Interstate 35W ( I-35W ), a north–south Interstate Highway , is the western half of I-35 where it splits to serve the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. I-35 splits into two branch routes, I-35W and I-35E , at Hillsboro . I-35W runs north for 85.2 miles (137.1 km), carrying its own separate sequence of exit numbers. It runs through Fort Worth before rejoining with I-35E to reform I-35 in Denton . It is the more direct route for long-distance expressway traffic, as is noted on signs on I-35 leading into the I-35W/I-35E splits. During the 1970s, billboards existed on I-35 encouraging travelers to take the faster and shorter I-35W route.
14-643: (Redirected from I-35W ) Interstate 35W may refer to: Interstate 35W (Texas) , an 85-mile (137 km) Interstate highway serving Fort Worth, Texas, and its suburbs Interstate 35W (Minnesota) , a 42-mile (68 km) Interstate highway serving Minneapolis, Minnesota, and its suburbs The I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, which collapsed on August 1, 2007 The I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge , its replacement Interstate 135 in Kansas, which
28-589: A 133-car pileup occurred in Fort Worth due to cold and icy weather. The pileup, among the worst in American history, killed six people and injured 95 more. The crash occurred north of downtown Fort Worth and spanned 0.5 miles (0.80 km) between SH 183 (Northeast 28th Street) and Northside Drive. The elevated nature of this stretch of highway exacerbated the collision because elevated roadways can be exposed to freezing air from above and below, increasing
42-675: A loop or spur route number designation (such as I-270 in Maryland , which was once I-70S) or, in some cases, were assigned a different route number (such as I-76 , which was once I-80S). In the case of I-35 in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, since neither branch is clearly the main route and both branches return to a unified Interstate beyond the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, officials at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) have allowed
56-501: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Interstate 35W (Texas) During the early years of the Interstate Highway System, branching Interstates with directional suffixes, such as N, S, E, and W, were common nationwide. On every other Interstate nationwide, these directional suffixes have been phased out by redesignating the suffixed route numbers with
70-622: The central business district of Fort Worth , in Tarrant County , Texas , United States . It is the newest of the three airports that are owned by the City of Fort Worth and it serves the cities of Fort Worth, Burleson , and Mansfield . The airport is located at the intersection of Interstate 35W and HWY 1187 and serves as a reliever airport for Fort Worth Meacham International Airport and Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport and has Class D designation. Although most U.S. airports use
84-561: The Aerobatic Club of America and was described by fellow aerobatic pilots as a "rough edged old millionaire", who had made a fortune during the Vietnam War as a vendor for nearby Bell Helicopter . On May 28, 1989 Oak Grove airport was closed and Spinks Airport was opened. Fort Worth Spinks Airport covers an area of 822 acres (333 ha) at an elevation of 700 feet (213 m) above mean sea level . It has two runways : 18R/36L
98-401: The chances for ice to form on the roadway. The area had experienced 36 hours of freezing rain before the collision, and workers had pretreated the roadway with brine, but this did not prevent the disaster. Fort Worth Spinks Airport Fort Worth Spinks Airport ( ICAO : KFWS , FAA LID : FWS ) is a city-owned, public-use airport located 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of
112-590: The city of Laredo and the Oklahoma state line. When first designated, I-35W and I-35E were the only "suffixed" highways in Texas . Subsequently, I-69W , I-69E , and I-69C have been designated. In May 2014, construction began to build two-lane express lanes from the US ;287/SH 280 interchange to North Tarrant Parkway. In August 2018, construction was completed. On the morning of February 11, 2021,
126-457: The northeast toward Dallas . I-35W travels northwest past the Hillsboro airport through generally rolling farm and ranchlands. It then intersects with U.S. Highway 67 (US 67, East Henderson Street) on the west side of Alvarado . It continues northwest into the southern edge of Fort Worth . At an intersection with State Highway 174 (SH 174, Northeast Wilshire Boulevard),
140-601: The northwest, along with the southern terminus of US 81 . I-35W then gradually shifts to the northeast, passing Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Texas Motor Speedway . It reaches its northern merging point on the southwest side of Denton , merging back together with I-35E to reform I-35, which continues off to the north. Like the I-35 split in Minneapolis–Saint Paul , Minnesota, I-35W uses its own exit numbers and mileposts, while I-35E continues those along I-35 between
154-547: The route turns due north into greater Fort Worth, passing just west of Fort Worth Spinks Airport . Further north, the road reaches a five-level interchange with I-20 . The route continues north, reaching downtown Fort Worth. Here, it reaches intersections with I-30 , US 287 , and US 377 / SH 121 (East Belknap Street). I-35W travels north away from downtown concurrent with US 287, next intersecting I-820 just east of Fort Worth Meacham International Airport . Just north of this intersection, US 287 splits to
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#1732775801845168-551: The same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA , this airport is assigned FWS by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. Spinks Airport was named for Maurice Hunter "Pappy" Spinks, a renowned aerobatic competitor/promoter and aviation manufacturer who built the nearby Oak Grove Airport , portions of which have been encompassed by Spinks Airport. Pappy was a patron of
182-472: The suffixes of E and W in Texas to remain in the present day. I-35 also splits into I-35E and I-35W in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota , for similar reasons as the I-35 split in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. I-35 splits into two separately named Interstate Highways just north of Hillsboro, Texas . The routes fork to the northwest and northeast, with I-35W taking the northwest route and I-35E traveling off to
196-570: Was designated as Interstate 35W until 1976 See also [ edit ] Interstate 35E [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate_35W&oldid=1186237249 " Categories : Road disambiguation pages Interstate 35 Hidden categories: Short description
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