List of U.S. Highways in Texas
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Texas US Highway markers |
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| Highway names | |
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| Interstates: | Interstate Highway X (IH-X, I-X) |
| US Routes: | U.S. Highway X (US X) |
| State: | State Highway X (SH X) |
| Loops: | Loop X |
| Spurs: | Spur X |
| Recreational: | Recreational Road X (RE X) |
| Farm or Ranch to Market Roads: |
Farm to Market Road X (FM X) Ranch-to-Market Road X (RM X) |
| Park Roads: | Park Road X (PR X) |
| System links | |
U.S. Highways in Texas are owned and maintained by the state.
Contents |
Main U.S. Highways [edit]
| Highway | Location | Length | Description | Date established | Map | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso, Hartley, Dallam and Sherman counties | 111.6 mi | 179.6 km | US 54 begins at an intersection with Texas Loop 375 in El Paso and travels northeast to the Texas-New Mexico state line. US 54 again enters Texas near Nara Vista, New Mexico and travels due northeast through the Texas Panhandle to the Texas-Oklahoma state line at Texhoma. | 1927 | [1] | ||
| Maverick, Zavala and Frio counties | 98.1 mi | 157.9 km | US 57 begins at the United States-Mexico border at Eagle Pass and travels northeast through south Texas farmlands to I-35 near Moore. | 1970 | [2] | ||
| Webb, Duval, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Goliad, Victoria, Jackson, Wharton, Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Liberty, San Jacinto, Polk, Angelina, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby, Panola, Harrison, Marion, Cass and Bowie counties. | 612.2 mi | 985.2 km | US 59 begins in Laredo at exit 2 of Interstate 35. The route travels northeast, intersecting with I-37 near George West, Texas. It continues northeast through the Texas coastal plains before reaching the Greater Houston area, where it intersects Interstates 610, 45 and 10. It continues north through far east Texas reaching Texarkana and Interstate 30. US 59 travels north along the Texas-Arkansas state line before finally fully entering Arkansas at the Red River near Ogden, Arkansas. | 1935 | [3] | ||
| Parmer, Castro, Deaf Smith, Randall, Potter, Carson, Gray, Roberts, Hemphill, and Lipscomb counties. | 210.7 mi | 339.1 km | US 60 enters Texas from New Mexico at Farwell and travels northeast through the Texas Panhandle, meeting both I-27 and I-40 at Amarillo. The route continues northeast, entering Oklahoma near Higgins. | 1932 | [4] | ||
| El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Gaines, Terry, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, and Childress counties. | 404.8 mi | 651.5 km | US 62 begins at the United States-Mexico border in El Paso and travels east through far west Texas to the New Mexico state line east of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. It reenters Texas west of Seminole and travels northeast through the southern Texas Panhandle to the Oklahoma state line northeast of Childress. | 1932 | [5] | ||
| Presidio, Brewster, Pecos, Crockett, Crane, Upton, Reagan, Irion, Tom Green, Runnels, Coleman, Brown, Comanche, Erath, Somervell, Johnson, Ellis, Dallas, Rockwall, Hunt, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Cass, and Bowie counties. | 637.6 mi | 1,026.1 km | US 67 begins at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio and travels northeastward through the central portions of Texas. In Dallas, it meets I-30 and travels eastward concurrent or parallel to it until it reaches the Arkansas state line at Texarkana. | 1927 | [6] | ||
| Jefferson, Hardin, Tyler, Jasper, Angelina, Cherokee, Smith, Wood, Rains, Hunt, Fannin, and Grayson counties. | 338.6 mi | 544.9 km | From SH 87 in Port Arthur to the Oklahoma border north of Denison. | 1935 | [7] | ||
| Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Foard, and Wilbarger counties. | 192.3 mi | 309.5 km | From the New Mexico border near Farwell to the Oklahoma border east of Oklaunion. | 1927 | [8] | ||
| Bowie County | 2.9 mi | 4.7 km | State Line Avenue in Texarkana; southbound side is in Texarkana, Texas, northbound side is in Texarkana, Arkansas. | [9] | |||
| Dallas, Collin, and Grayson counties. | 76.2 mi | 122.6 km | From Dallas to the Oklahoma state line north of Denison. | 1927 | [10] | ||
| Cameron, Willacy, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio, Refugio, Victoria, DeWitt, Lavaca, Fayette, Lee, Milam, Falls, McLennan, Hill, Ellis, Dallas, Denton, and Cooke counties. | 471.3 mi | 758.5 km | Colocated with or adjacent to I-35 from the Oklahoma state line to Denton. Colocated with or adjacent to I-35E from Denton to Dallas to Hillsboro. Colocated with Interstate 35 from Hillsboro to Waco (exit 333A). To Cameron to Schulenburg to Victoria to Robstown to the Mexican border at Brownsville. | 1927 | [11] | ||
| Lavaca, DeWitt, Goliad, and Refugio counties. | 29.14 mi | 46.90 km | 1953 | [12] | |||
| Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Anderson, Freestone, Leon, Robertson, Milam, and Williamson counties. | 271.8 mi | 437.4 km | From I-35 (exit 253) at Round Rock to Palestine to Henderson to the Louisiana state line south of I-20. | 1935 | [13] | ||
| Dallas, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Smith, Wood, Upshur, Gregg, and Harrison counties. | 155.3 mi | 249.9 km | Along the route of the Bankhead Highway. Once a transcontinental route and a member of the original U.S. Highway system commissioned in 1926. | 1927 | [14] | ||
| Montague, Wise, and Tarrant counties. | 81.5 mi | 131.2 km | From I-35W at Fort Worth. | 1927 | [15] | ||
| Yoakum, Terry, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, Dickens, King, Knox, Baylor, Archer, Wichita, Clay, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, and Bowie counties. | 504.7 mi | 812.2 km | From the New Mexico border west of Plains to the Arkansas border in Texarkana. | 1935 | [16] | ||
| Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Dimmit, Zavala, Uvalde, Real, Kerr, Edwards, Kimble, Menard, Concho, Runnels, Taylor, Jones, Fisher, Stonewall, King, Cottle, Childress, Collingsworth, Wheeler, Hemphill, Lipscomb, and Ochiltree counties. | 783.5 mi | 1,260.9 km | From the United States-Mexico border in Brownsville to the Oklahoma border north of Perryton. | 1932 | [17] | ||
| Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Hockley Lubbock, Lynn, Garza, Scurry, Mitchell, Nolan, Taylor, Coleman, Brown, Mills, Coryell, McLennan, Limestone, Freestone, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, and Shelby counties. | 530.4 mi | 853.6 km | From the New Mexico border at Farwell to the Louisiana border in Joaquin. | 1935 | [18] | ||
| El Paso County | 5.6 mi | 9.0 km | From the United States-Mexico border in El Paso to the New Mexico border at Anthony. | 1946 | [19] | ||
| Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Potter, Randall, Swisher, Hale, Lubbock, Lynn, Dawson, Martin, Howard, Glasscock, Sterling, Tom Green, Concho, McCulloch, Mason, Gillespie, Kendall, Bexar, Wilson, Gonzales, DeWitt, Victoria, and calhoun counties. | 660.1 mi | 1,062.3 km | From SH 238 in Port Lavaca to the New Mexico border north of Texline. | 1935 | [20] | ||
| Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Brewster, Pecos, Terrell, Val Verde, Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, Bexar, Guadalupe, Caldwell, Gonzales, Fayette, Colorado, Austin, Harris, Liberty, Jefferson, and Orange counties. | 607.9 mi | 978.3 km | I-10/SH 54 at Van Horn, Texas to Louisiana border at Orange. | 1927 | [21] | ||
| Guadalupe, Gonzales, Lavaca, Colorado, Wharton, Fort Bend, and Harris counties. | 175.3 mi | 282.1 km | 1942 | [22] | |||
| Shelby, San Augustine, Sabine, Jasper, Hardin, and Jefferson counties. | 133.7 mi | 215.2 km | From SH 87 at Port Arthur to US 59/US 84 at Tenaha. | 1927 | [23] | ||
Auxiliary U.S. Highways [edit]
Former U.S. Highways [edit]
| Highway | Location | Length | Description | Date established | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 mi | Oklahoma border at Higgins to Amarillo. Replaced by US 60 in 1930. | 1928 | [41] | ||
| 177.1 mi | Historic route through Texas Panhandle. Largely replaced by I-40. | 1927 | [42] | ||
| 20 mi | New Mexico border at Fort Bliss to United States-Mexico border. Replaced by US 70 in 1931. Currently Business US 54. | 1927 | [43] | ||
| 20 mi | Replaced US 366 in 1932 along route from New Mexico border at Fort Bliss to United States-Mexico border. Was itself replaced by US 54 in 1934, and currently Business US 54. | 1932 | [44] | ||
| 260 mi | Bowie to Claude. Replaced in 1939 by US 287. | 1926 | [45] | ||
| 88 mi | Metcalf Gap to Abilene from 1932 to 1934. Current replacements are US 180 and SH 351. | 1932 | |||
| 604 mi | Comfort to New Mexico border at Texline. Replaced by US 87 in 1935. | 1926 | [46] | ||
| 371 mi (1926–1932) 403 mi (1932–1934) 305 mi (1935–1939) |
Rosenberg to Brownsville. Replaced by US 59 in 1939. | 1927 | [47] |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 54". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 57". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 59". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 60". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 62". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 67". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 69". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 70". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 71". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 75". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 77". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 77 Alt.". Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 79". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 80". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 81". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 82". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 83". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 84". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 85". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 87". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 90". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 90 Alt.". Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 96". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 259". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 271". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 175". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 277". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 377". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 180". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 380". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 181". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 281". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 281 Alt.". Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 183". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 283". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 285". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 385". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 287". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 190". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 290". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 164". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 66". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 366". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 70". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 370". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 380". Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 96". Retrieved 2008-02-27.