Collin County Outer Loop
Collin County Outer Loop | |
|---|---|
| Outer Loop Road | |
 Current Collin County Outer Loop highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 9.4 mi (15.1 km) |
| Existed | October 8, 2012[1]–present |
| Segment 3 | |
| Length | 4.8 mi[2] (7.7 km) |
| West end | Dallas Parkway in Celina |
| East end |  FM 2478 in Celina |
| Segment 1 | |
| Length | 4.6 mi[3] (7.4 km) |
| West end |  US 75 in Anna |
| East end |  SH 121 near Melissa |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Highway system | |
The Collin County Outer Loop is a partially-built beltway in Collin County, Texas. The highway would travel from the Denton County line to the Rockwall County line, passing through cities in the northern and eastern parts of the county.
The Loop is part of the DFW Regional Outer Loop project, which would encircle the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
The highway was initially proposed as a toll road, with Collin County establishing the Collin County Toll Road Authority to manage the project.[4] However, in March 2019, following the county's Commissioners Court opted to make the road a freeway.[5]
Current status
[edit]As of October 2022[update], the highway consists of two discontinuous segments, both of which are primarily two-lane roads. These segments will serve as frontage roads in the final highway.
The eastern segment (officially Segment 1) runs 4.6 miles (7.4 km) from US 75 in Anna to SH 121 northeast of Melissa.[6]
The western segment (officially Segment 3) runs 4.8 miles (7.7 km) from Dallas Parkway to Custer Road (FM 2478) in Celina.[6][7]
Future
[edit]The Outer Loop is planned to run for approximately 50 miles[8][9] from the future northern extension of the Dallas North Tollway in Celina to Interstate 30 near Royse City.[10] For construction purposes, the loop is divided into five segments.[6]
Segment 1
[edit]Segment 1 is the first section of road opened, running from US 75 to SH 121. The segment was built at a cost of $21 million.[1][8]
This section will eventually become the north frontage road as main freeway lanes are added.
Segment 2
[edit]Segment 2 will run from FM 6 between Nevada and Josephine to the Rockwall County line near Royse City. This segment could possibly be extended further south past Interstate 30 through Rockwall, Kaufman and Dallas counties as part of a much larger outer loop.[11]
Segment 3
[edit]Segment 3 will run past US 75 to the future north extension of the Dallas North Tollway in Celina. This section will run through north McKinney (close to Weston) and cross SH 289 (Preston Road) before ending at the Dallas North Tollway. This section could be extended further west through Denton County as part of a larger outer loop.[11]
Construction on the portion between Dallas Parkway (future Dallas North Tollway) and SH 289 (Preston Road) started in 2019.[12] This was extended to FM 2478 (Custer Road) in October 2022, with further extension to US 75 originally planned for 2023.[7] Construction began in 2024 on the extension to US 75.
Segment 4
[edit]Segment 4 will run from US 380 near Farmersville to FM 6 between Nevada and Josephine.
Segment 5
[edit]Segment 5 will connect segments 1 and 4, running through sparsely populated areas of the county.
Junction list
[edit]The entire route is in Collin County.
| Location | mi [2][3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celina | 0.0 | 0.0 | Dallas Parkway (future Dallas North Tollway) | Western terminus | |
| County Road 52, County Road 1117 | |||||
| 1.8 | 2.9 |  SH 289 (Preston Road) | |||
| County Road 88 | |||||
| | County Road 87 | ||||
| | 4.8 | 7.7 | FM 2478 – Weston, McKinney | Current eastern terminus of phase 3 | |
| | County Road 126 | Planned interchange (phase 3) | |||
| Weston |  FM 543 – Weston, McKinney | Planned interchange (phase 3) | |||
| | County Road 286, County Road 283 | Planned interchange (phase 3) | |||
| Anna | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 75 | Western terminus of phase 1; US 75 exit 47B | |
| Anna–Melissa line | 1.7 | 2.7 |  SH 5 (South Powell Street / McKinney Street) | ||
| | 4.6 | 7.4 | SH 121 | Current eastern terminus of Collin County Outer Loop | |
| | County Road 472, County Road 474 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 476, County Road 475 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| Anna | County Road 506 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 577 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 576 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| |  SH 78 – Leonard, Blue Ridge | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 630 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 632 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 973 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 670 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| |  FM 981 – Leonard, Blue Ridge, Celeste | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 834 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 825 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 669, County Road 622 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 618 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 663 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| |  FM 2194 – Merit, Farmersville | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| | County Road 655 | Planned interchange (phase 5) | |||
| Farmersville |  US 380 – Greenville, McKinney | Planned interchange (phases 4/5) | |||
| |  FM 647 – Farmersville, Josephine | Planned interchange (phase 4) | |||
| | County Road 649 | Planned interchange (phase 4) | |||
| | County Road 647, County Road 644 | Planned interchange (phase 4) | |||
| |  FM 1778 – Josephine, Copeville | Planned interchange (phase 4) | |||
| | County Road 596 | Planned interchange (phase 4) | |||
| Josephine |  FM 6 – Josephine, Nevada | Planned interchange (phases 4/2) | |||
| | County Road 637 | Planned interchange (phase 2) | |||
| | County Road 1040 | Planned interchange (phase 2) | |||
| Royse City | County Road 592, County Road 590 | Planned interchange (phase 2) | |||
| County Road 800 | Planned interchange (phase 2) | ||||
| |  FM 1138 / County Road 800 – Nevada | Planned interchange (phase 2) | |||
| |  FM 2755 – Lavon | Planned interchange (phase 2) | |||
| | County Road 900 | Planned interchange (phase 2) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Young, Michael E. (October 8, 2012). "Outer Loop Road might be first step in Collin County's future growth". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ a b "Overview Map of Collin County Outer Loop (Segment 3)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Overview Map of Collin County Outer Loop (Segment 1)". Google Maps. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ Stinton, Marthe (2011-04-06). "County to hear update on Outer Loop". McKinney Courier-Gazette. Star Local Media. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ Davis, Emily (2019-03-20). "Commissioners approve designating Collin County Outer Loop as freeway instead of tollway". Community Impact Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ a b c "Engineering Outer Loop". Collin County. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ a b Henvey, Audrey (2022-10-13). "Celina, Collin County celebrate opening of new segment of Outer Loop". Celina Record. Star Local Media. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ a b "Regional Projects Progress Report - December 2014" (PDF). North Texas Tollway Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Mobility Projects". Collin County. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Outer Loop Web Overview" (PDF). Collin County. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "Outer Loop Route Study". Rockwall. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ Davis, Emily (2019-08-10). "Construction to start soon on Collin County Outer Loop from Dallas North Tollway to Preston Road". Community Impact Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
