TexasFreeway

Preserving the travel history of Texas.

DALLAS–FORT WORTH / THE MAP ARCHIVE

The detailed 1978 Dallas–Fort Worth freeway plan

This companion sheet moves closer to the Dallas–Fort Worth street grid, using blue, green and red lines to distinguish the recommended system, existing streets and later revisions.

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THE MAP AT A GLANCE

A closer look
at 1978.

Dates and plan details stated on the archived page, legend and map sheet.

Archive Map Date
1978

The archived page identifies the source as the 1978 Transportation Program for North Central Texas.

Future Horizon
Beyond 1990

The legend includes possible future freeways to be constructed beyond 1990.

Revision Layer
1977

Red lines identify 1977 recommended revisions or additions to the thoroughfare system.

Now explore Dallas–Fort Worth in 1978Zoom in to compare the recommended system, street grid and 1977 revisions.
EXPLORE THE DETAILS

1978 · Dallas–Fort Worth

Dallas/Fort Worth Freeway Planning Map (Detail), 1978; features described in Look closer below
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The complete map is also available as a single image.

Source: 1978 Transportation Program for North Central Texas.
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LOOK CLOSER / EDITORIAL NOTES

Find it on the map.

  1. The street grid stays visible beneath the plan

    Existing streets form a dense green base, while heavier blue lines carry the recommended freeway system across the two cities.

  2. Two central-city inset areas are marked

    Blue rectangles over Fort Worth and Dallas identify areas covered by separate central-city inset maps.

  3. Red lines record 1977 revisions

    The legend identifies red routes as 1977 recommended revisions or additions to the thoroughfare system.

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DALLAS–FORT WORTH / HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The same 1978 program at street-grid scale

This detailed companion uses the same 1978 Transportation Program source as the regional freeway-project map. Its legend separates the recommended freeway system, future improvements beyond 1990 and 1977 changes from the underlying street and thoroughfare network.

PRESERVED FROM THE HISTORICAL WEBSITE

Dallas/Fort Worth Freeway Planning Map (Detail), 1978

The 1978 plan is similar to the plan that is currently in effect (the Mobility 2025 plan). However, the 1978 plan includes the cancelled mid-cities freeway, the full length of the River Freeway, and still does not include freeway improvements that have actually been built..

Source: 1978 Transportation Program for North Central Texas.