Site Navigation Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma New Mexico Texas       Texas Toll 45 West Texas Toll 45 West One mile east of the Texas Ranch to Market Road 620 half-diamond interchange on Texas Toll 45 west. Texas Toll 45 overtakes RM 620 from the forthcoming exit west to junction U.S. 183. Photo taken 09/28/07. Four lanes of Texas Toll 45 west continue beyond the ramp split for Ranch to Market Road 620. RM 620 west follows the frontage road system of Texas Toll 45. RM 620 east curves northward to Great Oaks Drive and the city of Round Rock. Photo taken 09/28/07. Two lanes leave Texas Toll 45 west for Texas Ranch to Market Road 620. The sprawling Brushy Creek neighborhoods reside north of RM 620 along Great Oaks Drive west. RM 620 otherwise continues east to its end at Interstate 35 south of U.S. 79. Photo taken 09/28/07. Texas Farm to Market Road 734 (Parmer Lane) crosses paths with Texas Toll 45 at the following interchange. Parmer Lane carries all of FM 734 from U.S. 290 near Manor to Farm to Market Road 1431 at Cedar Park. The entire roadway is divided with four lanes. Photo taken 09/28/07. Westbound at the Texas Farm to Market Road 734 (Parmer Lane) off-ramp on Texas Toll 45. Parmer Lane heads north through growing residential areas of north Austin and Cedar Park. Southward, FM 734 serves the sprawling Millwood communities ahead of junction Texas Loop 1 (MoPac Expressway). Photo taken 09/28/07. The eastbound Parmer Lane on-ramp passes over the eastbound off-ramp to Texas Ranch to Market Road 620 as Texas Toll 45 curves toward the Union Pacific Railroad and Texas Farm to Market Road 734 over crossings. Photo taken 09/28/07. A main line toll plaza resides east of the Lake Creek Parkway and stack interchange with Texas Toll 183A north and U.S. 183 (Research Boulevard) south on Texas Toll 45 west. Photo taken 09/28/07. As motorists draw closer to the Texas Toll 45 west main line toll plaza, signs partition TxTag account holders to the left and cash-paying drivers to the right. TxTag transponders allow drivers to continue through he plaza at normal speed. All others, including those destined for the Lake Creek Parkway off-ramp, must use the conventional toll booths. Photo taken 09/28/07. Toll schedule sign indicating that cash paying passenger vehicles must pay 75 cents at the upcoming toll plaza. TxTag holders pay a reduced fare. Photo taken 09/28/07. Westbound at the partition between the high-speed inner TxTag lanes and the outer cash lanes. Those bound for Lake Creek Parkway must use the cash lanes due to the proximity of the ramp departure beyond the toll barrier. Lake Creek Parkway arcs through the Villages of Anderson Hill south of Texas Toll 45 and Texas Ranch to Market Road 620 to Lakeline Mall Road north of the toll road. Photo taken 09/28/07. Six overall high-speed lanes travel through the last main line toll plaza of Texas Toll 45 west. Transponders hang above the road below, flashing when motorists travel through. Photo taken 09/28/07. Departing the toll plaza, Texas Toll 45 elevates over Lake Creek Parkway in anticipation of the large stack interchange with U.S. 183 (Research Boulevard) south and Texas Toll 183A north. Texas Toll 183A opened in 2007 to provide a high-speed route through Cedar Park and Leander in lieu of U.S. 183. Photo taken 09/28/07. Presently three lanes depart Texas Toll 45 west for Texas Toll 183A north and U.S. 183 (Research Boulevard) south. Texas Toll 45 ends here but is planned to continue west along Ranch to Market Road 620 to Ranch to Market Road 2769 at the Travis County line. The bulk of the traffic expected to use Texas Toll 1 and Texas Toll 45 will continue north along Texas Toll 183A into the northwest suburbs. Photo taken 09/28/07. A high flyover departs the ending Texas Toll 45 west for U.S. 183 south and Texas Toll 183A north. U.S. 183 enters the interchange from the Research Boulevard freeway and central Austin. The federal highway is relegated to the frontage roads of Texas Toll 183A between Texas Toll 45 and Bell Boulevard near Lakeline Mall and Boulevard. Photo taken 09/28/07. Ascending to the ramp partition of U.S. 183 (Research Boulevard) south through Austin and Texas Toll 183A & U.S. 183 north through Cedar Park. U.S. 183 south next meets Pond Springs and Jollyville; northbound serves the Lakeline mall area of extreme north Austin. Photo taken 09/28/07. Descending toward Texas 183A northbound from Texas Toll 45 west. A connecting ramp had yet to open onto the adjacent frontage road to U.S. 183 northbound and Lakeline Mall Drive. A second ramp joins the service road ahead of Lakeline Boulevard. Photo taken 09/28/07. Texas Toll 183A continues the Research Boulevard freeway as a six-lane toll road. Pictured here is the future U.S. 183 northbound connector ramp. Photo taken 09/28/07. Page Updated October 29, 2007.