Good-Latimer Expressway
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The Good-Latimer Expressway is a street in central Dallas
, Texas
(USA
). It begins in south Dallas
as an exit off U.S. Highway 175 at US 175's western terminus at Interstate 45. The street runs in a north-northwest direction through south Dallas, the Cedars
, the Farmers Market District
of downtown
, and finally through Deep Ellum
. It becomes Routh Street as it passes out of Deep Ellum underneath Interstate 345 (the US 75/I-45 connection). It was part of U.S. Highway 75 until 1987, connecting the two freeway sections of the Central Expressway
. From 1987 to 1991, when it was given to the city of Dallas, it was Spur 559.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). It begins in south Dallas
South Dallas
South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, . It is usually either defined in one of two ways: As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate 30, which consist mostly of Oak Cliff and Pleasant Grove, or to the area bounded by I-30 and Downtown Dallas to the north, the Trinity River to...
as an exit off U.S. Highway 175 at US 175's western terminus at Interstate 45. The street runs in a north-northwest direction through south Dallas, the Cedars
Cedars, Dallas
The Cedars is a district in south Dallas Texas . It is adjacent to and south of downtown and Interstate 30, east of Lamar Street, north of Corinth Street, and west of Harwood Street.- History :...
, the Farmers Market District
Farmers Market, Dallas
The Farmers Market District is an area in southeastern downtown Dallas, Texas . It lies south of the Main Street District, north of the Cedars, west of Deep Ellum, northeast of the Convention Center District, and southeast of the Government District....
of downtown
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city. The area termed "Downtown" has traditionally been defined as bounded by the downtown freeway loop: bounded on the east by I-345 Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District...
, and finally through Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum is an arts and entertainment district near downtown in east Dallas, Texas . It lies directly east of the elevated I-45/US 75 freeway and extends to Exposition Avenue, connected to downtown by, from north to south, Pacific, Elm, Main, Commerce, and Canton streets...
. It becomes Routh Street as it passes out of Deep Ellum underneath Interstate 345 (the US 75/I-45 connection). It was part of U.S. Highway 75 until 1987, connecting the two freeway sections of the Central Expressway
Central Expressway (Dallas)
Central Expressway is a north–south highway in Dallas, Texas and surrounding areas.- North Central Expressway :The best-known section is the North Central Expressway, a name for a freeway section of U.S. Highway 75 between downtown Dallas and McKinney, Texas...
. From 1987 to 1991, when it was given to the city of Dallas, it was Spur 559.