On August 2, 1985, Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crossed this route shortly before crashing on approach to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.

One of the aircraft's engines struck a car on the roadway, instantly killing its occupant; 136 people on the flight also died in the accident.

In 2010, work began on an 8.4 miles (13.5 km) stretch, dubbed the DFW Connector, between SH 121 and International Parkway.

[7] The project's aim was to ease congestion at North Texas' worst traffic problem.

[7][8] The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) awarded the project in a joint venture led by Kiewit.

[8] SH 114 starts at the New Mexico state line about 17 miles west of Morton, Texas.

Past Lubbock, SH 114 passes through the rural towns of Idalou, Lorenzo, Ralls (where US 62 turns north), Crosbyton, Dickens, Guthrie, Benjamin, Vera, Red Springs, and Seymour, where US 82 splits north off of SH 114.

From there, the highway passes through Megargel, Olney, Loving, and Jermyn before entering Jacksboro with US 281.

Past Jacksboro, SH 114 passes through Runaway Bay, Bridgeport, where SH 114 splits off of US 380, Paradise, Boyd, Aurora, and Rhome, briefly running concurrent with US 81 and US 287 before entering Fort Worth and passing the Texas Motor Speedway and crossing I-35W.

[16] Business State Highway 114-H was located in Bridgeport between June 21, 1990, and March 29, 2007, and was 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long.

This route runs east on Northwest Highway to an intersection with Texan Trail, then turns right to go southbound there.