From January 28, 1987, to June 25, 1991, when the portion between I-45 and I-345 / US 75 was given to the city of Dallas, that segment was Spur559.[2]
The expressway was named for former Mayor and Judge John Jay Good and James W. "Weck" Latimer,[3] editor of the Dallas Herald, both citizens from Dallas' pioneer past.[4]