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The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, officially designated Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, [a] is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States, encompassing 11 counties. Its historically dominant core cities are Dallas and Fort Worth. [5]
International Parkway is a major north–south freeway in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.Its main purpose is to provide access to DFW Airport from the metropolitan area. . Part of the Parkway from its southern end at SH 183, (Airport Freeway) and SH 360 to the South Toll Plaza for DFW Airport is designated as State Highway Spur
Fort Worth declined the offer and thus each city opened its own airport, Love Field in Dallas and Meacham Field in Fort Worth, each of which had scheduled airline service. In 1940, the Civil Aeronautics Administration earmarked US$1,900,000 (equivalent to $41,300,000 in 2023) for the construction of a Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport.
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex hosts 23 Fortune 500 companies, the second-most in Texas and fourth-most in the United States, [17] [18] and 11 of those companies are located within Dallas city limits. [19] Over 41 colleges and universities are located within its metropolitan area, which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas.
Dallas was hit by a powerful tornado on April 2, 1957; the tornado was later rated F3. [16] On March 28, 2000, the “Fort Worth Tornado” impacted Dallas's neighbor Fort Worth's downtown, and a tornado in Arlington, Texas also occurred that day damaging some homes. Four people died in Fort Worth as a result of the tornado. [17]
The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex saw a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain Thursday, canceling schools across the region and scrubbing over 1,600 flights at Dallas-Forth Worth International (DFW ...
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km 2) into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties. . Fort Worth's population was 918,915 as of the official 2020 U.S. Census count, making it the 12th-most populous city in the United St
A rail connection to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was a component of DART's initial rail plan, dating back to 1983. The proposed route entailed entering the airport from the north, as several developers offered to pay for part of the line if it passed through Las Colinas, a neighborhood of Irving. [4]