texas Farm to Market Road 3442 (Sullivan Road) near the Johnson Branch Unit of Ray Roberts Lake State Park. FM 3002 continues beyond the lake to FM 922 at Mountain Springs. Lone Oak Road continues west to a handful of rural subdivisions. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Nearing the town of Valley View and junction Texas Farm to Market Road 1307 (Lee Street) on Interstate 35 north. FM 1307 loops through Valley View between Exits 486 and 488. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Interstate 35 spans Spring Creek ahead of the Exit 486 diamond interchange with Texas Farm to Market Road 1307 (Lee Street). Lee Street represents old U.S. 77 through the town of Valley View. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Texas Farm to Market Road 922 represents the main east-west route through Valley View, meeting Interstate 35 at Exit 487 via Obuch Street. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 487 leaves Interstate 35 northbound for Texas Farm to Market Road 922 (Obuch Street). FM 922 travels a rural route through southern Cook County, seven miles west to Era and 8.1 miles east to Mountain Springs. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Texas Farm to Market Road 1307 (Lee Street) returns to Interstate 35 near Hockley Creek Road. Exit 488 (diamond interchange) facilitates the movements between Interstate 35 and Hockley Creek Road just north of the Lee Street merge. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Hockley Creek Road ventures east from Interstate 35 (Exit 488) 2.6 miles to Texas Farm to Market Road 2071. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Spring Creek Road interchanges with Interstate 35 at Exit 491. The east-west road travels two miles west to Cooke County 307 and 4.2 miles east to Texas Farm to Market Road 2071 through mostly open farmland. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Interstate 35 northbound at the Exit 491 diamond interchange with Spring Creek Road. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Neutered shield for Interstate 35 northbound posted after the Spring Creek Road on-ramp. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 494 represents the northbound beginning of Texas Farm to Market Road 1306 on the southwest side of Gainesville. FM 1306 heads 1.75 miles north to Texas farm to Market Road 51 (West California Street). Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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The Exit 494 diamond interchange joins Interstate 35 with Texas Farm to Market Road 1306 at Cooke County 218 east and 227 south. FM 1306 north serves interests to North Central Texas College at junction FM 51. FM 51 enters the area from Era to the southwest. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Northbound Interstate 35 shield posted after Exit 494. The freeway enters the city of Gainesville. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 496A carries Interstate 35 northbound drivers onto parallel Weaver Street at Hird Street in south central Gainesville. Weaver Street constitutes a residential through street northward into the Gainesville central business district, therefore trucks are prohibited. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Interstate 35 crosses the Elm Fork of the Trinity River ahead of the Exit 496A ramp departure onto Weaver Street. Hird Street stems east from Weaver Street to Lindsay Street and Gainesville High School. Moss Street joins Lindsay Street with Texas Farm to Market Road 372 (Grand Avenue). Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 496B comprises a diamond interchange between Interstate 35 and Texas Farm to Market Road 51 (California Street). FM 51 travels west through the Moffitt and Leonard Park area to North Central Texas College. California Street carries the FM Road east through downtown Gainesville. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Texas Farm to Market Road 51 (California Street) ends 1.1 miles east at FM 372 (Grand Avenue) in Gainesville. Texas Farm to Market Road 678 continues California Street eastward to Broadway Street, Oak Valley, Woodbine, and Oak Ridge. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Interstate 35 passes over California Street and quickly splits with Exit 497. Exit 497 provides access to the northbound frontage road at Scott Street east. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Continuing north, Interstate 35 next interchanges with U.S. 82 at Exits 498A/B. U.S. 82 constitutes a commercial arterial through north Gainesville and a major route between the city and Sherman to the east and Wichita Falls (with U.S. 287) to the west. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Old button copy overheads for U.S. 82 (Exits 498A/B) posted on Interstate 35 north in Gainesville. U.S. 82 travels 1.25 miles east to a diamond interchange with Texas Farm to Market Road 372 (Grand Avenue), 14 miles to Whitesboro and 31 miles to Sherman. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 498A leaves Interstate 35 north for U.S. 82 east. U.S. 82 slices through the northern reaches of the Gainesville city street grid between the freeway and Dixon Street. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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A loop ramp carries Interstate 35 northbound drivers onto U.S. 82 west for Gainesville Municipal Airport, Lindsey, and Muenster. The federal highway follows a multi-lane divided highway westward 34.5 miles to Nocona. Wichita Falls lies 81 miles to the west. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 499 consists of a slip ramp onto the adjacent frontage road just north of the U.S. 82 overpass. Interstate 35 otherwise continues northward across a set of railroad tracks to junction Texas Farm Market Road 372 (Exit 500). Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Interstate 35 shield posted at the railroad underpass near the north end of Texas Farm to Market Road 372. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 500 departs Interstate 35 northbound for Texas Farm to Market Road 372 south. FM 372 travels south along Grand Avenue back into Gainesville. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Texas Farm to Market Road 1202 ties into Interstate 35 at the Exit 501 diamond interchange in north Gainesville. FM 1202 travels west from Weaver Street to FM 201 north of Gainesville Municipal Airport. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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In addition to joining Interstate 35 with Texas Farm to Market Road 1202, exit 501 serves the Gainesville Prime Outlets shopping complex nearby. Prime Outlets Boulevard loops south from FM 1202 to the southbound side frontage road. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Looking northward along Interstate 35 at the southbound side Texas Welcome Center and the Red River Valley. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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Exit 503 joins Interstate 35 north with the adjacent frontage road 1.1 miles south of the Red River. The frontage roads are undeveloped at this point. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
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The final Texas off-ramp (Exit 504) consists of a slip ramp onto the adjacent northbound side frontage road south of the Red River turnaround. Photo taken 10/20/03. |
Page Updated January 27, 2008.
