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| Exit 189 with SH 179 lies nine miles north of the Leon County line. SH 179 totals 8.42 miles from U.S. 84 Business in Teague to SH 75 at Dew. 03/20/05 |
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| Unincoporated Dew lies at the crossroads of SH 179 east, SH 75 and FM 489 just east of Exit 189. 03/20/05 |
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| U.S. 84 heads northeast from Teague to Interstate 45 at the Freestone County seat of Fairfield. 03/20/05 |
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| U.S. 84 goes east from Fairfield via Palestine to the Louisiana state line in Joaquin, and west to Mexia and Waco before turning northward to Abilene. 03/20/05 |
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| Proceeding northwest from Fairfield, IH 45 converges with FM 833 at Exit 206. 03/20/05 |
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| FM 833 meanders east from FM 80 along a 14.26 mile course to the settlement of Stewards Mill and FM 2570 near Fairfield Lake. 03/20/05 |
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| A folded diamond interchange (Exit 211) joins IH 45 with SS 114 and FM 80 4.6 miles beyond the FM 833 entrance ramp. FM 80 leads north into the town of Streetman. SS 114 links FM 80 and IH 45 with SH 75 to the east. 03/20/05 |
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| Interstate 45 bypasses Streetman to the west, meeting SH 246 just across the Navarro County line at Exit 213. 03/20/05 |
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| FM 246 angles 8.88 miles southwest from SH 75 near Streetman to FM 27 east of Wortham. 03/20/05 |
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| Running along the western periphery of Richland Chambers Reservoir, IH 45 reaches the town of Richland. FM 1394 heads south from Exit 218 along Main Street and Austin Avenue through Richland to FM 27 west of Wortham. 03/20/05 |
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| Crossing Little Pin Oak Creek, IH 45 travels 12 miles from the adjacent diamond interchange (Exit 218) with FM 1394 to Corsicana and 66 miles to Dallas. 03/20/05 |
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| Construction in 2016-18 reconfigured the wye interchange at the north end of SH 14 in Richland to eliminate a left side entrance ramp. IH 45 north into Angus was expanded into a six lane freeway as well. 03/20/05 |
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| The oldest section of IH 45 outside of Houston is the stretch north from Richland to Corsicana. Portions were rebuilt in 2005/06, and widened from October 2015 to February 2019. Forthcoming Exit 225 joins the freeway with FM 739, a 2.87 mile route to U.S. 287 at Mildred. U.S. 287 leads east from Coriscana across Richland Chambers Reservoir beyond Eureka. 03/20/05 |
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| Approaching Corsicana, the succeeding ramps along IH 45 northbound depart for 15th Street and Business Loop 45F. 03/20/05 |
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| Business Loop I-45F previously separated from IH 45 north at a left exit. The 6.35 mile route follows old U.S. 75 along 7th Street just east of Downtown Corsicana. 03/20/05 |
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| 15th Street branches northwest from the IH 45 frontage road and Exit 228A to FM 709 at the Retreat town line. 03/20/05 |
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| A $58.7 million project underway from April 12, 2016 to December 2018 widened IH 45 from two miles south of Business I-45 to the north end of the business loop at Exit 235. Work included rebuilding the exchange at Exit 228B.1 03/20/05 |
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| The Corsicana Business Loop for I-45 is the first of four along the freeway leading north toward Dallas. U.S. 287 combines with IH 45 to bypass Corsicana from the ensuing exit. 03/20/05 |
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| Exit 229 departs IH 45 north for U.S. 287 south to Palestine and U.S. 287 Business north along 7th Street into Corsicana. 03/20/05 |
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| SH 31 goes from Waco via Corsicana east to Longview and IH 20. Previously with a loop ramp to 7th Avenue west, a diamond interchange joins the arterial with IH 45/U.S. 287 at Exit 231. 03/20/05 |
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| Costing $105.9 million, the Highway 31 relief route will provide a bypass for SH 31 around the south side of Corsicana. With working extending from October 26, 2016 to November 2020, the two lane controlled access highway was planned in 1990. It will run 18 miles from a point three miles west of FM 2555 to three miles east of IH 45.2 03/20/05 |
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| Straddling the Corsicana city limits, IH 45/U.S. 287 north continue a half mile from the 5th Avenue overpass to Exit 232 with Roane Road west and FM 3041 north. 10/21/03 |
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| FM 3041 measures 6.15 miles in length from the diamond interchange (Exit 232) with IH 45/U.S. 287 to FM 1129 and the community of Roane. 10/21/03 |
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| Exit 235 comprises a slip ramp onto the IH 45 frontage road at Briar Creek. Business Loop I-45 returns to the freeway from a wye interchange nearby. 10/21/03 |
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| Exit 237 follows the merge with Business Loop I-45 for the frontage road at Waxahachie Slough. 03/20/05 |
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| Exit 238 joins IH 45/U.S. 287 with FM 1603 east 6.60 miles to Chatfield and FM 1129. The subsequent exit northbound is with FM 1126 west to Emhouse and south to Barry at SH 31 03/20/05 |
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| Entering the rural city of Rice, IH 45 and U.S. 287 north meet Calhoun Street at Exit 242. 03/20/05 |
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| Exit 243 accesses the Frontage Road on the north side of Rice. The former Ricey Stuckeys was located here. 03/20/05 |
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| Crossing the Ellis County line, IH 45 & U.S. 287 north reach the off-ramp (Exit 244) for FM 1182. FM 1182 takes a stair stepped route northeast 4.22 miles to FM 85. 03/20/05 |
Page Updated 07-15-2019.
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