Texas State Highway 121
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State Highway 121 (SH 121) is a
Between Fort Worth and
Route description
Sections between downtown Fort Worth and Grapevine are freeway, including a small segment near
It is very heavily traveled south and west of McKinney and has become an urban highway due to the rapid growth of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Service roads extending southwest to northeast along the corridor from Lewisville to McKinney are free of charge; however the main lanes within the right-of-way are tolled as part of the Sam Rayburn Tollway operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA). The highway's northeastern section between Melissa and Bonham carries less traffic and until recently was a two-lane rural highway. However, in recent years with an increase in traffic, the 19 mile section between the Collin–Fannin county line and its junction with SH 56 in Bonham has been upgraded to a "Super Two" highway system. This allows for alternating passing lanes. Beginning in 2016, the segment between Melissa and the Collin–Fannin county line is being upgraded to a four-lane divided highway system. In addition, a two-mile stretch between SH 56 and US 82 within Bonham city limits, was upgraded to a four-lane highway system with a continuous left-hand turn lane. Long term planning calls for upgrading the 19 mile stretch, from the Collin–Fannin county line to SH 56 in Bonham, into a four-lane divided highway system.
It meets
Construction began in 2009 on the extension of 121 south from Fort Worth to Cleburne, as a toll road called Chisholm Trail Parkway in Tarrant and Johnson Counties. This section is operated by the NTTA and the entire project, from I-30 to U.S. 67 opened to traffic in 2013.[2]
In March 2009, work was completed on the eventual southbound lanes on a short stretch of 121 northeast of DFW Airport, which currently shares southbound and northbound traffic. This work upgraded two signalized at-grade intersections to a freeway, with overpasses at both intersections, improving traffic in that area.[3] The northbound freeway lanes are currently under construction, which also include new, separate exits and entrances for Freeport Parkway and Grapevine Mills Boulevard/Sandy Lake Road.
Sam Rayburn Tollway
From McKinney to Coppell, State Highway 121 acts as a frontage road to Sam Rayburn Tollway, contrary to the popular misconception that the Sam Rayburn Tollway was the new SH 121.
Controversy
In early 2007, the Spanish firm Cintra agreed to a $2.8 billion, 50-year deal where they would lease the highway from TxDOT, finish building and maintain it, and collect the tolls.[4] However, critics of the deal questioned both its length—the contract allowed Cintra to collect tolls for 50 years—and the fact that the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) was prevented from bidding on the contract. In addition, general opposition to the toll plan organized, pointing out that the segment through Denton County had already been paid for by taxpayer money.[5]
To answer some of these complaints, Texas legislators pressed the Texas Department of Transportation to allow the NTTA to bid.[6] The Authority announced their proposed bid in early May 2007, which would provide approximately $3.3 billion in road funding, but is based on traffic counts that differ from those used by Cintra.[7]
On June 28, 2007, the Texas Transportation Commission announced it would pursue the proposal from the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA).[8]
History
SH 121 was originally numbered on March 17, 1927, as a direct routing between Fort Worth and
On November 24, 1941, SH 121 was extended from old US 77 to new US 77. On December 16, 1943, the section of SH 121 from US 77 (former SH 40) to McKinney was restored, and the ambitious plan to extend SH 121 northeast beyond McKinney to
TxDOT proposed extending SH 121 to FM 1187, via a route to be known as the Northside–Southwest Freeway, on October 4, 1973.[14] This proposed extension was canceled on August 29, 1985.[15]
On April 14, 1980, SH 121 was relocated in Bedford and Grapevine. On November 18, 1999, SH 121 was rerouted over Spur 553, which was cancelled. The old route of SH 121 became Business SH 121. On February 27, 2003, the SH 121 designation was extended to US 67 in Cleburne. This extension, known as the Chisholm Trail Parkway (CTP), was built in stages from 2008 to 2014 and opened to traffic on May 11, 2014. The CTP's frontage roads in southwest Fort Worth are signed as SH 121.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[16] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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See Chisholm Trail Parkway, I-30, and I-35W | |||||||
Downtown Fort Worth | I-35W exit 52B, access to Fort Worth Central Station | ||||||
0.8 | 1.3 | Sylvania Avenue | |||||
1.2 | 1.9 | Riverside Drive | |||||
2.1 | 3.4 | Beach Street | |||||
2.7 | 4.3 | Maxine Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
