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On September 27, 1985, Texas State Highway Loop 549 was designated as a bypass of SH 70 in Sweetwater and was signed, but not designated, as SH 70, and the old route was signed as a business route. On June 21, 1990, SH 70 was designated on Loop 549, and the old route of SH 70 became a business route, cancelling Loop 549.
Borger (/ ˈ b ɔːr ɡ ər / BOR-gər) is the largest city in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,551 at the 2020 census. [6] Borger is named for businessman Asa Philip "Ace" Borger, who also established the Hutchinson County seat of Stinnett and several other small towns in Texas and Oklahoma.
February 22 – A pipeline exploded and burned in a refinery in Borger, Texas, killing nine members of a construction crew, and burning another crewman. [87] February 23 – The main City of Miami, Florida Garage was destroyed by a gas explosion. The blast was caused by a ditch-digging machine being used in the garage hitting and rupturing a 2 ...
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.
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]
Borger, Texas: Elevation ... Map; BGD. Runways; Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 6,299 1,920 Asphalt 3/21 3,897 1,188 Asphalt Statistics (2021)
The area is predominantly rural, with the exceptions of Abilene and Lubbock, and includes many state parks, ranches, and farms. This is one of the most conservative districts in Texas and the nation. It has not supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964. Republicans have held the seat since 1985. In the last three decades, a ...
Borger: Spur 246 north / FM 1551 west: SH 136 south – Amarillo: Interchange; south end of SH 136 overlap: SH 152 east (West 3rd Street) – Pampa: South end of SH 152 overlap: Spur 119 east (West 10th Street) – Phillips: Spur 140 south / Spur 245 east: Traffic circle: RM 3474 west FM 1559 south RM 2277 east: Stinnett: SH 152 west – Dumas