| Just a few short miles from Ennis, we find Business Loop BI-45H in Palmer. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| BI-45H is also former US 75. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| FM 813 is Jefferson Street in Palmer. FM 813 starts at FM 878 in Waxahachie and goes east to FM 660 near Bristol. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 260 serves the frontage road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| From Ennis north to Dallas, the original 1961 freeway has been reconstructed into a six lane configuration to meet modern standards. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 262 also serves the frontage road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Advance signage for Loop 561, serving Trumbull. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 263A serves Loop 561. Loop 561 is a portion of former US 75 serving Trumbull. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 265 serves Business Loop BI-45J, in Ferris. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| FM 660 is served by Exit 266. FM 660 runs from Ferris to Bristol before meeting SH 34 east of Ennis. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Through Ferris, FM 660 is 5th street. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 267 is yet another Frontage Road exit and the north end of Business Loop BI-45J. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Crossing into Dallas county, advance signage for Exit 268, Malloy Bridge Road is seen. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 268 serves Malloy Bridge Road. The next exit is for Mars Road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Advance signage for Exit 269, Mars Road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 269 serves Mars Road. The next exit is for Belt Line Road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Distance sign for the next three exits, with the first being Belt Line Road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Advance signage for Exit 270, Belt Line Road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Belt Line Road is accessed by Exit 270. The next exit is for Pleasant Run Road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Advance signage for Pleasant Run Road, Exit 271. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 271 serves Pleasant Run Road. The next exit is for Fulghum Road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Advance signage for Exit 272, Fulghum Road. As we enter the suburban area of Dallas, fewer FM roads are found. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 272 serves Fulghum Road. The next exit is for Wintergreen Road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Distance sign for the next three exits. With the overhead signage, IH-45 looks like an urban freeway, except for the lack of urban development. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Advance signage for Wintergreen Road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 273 serves Wintergreen Road. The next exit is for Dowdy Ferry Road and Palestine Street. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| The next three exits are Dowdy Ferry Road and Palestine Street, followed by SH 310 and IH-20. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Advance signage for Dowdy Ferry Road and Palestine Street. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 274 serves Dowdy Ferry Road and Palestine Street. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| The next three exits are SH 310, IH-20 West, and IH-20 East. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Advance signage for SH 310 and IH-20 West. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 275 serves SH 310. SH 310 is former US 75, known as the Central Expressway. The section of IH-45 from here north to IH-345 was the last section of IH-45, constructed between 1971 and 1975. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 276A serves IH-20 West. The IH-20/IH-45 interchange is a full stack interchange, with IH-45 as the lower level. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| After passing the IH-20 West exit, we see this view of the IH-20/IH-45 stack interchange. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 276B serves IH-20 East. The next exit, as we enter Dallas proper, is Simpson Stuart Road. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 277 serves Simpson Stuart Road. The next exit is for Loop 12. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 279A serves Loop 12 East. Loop 12 is a loop around Dallas inside the freeway loop formed by IH-20 and IH-635. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 279B serves Loop 12 West. Loop 12 is named Ledbetter Drive on the south side of Dallas. The next exit serves Illinois Ave and Linfield St. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 280 serves Illinois Ave and Linfield Street. Illinois Ave connects to SH 310 (former US 75) just east of IH-45. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Following the Trinity River, the Julius Schepps Freeway (IH-45) has an open view toward downtown Dallas. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 283A serves Lamar Street. Use Exit 283B for Fair Park. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| Exit 283B serves Pennsylvania Ave and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, as well as Fair Park. The next exit is for IH-30. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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| IH-45 ends at IH-30 in downtown Dallas. The freeway continues as unsigned IH-345 before becoming the US 75 expressway. Photo taken 3/20/05 by Kevin Trinkle.
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Page Updated June 13, 2005.