Haltom City | 3.1 | 5.0 | Haltom Road | ||||
4.2 | 6.8 | Carson Street | |||||
4.9 | 7.9 | Minnis Drive | |||||
Richland Hills Station | |||||||
Hurst | 7.3 | 11.7 | I-820 south | south end of I-820 overlap; SH 121 south follows exit 24B | |||
SH 10 east / SH 183 west – Richland Hills | south end of SH 183 overlap; I-820 exit 24A | ||||||
8.4 | 13.5 | Pipeline Road / Glenview Drive | I-820 exit 23, access to North Hills Hospital | ||||
SH 183 Express east to FM 157 | northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-820 exit 23A | ||||||
8.5 | 13.7 | TCC Northeast Campus | I-820 exit 22B | ||||
8.9 | 14.3 | I-820 west | north end of I-820 overlap; SH 121 north follows exit 22A | ||||
10.1 | 16.3 | FM 3029 north (Precinct Line Road) / Hurstview Drive | |||||
Hurst–Bedford line | 11.5 | 18.5 | Norwood Drive / Brown Trail | ||||
Bedford | 12.5 | 20.1 | Bedford Road / Forest Ridge Drive | ||||
13.0 | 20.9 | Central Drive / Forest Ridge Drive | Access to Texas Health HEB | ||||
13.6 | 21.9 | DFW Airport South Entry, Irving | north end of SH 183 overlap; no direct southbound exit (signed at Murphy Drive) | ||||
14.0 | 22.5 | Westpark Way / Murphy Drive | |||||
15.0 | 24.1 | Harwood Road | |||||
SH 183 Express west to I-820 | southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||||
Bedford–Euless line | 16.7 | 26.9 | FM 157 south / Cheek-Sparger Road | ||||
Euless–Grapevine line | 17.2 | 27.7 | Glade Road | ||||
Grapevine | 18.1 | 29.1 | Hall-Johnson Road | ||||
18.7 | 30.1 | To SH 360 / Stone Myers Parkway | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
19.3 | 31.1 | SH 360 south – Arlington | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
20.8 | 33.5 | SH 26 south) to FM 1709 / William D. Tate Avenue – Bridgeport | south end of SH 114 overlap | ||||
21.9 | 35.2 | Grapevine Historic District | no northbound entrance | ||||
22.4 | 36.0 | Dallas | North end of SH 114 overlap | ||||
22.9 | 36.9 | DFW Airport (International Parkway ) | |||||
24.3 | 39.1 | I-635 east | I-635 exit 36 | ||||
24.7 | 39.8 | Bass Pro Drive / Bethel Road / Grapevine Mills Trail | |||||
25.3 | 40.7 | Grapevine Mills Mall | |||||
Dallas | Coppell–Grapevine line | 26.2 | 42.2 | Grapevine Mills Boulevard / Sandy Lake Road / Freeport Parkway | |||
Bus. SH 121 north – Lewisville | |||||||
Dallas | Coppell–Lewisville line | 28.8 | 46.3 | Sam Rayburn Tollway north / Denton Tap Road – McKinney | north end of freeway; south end of Sam Rayburn Tollway | ||
Denton | Lewisville | 30.0 | 48.3 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / MacArthur Boulevard | |||
31.1 | 50.1 | D/FW Airport, Fort Worth | south end of Sam Rayburn Tollway overlap; south end of freeway; I-35E exits 447A-447B-448A | ||||
Carrollton | 32.3 | 52.0 | Marchant Boulevard / Huffines Boulevard | ||||
33.2 | 53.4 | Sam Rayburn Tollway north / Hebron Parkway | north end of Sam Rayburn Tollway overlap; north end of freeway | ||||
34.3 | 55.2 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Carrollton Parkway | |||||
FM 544 | |||||||
35.7 | 57.5 | FM 2281 south – Lewisville | |||||
36.6 | 58.9 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Standridge Drive / Castle Hills Drive | |||||
36.9 | 59.4 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / FM 423 north (Main Street) / Josey Lane – Little Elm | |||||
The Colony | 38.3 | 61.6 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Paige Road / Plano Parkway | ||||
Sam Rayburn Tollway south | southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||||
39.9 | 64.2 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Spring Creek Parkway | |||||
Collin | Plano–Frisco line | 40.7 | 65.5 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Legacy Drive | |||
41.7 | 67.1 | To Dallas North Tollway / Dallas Parkway | |||||
Sam Rayburn Tollway / Parkwood Boulevard | |||||||
42.8 | 68.9 | Sam Rayburn Tollway north / Dallas North Tollway / SH 289 (Preston Road) | |||||
Sam Rayburn Tollway / Ohio Drive | interchange | ||||||
43.9 | 70.7 | Sam Rayburn Tollway north / Hillcrest Road / Rasor Boulevard | |||||
45.2 | 72.7 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Coit Road | |||||
46.3 | 74.5 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Independence Parkway | |||||
FM 2478 north (Custer Road) | |||||||
Allen–McKinney line | 48.1 | 77.4 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Exchange Parkway | ||||
49.0 | 78.9 | Sam Rayburn Tollway north / Alma Drive | |||||
50.0 | 80.5 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Stacy Road | |||||
50.8 | 81.8 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Watters Road / Lake Forest Drive | |||||
51.8 | 83.4 | Sam Rayburn Tollway / Chelsea Boulevard / Hardin Boulevard | |||||
52.9 | 85.1 | Dallas | south end of US 75 overlap; SH 121 south follows exit 39 | ||||
see US 75 | |||||||
Melissa | 61.2 | 98.5 | US 75 north – Sherman | north end of US 75 overlap; SH 121 north follows exit 45 | |||
SH 5 south | south end of SH 5 overlap | ||||||
