Shortcut from Dallas (near Preston Center) to Grapevine/Southlake (North Richland Hills: construction, university)

[BabyDoctor77]

Does anybody know a shortcut from Dallas near Preston Center (Northwest Highway/Tollway) to Grapevine/Southlake (near the Southlake Town Square) ? It is hard to find this on google maps etc.

[pepper131]

You can take NW Hwy all the way west until it runs into 114.

[ChristieP]

That's the best alternative to 635. There are only a few ways around DFW Airport, so that's what limits your options.

[Barefoot Daisy]

I work in the Preston Center area and commute to North Richland Hills .. though I'm heading further south than you, in the years I've done this, I'd had to find a few work-arounds. When the weather is bad/icy, I have gone north to Royal Lane and west, then worked my way south .. it's not a short-cut but to avoid a closed or icy freeway.

I use 183 and Spur 482 as my usual route. If 183 is bad on the way home, I'll take the 114/Loop 12 exit off of 482, stay on the service road, take t he first left, first right, right again and circle around to University of Dallas (Texas Plaza Drive, to Tom Brannif Drive to E Northgate Ave. I follow Northgate to Beltline or Valley View, hit Walnut Hill to South Airfield Drive and cross the airport. From there I cross 360 and 121 .. it actually isn't much longer to get home, and much less stress than a too-crammed or under-construction freeway.

Lucky me, I moved there just before the major 183 construction in the Mid-Cities, and now that it's done, the eastern part is beginning. :-)

[GinaVol]

Originally Posted by BabyDoctor77

Does anybody know a shortcut from Dallas near Preston Center (Northwest Highway/Tollway) to Grapevine/Southlake (near the Southlake Town Square) ? It is hard to find this on google maps etc.

Have you tried the new texpress toll lanes on 635 both east and west? It cuts off considerable time for me as I take a similar route -- just not as far west as Southlake.