Highway Designation File

Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
47.742 2010

STATE HIGHWAY LOOP NO. 12

Minute Order 016701, dated 09/26/1939

Dallas Loop - From a point on US 175 extending northward along Buckner Blvd across US 80 at or near Buckner Orphans Home; thence across US 67 to a point on SH 114 at or near the north end of White Rock Lake, a distance of approximately 9.6 miles.  General redescription of Highway System.



Minute Order 019519, dated 06/23/1942

From a point on US 75 south of Dallas, to US; thence northward along Buckner Blvd across US 80 at or near Buckner Orphans Home; thence across US 67 to a point on SH 114 at or near the north end of White Rock Lake. Extended from US175 southeast of Dallas, southward to US 75.



Minute Order 020145, dated 08/03/1943

From a point on SH 183 near the west approach to the Trinity River Bridge, west of Dallas, thence southward across US 80 to a point at or near the junction of Ledbetter Dr and Cockrell Hill Rd; thence eastward across US 75 to US 175; thence northward along Buckner Blvd across US 80 at or near Buckner Orphans Home; thence across US 67 to a point on SH 114 at or near the north end of White Rock Lake.  Extended from US 75 south of Dallas, westward to a point at or near the junction of Ledbetter Dr and Cockrell Hill Rd; thence north across US 80 to SH 183 near the west approach to the Trinity River Bridge.



Minute Order 020241, dated 10/06/1943

From a point on former SH 114 at or near the north end of White Rock Lake, westward over former SH 114 to US 77 at the traffic circle; thence over SH 183 to a point near the west approach to the Trinity River Bridge, west of Dallas; thence southward across US 80 to a point at or near the junction of Ledbetter Dr and Cockrell Hill Rd; thence eastward across US 75 to US 175; thence northward along Buckner Blvd, across US 80 at or near Buckner Orphans Home; thence northward and across US 67 to the point of origin, completing the loop.  Extended from a point on SH 183 near the west approach to the Trinity River Bridge west of Dallas, over SH 183 to an intersection with US 77 at the traffic circle; thence eastward over present SH 114 to a connection with the existing Dallas SL 12 at or near the north end of White Rock Lake.



Adm. Auth., dated 01/07/1971; Adm. Cir. 021-1971, dated 02/15/1971

From IH 35 in northwest Dallas,  southward, eastward, northward, and westward around main business district of Dallas to SL 12.  (Dallas County)  SS 348 redesignated as part of this SL and old location SH 114 from the traffic circle and SL 354 northwestward to existing SS 348 transferred to SL 12; section from SL 354 at the traffic circle southwestward to SH 183 transferred to SS 482.