Sen. Cornyn wants to turn US 287 into I-47

[FightingIrish]

And, he wants to name it after Donald Trump.

In other words, he's trying to get the Trump endorsement in the primary race.

The planned I-47 would follow US 287 from Port Arthur all the way up to Montana.

https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/11/texas-is-trump-country-senator-john-cornyn-seeks-rename-major-highway-trump-interstate

[hotdogPi]

I support an Interstate between Fort Worth and Fort Collins, with the northernmost portion being a relief route for I-25. Amarillo to Denver has several options and can but does not have to follow US 287.

The number is odd and not too far out of line, so it doesn't bother me too much. I can just ignore the number's meaning.

Yellowstone should not have Future I-47 shields, and we do not need an overlap of 27 and 47. The portion south of the DFW Metroplex doesn't really seem needed, either.

[formulanone]

Oh, so for years I thought Texas was its own country...

[The Ghostbuster]

Maybe the senator should start posting in Fictional Highways. This Interstate 47 proposal is the craziest idea I've ever heard in my entire life!

[NWI_Irish96]

A more appropriate location for I-47 would be an upgrade of IL 84 from I-80 to 1 Mile Rd in Thomson.

[The Ghostbuster]

If that corridor needed an Interstate designation (and it doesn't), a better number would be Interstate 380. Besides, Illinois can't have an Interstate 47 unless IL 47 is renumbered.

[thisdj78]

If he would have proposed an interstate for 290 between Austin and Houston, that would make more sense. I don't care who they'd name it after.

[kphoger]

I don't care who they'd name it after.

Does anybody care who they name highways after?
Does anybody even know who they name highways after?

Well, OK, I used to live in the Chicago area, so I guess I know that some people do...

[Mapmikey]

If that corridor needed an Interstate designation (and it doesn't), a better number would be Interstate 380. Besides, Illinois can't have an Interstate 47 unless IL 47 is renumbered.

9 other interstates in Illinois have coincident state route numbers.

[kphoger]

Illinois can't have an Interstate 47 unless IL 47 is renumbered.

9 other interstates in Illinois have coincident state route numbers.

And there are ten pairs of duplicate state/US route numbers in Illinois, too.

[I-55]

I don't care who they'd name it after.

Does anybody care who they name highways after?
Does anybody even know who they name highways after?

Well, OK, I used to live in the Chicago area, so I guess I know that some people do...

The funny thing about Chicago people is that the free expressways are typically referred to by name (Kennedy, Edens, Dan Ryan, Eisenhower, Stevenson/Obama) but the tollways are all by number. One of my friends from the area addressed 90 as the Kennedy and I then referred to the portion west of 294 as the Addams and he had no clue what I was talking about.

[edwaleni]

Per Wikipedia;

The Canada to Gulf Highway Association, which later became the U.S. Highway 287 Association, was active from the 1910s until the 1970s to promote US 287 as a popular tourist route, and was composed of members from businesses and organizations in cities along the route.

The Wyoming state transportation department started widening US 287 in 2009.[6]

On April 22, 2021, the Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill that would rename part of US 287 in Oklahoma after President Donald Trump; it went into effect on November 1, 2021.[9]

[kphoger]

The funny thing about Chicago people is that the free expressways are typically referred to by name (Kennedy, Edens, Dan Ryan, Eisenhower, Stevenson/Obama) but the tollways are all by number. One of my friends from the area addressed 90 as the Kennedy and I then referred to the portion west of 294 as the Addams and he had no clue what I was talking about.

Yet 355 is still called the North–South Tollway.

[The Ghostbuster]

I have long believed that if any corridor should have the Interstate 47 designation, it should be a renumbering of the existing (and future) Interstate 369 between Tenaha and Texarkana.

[NWI_Irish96]

If that corridor needed an Interstate designation (and it doesn't), a better number would be Interstate 380. Besides, Illinois can't have an Interstate 47 unless IL 47 is renumbered.

