State Highway 114 (SH 114) is a
state highway
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that runs from 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 the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States, ...
westward across
Texas
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to the
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...
state line, where it becomes
New Mexico State Road 114
New Mexico State Road 114 (NM 114) is a state highway in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, Roosevelt County, New Mexico.
Route description
NM 114 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 70 in New Mexico, U.S. Route 70 (US 70) and New Mexico ...
, which eventually ends at
Elida, New Mexico
Elida is a town in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 197 at the 2010 census.
History
In 2023, the FW1 Ute Reservoir pipeline project started construction to provide potable water by 2030 for Cannon Air Force Base ...
at
US 70 /
NM 330.
History
The route was originally designated on April 14, 1926, as a connector between
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
and
Rhome. In June 1932, SH 114 was extended to
Bridgeport
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Is ...
. On February 12, 1935, an extension northward from
Chico to
Sunset
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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 to 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,
U.S. Highway 281, former
SH 199, and
U.S. Highway 82
U.S. Route 82 (US 82) is an east–west United States highway in the Southern United States. Created on July 1, 1931 across central Mississippi and southern Arkansas, US 82 eventually became a route extending from the White Sands of New ...
from Bridgeport to
Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 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
Delta Air Lines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Los Angeles, California, with an intermediate stop at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). On August 2, 1985, th ...
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 an 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 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (), nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a Stimulus (economics), stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009. Developed ...
.
The project's aim was to 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
Texas Department of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ) is a Texas state government agency responsible for construction and maintenance of the state's immense Texas state highway system, state highway system and the support of the state's maritime trans ...
(TxDOT) awarded the project in a joint venture led by
Kiewit
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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
Morton, Texas
Morton is a city in and the county seat of Cochran County, Texas, Cochran County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city population was 1,690. This represented a 15.8% population decline since the 2010 C ...
. The route passes through
Whiteface,
Levelland, and
Smyer as Levelland Highway before joining 19th Street in
Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
. SH 114 crosses over
Loop 289 and while crossing over
US 82 joins with
US 62, forming the southern edge of the
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public university, public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship instit ...
campus. After crossing
US 84, 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
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,
Guthrie,
Benjamin
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,
Vera
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*Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)
**Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarr ...
,
Red Springs, and
Seymour
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*Seymour, Victoria, a township
** Seymour railway station
* Electoral district of Seymour, a former electoral district in Victoria
* Rural City of Seymour, a former local government area in Victoria
* Se ...
, where US 82 splits north off of SH 114. From there, the highway passes through
Megargel,
Olney,
Loving, and
Jermyn before entering
Jacksboro with
US 281
U.S. Route 281 (US 281) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway. At it is the longest continuous three-digit U.S. Route.
The highway's northern terminus is at the International Peace Garden, north of Dunseith, North Dakota, ...
. 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 Runaway Bay may refer to:
* Runaway Bay, Jamaica
* Runaway Bay, Queensland
Runaway Bay is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Runaway Bay had a population of 9,308 people.
The neighbourhood of Anglers ...
,
Bridgeport
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Is ...
, where SH 114 splits off of US 380,
Paradise
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,
Boyd,
Aurora
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also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...
, and
Rhome, briefly running concurrent with
US 81 and
US 287 before entering
Fort Worth
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...
and passing the
Texas Motor Speedway
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and crossing
I-35W.
In the
DFW Metroplex
DFW may refer to:
Businesses
*, an early twentieth century German aircraft manufacturer
*Dutch FilmWorks, a film distributor
*Duty Free World, a US-based in-flight shopping company
Government agencies
*Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (Mass ...
, SH 114 goes through
Roanoke, crossing
US 377 and becoming a freeway, the Northwest Parkway. The highway passes through
Westlake,
Southlake, and
Grapevine
''Vitis'' (grapevine) is a genus of 81 accepted species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus consists of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, bot ...
. There, SH 114 forms the northern edge of the
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas Fort Worth International 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 Airlines, which is headquartere ...
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
business route
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route that branches off a parent numbered highway at its beginning, continues through the central business district of a nearby city or to ...
s.
Levelland business loop
Business State Highway 114-B (formerly
Loop 44) is a
Business Loop
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route that branches off a parent numbered highway at its beginning, continues through the central business district of a nearby city or t ...
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
U.S. Route 385 (US 385) is a spur of U.S. Route 85 that runs for 1,206 miles (1,941 km) from Deadwood, South Dakota to Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Route description
, -
, TX
, 545
, 877
, -
, OK
, 36
, 58
, -
, CO
, 317
, 51 ...
(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
Business Spur
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route that branches off a parent numbered highway at its beginning, continues through the central business district of a nearby city or t ...
that goes east into
Rhome from the intersection of
US 81
U.S. Route 81 or U.S. Highway 81 (US 81) is a major north–south U.S. highway that extends for in the central United States and is one of the original United States Numbered Highways established in 1926 by the American Association of Sta ...
/
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 U.S. Route 281, US 281. The highway is broken into two segments by Ye ...
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 it 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
Ennis
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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
Bridgeport
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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
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. 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
Notes
References
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*114 (number)
*AD 114
*114 BC
*114 (1st London) Army Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, an English military unit
*114 (Antrim Artillery) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, a Northern Irish military unit
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