Editing Interstate 35 (section)

==History==
Some portions of I-35 in Oklahoma City were already built in 1953, before the Interstate system was created.<ref name="oklahoman1"/> Through [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]], [[Oklahoma]], the Interstate opened in June&nbsp;1959. In [[Moore, Oklahoma|Moore]], it opened in two parts: the northern half, connecting Moore to Oklahoma City, opened in January&nbsp;1960. The southern half, linking it to Norman, was opened to traffic in June&nbsp;1967.<ref name="oklahoman2">{{cite news |last = Medley |first = Robert |title = Highways Continue to Drive Economy |work = The Daily Oklahoman |location = Oklahoma City |date = June 29, 2006 |page = 1D }}</ref>

I-35 through Oklahoma largely parallels [[U.S. Route 77|US&nbsp;77]]. This is in large part due to efforts of the towns of [[Wynnewood, Oklahoma|Wynnewood]], [[Paoli, Oklahoma|Paoli]], and [[Wayne, Oklahoma|Wayne]], which fought to keep I-35 as close as possible to US&nbsp;77. This was successful due to a threat from Governor [[Henry Bellmon]] to build a toll road rather than I-35, and legislation preventing state funds for the Interstate from being spent if it were more than {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} from the U.S. Route.<ref>{{cite book |last = McNichol |first = Dan |title = The Roads that Built America: The Incredible Story of the U.S. Interstate System |location = New York |publisher = Sterling |year = 2006 |isbn = 1-4027-3468-9 }}{{page needed |date= March 2013}}</ref>

I-35 was completed in Oklahoma in 1971, when parts of the Interstate running through [[Carter County, Oklahoma|Carter Co.]] and [[Murray County, Oklahoma|Murray Co.]] were opened to traffic.<ref name="oklahoman1">{{cite news |last = Cockerell |first = Penny |title = 50 Years: As the Intersection of Interstates 35, 40, and 44, Oklahoma Is at America's Crossroads |work = The Daily Oklahoman |location = Oklahoma City |date = June 29, 2006 |page = 2A }}</ref>

The final segment of I-35 (as originally planned) to open was in north-central [[Iowa]], between [[Mason City, Iowa|Mason City]] and [[US 20|US&nbsp;20]] near [[Iowa Falls, Iowa|Iowa Falls]]. This segment was delayed due to some controversy. Originally, I-35 was to follow the alignment of [[US 69|US&nbsp;69]] from [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] to the [[Minnesota]] border, but Mason City's business community lobbied for the route to be moved closer to their city. On September&nbsp;1, 1965, the alignment was changed to instead parallel [[US 65|US&nbsp;65]] through northern Iowa, which brought the highway much closer to Mason City. This created a long diagonal section through [[Wright County, Iowa|Wright]] and [[Franklin County, Iowa|Franklin]] counties. Local farmers objected to their farms being bisected into triangular pieces, and resulting litigation delayed I-35 for several years. A November&nbsp;1972 ruling rejected a lawsuit filed by the farmers, and the final segment of I-35 was allowed to proceed, eventually opening in 1975.

The [[Paseo Bridge]] over the [[Missouri River]] in Kansas City, Missouri, was replaced by the [[dual-span]] [[cable-stayed bridge|cable-stayed]] [[Christopher S. Bond Bridge (Kansas City)|Christopher S. Bond Bridge]] in December&nbsp;2010.<ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.modot.org/kansascity/newrelease/District4News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=63363 |title = All Interstate 29/35 Ramps and Lanes Open Tomorrow: On-Budget and Six Months Ahead of Schedule |first = Meghan |last = Jansen |publisher = Missouri Department of Transportation |date = December 17, 2010 |access-date = November 27, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120320043006/http://www.modot.org/kansascity/newrelease/District4News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=63363 |archive-date = March 20, 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

==="NAFTA Superhighway" controversy===
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[[File:Interstate 35 29 map.png|thumb|[[Interstate 29|I-29]] and I-35]]

The proposed [[Trans-Texas Corridor]] toll-road project included one proposal (TTC-35) to primarily parallel I-35 from the Mexican border up to the Oklahoma border.<ref>{{cite web |work = [[Trans-Texas Corridor]] Study |title = I-35 Corridor Section |url = http://www.keeptexasmoving.com/projects/ttc35/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070509033839/http://www.keeptexasmoving.com/projects/ttc35/ |archive-date = May 9, 2007 }}</ref> There are major disagreements as to what impact this parallel route would have on I-35 in terms of traffic, maintenance, and commerce.

The Trans-Texas Corridor was first proposed by [[Texas]] [[List of Governors of Texas|Governor]] [[Rick Perry]] in 2002. It consisted of a {{convert|1200|ft|m|adj=on}} wide highway that also carried utilities such as electricity, petroleum, and water as well as railway track and fiberoptic cables.<ref name="highway to hell">{{cite news |last = Kovach |first = Gretel |title = Highway to Hell? |work = [[Newsweek]] |date = December 10, 2007 |url = http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2007/12/01/highway-to-hell.html |access-date = December 7, 2007 }}</ref> In July&nbsp;2007, US Representative [[Duncan L. Hunter|Duncan Hunter]] successfully offered an amendment to House Resolution&nbsp;3074, the FY2008 Transportation Appropriations Act, prohibiting the use of federal funds for [[United States Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]] participation in the activities of the [[Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America]] (SPP). Hunter stated that: "Unfortunately, very little is known about the NAFTA Super Highway. This amendment will provide Congress the opportunity to exercise oversight of the highway, which remains a subject of question and uncertainty, and ensure that our safety and security will not be compromised in order to promote the business interests of our neighbors."<ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.house.gov/list/speech/ca52_hunter/Nafta_hgwy_amendment.shtml |publisher = Office of Congressman Duncan Hunter |title = Hunter NAFTA Super Highway Amendment Passes House |date = July 25, 2007 |first = Joe |last = Kasper |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081221135836/http://www.house.gov/list/speech/ca52_hunter/Nafta_hgwy_amendment.shtml |archive-date = December 21, 2008 }}</ref> Fellow Republican Congressman and presidential candidate [[Ron Paul]] brought the issue to mainstream prominence during the December&nbsp;2007 [[CNN]]–[[YouTube]] GOP debate, where he rejected the concept and also called it the NAFTA Superhighway after the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] and, like Hunter, framed it within the ultimate goal of creating a [[North American Union]].

In 2011, the Texas Legislature formally repealed its authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor with the passage of HB&nbsp;1201.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=HB1201 |title = Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 1201 |publisher = Texas Legislature |access-date = January 28, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01201I.pdf#navpanes=0 |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01201I.pdf#navpanes=0 |archive-date = October 9, 2022 |url-status = live |title = Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) Text for HB 1201 |publisher = Texas Legislature |access-date = August 13, 2013 }}</ref>