Look up, the point of my post is floating over your head right now.

[formulanone]

I can see it now: A senator is going to solely declare it an interstate, but when AASHTO says they didn't submit any paperwork in a timely manner, it'll get rejected. So the next time, they'll make doubly sure to use a red crayon, despite the form specifically requesting Use Black Ink, they'll claim the deep state doesn't like them. Thus, AASHTO will have to rename itself yet again after a pointless public flogging because they approve such woke stuff like bicycle routes.

[amroad17]

If that corridor needed an Interstate designation (and it doesn't), a better number would be Interstate 380. Besides, Illinois can't have an Interstate 47 unless IL 47 is renumbered.

Look up, the point of my post is floating over your head right now.

The Senator would like to use the number for our current 47th President?

I, for one, do not believe that any highway should be named after a politician  currently in office. After leaving office, retiring, or in death should a highway be up for a vote to be named after said politician.

[NWI_Irish96]

If that corridor needed an Interstate designation (and it doesn't), a better number would be Interstate 380. Besides, Illinois can't have an Interstate 47 unless IL 47 is renumbered.

Look up, the point of my post is floating over your head right now.

The Senator would like to use the number for our current 47th President?

I, for one, do not believe that any highway should be named after a politician  currently in office. After leaving office, retiring, or in death should a highway be up for a vote to be named after said politician.

Yes, the Senator would like to use the number for the 47th President. Did you notice where I sent it?

[amroad17]

If that corridor needed an Interstate designation (and it doesn't), a better number would be Interstate 380. Besides, Illinois can't have an Interstate 47 unless IL 47 is renumbered.

Look up, the point of my post is floating over your head right now.

The Senator would like to use the number for our current 47th President?

I, for one, do not believe that any highway should be named after a politician  currently in office. After leaving office, retiring, or in death should a highway be up for a vote to be named after said politician.

Yes, the Senator would like to use the number for the 47th President. Did you notice where I sent it?

Yep.

[FightingIrish]

The funny thing about Chicago people is that the free expressways are typically referred to by name (Kennedy, Edens, Dan Ryan, Eisenhower, Stevenson/Obama) but the tollways are all by number. One of my friends from the area addressed 90 as the Kennedy and I then referred to the portion west of 294 as the Addams and he had no clue what I was talking about.

Yet 355 is still called the North–South Tollway.

I-294 is referred to as the Tri-State Tollway throughout. That also includes the I-94 portion.

[jgb191]

And, he wants to name it after Donald Trump.

Uh....no, please not him!

[Revive 755]

The funny thing about Chicago people is that the free expressways are typically referred to by name (Kennedy, Edens, Dan Ryan, Eisenhower, Stevenson/Obama) but the tollways are all by number. One of my friends from the area addressed 90 as the Kennedy and I then referred to the portion west of 294 as the Addams and he had no clue what I was talking about.

Yet 355 is still called the North–South Tollway.

At least on the local traffic reports 355 is the Veterans.  I do not recall hearing anyone use the Obama name when refering to I-55.

[kphoger]

At least on the local traffic reports 355 is the Veterans.

Now, that's just silly.

[dvferyance]

And, he wants to name it after Donald Trump.

In other words, he's trying to get the Trump endorsement in the primary race.

The planned I-47 would follow US 287 from Port Arthur all the way up to Montana.

https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/11/texas-is-trump-country-senator-john-cornyn-seeks-rename-major-highway-trump-interstate

Not like it's going to work anyways.

[xonhulu]

And, he wants to name it after Donald Trump.

In other words, he's trying to get the Trump endorsement in the primary race.

The planned I-47 would follow US 287 from Port Arthur all the way up to Montana.

https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/11/texas-is-trump-country-senator-john-cornyn-seeks-rename-major-highway-trump-interstate

That's awesome! I always thought Choteau needed an interstate.