U.S. Route 60 in Texas

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 60 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 60.

U.S. Highway 60 marker

U.S. Highway 60

Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length210.698 mi[1] (339.086 km)
Existed1930–present
Major junctions
West end US 60 in Farwell
Major intersections US 385 in Hereford
US 87 in Canyon
I-27 near Canyon
I-27 / I-40 / US 287 in Amarillo
US 87 / US 287 in Amarillo
US 83 in Canadian
East end US 60 / SH-51 near Higgins
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system
← SH 59→ SH 60

The portion of U.S. Highway 60 in Texas is a highway that runs southwest to northeast through the Texas Panhandle. The highway spends 210.698 miles (339.086 km) in Texas.[1]

Route description

U.S. 60 enters Texas from New Mexico at Farwell, having just left a concurrence with U.S. Highways 70 and 84. The route travels northeast through small towns in the western Panhandle, reaching an intersections with U.S. Highway 385 at Hereford. The route continues on, reaching Canyon. There it turns north, and merges with Interstate 27 and U.S. Highway 87. This concurrence continues until it reaches Amarillo. I-27 ceases at the intersection with Interstate 40. US 60 and 87 continue north, being joined by U.S. Highway 287. On the north side on Amarillo, US 60 departs to the east on Amarillo Avenue. This route is currently Business Route 40, and is a portion of Historic Route 66. US 60 and Business I-40 split just northeast of the Amarillo Airport, with US 60 continuing to the northeast. The route passes through Panhandle and Pampa, before reaching a 10-mile (16 km) concurrence with U.S. Highway 83 in Hemphill County. The routes then split again, with US 60 travelling northeast to the Oklahoma state line near Higgins in Lipscomb County.

History

The section of US 60 from New Mexico to Amarillo was originally a portion of the Ozark Trail and paralleled the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway, part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. When Texas began numbering their highway system, the Ozark Trail received the numbering of State Highway 13. By 1920, the entire US 60 route had been renumbered as State Highway 33, or its spur SH 33A, with the northeastern portion also following the AT&SF Railway. By the mid-1920s, the entire route had become an extension of the Abo Pass Highway, and was SH 33 along the entire length. In 1928, the AASHO added the highway to the U.S. Highway System as U.S. Highway 164, with the Texas section being signed in 1929.[2] It was renumbered as US 60 in 1930 when the route was extended to make it a coast to coast highway.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
ParmerFarwell
 US 60 west – Clovis		Continuation into Texico, New Mexico
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 FM 292 south
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 FM 2396 north
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 FM 3333 east
​

 SH 86 east / FM 1381 north – Dimmitt
Bovina

 FM 1731 south (3rd Street) / FM 2290 west		west end of FM 1731 overlap

 FM 1731 north		east end of FM 1731 overlap
Friona
 SH 214 south – Muleshoe		west end of SH 214 overlap

 FM 2013 west

 SH 214 north – Adrian		east end of SH 214 overlap; west end of SH 214 Bus. overlap


 Bus. SH 214 south		east end of SH 214 Bus. overlap
Black
 FM 3140 south

 FM 1172 south – Lazbuddie
CastroSummerfield FM 1057
Deaf SmithHereford
 FM 2856 west
US 385 (25 Mile Avenue) – Vega, Dimmitt

 FM 1259 east (Main Street)

 Loop 211 west – Amarillo College
​
 FM 2943 south – Dimmitt		west end of FM 2943 overlap
​
 FM 2943 north		east end of FM 2943 overlap
Dawn
 FM 809 north – Wildorado
RandallUmbarger
 FM 168 south – Nazareth, Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Olton		west end of FM 168 overlap
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 FM 168 north		east end of FM 168 overlap
​
 FM 1062 west
Canyon
 FM 2590 north – Soncy

 SH 217 east – Business District, Palo Duro Canyon State Park
15th StreetWest end of freeway
Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value).Eastbound exit and westbound left entrance
Frontage RoadEastbound exit only


 US 87 south (Texas Plains Trail) to SH 217 – Palo Duro Canyon State Park		West end of US 87 overlap; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance
FM 3331 (Hunsley Road)


 To I-27 southModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
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 I-27 south – Lubbock		West end of I-27 overlap; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance; I-27 exit 110
see I-27
PotterAmarillo

 I-27 ends / US 287 south / I-40 – Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth		Northern terminus of I-27; east end of I-27 overlap; west end of US 287 south overlap; I-27 exit 123B; I-40 exit 70
US 287 (Taylor Street)One-way street, inbound access only; westbound entrance only; east end of US 287 south overlap

 US 87 north (Fillmore Street)		One-way street, outbound access only; eastbound exit only; east end of freeway; east end of US 87 north overlap (eastbound)
US 287Eastbound entrance only; west end of US 287 north overlap; east end of freeway

 I-40 BL west (Amarillo Boulevard west) / US 87 (Pierce Street)		Pierce St. is one-way street, inbound access only; east end of US 87 south overlap (westbound); west end of I-40 Bus. overlap; I-40 Bus. is former US 66 west

 US 287 north (Buchanan Street north)		One-way street, outbound access only; east end of US 287 north overlap
Lake StreetInterchange

 SH 136 north – Borger
Loop 335 (Lakeside Road) – Rick Husband Amarillo International AirportInterchange
B Avenue – Amarillo College East CampusPartial interchange
FM 1912 (Masterson Road)Interchange
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 I-40 BL east – Oklahoma City		East end of I-40 Bus. overlap; former US 66 east
Carson​
 FM 683 north – Texas Tech Research Farm
​ FM 2373 – Pantex PlantInterchange
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 FM 2161 south – Conway
Panhandle SH 207 – Borger, Conway, Panhandle Business District, Square House Museum

 FM 293 east

 FM Spur 293 south
White Deer FM 294 – Skellytown, Goodnight
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 FM 2386 north
Gray​
 FM 2300 south – Groom
Pampa
 FM 750 east
FM 282 – Airport, Clarendon Collegecity3=Miami

 SH 70 / SH 152 west (Hobart Street) – Perryton, Borger, Clarendon, Clarendon College		west end of SH 152 overlap

 SH 273 south (Cuyler Street) – Lefors, Downtown Pampa, White Deer Land Museum, McLean

 Loop 171 to SH 273 – Perryton, McLean
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 SH 152 east – Wheeler, Sayre		east end of SH 152 overlap
​ FM 2391 – Hoover
RobertsMiami



 FM 282 west / FM 748 south (Main Street) to SH 70 / FM 283 – Pampa
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 FM 3367 south
Hemphill​

 US 83 south / SH 33 east – Wheeler, Watonga		Interchange; west end of US 83 overlap
Canadian
 FM 2388 south (Main Street) – Court House
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 FM 2266 east – Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area, Black Kettle National Grassland, Camp Kiowa
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 US 83 north – Perryton, Liberal		east end of US 83 overlap
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 FM 1920 north to RM 3260
Glazier

 SH 305 north / RM 2758 east – Lipscomb
LipscombHiggins

 SH 213 west / FM 1453 south – Lipscomb
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 US 60 / SH-51 east – Arnett, Seiling, Enid		Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway 60". Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  2. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 164". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 24, 2017.


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