Texas State Highway 329
 State Highway 329 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 62.189 mi[1] (100.083 km) | |||
| Existed | 1940–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SH 18 in Grandfalls | |||
 US 385 in Crane | ||||
| East end |   US 67 / SH 349 in Rankin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Ward, Crane, Upton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 329 or SH 329 is a state highway that runs from Grandfalls in southwestern Texas east and southeast to Rankin.
History
The route was originally designated in 1940 as the part of the highway from Grandfalls to Crane. The part of the route from Crane to Rankin was added to the designation in 1990, transferred from Farm to Market Road 870.
FM 870 was designated in 1948 from US 67 in Rankin northwest 8.8 miles to a road intersection. In 1951, FM 870 extended northwest 8.8 miles. In 1951, it extended 14.3 miles to SH 51 (now US 385). In 1990, it was cancelled.
Route description
Beginning at a junction with SH 18 at Grandfalls in Ward County, SH 329 runs east to a junction with US 385 at Crane in Crane County. In Grandfalls the highway is known as 1st Street; in Crane it is known as 6th Street. SH 329 then continues east and southeast to its final junction with US 67 at Rankin in Upton County. Most of the terrain covered by SH 329 is sparsely populated ranch and oil country.[2]
Junction list
 | This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Ward | Grandfalls | SH 18 | |||
| Crane | Tubbs Corner |  FM 1053 | |||
| |  FM 1601 | ||||
| Crane | US 385 (Gaston Street) | ||||
| Upton | |  RM 1492 | |||
| |  RM 2463 | ||||
| Rankin | US 67 | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 329". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ^ "overview map of SH 329" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
External links
- Texas official travel map at the Texas Department of Transportation (Adobe Acrobat format, magnification required for legibility)
- Satellite image of junction of SH 329 with US 385 at Google Maps