Texas State Highway Spur 580
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| Length: | 5.395 mi[1] (8.682 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1991 – present | |||
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| West end: |  I-30 in Fort Worth |
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 I-820 in Fort Worth |
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| East end: |  US 377 in Fort Worth |
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→Spur 580, also called Camp Bowie West, is a state highway spur route in western Fort Worth, Texas. Spur 580 is a former segment of U.S. Highway 80, and received its current designation when US 80 was decommissioned west of Mesquite, Texas. It is also a part of the older Bankhead Highway, which Spur 580 was once known as locally.
The highway's western terminus is Exit 2 of Interstate 30 near the western boundary of Fort Worth. Heading generally in an easterly direction, the highway runs through the Westland neighborhood before intersecting Interstate 820 at a diamond interchange. Continuing through west Fort Worth, Spur 580 crosses Alta Mere Boulevard (State Highway 183) just before reaching its eastern terminus at Camp Bowie Boulevard (U.S. Highway 377). From this point, the former US 80 continued northeast on Camp Bowie (concurrent with US 377).
Because of the confusion resulting from one road with multiple names — including Highway 80 West, Bankhead Highway, Weatherford Highway and Spur 580 — the city of Fort Worth renamed it Camp Bowie West in 2001.[2]
[edit] Junction list
| County | Location | Mile[3] | Junction | Notes |
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| Tarrant | Fort Worth | I-30 |
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 RM 2871 (Longvue Avenue) |
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| I-820 |
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 SH 183 (Alta Mere Drive) |
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| US 377 (Camp Bowie Boulevard) |
[edit] References
- Fort Worth Street Map. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1990. ISBN 0-528-96843-2
- "Dallas/Ft. Worth & Vicinity." Texas Atlas & Gazetteer. First edition. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping, 1995. ISBN 0-89933-241-2
- "Dallas/Ft. Worth & Vicinity." The Road Atlas: United States, Canada & Mexico. Skokie, Illinois: Rand McNally, 2001. ISBN 0-528-84286-2
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Highway Designation File – State Highway Spur No. 580". Texas Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SS/SS0580.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ Anna M. Tinsley, "One road, one name: Camp Bowie to extend identity westward." Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 2, 2001.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of Spur 580 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=12907200882006148817,32.720630,-97.521772%3B10020725039139475969,32.721755,-97.431931&saddr=Exit+2+%4032.720630,+-97.521772&daddr=Camp+Bowie+W+%4032.721755,+-97.431931&doflg=ptm&sll=32.722595,-97.47685&sspn=0.08824,0.123425&ie=UTF8&z=13. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
