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State Highway 356 marker

State Highway 356

Irving Boulevard
SH 356, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length6.386 mi [1] (10.277 km)
Existed1946–present
SH 356 west
West end SH 183 in Irving
East endSowers Road in Irving
SH 356 east
West endLee Street in Irving
East end I-35E in Dallas
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Highway system
SH 355 SH 357

State Highway 356 runs from State Highway 183 in Irving, Texas to Interstate 35E in Dallas, Texas.

Route description

SH 356 begins at a junction with SH 183 in Irving. It heads east from this junction through Irving to an intersection with Loop 12. SH 356 reaches its eastern terminus at I-35E in Dallas.

It is known locally as Irving Boulevard for most of its length; a small section on the eastern end is designated as Commonwealth Boulevard, which connects Irving Boulevard to I-35E. It runs through downtown Irving and a heavily industrialized portion of Dallas between the Trinity River and State Highway 183.

History

SH 356 was designated on August 8, 1946, running from State Highway 1 (Commerce Street) near the Triple Underpass (where Elm, Main and Commerce Streets meet [2]) to SH 183 in Irving, replacing FM 684. The highway's eastern terminus was relocated to I-35E on August 28, 1958. The section of SH 356 between Sowers Road and Lee Street was removed from the state highway system and turned over to the city of Irving on October 30, 2003. [1] On November 20, 2008, the section of SH 356 from the Trinity River Levee to I-35E was cancelled.

Junction list

The entire route is in Dallas County.

Location mi kmDestinationsNotes
Irving0.00.0 SH 183 (Airport Freeway) / Belt Line RoadInterchange
2.84.5Sowers RoadSH 356 designation ends
Gap in route
0.00.0Lee StreetSH 356 designation resumes
1.01.6 Loop 12 (Walton Walker Boulevard)Interchange
1.32.1Trinity View ParkInterchange
Dallas2.13.4Regal RowInterchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 356". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  2. ^ "The Triple Underpass-Elm, Main, and Commerce Never Looked Better". Flashback Dallas. Retrieved June 11, 2018.