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State Highway 170 (SH 170), also known as the Alliance Gateway Freeway, is a Texas state highway in the northern suburbs of Fort Worth in the Alliance area. The highway was designated in 1988.

History

Previous route

A previous route numbered SH 170 was designated on August 3, 1932, as a connector route from the Oklahoma state line west to US 60 and US 83 near Canadian.[2] This route was renumbered SH 33 on October 26, 1954, to coincide with OK 33, with which it connects.[1][3]

Current route

The current SH 170 was designated in 1988.[1]

Construction of an interchange at SH 114 began in 2016.[4]

TxDOT and the NTTA held a public hearing in Roanoke about the proposed toll road on February 26, 2015. The tollway was proposed to have six main lanes.[5] The main lanes between I-35W and SH 114 opened to traffic on March 18, 2024.[6]

Future

The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) planned to build tolled main lanes by 2015 and will extend the highway west to US 287/US 81, and, eventually, ultimately to extend it to the Jacksboro Highway (SH 199), but it did not occur.[7]

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[8]kmDestinationsNotes
TarrantFort Worth US 287 / US 81Proposed western terminus
Blue Mound Road or Avondale-Haslet RoadPart of proposed tollway expansion, exit depends on routing of tollway
FM 156Part of proposed tollway expansion
Harmon RoadPart of proposed tollway expansion
0.00.0 I-35WCurrent western terminus, exit 65 on I-35W, northbound TEXpress and local exit and southbound TEXpress and local entrance
0.81.3Old Denton RoadFormer at-grade intersection, closed to traffic on March 18, 2024[6]
1.52.4North Beach StreetFormer at-grade intersection, interchange opened to traffic on March 18, 2024[6]
1.93.1Alta Vista RoadFormer at-grade intersection, closed to traffic on March 18, 2024[6]
2.64.2Westport ParkwayFormer at-grade intersection, interchange opened to traffic on March 18, 2024[6]
3.15.0Park Vista RoadFormer at-grade intersection, closed to traffic on March 18, 2024[6]
3.15.0Park Vista Main Line Gantry
3.96.3Independence ParkwayFormer at-grade intersection, interchange opened to traffic on March 18, 2024,[6] westbound entrance and eastbound exit
Westlake4.87.7 US 377 (Main Street)Former at-grade intersection, interchange opened to traffic on March 18, 2024,[6] westbound entrance and exit, eastbound entrance
5.38.5Roanoke RoadFormer at-grade intersection, closed to traffic on March 18, 2024[6]
Denton5.48.7Parish LaneInterchange; former west end of freeway until March 18, 2024[6]
5.8–
6.9
9.3–
11.1
SH 114 / Schwab Way, Trophy Lake DriveWestbound entrance and eastbound exit
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •        Tolled
  •       Unopened

References

  1. ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 170". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 2, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 33". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Cokely, Kevin (September 13, 2016). "Traffic Bottlenecks Along Texas 114 Getting Relief". KXAS-TV. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "TxDOT Public Hearing Looks at SH 170, in Coordination with NTTA". Driving North Texas. NTTA. January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Moore-Carrillo, Jaime (March 18, 2024). "This long-anticipated highway in far north Fort Worth finally opens its new lanes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. McClatchy. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Staff. "State Highway 170 Major study" (PDF). NTTA. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  8. ^ Google (September 22, 2013). "Overview Map of Texas State Highway 170 (Alliance Gateway)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 22, 2013.

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