State Highway 310 (SH 310) is an 8.3-mile (13.4 km) north–south state highway located mostly within Dallas. It is a portion of the old route of U.S. Highway 75 (US 75) along the Central Expressway, which now ends in downtown Dallas. The road, located within Hutchins and South Dallas, has been replaced as the major through route by Interstate 45 (I-45). SH 310 is known as the South Central Expressway south of its intersection with Loop 12 and the S. M. Wright Freeway north of it.
SH 310 begins and ends at I-45. It begins at I-45 in Hutchins as an arterial road named the South Central Expressway and intersects I-20 before entering Dallas. Passing through South Dallas, SH 310 has an interchange with Loop 12, taking on the name of the S. M. Wright Freeway. At the intersection with Overton Road, SH 310 becomes an expressway and promptly crosses the Trinity River. Continuing on, SH 310 has an interchange with US 175. After intersecting a couple side roads just south of Elsie Faye Heggins Street, SH 310 becomes a full fledged freeway, having an interchange with the aforementioned arterial. Continuing on, SH 310 has interchanges at Pine Street, Metropolitan Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard before ending at an interchange with I-45, Cesar Chavez Boulevard, and the Good-Latimer Expressway near downtown Dallas.
SH 310 north of Loop 12 was co-named the S.M. Wright Freeway in 1995 by Governor George W. Bush after the Reverend S.M. Wright (1927-1994). Wright was a local pastor and civil rights leader from South Dallas.[3] It is still technically also referred to as the Central Expressway, as it is a former portion of that road. In practice, Dallasites refer to the current US 75 (the portion north of downtown) as Central Expressway and the decommissioned US 75 (the portion south of downtown) as the S.M. Wright Freeway.[citation needed]
The southbound Trinity River bridge is the original simple steel girder bridge from abutment to abutment while the northbound is newer and largely precast concrete - the only steel girders are the longer spans directly over the river. The southbound bridge was repainted by CEKRA for TxDOT in late 2015.[citation needed]
Through southern Dallas, I-45 (also named the Julius Schepps Freeway) has replaced SH 310 as the through route. However, as I-45 is completely elevated between downtown and the Trinity River, during freezing rain events it is virtually impassable, whereupon it is closed and traffic is diverted onto SH 310.[citation needed]
History
An earlier SH 310 was designated on February 20, 1939 from SH 29 to the Lockhart Recreation Center.[4] On September 26, 1939, SH 310 was cancelled and transferred to PR 10.[citation needed] The current SH 310 was designated on January 28, 1987, replacing part of US 75 from US 175 south to I-45.[1] On April 29, 2013, SH 310 was extended north from US 175 to I-45, replacing part of US 175, which was designated to be rerouted on a more direct route west to I-45.[citation needed] The rerouting of US 175 was opened to traffic in 2020, with I-45 south to US 175 east opening in March and the other direction in early July 2020.[5]
Future
The S.M. Wright Project is a highway project by TxDOT which seeks to bring improvements to the major highways in South Dallas. The project mainly seeks to convert the S.M. Wright Freeway into a six-lane arterial with at-grade intersections. Phase I involved rerouting US 175 off the S.M. Wright Freeway onto a brand new extension of the C.F. Hawn Freeway which directly connects into I-45. In addition to this, improvements were made to I-45 directly north of said interchange. Phase I was completed in early June 2020. Phase II involves converting the S.M. Wright Freeway between US 175 and I-45 into an arterial. In addition to that, improvements with its interchange with I-45, Cesar Chavez Boulevard, and the Good-Latimer Expressway will be made. Phase II is scheduled for completion in fall 2023.[6]
^ abcTransportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 310". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
^ abGoogle (July 29, 2021). "Overview Map of SH 310" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
^"In Memory of S.M. Wright". S.M. Wright Foundation. S.M. Wright Foundation. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Texas State Highway 310 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message State Highway 310 SH 310 is an 8 3 mile 13 4 km north south state highway located mostly within Dallas It is a portion of the old route of U S Highway 75 US 75 along the Central Expressway which now ends in downtown Dallas The road located within Hutchins and South Dallas has been replaced as the major through route by Interstate 45 I 45 SH 310 is known as the South Central Expressway south of its intersection with Loop 12 and the S M Wright Freeway north of it State Highway 310South Central ExpresswayS M Wright FreewaySH 310 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by TxDOTLength8 3 mi 1 2 13 4 km Existed1987 presentMajor junctionsSouth endI 45 in HutchinsMajor intersectionsI 20 in Hutchins Loop 12 in Dallas US 175 in DallasNorth endI 45 in DallasLocationCountryUnited StatesStateTexasHighway systemHighways in TexasInterstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM RM Park Rec SH 309 SH 311 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Future 4 Major intersections 5 ReferencesRoute description EditSH 310 begins and ends at I 45 It begins at I 45 in