62.2 | 100.1 | SH 5 north – Melissa, Anna | Interchange; north end of SH 5 overlap | ||||
63.7 | 102.5 | FM 545 (East Melissa Road) – Melissa, Blue Ridge | |||||
64.9 | 104.4 | FM 2933 south – New Hope | |||||
Anna | Outer Loop Road | ||||||
FM 455 west – Anna | south end of FM 455 overlap | ||||||
FM 2862 | north end of FM 455 overlap | ||||||
| 71.6 | 115.2 | FM 2862 – Westminster | ||||
Desert | 75.4 | 121.3 | SH 160 – Whitewright, Blue Ridge | ||||
FM 814 west | south end of FM 814 overlap | ||||||
FM 814 east – Trenton | north end of FM 814 overlap | ||||||
80.7 | 129.9 | US 69 / Bus. US 69 – Whitewright, Leonard | Interchange | ||||
| 86.0 | 138.4 | Bus. SH 121 north | ||||
| 86.5 | 139.2 | SH 11 – Sherman, Commerce | Interchange | |||
| 87.7 | 141.1 | Bus. SH 121 south – Randolph | ||||
| 90.5 | 145.6 | FM 1629 east – Edhube | ||||
| 93.0 | 149.7 | Sam Rayburn House | ||||
Bonham | 93.7 | 150.8 | SH 56 west – Sherman | South end of SH 56 overlap | |||
94.2 | 151.6 | SH 56 east – Bonham, Sam Rayburn Library | North end of SH 56 overlap | ||||
96.1 | 154.7 | US 82 – Sherman, Paris | US 82 exit 670 | ||||
96.9 | 155.9 | FM 898 west – Ector | |||||
| 98.3 | 158.2 | Durant, Bonham | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Business routes
Randolph
Location | Randolph |
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Length | 1.734 mi[17] (2.791 km) |
Existed | 1990[17]–present |
Business State Highway 121-D (Bus. SH 121-D) is a business route of SH 121 that serves the town of Randolph. The highway was designated in 1990 with the mileage being transferred from Loop 451.[18]
Bus. SH 121-D begins at an intersection with SH 121 and travels northeast before intersecting with
- Junction list
The entire route is in Fannin County.
Location | mi[19] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 121 | ||
FM 896 south – Leonard | |||||
0.6 | 0.97 | SH 11 west – Whitewright, Bonham | South end of SH 11 overlap | ||
0.7 | 1.1 | SH 11 east – Bailey | North end of SH 11 overlap | ||
| 1.7 | 2.7 | SH 121 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Lewisville
Location | Dallas and Denton counties |
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Length | 8.486 mi[20] (13.657 km) |
Existed | 1999[20]–present |
Business State Highway 121-H (Bus. SH 121-H) is a business route of SH 121 that serves the town of Lewisville. The highway was designated in 1999 when SH 121 was re-routed around the city.
Bus. SH 121-H begins at an interchange with SH 121/
- Junction list
County | Location | mi[21] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Dallas | Coppell | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 121 / Sam Rayburn Tollway north | Interchange |
FM 3040 (Round Grove Road) / Denton Tap Road | Interchange | ||||
3.3 | 5.3 | I-35E (Stemmons Freeway) | I-35E exit 450 | ||
4.5 | 7.2 | Main Street | Former FM 1171 | ||
5.7 | 9.2 | Bridge over the Elm Fork Trinity River | |||
7.7 | 12.4 | FM 544 east – Carrollton | |||
8.4 | 13.5 | SH 121 / Sam Rayburn Tollway north | Interchange | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 121". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Southwest Parkway/Chisholm Trail Project Status Report ntta.org March 2009
- ^ http://www.wfaa.com/video/?z=y&nvid=344241 "Overpasses give non-stop route between Frisco and D/FW", WFAA-TV report, March 20, 2009.
- ^ "Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News". Archived from the original on March 2, 2007.
- ^ Last Days To Make Comments About SH 121 Denton County Toll Conversion Archived 2007-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Texas Kaos [dead link]
- ^ Fort Worth Star-Telegram [dead link]
- ^ "State Approves Local Recommendation on SH 121". Archived from the original on September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 14, 1927. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 24, 1928. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 15, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. January 23, 1939. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 21, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Texas State Highway Department. "Minute Orders of the October 4, 1973 Meeting of the Texas State Highway Department" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation. "Minute Orders of the August 29, 1985 Meeting of the Texas State Highway and Public Transportation Commission" (PDF). Austin: Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Google (September 30, 2013). "SH 121" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 121-D". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 451". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ Google (July 11, 2017). "Overview Map of Bus. SH 121-D" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 121-H". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ Google (July 11, 2017). "Overview Map of Bus. SH 121-H" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
External links
- Denton & Collin County section of SH 121 - from dfwfreeways.info