DALLAS–FORT WORTH / THE MAP ARCHIVE
The 1967 Dallas–Fort Worth freeway plan
This regional sheet packs a striking number of proposed freeways into central Dallas, then adds east-side north–south routes, a Plano loop and another web of recommendations across the region.
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at 1967.
Dates and plan details stated on the archived page and map sheet.
- Archive Map Date
- 1967
The archived page identifies this as the 1967 Dallas–Fort Worth freeway planning map.
- Study Date
- July 1967
The source line names the Dallas Fort Worth Regional Transportation Study and gives July 1967.
- Plan Horizon
- 1985 system
The map sheet is headed “Classified 1985 System.”
1967 · Dallas–Fort Worth
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Dallas gets the densest web
The central Dallas side is crossed by closely spaced red freeway lines. The archived account calls out this density directly.
Two proposed north–south routes sit east of Dallas
The archive description points to a pair of north–south freeways on the city’s east side, separate from the routes converging on downtown.
The Plano loop is easy to trace
North of Dallas, the recommended network forms a large loop around Plano and reconnects with the radial freeway system.
DALLAS–FORT WORTH / HISTORICAL CONTEXT
A proposed 1985 regional system
The sheet is a plan, not a completion record. Its legend separates existing or designated freeways from recommended corridors, while the archived account points readers to several proposed routes that stand out in the Dallas half of the map.
PRESERVED FROM THE HISTORICAL WEBSITE
Dallas/Fort Worth Freeway Planning Map, 1967
The 1967 map shows an incredibly dense network freeways in the central Dallas area. It also shows two north-south freeways on the east side of Dallas, a Plano Loop freeway, and numerous other freeways. See the table below for the full listing of unbuilt freeways from this plan.
Archive note: The table was not included on this archived map page. The planning chronology lists the unbuilt freeways. See the 1967 planning account →
Source: Dallas Fort Worth Regional Transportation Study, July 1967