End of US highway 175

Note: since I don't have access to a comprehensive collection of historical road atlases, much of the info on this page is based on the research of Robert Droz; click here to view his site. Photo credits: Justin Cozart; Steven Nelson; swissJohn; Mike Wiley

The west end of US 175 is in Dallas TX. That's been the case since it was commissioned in 1932 - but, as you might expect in a big city, the exact location of its terminus has changed over the years. Photos of the historic downtown endpoints are shown on this page.

After Seagoville Rd was upgraded and became the Hawn Fwy (mid-1960s), the US 175 designation followed that connection to what was then known as S. Central Expwy, and ended there (since that was US 75). The photo below is looking south on S. Central Expwy/Wright Fwy. This is now designated US 175, which exits to the right, then passes under to the left, becoming the Hawn Frwy, heading towards Kaufman. However, this used to be US 75 (continuing on what is now TX hwy. 310), and the US 175 designation began at this exit:

Wiley, 2001

The angle of the sun wasn't so great, so Mike sent another shot, taken from the frontage road (below):

Wiley, 2001

Since about 1988, the US 75 designation no longer makes it this far south, so the US 175 designation has been extended north a bit via old US 75 (S. Central/Wright), ending at I-45's interchange 283. Here's a shot from southbound I-45:

Wiley, 2001

Notice the sign says "TO US 175". That takes you to a transition ramp which serves both US 175 and MLK traffic. Where that ramp splits, the signs indicate that you are now truly on US 175 (below):

Wiley, 2001

This last shot shows the north end of US 175:

Wiley, 2001

There we're looking north on S. Central/Wright. US 75 used to continue straight ahead, and followed Central through downtown. But now US 75 ends on the other (north) side of downtown, so US 175 has been extended up to this point. Under the bridge, you can see the last US 175 marker; it's shown close-up below:

Wiley, 2001

The east end of US 175 has always been in Jacksonville TX, but there too the terminus has changed a few times. Until probably sometime in the 1960s, there was no Jackson Street heading north out of town - instead US 69 traffic used Bolton Street. US 175 came in on Frankston Street (as it still does) but ended at Bolton. The shot below is looking north on Bolton:

Nelson, Aug. 2007

This used to be US 69, and to the left on Frankston was the original east beginning of US 175. At the time, US 69 went south from here on Bolton to Cherokee Street, then went east to Jackson before turning south again.

Later, when Jackson was extended to the north and US 69 traffic was moved off Bolton, US 175 was extended south along the former US 69: south on Bolton, east on Cherokee, ending at Jackson. (There are some photos of this intersection below, taken when US 175 ended there during a later timeframe.)

It wasn't long before a new Jackson Street viaduct was built, so that traffic could pass over the railyards. When this was completed in 1974, US 175 signage was extended down Jackson with US 69, ending at Rusk Street (US 79). The photo below is looking north on Jackson at Rusk:

Nelson, Aug. 2007

For about 25 years, US 175 began straight ahead with US 69 (US 175 split off onto Cherokee, about four blocks ahead). At the time, US 79 traffic used Rusk east of Jackson, but not west of Jackson (as it does today). Instead, US 79 traffic had to jog one block and follow Larissa Street west out of town. In 1999, Rusk was upgraded west of Jackson so that US 79 traffic could stay on Rusk all the way through town. When that happened, US 175 shields no longer appeared on the replacement signage, so the designation was essentially cut back to its former terminus on Cherokee at Jackson. The photo below was looking west on Cherokee from Jackson, which serves as US 69 (as well as a short segment of TX hwy. 135):

Wiley, 2001

That was the east beginning of US 175. You should be able to just make out the first sign (on the right); it's shown close-up below:

Wiley, 2001

From there, US 175 continued west on Cherokee for three blocks; then north about a half-mile on Bolton; and then west on Frankston, out of town. Above, the car at left had just reached the east end of US 175. Straight ahead (across Jackson) the driver would've seen the signage shown below:

Wiley, 2001

No "End" sign, which is pretty typical in Texas. The assembly on the left was for northbound Jackson traffic; it's visible in the photo below:

Wiley, 2001

That shows the old beginning of US 175 as seen from northbound US 69. The photo below shows the old beginning from southbound:

swissJohn, 2000

On the far side of the overpass is downtown Jacksonville, and the junction with US 79.

In 2002, US 175 was extended straight through its intersection with Bolton on a new road called Alexander. It still ends at its junction with US 69, but this is now about a half-mile north of the historic Cherokee terminus. The photo below is looking north on Jackson, or US 69:

Cozart, Apr. 2003

US 175 begins to the left; the street signs are shown close-up below:

Cozart, Apr. 2003

That was a new intersection, and signage back then was quite inadequate - hopefully things have improved by now.