Interstate 635
Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway
I-635 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route ofI-35
Maintained byTxDOT
Length	37 mi[1][2] (60 km)
Existed	October 1, 1959[1]–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-20 inBalch Springs
Major intersections	US 80 inMesquite I-30 /US 67 in Mesquite US 75 inDallas Dallas North Tollway at Dallas-Farmers Branch I-35E /US 77 in Dallas Pres. George Bush Turnpike inIrving
West end	SH 121 /International Parkway nearDFW Airport
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Dallas,Tarrant
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Highways in Texas Interstate US State Former Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
←I-610 →I-820

Interstate 635 (I-635^[a]) is a 37-mile-long (60 km) partial loop aroundDallas, Texas, in the United States betweenI-20 inBalch Springs andSH 121 at the north entrance of theDFW Airport inGrapevine. It intersectsI-35E at exits 27B and 27C but does not connect withI-35W. I-635 and a part of I-20 are collectively designated as theLyndon B. Johnson Freeway; known locally as theLBJ Freeway, or simplyLBJ. The roadway is named afterLyndon B. Johnson, the former U.S. senator from Texas and the 37th vice-president and 36th president of the U.S. Where I-635 ends at I-20, I-20 continues the LBJ Freeway designation heading west. Since the portion of I-20 betweenSpur 408 to I-635 retains the same names as I-635, the two highways are considered three-quarters of thebeltway around Dallas. Together with Spur 408, a portion ofLoop 12, and a portion ofI-35E, I-635 and I-20 complete the beltway.

I-635 begins at an intersection with I-20 in southeast Dallas and travels northward through Balch Springs intoMesquite, where it intersectsUS 80 at exits 6A and 6B andI-30 at exits 8A and 8B. The route then turns to the northwest, continuing near the border between Dallas andGarland. Six miles (9.7 km) later, it takes a general westward turn as it intersectsUS 75 at exits 19A and 19B at theHigh Five Interchange. The section from I-35E to US 75 (Central Expressway) is one of the busiest stretches of road in theDallas–Fort Worth metroplex, at virtually all hours of the day and night. The route continues west, intersecting theDallas North Tollway at exits 22B and 22C and its original terminus, I-35E in Farmers Branch at exits 27B and 27C. The freeway then continues to the northwest, intersecting thePresident George Bush Turnpike at exit 30 westbound and exit 29B eastbound inIrving before arriving at its final terminus at SH 121 at the north entrance to theDFW Airport.

I-635 was originally designated by theTexas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in 1959 as a loop around the east side of Dallas, connecting with I-35E to the northwest and southwest sides of the city.

In January 1969, the first section to open to motorists was a 10-mile (16 km) section from US 75 (nowSH 310) nearHutchins to Barnes Bridge in Mesquite. In February 1970, the highway from US 75 westward to I-35E northwest of Dallas opened to traffic. The I-635 designation was truncated on December 2, 1971, when I-20 was rerouted south of Dallas, taking over 13 miles (21 km) of I-635's former route.^[1]

The connecting section of I-20 from the west was not completed until 1978. Initially, the section between I-35E and US 80 in southeast Dallas was concurrent with I-20. When the outlet for I-20 from southeast of Dallas to Terrell was completed, the I-635 designation was removed from I-35E to its intersection with I-20.

On April 1, 1968,Loop 635 was designated from I-35E and I-635 toSpur 459 at the north entrance ofDFW Airport. Spur 459 became part of a rerouted SH 121 on July 31, 1969. On July 31, 1974, Loop 635 was redesignated as part of I-635, and this section was opened in the 1980s.^[4]

TheHigh Five construction project (so called because it is five levels and rises almost 120 feet [37 m] above the lowest level), a rebuild of the interchange of I-635 and US 75, was opened for traffic in February 2006. This interchange carries over 500,000 vehicles per day and was built as the largest interchange in the state of Texas to handle this vehicle load.

A $2.7-billion (equivalent to $3.7 billion in 2024^[5]) project was started on May 16, 2011, to widen I-635 and dig subsequenthigh-occupancy toll lane tunnels beneath the primary roadway from I-35E to the High Five Interchange, a length of eight miles (13 km). Construction time was estimated in 2011 at five years and was completed and opened for traffic on September 10, 2015.^[6][7] The new highway features tolled express lanes, known as TEXpress lanes, in between the mainlanes or underneath them. The cost to drive on them fluctuates based on the current flow of traffic at the time. The project is among several billion dollar plus projects in the planning phase in and around downtown Dallas along withthe rebuild of the I-35E/I-30 "Mixmaster".^[8]

