Interstate 820 Inner Loop - Benbrook to Saginaw

Interstate 820 progresses northwest from IH 20 to Westland in Fort Worth and the city of White Settlement. Exit 1A departs from within the three-wye interchange at IH 20 to Team Ranch Road.

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Exit 1A leaves Interstate 820 north for the adjacent frontage road to Team Ranch Road. Team Ranch Road crosses the beltway west from the La Cantera at Team Ranch community in Benbrook to the Montserrat subdivision in Fort Worth.

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The next three interchanges along IH 820 north serve Chapin Road (Exit 1B), SS 580 (Exit 2), and IH 30 (Exits 3A/B). Team Ranch Road crosses over the Fort Worth beltway one mile south of the diamond interchange with Chapin Road.

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Chapin Road stems east from FM 2871 (Longvue Avenue) to run along the north boundary of Benbrook beyond the beltway.

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Exit 1B departs Interstate 820 north for the adjacent frontage road to Chapin Road. Chapin Road ends two miles to the east at the traffic circle joining U.S. 377 (Benbrook Highway / Camp Bowie Boulevard) and SH 183 (Southwest Boulevard / Alta Mere Drive)

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Next in line for northbound travelers is the diamond interchange with 580 Spur (former U.S. 80). SS 580 (Weatherford Highway) follows the original alignment of U.S. 80 east from IH 30 near the Parker County line into Fort Worth. The state highway ends at U.S. 377 (Camp Bowie Boulevard) just east of SH 183 (Alta Mere Drive).

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Advance signs appear for the upcoming four-level interchange (Exits 3A/B) with IH 30 at the ramp departure of Exit 2 for SS 580 (Weatherford Highway).

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Passing over Spur 580, IH 820 advances one half mile north to Exit 3B for IH 30 west.

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Former button copy sign for IH 30 west to Weatherford. IH 30 merges with IH 20 in five miles to end in western reaches of Fort Worth.

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The symmetrical stack interchange linking IH 820 and IH 30 is inverted, with ramps departing opposite of a traditional four-level exchange. Exit 3A leaves the beltway north at the Normandle Street overpass for IH 30 west to IH 20 to Abilene and Midland-Odessa.

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Travelers joining IH 30 (West Freeway) east at Exit 3B will reach Downtown Fort Worth in nine miles. IH 30 meets IH 820 again in east Fort Worth along the former Dallas-Ft. Worth Turnpike.

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Heading north through the stack interchange with IH 30 on Interstate 820.

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Sinking toward the Westpoint Boulevard overpass on Interstate 820 north, an interchange sequence sign lists the distances to Exit 4 (White Settlement Road), Exit 5A (Clifford Street) and Exit 5B (Silver Creek Road).

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One mile south of the diamond interchange (Exit 4) with White Settlement Road on Interstate 820 north.

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White Settlement Road branches southeast from Clifford Street into the city of White Settlement at IH 820. The four lane arterial continues east to Spur 341 (Grants Lane) by NAS Join Reserve Base Fort Worth.

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Exit 4 leaves Interstate 820 north for White Settlement Road. White Settlement Road overtakes Clifford Street west to the Chapel Creek, Legacy West and Westpoint communities. Further west, the road becomes rural into eastern Parker County.

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Exit 5A quickly follows from IH 820 north to Clifford Street. Clifford Street extends east from White Settlement Road to Grants Lane / Lockheed Boulevard by the former Carswell Air Force Base.

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Silver Creek Road stems west from Bomber Road through north White Settlement to meet IH 820 at Exit 5B. Las Vegas Trail converges with the beltway north from Silver Creek Road at Exit 6.

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Interstate 820 makes its northeasterly turn from Silver Creek Road (former FM 1031). Silver Creek Road meanders northward around Lake Worth to Wildwood Park, the town of Lakeside and FM 1886 (Confederate Park Road).

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A look at the northbound on-ramp to IH 820 from the adjacent frontage road beyond Exit 5B. All trucks carrying hazardous cargo through Fort Worth are directed to use the beltway to avoid restrictions along IH 30, IH 35W and other freeways within the IH 820 loop.

