State Highway 183 (SH 183) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, officially designated Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, is a conurbated metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Texas encompassing 11 counties and anchore ...
in
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
. Its most heavily used section is designated Airport Freeway where it serves the southern entrance of
Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport , also known as DFW Airport, is the primary international airport serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the North Texas Region in the U.S. state of Texas.
It is the largest hub for American Air ...
.
History
SH 183 was designated on November 30, 1932 from
SH 15 east of Mesquite via Mesquite to Dallas. This highway was SH 15A before March 19, 1930, and this highway was erroneously omitted from the March 19, 1930 highway log.
On September 26, 1939, it extended to Fort Worth, replacing a section of
SH 15. On October 30, 1939, SH 183 was extended west from US 81 to US 80. On October 6, 1943, SH 183 was extended south from US 80 to US 377, and SH 183 was rerouted east to US 77 northwest of Dallas. The section east of US 77 was renumbered as
SH 352, and the old route west of US 77 would be designated as
FM 684 on February 26, 1946, but this would be changed to
SH 356 on August 8, 1946. On December 4, 1957, SH 183 was rerouted to end at I 35-E, and the old route of SH 183 was transferred to Loop 12. On May 13, 1977, SH 183 was extended southeast to I-20 over cancelled Loop 820. On August 29, 1979, SH 183 was rerouted over
Spur 350 and SH 121 and I-820. The old route of SH 183 was redesignated as
SH 10.
Route description
Its eastern terminus is the
interchange with
Interstate 35E in Dallas. It leads northwest as the John W. Carpenter Freeway, then moves westward at the three-way interchange with
State Highway 114 and
Loop 12
Loop 12 is a state highway that runs mostly within the city limits of Dallas, Texas. The western segment of the loop is named after General Walton Walker, who served and died in South Korea. During the 1950s and 1960s, Loop 12 was the outer be ...
at the former site of
Texas Stadium
Texas Stadium was an American football stadium located in Irving, Texas, a suburb west of Dallas. Opened on October 24, 1971, it was known for its distinctive hole in the roof, the result of abandoned plans to construct a retractable roof (Cowboy ...
(from which Highway 114 continues as the Carpenter Freeway). The freeway continues as Airport Freeway on its westerly course through
Irving, and forms the southern boundary of DFW Airport.
Moving into
Tarrant County
Tarrant County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, it had a population of 2,110,640. It is Texas' third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County, one of 2 ...
, the freeway, still called Airport Freeway, continues west through
Euless
Euless ( ) is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities region between Dallas and Fort Worth. In 2020 Census, the population of Euless was 61,032. The population of t ...
,
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...
, and
Hurst
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Places England
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* Hurst, North Yorkshire, a hamlet
* Hurst, a settlement within the village of Martock, Somerset
* Hurst, West Sussex, a hamlet
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** Hurs ...
. In Bedford, 183 joins
State Highway 121 and both follow the same co-signed westerly route. At the intersection with
Interstate 820
Interstate 820 (I-820) is a loop of I-20 in Fort Worth, Texas, of approximately around the city and some of its suburbs. Exit numbers begin at its intersection with I-20 in southwest Fort Worth, and continue in a clockwise direction around ...
, 183 and 121 turn south with the interstate, and all three highways briefly share the same co-signed route.
Highway 183 leaves I-820 after less than at a
parclo interchange
A partial cloverleaf interchange or parclo is a modification of a cloverleaf interchange.
The design has been well received, and has since become one of the most popular freeway-to-arterial interchange designs in North America. It has also be ...
with
State Highway 10 (a route that formed the original pre-freeway alignment of SH 183). 183 then turns west as it becomes a surface street, Baker Boulevard, through
Richland Hills
Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,801 at the 2010 census.
Government
Richland Hills operates under a charter adopted in 1986, which provides for a "Council-Manager" form of government. The Cou ...
