History
Interstate 635 was originally designated by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1959 as a loop around the eastern 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 to Barnes Bridge in Mesquite. In February 1970, the highway from US 75 westward to Interstate 35E northwest of Dallas opened to traffic. The I-635 designation was truncated in 1971 when Interstate 20 was rerouted south of Dallas, taking over 13 miles (21 km) of I-635's former route.
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.
An additional westward expansion (to the north entrance of DFW Airport) was designated in 1974 and opened in the 1980s.
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