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State Highway Loop 12 marker

State Highway Loop 12
Route information
Length 47.74 mi (76.83 km)
Existed 1939–present
Major junctions
Beltway around Dallas
 
  • I-30
  • US 75
  • Dallas North Tollway
  • I-35E
  • SH 114
  • SH 183
  • US 67
  • SH 342
  • I-45
  • US 175
Highway system
Highways in Texas
Interstate • U.S. • TX (Loops – Spurs – Rec – FM)
← SH 12 RM 12 →

Loop 12 is a state highway that runs mostly within the city limits of Dallas, Texas. The western segment of the loop is named after General Walton Walker, who served and died in South Korea. During the 1950s and 1960s, Loop 12 was the outer beltway in the Dallas area, having since been supplanted by Interstate 635 (I-635), which is itself being supplanted by the President George Bush Turnpike (SH 190). Loop 12 is, however, the only state highway in Dallas that forms a complete loop (Belt Line Road is also a complete loop but is not a state road except for a stretch as part of Farm to Market Road 1382).

Gallery

  • TX Loop 12 and US 75

    Intersection of Loop 12 with US 75

  • Texas State Highway 289 Preston Road - Texas State Highway Loop 12 Northwest Highway - 4484 - jpfagerback 2013-05-07

    Preston Road intersection Loop 12 Northwest Highway

  • Texas State Highway Loop 12 Northwest Highway at Dallas North Tollway toward Douglas Ave - 4488 - jpfagerback 2013-05-07

    Loop 12 Northwest Highway at Dallas North Tollway toward Douglas Ave

  • Texas State Highway Loop 12 Northwest Highway at Dallas North Tollway toward Hathaway St - 4526 - jpfagerback 2013-05-07

    Loop 12 Northwest Highway at Dallas North Tollway toward Hathaway St

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