PRAIRIES & LAKES REGION: DALLAS TEXAS MAP

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Four Interstate Highways intersect in Dallas, Interstates 45, 20, 30 and 35E. Those Interstates serve sort of as spokes for the loop freeways that circle around Dallas, with a small freeway loop surrounding the downtown area.

Then about 10 miles from downtown Interstate 635. Further out is the George Bush Turnpike Tollway. Then there is Loop 12. In addition to the Interstates other roads serving as spokes is the North Dallas Tollway, U.S. Highways, 67, 80, 175 and 75.

At the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 (Central Expressway) and Interstate 635 (LBJ Freeway) you will find what is known as the High Five Interchange, with 5 levels of highway this is one of the largest freeway exchanges in the world.

Dallas High Five at Intersection of LBJ Freeway and Central Exressway (635 & 75) In 1996 Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) became the first light rail system in the American Southwest. DART is now has the 8th highest light rail ridership in America. DART rapidly expanded with multiple lines, now extending to Fair Park, the location of the State Fair of Texas. The Green and Orange lines are being expanded to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Love Field and Las Colinas in Irving.

Dallas has 2 major airports, Love Field and D/FW International Airport. D/FW is located midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. It is the largest airport in Texas, the 4th largest in the United States and the 6th largest in the world. Traffic-wise D/FW is the busiest in Texas, 5th busiest in the U.S. and the 6th busiest in the world. The 3rd largest carrier in the world, American Airlines, is headquartered near D/FW. Love Field is inside the Dallas city limits, only 6 miles from downtown Dallas. Southwest Airlines is headquartered at Love Field.

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