Texas State Highway 144
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| Length: | 39.027 mi[1][nb 1] (62.808 km) | ||||||
| Existed: | before 1933 – present | ||||||
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| South end: |  SH 22 in Meridian |
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 US 67 in Glen Rose US 377 in Granbury |
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| North end: |    US 377 Bus. in Granbury |
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| Counties: | Bosque, Somervell, Hood | ||||||
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→Texas State Highway 144 (SH 144) is a state highway that runs from Meridian to Granbury in central Texas.[1]
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[edit] Route description
SH 144 begins at an intersection with SH 22 in Meridian.[2] The route travels northwest to Walnut Springs before turning in a more northerly direction. It enters Glen Rose, where it has a one mile concurrency with US 67.[3] After separating from US 67, the highway resumes its northward journey to Granbury, where it intersects the US 377 bypass.[4] The SH 144 designation ends at an intersection with US 377 Bus. in central Granbury.[1]
[edit] History
SH 144 was designated by 1933 from Glen Rose to Meridian, with the extension north to Granbury designated by 1939.[1] An alignment of the route in Glen Rose was previously designated Spur 216 before being combined with SH 144 in 1949.[5]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[6][nb 1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Bosque |
Meridian | 0.0 | SH 22 – Hamilton, Hillsboro |
Southern terminus |
| Walnut Springs | 10.7 |  FM 927 west – Iredell |
South end of FM 927 concurrency | |
| 11.3 | FM 927 east – Morgan |
North end of FM 927 concurrency | ||
| 11.9 |  FM 203 |
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| Somervell |
19.1 |  FM 202 |
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| 22.9 |  FM 56 south |
South end of FM 56 concurrency | ||
| Glen Rose | 23.7 |  FM 56 north to FM 205 |
North end of FM 56 concurrency | |
| 25.0 | US 67 south – Stephenville |
South end of US 67 concurrency | ||
| 26.0 | US 67 north – Cleburne |
South end of US 67 concurrency | ||
| 27.7 |  FM 200 – Rainbow |
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| Hood |
31.9 |  FM 2425 (Mitchell Bend Hwy.) |
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| 34.3 | FM 2425 (Mambrino Hwy.) |
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| Granbury | 39.5 | US 377 – Stephenville, Ft. Worth |
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| 39.7 |  FM 51 south (Paluxy Hwy.) – Paluxy |
South end of FM 51 concurrency | ||
| 40.1 |  US 377 Bus. (Pearl St.) / FM 51 north – Weatherford |
Northern terminus and north end of FM 51 concurrency | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 144". Texas Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0144.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 425. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 424. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 423. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Highway Designation File - State Highway Loop No. 216". Texas Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SL/SL0216.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Texas State Highway 144 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Main+St&daddr=C+Ave%2FFarm+Rd+927+to:C+Ave%2FFarm+Rd+927+to:TX-144+N+to:TX-144+N+to:TX-144+N+to:Elm+St%2FFarm+to+Market+56+N+to:SW+Barnard+St+to:NE+Big+Bend+Trail+to:TX-144+N+to:TX-144+N%2FGlen+Rose+Hwy+to:TX-144+N%2FGlen+Rose+Hwy+to:S+Morgan+St+to:Farm+to+Market+51+S%2FPaluxy+Rd+to:Farm+to+Market+51+N%2FS+Morgan+St&hl=en&geocode=FcQc5wEdhd4t-g%3BFWYJ6QEdcnss-g%3BFYIp6QEdGHYs-g%3BFTJM6QEd4Gws-g%3BFSrk6gEdVHYs-g%3BFce26wEdWGss-g%3BFS_c6wEds18s-g%3BFXQC7AEdWIss-g%3BFSwd7AEdEMQs-g%3BFdp97AEdprUs-g%3BFXBa7QEdjGEs-g%3BFWrT7QEdKhQs-g%3BFV7n7gEd9sYr-g%3BFVLz7gEdg8Yr-g%3BFeQH7wEdBMcr-g&mra=mi&mrcr=13&mrsp=14&sz=18&sll=32.442341,-97.79341&sspn=0.003902,0.008256&ie=UTF8&ll=32.223258,-97.592926&spn=1.006087,2.113495&z=10. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
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