Handley–Ederville Road is a short arterial road located in the cities of Fort Worth and Richland Hills, in the northeastern region of Tarrant County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway is approximately 3.8 miles (6.1 km), and is usually a four-lane undivided highway. The portion of the highway that travels from an intersection with Texas State Highway 121 (SH 121) to Midway Road is maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), as part of the unsigned Principle Arterial Street System, or PASS. The first section of the road existed by at least 1954, and the entire route existed by 1968.
Handley–Ederville Road | |
|---|---|
| PASS Route 204 | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by TxDOT and Tarrant County | |
| Length | 3.839 mi[2] (6.178 km) |
| Existed | c. 1954[1]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Brentwood Stair Road in Fort Worth |
 I-30 in Fort Worth SH 121 in Richland Hills | |
| North end |  SH 183 in Richland Hills |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Tarrant |
| Highway system | |
Route description
editHandley–Ederville Road begins at its southern terminus, an intersection with Brentwood Stair Road, as an undivided, four-lane paved road. The highway proceeds north, passing over several exit ramps from Interstate 30 (I-30), in the process intersecting ramps coming to and from eastbound I-30. The roadway continues north, intersecting a small road that provides access to and from westbound I-30, and making a large S-curve past several small buildings and businesses. The road continues northeast, passing several small neighborhoods, and making a large curve northwest past several more neighborhoods. The route continues northwest, intersecting Randol Mill Road, and passing over the west fork of the Trinity River, and proceeding northward. The highway continues north, passing several large buildings, before intersecting Midway Road, where state maintenance begins.[3][4]
Handley–Ederville Road continues northward, passing several more businesses, before reaching an interchange with SH 121, where state maintenance ends, and continuing north past a small neighborhood and additional businesses. The highway passes a few more small businesses, before reaching its northern terminus, an intersection with SH 183.[4][5]
History
editBy at least 1954, a short, unnamed, unimproved dirt road existed between SH 183 and Randol Mill Road, near the present location of Handley–Ederville Road.[1] In 1957, this stretch was improved to a gravel surface, and was given route's present name.[6] By at least five years later, a Y intersection had been constructed at the intersection with Randol Mill.[7] Between 1962 and 1965, minor rerouting work was done on the stretch of road.[8] By 1968, the rest of the present roadway was constructed, although the routing was still somewhat off.[9] By 1973, most of the road had been reconstructed along the current routing.[10] The entire length of the highway has been paved since.[11] On June 28, 1988, the section of the road traveling from SH 121 to Midway Road, a distance of approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) was designated as PASS Route 204.[3]
Major junctions
editThe entire roadway is in Tarrant County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | 0.000 | 0.000 | Brentwood Stair Road | Southern terminus | |
| 0.187– 0.384 | 0.301– 0.618 | I-30 (Tom Landry Freeway) – Arlington | Exit 21-C on I-30 | ||
| Richland Hills | 2.834 | 4.561 | Midway Road | Southern end of designation as PASS 204 | |
| 3.266– 3.338 | 5.256– 5.372 | SH 121 (Airport Freeway) – Hurst, Haltom City | Northern end of designation as PASS 204; no eastbound access to SH 121 | ||
| 3.839 | 6.178 | SH 183 (Baker Boulevard) | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
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- ^ a b Dallas–Fort Worth Area (Map) (1954 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Humble Oil. 1954. § C2.
- ^ a b Statewide Planning Map (Map). Cartography by Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Principal Arterial State System No. 204". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "Overview Map of Handley-Ederville Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 663. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Dallas–Fort Worth and Vicinity (Map) (1957 ed.). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Gulf Oil. 1957. § C3.
- ^ Dallas–Fort Worth Area (Map) (1962 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Humble Oil. 1962.
- ^ Dallas–Fort Worth (Map) (1965 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Enco. 1965. § K11.
- ^ Dallas–Fort Worth and Vicinity (Map) (1968 ed.). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Mobile. 1968.
- ^ Dallas–Fort Worth Area (Map) (1973 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Exxon. 1973. § R5.
- ^ The Roads of Texas (Map). 1 in:3.6 mi. Cartography by Mapsco. Mapsco. 2008. pp. 96–97. ISBN 1-56966-421-8.