. After entering
Haltom City
Haltom City is a city, part of the Dallas–Fort Worth region, in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Its population was 46,073 at the 2020 census. Haltom City is an inner suburb of Fort Worth, a principal city of the DFW Metroplex. The city ...
, 183 joins
State Highway 26 and, briefly,
U.S. Highway 377, leading southwest through Haltom City as East Belknap Street. At an intersection with Northeast 28th Street and Midway Road, 183 turns west onto the former. After entering the Fort Worth city limits, 183 intersects
Interstate 35W/
US 287
U.S. Route 287 (US 287) is a north–south (physically northwest–southeast) United States highway. At long, it is the second longest three-digit U.S. Route, behind US 281. It serves as the major truck route between Fort Worth and Am ...
in a parclo interchange, then passes the historic
Fort Worth Stock Yards
The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district that is located in Fort Worth, Texas, north of the central business district. A portion encompassing much of the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Worth Stocky ...
.
In western Fort Worth and its environs, Highway 183 forms a partial
ring road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
. In northwest Fort Worth, this semicircular route begins when 183 curves southwest as Ephriham Avenue. Continuing southwest, 183 becomes River Oaks Boulevard in
River Oaks
River Oaks is a residential community located in the center of Houston, Texas, United States. Located within the 610 Loop and between Downtown and Uptown, the community spans .Archive Established in the 1920s by brothers Will Hogg and Michael ...
, Westworth Boulevard in
Westworth Village, and Alta Mere Drive as it passes the eastern boundaries of
Fort Worth Naval Air Base and
White Settlement. Turning south past
Ridgmar Mall
Ridgmar Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Fort Worth, Texas. It opened in 1976 at 1888 Green Oaks Road and Interstate 30. It is owned by GK Development, Inc. It includes four anchor stores – Dillard's, Dillard's Clearance Center, JCPenney, R ...
and a
cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which all turns are handled by slip roads. To go left (in right-hand traffic; reverse directions in left-driving regions), vehicles first continue as one road passes over or under the ...
with
Interstate 30
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, 183 crosses
Spur 580 (formerly
U.S. Highway 80
U.S. Route 80 or U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) is a major east–west United States Numbered Highway in the Southern United States, much of which was once part of the early auto trail known as the Dixie Overland Highway. As the "0" in the rou ...
, part of the
Bankhead Highway
The Bankhead Highway was a United States cross-country automobile highway connecting Washington, D.C., and San Diego. The Bankhead Highway's beginnings can be traced back to 1916 when the Bankhead Highway Association was organized to promote the h ...
) and again meets U.S. Highway 377 at a
rotary intersection, referred to locally as a
traffic circle
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection (road), intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The N ...
. From the circle, it turns southeast as Southwest Boulevard, again becoming a freeway and passing through
Benbrook before reaching its southern terminus at
Interstate 20
Interstate 20 (I‑20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I-20 runs beginning at an interchange with Interstate 10, I-10 in Scroggins Draw, Texas, and ending at an interchange with Interstate 95, I-95 in Flo ...
and
Southwest Loop 820 near
Hulen Mall
Hulen Mall is a diverse-scale shopping mall located in southwest Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Located at the southwest corner of Interstate 20 and Hulen Street, it is in the southwest side of the DFW Metroplex.
The mall is anchored by two maj ...
. This freeway segment served as the alignment of Interstates 20 and 820 before the current route was completed in the early 1980s.
Exit list
The entire route is located inside Tarrant and Dallas counties.
References
Bibliography
*''Fort Worth Street Map''.
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, 1990.
*"Dallas/Ft. Worth & Vicinity." ''Texas Atlas & Gazetteer''. First edition.
Freeport, Maine
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: DeLorme Mapping, 1995.
*"Dallas/Ft. Worth & Vicinity." ''The Road Atlas: United States, Canada & Mexico.''
Skokie, Illinois
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:
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, 2001. {{ISBN, 0-528-84286-2
183
Transportation in Tarrant County, Texas
Transportation in Dallas County, Texas