State Highway 114 (SH 114) is a

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that runs from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex westward across

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to the

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state line, where it becomes New Mexico State Road 114, which eventually ends at Elida, New Mexico at US 70 / NM 330.

History

The route was originally designated on April 14, 1926, as connector between

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and Rhome. In June 1932, SH 114 was extended to

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. On February 12, 1935, an extension northward from

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was added. On July 15, 1935, the section from Chico to Sunset was cancelled. This section was restored on August 1, 1938. On October 6, 1943, the section of SH 114 from US 77 in Dallas to US 67 was cancelled. On October 1, 1968, the concurrency with SH 24 from Bridgeport to Chico was removed because SH 24 (now US 380) was rerouted. On January 7, 1971, SH 114 was relocated in Bridgeport. This route remained little changed until November 3, 1972, when it was extended northward from Sunset to Bowie. Major rerouting was made on November 24, 1975, when the route was redirected west over U.S. Highway 380,

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, former SH 199, and U.S. Highway 82 from Bridgeport to Lubbock, with the stretch from Bridgeport to Bowie renumbered as SH 101. On December 14, 1977, the route was extended to the New Mexico state line, replacing SH 116. The connecting NM 116 was renumbered to NM 114. On August 2, 1985, Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crossed this route shortly before crashing on approach to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. One of the aircraft's engines struck a car on the roadway, instantly killing its occupant; 136 people on the flight also died in the accident. In 2010, work began on a stretch, dubbed the DFW Connector, between SH 121 and International Parkway. A quarter of the $1 billion project was funded by federal stimulus funds enacted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project's aim was ease congestion at North Texas' worst traffic problem. The project called for as many as 24 lanes and 2 TEXpress lanes along a mile stretch between SH 26 and International Parkway. The

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(TxDOT) awarded the project in a joint venture led by

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. The SH 114 section of the DFW Connector was completed in 2014.

Route description

SH 114 starts at the New Mexico state line about 17 miles west of

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. The route passes through Whiteface, Levelland, and Smyer as Levelland Highway before joining 19th Street in Lubbock. SH 114 crosses over Loop 289 and while crossing over US 82 joins with US 62, forming the southern edge of the

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campus. After crossing

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, the highway veers northeast, joining US 82 before crossing over Loop 289 and leaving Lubbock as Idalou Road. Past Lubbock, SH 114 passes through the rural towns of Idalou, Lorenzo, Ralls (where US 62 turns north), Crosbyton, Dickens, Guthrie,

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, Red Springs, and Seymour, where US 82 splits north off of SH 114. From there, the highway passes through Megargal, Olney, Loving, and Jermyn before entering Jacksboro with US 281. In Jacksboro, SH 114 joins US 380 and US 281 splits off to the south as SH 114 continues east. Past Jacksboro, SH 114 passes through Runaway Bay,

, where SH 114 splits off of US 380,

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, Boyd, Aurora, Rhome, briefly running concurrent with US 81 and

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before entering

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and passing the Texas Motor Speedway and crossing

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. In the

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, SH 114 goes through Roanoke, crossing

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and becoming a freeway, the Northwest Parkway. The highway passes through Westlake, Southlake, and Grapevine. There, SH 114 forms the northern edge of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with SH 121. The highway becomes the John W. Carpenter Highway as it travels southeast to its eastern terminus at SH 183. A road was designated on February 21, 1938, from SH 114 to SH 121; either SH 114 Loop or SH 121 Loop. This was renumbered as Loop 10 on September 26, 1939.

Business routes

SH 114 has three current

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Levelland business loop

Business State Highway 114-B (formerly Loop 44) is a

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that runs from SH 114 on the west side of Levelland (in west Texas) south along West Street, then east through the downtown area on Houston Street to an intersection with US 385 (College Street). The road turns left (north), concurrent with US 385, until intersecting once again at SH 114. The road was designated as Loop 44 on September 26, 1939, as a renumbering of SH 24 Spur, but was changed to Business SH 114-B on January 26, 1993, by district request, and is long.

Rhome business spur

Business State Highway 114-J is a

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that goes east into Rhome from the intersection of US 81/

and SH 114 west. The route runs along Rhome Avenue to an intersection with Business US 81-E. It is part of a previous route of SH 114. The Business route was designated on May 31, 1972, as Texas State Highway Spur 440 (but signed as Business SH 114), but was changed to its current designation on June 21, 1990, and is long. Note that an earlier Spur 440 was designated on October 3, 1966, as a spur of SH 34 in

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. This was cancelled on or before the day the later Spur 440 was designated.

Roanoke business loop

Business State Highway 114-K is a business loop that runs through Roanoke. This route runs on Byron Nelson Boulevard, along a previous route of SH 114. The business route was created in 2001 when SH 114 was rerouted further north and east around town. The route is long.

Former business routes

Former Bridgeport business loop

Business State Highway 114-H was located in

between June 21, 1990, and March 29, 2007, and was long. The route went east along Halsell Avenue from an intersection with SH 114, to an intersection with 13th Street, then turned right (south) until another intersection with SH 114. This route had been previously designated Loop 373 on November 1, 1962; since 2007, though, the portion along 13th was changed back to Loop 373.

Former Grapevine business loop

Business State Highway 114-L (formerly Loop 382 as well as a previous routing of SH 114) is a business loop that runs through Grapevine. This route runs east on Northwest Highway to an intersection with Texan Trail, then turns right to go southbound there. The road continues until it reaches SH 114/ SH 121. The portion of the business route along Texan Trail is concurrent with SH 26. The route was designated on April 18, 1963, as Texas State Highway Loop 382 (but signed as Business SH 114), until June 21, 1990, when the road's designation as Loop 382 was discontinued. On November 21, 2013, the entire route was removed and returned to the city of Grapevine.

Major intersections

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