Sam Rayburn Tollway
State Highway 121 Tollway | |
Route information | |
Maintained by NTTA | |
Length | 25.2 mi[1][2] (40.6 km) |
Existed | 2006–present |
Major junctions | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Highway system | |
The Sam Rayburn Tollway (formerly the State Highway 121 Tollway) is a controlled-access toll road operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority[3] that runs from Grapevine to McKinney. Its frontage roads are signed SH 121.
The original portion of the toll road from Business 121 near Coppell to FM 2281 opened in May 2006, and toll collection started December 1 of that year. The tolled portion extended to Hillcrest Road in Plano/Frisco on August 31, 2008. The tollway was extended to Custer Road on September 1, 2009, and again to Hardin Boulevard in McKinney on October 1, 2009.
The tollway (formerly named 121 Tollway) was renamed in honor of Sam Rayburn at a North Texas Tollway Authority meeting on March 16, 2009.
The tollway also currently features two five-level stack interchanges, at Dallas North Tollway and I-35E.
History
[edit]The Sam Rayburn Tollway project was divided into five segments, all of which have been completed.
- Segment 1, from Denton Tap Road to Old Denton Road, opened to traffic in July 2006.
- Segment 2, which runs from Old Denton Road to Hillcrest Road, officially opened to traffic on September 1, 2008, when NTTA took full responsibility for Segments 1 and 2 as well as the operation, maintenance and construction of the remaining segments of the Sam Rayburn Tollway.
- NTTA contractors began work on Segment 3 of the Sam Rayburn Tollway in March 2008. On September 1, 2009, the NTTA opened the main lanes from Hillcrest Road to just east of Custer Road. On September 29, 2009, the North Texas Toll Authority opened the main lanes from just east of Custer Road to west of Hardin Boulevard.
- Segment 4 encompasses the Sam Rayburn Tollway/US 75 interchange, from west of Hardin Boulevard to just east of U.S. 75. Construction on this portion of the corridor began in December 2008. Four major direct-connecting ramps were open to traffic in December 2010. The last two ramps were opened in March 2011.
- The Sam Rayburn Tollway/Dallas North Tollway interchange is referred to as Segment 5. The North Texas Toll Authority began construction on Segment 5 in February 2010. It was completed in 2012.
Exit list
[edit]Almost all exits include access to SH 121, which follows the frontage roads. Due to the nearly continuous frontage road, most exits on the Tollway serve more than one roadway. All exits are unnumbered.
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Denton | Lewisville | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Continues south as SH 121; southern terminus of Business SH 121 |
Dallas | Coppell–Lewisville line | 0.9 | 1.4 | ![]() ![]() | No southbound signage for SH 121 |
Denton | Lewisville | 1.6 | 2.6 | Denton Tap Main Lane Gantry | |
2.2 | 3.5 | MacArthur Blvd | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
3.2 | 5.1 | ![]() | Tolled exit to I-35E north; Exits 447A-448A (I-35E) | ||
3.5 | 5.6 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of the concurrency with SH 121; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Carrollton | 4.5 | 7.2 | Marchant Blvd /Huffines Blvd | ||
5.0 | 8.0 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of the concurrency with SH 121; no SH 121 signage southbound | ||
6.4 | 10.3 | Carrollton Pkwy | Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
Lewisville | 7.2 | 11.6 | ![]() | Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance; southbound exit is via the FM 2281 interchange | |
7.8 | 12.6 | ![]() | Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance; also signed for FM 544 southbound | ||
8.1 | 13.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | No direct northbound exit; northern terminus of Business SH 121 | ||
8.8 | 14.2 | Standridge Dr/Castle Hills Dr | Tolled interchange | ||
9.1 | 14.6 | Josey Main Lane Gantry | |||
9.6 | 15.4 | ![]() ![]() | Tolled interchange; southern terminus of FM 423 | ||
The Colony | 10.5 | 16.9 | Paige Rd/Plano Pkwy | Southbound exit via South Colony Boulevard interchange | |
11.2 | 18.0 | S Colony Blvd / Nebraska Furniture Mart Dr | South Colony Boulevard not accessible northbound; tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
12.0 | 19.3 | Spring Creek Pkwy | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
Collin | Plano–Frisco line | 12.9 | 20.8 | Legacy Dr | |
13.0 | 20.9 | Dallas Pkwy | Southbound exit is via the Parkwood Boulevard interchange | ||
13.8 | 22.2 | ![]() | |||
14.3 | 23.0 | Parkwood Blvd | Tolled northbound exit; also signed for Dallas Parkway southbound | ||
14.9 | 24.0 | ![]() | |||
16.0 | 25.7 | Hillcrest Rd (Frisco)/Rasor Blvd (Plano), Ohio Dr | Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance; Ohio Drive signed at SH 289 exit southbound | ||
17.3 | 27.8 | ![]() | Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance; to Centennial Medical Center | ||
18.4 | 29.6 | Independence Pkwy | Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
Plano–Frisco– Allen–McKinney quadripoint | 19.6 | 31.5 | ![]() | Tolled northbound exit and southbound entrance; no direct southbound exit (signed at Exchange Parkway) | |
Custer Main Lane Gantry | |||||
Allen–McKinney line | 20.3 | 32.7 | Exchange Pkwy (Allen)/Craig Ranch Pkwy (McKinney) | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
21.2 | 34.1 | Alma Dr (Allen)/Alma Rd (McKinney) | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance; no direct northbound exit (signed at Exchange Parkway), Alma Drive is signed on the exit sign. | ||
22.2 | 35.7 | Stacy Rd | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
22.9 | 36.9 | Lake Forest Dr (McKinney)/Watters Rd (Allen) | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
23.8 | 38.3 | Hardin Blvd (McKinney)/Chelsea Blvd (Allen) | Tolled southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
24.2 | 38.9 | Frontage Rd | Northbound exit only; to US 75 frontage roads | ||
24.5 | 39.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Exit 38C (US 75) | ||
25.2 | 40.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | To Medical City McKinney; continues north as Spur 399 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Google (June 9, 2019). "Sam Rayburn Tollway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Sam Rayburn Tollway Update". Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2012.[self-published source]
- ^ "Sam Rayburn Tollway". Retrieved July 26, 2012.
External links
[edit]- A YouTube video sponsored by the NTTA as the official tour (from Grapevine to McKinney)