U.S. Route 81 in Texas
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 81.458 mi (131.094 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
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| South end: |
  I-35W / US 287 in Fort Worth
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 US 380 in DecaturUS 287 in Bowie US 82 in Ringgold
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| North end: |
 US-81 at Texas–Oklahoma state line |
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| Counties: | Tarrant, Wise, Montague | |||
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U.S. Route 81 (US 81) is a U.S. Highway that begins at an interchange with Interstate 35W/U.S. Route 287 in northern Fort Worth in Texas. US 81 leaves the state and crosses the Red River into Oklahoma between Ringgold and Terral.
US 81 begins at an interchange with Interstate 35W/U.S. Route 287 in northern Fort Worth. The two highways travel northwest as a freeway, passing by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing near Blue Mound Road (Farm to Market Road 156), through the city's northwest side. US 81/287 leave the city of Fort Worth and enter Wise County near Avondale. The two highways run through or near the towns of Rhome, New Fairview, Decatur, Alvord, and Sunset before separating in southern Bowie. US 81 runs through the town as Wise Street, running in a more east–west direction before turning in a more north–south direction at Farm to Market Road 174. The highway has a mostly rural route, running through western Montague County, before crossing the Red River into Oklahoma.
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