Length 10.4 mi (16.7 km) | South end Akard Street in Dallas | |
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Major
junctions Dallas North Tollway in Dallas
I-635 in Dallas North end I-35E in Farmers Branch | ||
Harry Hines Boulevard is a major street in Dallas, Texas, (USA), to the west of Uptown.
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Map of Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, USA
It was one of the very first 'highways' in Texas, and is named for Harry Hines in honor of his work helping to get roads paved in this part of the state. Harry Hines served on the Texas Highway Commission from February 15, 1935 to April 11, 1941 and for the first two years as its chair according to the records at the Texas Department of Transportation.
Harry Hines Boulevard forms the main part of the route taken by the Kennedy motorcade to Parkland Memorial Hospital immediately after the assassination shooting in November, 1963. It is home to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Today, the Harry Hines area is home to a wholesale district filled with wholesale warehouses.
Harry Hines Boulevard is also known for being a street populated with prostitution, seedy adult establishments, a street drug culture, and drug motels.
Loop 354
The section of Harry Hines Boulevard from Loop 12 (Northwest Highway) to Interstate 35E (Stemmons Freeway) is signed as Loop 354. The Loop 354 used to be much longer, beginning in Downtown Dallas. The highway traversed old sections of U.S. Route 67, U.S. Route 77, and U.S. Route 80.
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The entire route is in Dallas County.