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Curving northeast along Interstate 820 ahead of the off-ramp (Exit 6) to Las Vegas Trail. Las Vegas Trail winds northward from Spur 580 through White Settlement to the beltway.

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Las Vegas Trail extends north from Exit 6 to West Park and Heron Drive along Lake Worth. Heron Drive straddles the southwest lake front from the IH 820 frontage road end west to Freemons Park and Silver Creek Road.

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Interstate 820 crosses Lake Worth with eight overall lanes and next meets Navajo Trail west and Cahoba Drive south.

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The Downtown skyline for Fort Worth appears along the southern horizon from IH 820 over Lake Worth.

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Interstate 820 passes through Arrow-S Park one quarter mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 8) with Navajo Trail and Cahoba Drive.

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Navajo Trail leads west from Exit 8 to the Indian Oaks subdivision in the city of Lake Worth. Cahoba Drive meanders along the lakefront of Lake Worth west to Mosque Point Park and east to Manon Sansom Park in Fort Worth.

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Next in line for eastbound travelers along IH 820 is the diamond-interchange (Exit 9) with Quebec Street.

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A cloverleaf interchange (Exit 10A) follows Quebec Street on IH 820 east for SH 199 (Jacksboro Highway / Lake Worth Boulevard) in east Lake Worth.

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Quebec Street serves an array of retail and apartment complexes north to NW Centre Drive and south to Cahoba Drive.

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A lane drop occurs at the collector distributor roadway for Exit 10A. A 53.25 mile long highway, SH 199 originates in Downtown Fort Worth, following Henderson Street northwest to Jacksboro Highway and the city of Sansom Park.

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The connection with SH 199 (Lake Worth Boulevard) south to Sansom Park and River Oaks utilizes the south side frontage road from a slip ramp. SH 199 travels northwest through Lake Worth to to Lakeside and Azle in northwest Tarrant County.
FM 1120 (Azle Avenue) runs along the north side of Sansom Park.

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Continuing through the diamond interchange with Azle Avenue (FM 1220), IH 820 advances eastward to Exit 12 with Marine Creek Parkway and Old Decatur Road.

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Confirming marker formerly posted after the FM 1220 on-ramp.

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Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 12) on IH 820 with Marine Creek Parkway to Tarrant County College - Northwest Campus and Buck Sansom Park in north Fort Worth. Old Decatur Road parallels the parkway north to the city of Saginaw.

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An interchange sequence sign outlines the approach to U.S. 287 Business (Main Street), FM 156 (Blue Mound Road) and Mark IV Parkway.

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Former button copy overhead for U.S. 287 Business (Exit 13) at the Old Decatur Road overpass. U.S. 287 Business follows Main Street south from Saginaw Boulevard to Downtown Fort Worth.

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Interstate 820 crosses a BNSF Railroad line just ahead of the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 13) with U.S. 287 Business (Main Street).

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A c/d roadway separates traffic at Exit 13 for U.S. 287 Business (Main Street) south to Meacham International Airport (FTW) and north to the city of Saginaw.

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The northernmost reaches of IH 820 nip the south city limits of Saginaw at FM 156 (Blue Mound Road) in 1.25 miles.

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Motorists merging onto Interstate 820 east form an auxiliary lane to the diamond interchange (Exit 15) with FM 156 (Blue Mound Road). FM 156 travels an L-shaped route south from Exit 15 to Terminal Road west and U.S. 287 by FTW Airport.

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The subsequent exit along IH 820 eastbound departs for Mark IV Parkway.

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Mark IV Parkway serves industrial parks and distributor centers along the west side of IH 35W. Construction for the TEXpress toll lanes for IH 35W and IH 820 rebuilt their adjacent exchange to eliminate left side ramps and add new flyovers.

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Interstate 820 crosses Little Fossil Creek within the folded diamond interchange at Mark IV Parkway. A replacement of this interchange sequence sign added U.S. 287 for IH 35W.

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Interstate 35W (North Freeway) heads 6.3 miles south from the beltway to meet Interstate 30 (East / West Freeways) outside Downtown Fort Worth.

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Interstate 35W northbound traffic follows Exit 16A for Denton and Oklahoma City. U.S. 287 overlaps with the North Freeway from SS 280 by Downtown to U.S. 81 in north Forth Worth.

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