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Dallas	Balch Springs	0.0	0.0		I-20 west –Ft Worth	Southern terminus; Exit 480 (I-20); former I-635 south
		0.0	0.0		US 175 –Kaufman,Dallas	Northbound entrance only; Exits 479A-B (I-20)
		0.1	0.16	1C	I-20 east –Shreveport	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; Exit 480B (I-20)
		0.4	0.64	1A	Seagoville Road
		1.5	2.4	1B	Elam Road
		2.6	4.2	2	Lake June Road
	Mesquite	3.6	5.8	3	W Cartwright Road / Bruton Road
		5.0	8.0	4	SH 352 (Military Parkway / Scyene Road)
		5.9	9.5	5	Gross Road / Galloway Avenue / Gross Road	Galloway Avenue not signed southbound and Gross Road not signed northound
		6.6	10.6	6	US 80 –Dallas,Terrell	Signed as exits 6A (WEST) and 6B (EAST)
		8.1	13.0	7A	Towne Centre Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		7.5	12.1	7 (NB) 7B (SB)	Town East Boulevard	Signed as exit 7 northbound
		8.7	14.0	8	I-30 –Dallas,Texarkana	Signed on I-30 as Exit(s) 56A (South) and 56B (North)
				—	I-635 Express north	Future southern terminus of I-635 Express Lanes.
		9.3	15.0	9	Oates Drive, Galloway Avenue
				—	Express Lanes	Closed; was northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Mesquite–Garland line	10.8	17.4	10	La Prada Drive	Temporarily closed; Former southbound exit and northern entrance; Full diamond interchange under construction (635 East).
	Garland	11.4	18.3	11A	Centerville Road / Ferguson Road
		12.2	19.6	11B	Northwest Highway, Shiloh Road
		13.4	21.6	12	SH 78 (Garland Road)	Westbound access via exit 11B
	Garland–Dallas line	13.9	22.4	13	Jupiter Road, Kingsley Road / Walnut Hill Lane
	Dallas			—	Express Lanes	Closed; was westbound exit and eastbound entrance to Managed HOV Lane
		15.2	24.5	14	Plano Road / Church Road / New Church Road
		16.0	25.7	15	Miller Road / Royal Lane	Access toLBJ/Skillman Station
		16.6	26.7	16	Skillman Street / Audelia Road	Westbound exit via exit 15; Audelia Road not signed westbound
				—	Express Lanes	Closed; westbound exit and eastbound entrance to Managed HOV Lane
		17.6	28.3	17	Forest Lane, Abrams Road
		18.2	29.3	18A	Greenville Avenue, TI Boulevard	Signed as exit 18 westbound; eastbound signed as "Greenville Ave" only
				—	Express Lanes	Closed; eastbound exit and westbound entrance to Managed HOV Lane
				—	I-635 Express west	Eastern terminus of managed HOV Lanes; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		19.5	31.4	18B	TI Boulevard	Westbound access is part of exit 18; toLBJ/Central Station
				—	TI Boulevard	Managed HOV Lanes access only
		18.8	30.3	19A	US 75 –Dallas,McKinney	High Five Interchange; Exit 21 (US 75)
				—	US 75 north (HOV Lanes) to Spring Creek Parkway	Managed HOV Lanes access only; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		19.6	31.5	19B	Coit Road
		20.2	32.5	20	Park Central Drive, Hillcrest Road	Access to Managed HOV Lanes Eastbound
		21.5	34.6	21	SH 289 (Preston Road) / Montfort Drive
	Farmers Branch–Dallas line	22.8	36.7	22A	Dallas Parkway, Inwood Road, Montfort Drive, Welch Road	No direct eastbound exit (signed at exit 22C)
		23.2	37.3	22B-C	Dallas North Tollway	Signed as exits 22B (NORTH) and 22C (SOUTH)
		24.1	38.8	23	Midway Road, Welch Road
		25.2	40.6	24	Marsh Ln	Access to Managed HOV Lanes Eastbound
		25.8	41.5	25	Webb Chapel Road, Josey Ln, Denton Drive/Harry Hines Boulevard	Direct exit from Managed HOV lanes
	Dallas				I-35E Express –Dallas,Denton	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance from Managed HOV Lanes
		27.8	44.7	27B-C	I-35E –Dallas,Denton	Signed as exits 27B (NORTH) and 27C (SOUTH); Exits 440B-C (I-35E)
				—	I-635 Express east	Western terminus of Managed HOV lanes
	Farmers Branch	29.0	46.7	28	Luna Road
	Irving	30.0	48.3	29/30 (WB) 29A-B (EB)	Pres. George Bush Turnpike / Las Colinas Boulevard	Signed as exits 29 (NORTH) and 30 (SOUTH / Las Colinas Boulevard) westbound, 29A (SOUTH) and 29B (NORTH) eastbound
		30.7	49.4	31	MacArthur Boulevard	Access to Las Colinas Medical Center
		31.9	51.3	31B	Olympus Boulevard	Eastbound exit via exit 31
	Coppell–Irving line	32.8	52.8	33	Belt Line Road
		34.9	56.2	34	Freeport Parkway
	Coppell	35.8	57.6	35	Royal Lane
Tarrant	Grapevine	36.6	58.9	36C	Bass Pro Drive/Bethel Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		36.7	59.1	36A	SH 121 south /SH 114 –Ft Worth,DFW Airport,Dallas	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		36.9	59.4	36B	SH 121 north /FM 2499 north (Grapevine Mills Parkway) / Stars and Stripes Way –McKinney	Western terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Electronic toll collection       Incomplete access

• List of memorials to Lyndon B. Johnson

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