Texas State Highway 61
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 21.426 mi[1] (34.482 km) | |||
| Existed: | by 1926 – present | |||
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| South end: | Washington Ave. in Anahuac | |||
 SH 65 in Four Corners I-10 |
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| North end: |  US 90 in Devers |
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| Counties: | Chambers, Liberty | |||
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Highways in Texas
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→Texas State Highway 61 (SH 61) is a 21.426-mile (34.482 km) state highway in southeast Texas. It connects Anahuac in Chambers County to Devers in Liberty County.[1]
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[edit] Route description
The southern terminus of SH 61 is in Anahuac, along Washington Avenue; state maintenance begins just south of Stowell Street.[2] The route travels north into Anahuac before turning to the east. It passes the Chambers County Airport before an intersection with SH 65; SH 61 turns to the north, while SH 65 continues east. SH 61 crosses IH 10 near the community of Turtle Bayou, northeast of Lake Anahuac.[3] The route travels north into Liberty County before reaching its northern terminus in Devers at US 90.[1]
[edit] History
SH 61 was designated by 1926 along the southern portion of the route previously numbered SH 35A.[citation needed] Its official designation has remained unchanged since the 1939 redescription of the Texas highway system.[1]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[4] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Chambers |
Anahuac | 0.0 | Washington Ave. | Southern terminus; state maintenance ends |
| 1.1 |  FM 563 – Turtle Bayou |
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| Four Corners | 3.1 |  SH 65 / FM 562 – Stowell, Double Bayou |
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| 5.2 |  FM 2041 |
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| 6.9 | I-10 – Houston, Beaumont |
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| Hankamer | 9.1 |  FM 1663 – Winnie |
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| Liberty |
15.5 |  FM 1410 |
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| Devers | 21.4 |  US 90 – Liberty, Beaumont |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 61". Texas Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0061.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 600. 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. 599. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Texas State Highway 61 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Washington+Ave&daddr=Miller+St+to:TX-61+N+to:TX-61+N+to:TX-61+N+to:TX-61+N+to:TX-61+N+to:TX-61+N&hl=en&geocode=FYI7xgEdsDtb-g%3BFRdQxgEd_nBb-g%3BFcSCxgEdYOVb-g%3BFUz1xgEdxs9b-g%3BFSJRxwEdDslb-g%3BFdiaxwEd_Btc-g%3BFZ7nyAEdkIdc-g%3BFfoyygEdq4dc-g&mra=mi&mrcr=6&mrsp=7&sz=17&sll=30.029597,-94.596577&sspn=0.008007,0.016512&ie=UTF8&ll=29.919233,-94.467316&spn=0.515386,1.056747&z=11. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
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