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The highway commission accepted the park road in Davis Mountains State Park and seven other parks as the original park roads in the state system on June 22, 1937. [2] In 1939, SH 118 was extended from Fort Davis to Kent over the portion of SH 166 at the terminus of PR 3. [7] The state ended the SH 166 designation over that same portion in 1941. [8]
The highway commission accepted roads in eight state parks including 3.1 miles (5.0 km) of the park road in Caddo Lake State Park as the original park roads in the state system on June 22, 1937. [2] On September 26, 1939, approximately 2.0 miles (3.2 km) of the roads inside the park were designated as PR 2.
Farm to Market Road 170 (FM 170) is a 114.6-mile (184.4 km) highway maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in Presidio and Brewster counties in Texas, United States. The route, known locally as the River Road , runs along the United States side of the Rio Grande which in Texas forms the international boundary between the U ...
Driving fast on an open road is a joy many Texans embrace.
However, Park Roads provide access to state-maintained parks. Recreational Roads currently make up approximately 80.5 miles (129.6 km) of Texas's highway system. The longest route in the system is the 56.6-mile-long (91.1 km) Recreational Road 255 (RE 255), while the shortest route in the system is RE 6 at 0.30 miles (0.48 km).
TPWD publishes Texas Parks and Wildlife, a monthly magazine available both in print and online editions. The magazine features articles and full-color photos on topics such as birding, boating, camping, fishing, hunting, state parks, travel, wildlife, and environmental issues. Texas Parks and Wildlife has been in publication since 1942. [14]
The road passes through or along several state and federal parks and other wildlife preservation areas. These include Big Bend National Park and Fort Davis National Historic Site of the National Park Service , Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area and Davis Mountains State Park operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department , and the ...
The system of Park Roads was established in 1937 at the request of the state parks board to establish maintenance of eight roads within the state's parks. The network of Park Roads has grown incrementally over the years along with the growth of parks now under the authority of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Park Roads are marked with ...