Dallas and Ft. Worth linked by I-20, which is the southern route, and I-30, generally the more useful road for visitors because many tourist destinations are in the northern part of town.
There are three tollways in the Dallas area: the Dallas North Tollway, running from I-35E north of downtown into Collin County to the north; George Bush Turnpike (State Highway 190), an east-west route in the area's northern suburbs; and Mountain Creek Bridge, in southwestern Dallas County.
Three major expressways, I-30, I-35, and I-635, have High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes for vehicles with two or more occupants. Though the highway number designations are easy to find on a map, many of these thoroughfares are also known and referred to locally by name, which can make getting directions somewhat confusing. For example, Route 183, which leads to the south entrance of DFW Airport, is often referred to as Airport Freeway, and U.S. 75 is known to locals as Central Expressway. Dallas is circled by the I-635 ring road, known as LBJ Freeway; Fort Worth is looped by I-820.
Common Names for Freeways
Dallas North Tollway = Dallas Parkway
N I-35 = Stemmons Freeway
S I-35 = R.L. Thornton Fwy (south of Downtown)
I-45 = Julius Schepps Fwy
TX 183 = Airport Freeway
West I-30 = Tom Landry Hwy, The Old Turnpike,
East I-30 = R.L. Thornton Fwy (as you pass Downtown Dallas)
I-635 = LBJ Freeway
SH 190 = George Bush
US 75 = Central Expressway
SH 289 = Preston Road
TX 114 = John Carpenter Freeway
TX 121 = Airport Freeway
US 67 = Marvin D. Love Freeway
West segment of Loop 12 = Walton Walker
TX 360 = Angus G. Wynne Freeway
US 175 = S.M. Wright Freeway
I-820 = Jim Wright Freeway
Texas Spur 366 = Woodall Rogers Freeway
Texas Spur 408 = Patriot Parkway
Texas Spur 482 = Storey Lane
The speed limit in Texas is 70 mph.
By Texas law, drivers and front-seat passengers must wear seat belts. Children under 17 must wear a seat belt at all times, whether seated in the front or back. Children under age four or less than 36 inches tall must ride in a federally approved child safety seat.
Motorcyclists under age 21 must wear a helmet at all times; motorcyclists age 21 and over are not required to wear helmets if they have proof of insurance valued over $10,000 or proof of completion of a motorcycle operations course.
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