Archive: Driving Southbound, I-635 to I-20
Tollway has been expanded to 8 main lanes since these photos were taken
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Page last updated or reviewed: Setp 22, 2022 (classify page as archive)
These photos were taken on April 15, 2014. They start at I-635 in Irving and proceed south to the end of the turnpike at I-20 in Grand Prairie.

In 2022 expansion to 8 main lanes (four in each direction) was completed, making the photos on this page obsolete. These photos are designated as archive photos.
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Approaching the I-635 interchange (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
South of the I-635 interchange (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified An additional lane in each direction was opened in October 2021.
Approaching SH 114 (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified An additional lane in each direction was opened in October 2021.
At SH 114, with the two orphan piers. (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified An additional lane in each direction was opened in October 2021.
South of SH 114 (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified An additional lane in each direction was opened in October 2021.
The DART light rail crossing. (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened around 2020.
Toll plaza (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened around 2020.
The section ahead is SH 161 and is not tolled. (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened around 2020.
On the east side of DFW Airport (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened around 2020.
Approaching SH 183 (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened around 2020.
At the SH 183 interchange. (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened in 2020 (northbound) and 2022.
South of SH 183. There is enough pavement for 5 lanes in each direction, but the highway is striped for 3 lanes in each direction with an extra-wide interior shoulder. (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened in 2020 (northbound) and 2022.
(Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened in 2020 (northbound) and 2022.
Toll plaza. This plaza was built to be all-electronic. (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened in 2020 (northbound) and 2022.
Approaching the I-30 interchange. (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2021 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened in 2020 (northbound) and 2022.
At the I-30 interchange (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
At the I-30 interchange. (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
South of the I-30 interchange, the Bush Turnpike has two lanes in each direction. (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2022 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened 2022.
Toll plaza (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2022 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened 2022.
Approaching I-20 (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
2022 Photo status: Modified There are now four lanes in each direction, opened 2022.
The turnpike ends at I-20 (Photo date: 15-April-2014)
On the connection ramp to I-20 westbound (Photo date: 15-April-2014)