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Abilene (/ ˈ æ b ɪ l iː n / AB-i-leen) is a city in Taylor and Jones counties, Texas, United States.Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census. [9] It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 176,579 as of 2020. [10]
State Highway 351 (SH 351) is a 25.122-mile-long (40.430 km) Texas state highway that travels from Abilene northeast to an intersection with U.S. Route 180 (US 180) west of Albany. The highway was designated on September 6, 1943 as a replacement for US 80 Alternate .
On July 10, 1933, the route was extended to its current terminus in Abilene. [16] On October 4, 1935, the section from Cross Plains to Comanche was cancelled. [17] On January 21, 1936, the section from Abilene to Cross Plains was cancelled. [18] Later that year, the section from Temple to Gatesville was cancelled.
Abilene State Park is a 529.4-acre (214.2 ha) state park next to Lake Abilene about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Abilene, Texas on FM 89. The park opened on May 10, 1934 and is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department .
Dyess AFB was established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base. It was renamed in honor of Texas native and Bataan Death March survivor Lieutenant Colonel William Dyess . As of 2023, the 7th Bomb Wing is commanded by Colonel Seth W. Spanier.
Loop 322 starts at its junction with the Winters Freeway (US 83 and US 84) and Treadaway Blvd about 1 mile north of Abilene Regional Medical Center and continues north towards Interstate 20. Loop 322 passes through one of the fastest growing areas of Abilene right before Abilene Regional Airport. After the airport, Loop 322 continues about 2.4 ...
U.S. Highway 83 (US 83), dedicated as the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, is a U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Texas that begins at US 77 (Interstate 69E, I-69E) in Brownsville and follows the Rio Grande to Laredo, then heads north through Abilene to the Oklahoma state line north of Perryton, the seat of Ochiltree County.
Shotwell Stadium is a stadium in Abilene, Texas.It was built in 1959, [1] using Rice Stadium as a model. [2] It was initially named the Public Schools Stadium. The first game played in the stadium was in the fall of 1959.