Site Navigation Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma New Mexico Texas       Interstate 635 - Texas Interstate 635 encircles the city of Dallas along the eastern and northern sides. The freeway provides a bypass of downtown and a commuter route for the many corporate headquarters and other workplaces along its corridor. Known as the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Interstate 635 carries six lanes or more and is generally heavily traveled during most times of day. Historically Interstate 635 used to provide more of a beltway of Dallas, traveling along the path of Interstate 20 from the present southern terminus west to the junction with Interstate 35E. The overlapped section of Interstate 635 with Interstate 20 was removed after Interstate 20 opened from the beltway east. Interstate 635 Highway Guides Interstate 635 east/south Interstate 635 north/west Scenes pertaining to Interstate 635 The southbound Stemmons Freeway frontage road at the split with Harry Hines Boulevard in northwest Dallas. Harry Hines Boulevard heads southeast from here along the former path of U.S. 77 as U.S. 77 travels in a silent fashion with Interstate 35E through the Dallas metropolitan area. Motorists bound for Interstate 635 east are directed onto Harry Hines Boulevard south to the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway eastbound frontage road on-ramp at Forest Lane. Photo taken 10/19/03. Continuing south along the Stemmons Freeway frontage road toward the Interstate 635 and 35E stack interchange. The Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway frontage roads are discontinuous at the interchange with Interstate 35E. Therefore motorists may only continue south ahead to Crown Road or west toward Luna Road. Photo taken 10/19/03. Driving along the Interstate 635 & 35E stack interchange on the southbound Stemmons Freeway frontage road. The highest flyover carries motorists from Interstate 35E onto Interstate 635 east. Photos taken 10/19/03. Intersecting the Interstate 635 westbound frontage road on the Interstate 35E southbound frontage road. The Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway mainline and associated ramps travel overhead. Traffic is so light here that stop signs are sufficient enough to govern the movements between the two one-way service roads. Photo taken 10/19/03. Traveling west on the Interstate 635 (Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway) frontage road at the intersection with Noel Road. A pair of trailblazers direct motorists toward Interstate 635 west and the North Dallas Tollway north. A full-cloverleaf interchange joins the two highways nearby. Photo taken 10/20/03. The interchange between the North Dallas Tollway and Interstate 635 is surrounded by numerous mid-rise office towers. The frontage roads carry heavy traffic to these area buildings as they intersect one another above the freeways below. Photo taken 10/20/03. Westbound on-ramp to Interstate 635 from the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway frontage road beyond the North Dallas Tollway interchange. The freeway next meets Midway Road. Photo taken 10/20/03. Page Updated August 17, 2006.