Hutchins as an arterial road named the South Central Expressway and intersects I 20 before entering Dallas Passing through South Dallas SH 310 has an interchange with Loop 12 taking on the name of the S M Wright Freeway At the intersection with Overton Road SH 310 becomes an expressway and promptly crosses the Trinity River Continuing on SH 310 has an interchange with US 175 After intersecting a couple side roads just south of Elsie Faye Heggins Street SH 310 becomes a full fledged freeway having an interchange with the aforementioned arterial Continuing on SH 310 has interchanges at Pine Street Metropolitan Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard before ending at an interchange with I 45 Cesar Chavez Boulevard and the Good Latimer Expressway near downtown Dallas SH 310 north of Loop 12 was co named the S M Wright Freeway in 1995 by Governor George W Bush after the Reverend S M Wright 1927 1994 Wright was a local pastor and civil rights leader from South Dallas 3 It is still technically also referred to as the Central Expressway as it is a former portion of that road In practice Dallasites refer to the current US 75 the portion north of downtown as Central Expressway and the decommissioned US 75 the portion south of downtown as the S M Wright Freeway citation needed The southbound Trinity River bridge is the original simple steel girder bridge from abutment to abutment while the northbound is newer and largely precast concrete the only steel girders are the longer spans directly over the river The southbound bridge was repainted by CEKRA for TxDOT in late 2015 citation needed Through southern Dallas I 45 also named the Julius Schepps Freeway has replaced SH 310 as the through route However as I 45 is completely elevated between downtown and the Trinity River during freezing rain events it is virtually impassable whereupon it is closed and traffic is diverted onto SH 310 citation needed History EditAn earlier SH 310 was designated on February 20 1939 from SH 29 to the Lockhart Recreation Center 4 On September 26 1939 SH 310 was cancelled and transferred to PR 10 citation needed The current SH 310 was designated on January 28 1987 replacing part of US 75 from US 175 south to I 45 1 On April 29 2013 SH 310 was extended north from US 175 to I 45 replacing part of US 175 which was designated to be rerouted on a more direct route west to I 45 citation needed The rerouting of US 175 was opened to traffic in 2020 with I 45 south to US 175 east opening in March and the other direction in early July 2020 5 Future EditThe S M Wright Project is a highway project by TxDOT which seeks to bring improvements to the major highways in South Dallas The project mainly seeks to convert the S M Wright Freeway into a six lane arterial with at grade intersections Phase I involved rerouting US 175 off the S M Wright Freeway onto a brand new extension of the C F Hawn Freeway which directly connects into I 45 In addition to this improvements were made to I 45 directly north of said interchange Phase I was completed in early June 2020 Phase II involves converting the S M Wright Freeway between US 175 and I 45 into an arterial In addition to that improvements with its interchange with I 45 Cesar Chavez Boulevard and the Good Latimer Expressway will be made Phase II is scheduled for completion in fall 2023 6 Major intersections EditThe entire route is in Dallas County Locationmi 1 2 kmDestinationsNotesHutchins0 00 0 I 45 south HoustonSouthern terminus interchange I 45 exit 2750 50 80 I 20 east ShreveportInterchange I 20 exit 474Dallas2 23 5Simpson Stuart RoadAt grade intersection3 55 6 Loop 12Interchange4 36 9Illinois AvenueAt grade intersection5 28 4Overton RoadAt grade intersection south end of expressway5 79 2Lamar StreetInterchange northbound exit and southbound entrance6 310 1Carlton Garrett Street Lamar StreetInterchange northbound exit6 710 8 US 175 KaufmanInterchange with signals on SH 3107 111 4Elsie Faye Heggins StreetInterchange northbound entrance and southbound exit south end of freeway7 311 7Pine StreetInterchange7 712 4Metropolitan AvenueInterchange7 912 7Pennsylvania AvenueInterchange northbound exit and southbound entrance8 113 0Martin Luther King Jr BoulevardInterchange northbound exit8 313 4 I 45 north to US 75 Sherman Cesar Chavez Boulevard Good Latimer ExpresswayNorthern terminus interchange I 45 exit 283B1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Incomplete accessReferences EditRoute map KML file edit help Template Attached KML Texas State Highway 310KML is from Wikidata a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division n d State Highway No 310 Highway Designation Files Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved March 14 2008 a b Google July 29 2021 Overview Map of SH 310 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved July 29 2021 In Memory of S M Wright S M Wright Foundation S M Wright Foundation Retrieved July 31 2021 PDF https publicdocs txdot gov minord MinuteOrderDocLib 003676257 pdf a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help PDF http ftp dot state tx us pub txdot info adm 2013 documents minute orders april25 16c pdf a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help S M Wright Phase II Texas Department of Transportation Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved July 31 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Texas State Highway 310 amp oldid 1103381156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
