TA ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors . ▁E ight ▁members ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁four ▁count ies , ▁two ▁per ▁county . ▁The ▁nin th ▁member ▁is ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁governor . ▁Of ▁these ▁members , ▁one ▁is ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁board ▁chairman , ▁and ▁another ▁is ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁vice ▁chairman . ▁ ▁Current ▁road ways ▁ ▁T oll ways ▁ ▁Dallas ▁North ▁T oll way ▁ ▁President ▁George ▁Bush ▁Turn pi ke ▁ ▁Sam ▁Ray burn ▁T oll way ▁ ▁Ch ish ol m ▁Tra il ▁Park way ▁▁ 3 6 0 ▁T oll way ▁ ▁Br id ges ▁and ▁t unn els ▁Add ison ▁Airport ▁T oll ▁T unnel ▁Lewis ville ▁Lake ▁T oll ▁Bridge ▁Mountain ▁Creek ▁Lake ▁Bridge ▁ ▁Pl anned ▁road ways ▁or ▁exp ans ions ▁Dallas ▁North ▁T oll way : ▁northern ▁extension ▁to ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Gray son ▁County ▁line ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Texas ▁Turn pi ke ▁Author ity ▁history ▁The ▁Texas ▁Turn pi ke ▁Author ity ▁( T TA ) ▁began ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁state ' s ▁first ▁to ll ▁road , ▁the ▁Dallas - F ort ▁W orth ▁Turn pi ke , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁opened ▁the ▁road ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Original ▁plans ▁were ▁for ▁the ▁b onds ▁on ▁the ▁Turn pi ke ▁to ▁be ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ; ▁however , ▁the ▁b onds ▁were ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁( 1 7   year s ▁ahead ▁of ▁schedule