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Spur 366, also named the Woodall Rodgers Freeway, is a

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that connects Beckley Avenue and Singleton Boulevard in

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to Interstate 35E,

Interstate 345 Interstate 345 (I-345) is an unsigned Auxiliary Interstate Highway in the city of Dallas within the US state of Texas. It is a freeway that connects I-45 (which ends at the interchange with I-30) with U.S. Highway 75 (US 7 ...

and

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(

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) in central

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. The highway, as part of the downtown freeway loop, also serves as a dividing line between

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on the south and the

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and Victory Park neighborhoods on the north. In 2012 the

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designed

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Dallas, Texas, that spans the Trinity River (Texas), Trinity River. The bridge is named for Margaret Hunt Hill, an heiress and philanthropist. The bridge was constructed as part of the Tr ...

was opened, extending Woodall Rodgers west of I-35E across the Trinity River, into

. The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is first of three planned bridges of the

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Klyde Warren Park Klyde Warren Park is a public park in Downtown Dallas, Texas. The park is over the Woodall Rodgers Freeway, and opened in 2012. It is named for Klyde Warren, the young son of billionaire Kelcy Warren who donated $10 million to the developmen ...

, completed in 2012, spans the freeway from Saint Paul Street to Pearl Street, connecting the downtown

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with Uptown. The freeway travels in a tunnel under the park. The highway is named after

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, a former mayor of Dallas responsible for the construction of Love Field and Central Expressway.

Route description

Spur 366 is often referred to by most locals as Woodall Rodgers Freeway (or simply Woodall Rodgers). The only signage for Spur 366 is on the ramps to the highway at the interchanges with I-35E and I-345/US 75. As such, the highway is signed "TO I-35E" and "TO I-45/US-75," as I-345 is unsigned and connects to I-45. The highway begins at a traffic signal at Beckley Avenue. Westbound traffic can continue past the light onto Singleton Boulevard. After the light, Spur 366 crosses the Trinity River on the

. From the bridge, traffic can exit to Riverfront Boulevard (formerly Industrial Boulevard). An incomplete interchange with I-35E (Stemmons Freeway) follows, before the freeway serves as the dividing line between Downtown and Uptown. There are many exits for the next mile, most of which contain multiple ramps to serve different streets. The freeway ends at an interchange with I-345/US 75 in northeast Downtown. The exit ramp to northbound US 75 also serves Hall Street.

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge

The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is a steel bridge that carries Woodall Rodgers Freeway over the Trinity River. This is the first steel bridge across the river. The bridge opened in March 2012 and was designed by

Klyde Warren Park

Klyde Warren Park is a 5.4-acre park that connects

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with

. The park is located above the freeway (which travels through a tunnel under the park, much like the

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in Phoenix) between Pearl and St. Paul streets to the west and east, and the frontage roads to the north and south.

History

Like many freeways in the United States, Spur 366 was built through a prominent

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, displacing the population and gentrifying the area. Spur 366 was built along sections of Cochran and Munger Streets between I-35E and I-345/US 75. Once the freeway opened in 1983, it remained relatively unchanged until the construction of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge and Klyde Warren Park in 2012.

Exit list

References

External links

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Official site: Woodall Rodgers deck park project
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