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The first section of Interstate Highway from county line to county line to open in the state was a 43-mile (69 km) section of I-35 in Bexar County. By 1967, the highway system controlled 66,000 miles (106,000 km) of highway. [5] In 1984, US 66 was replaced by I-40 and the US 66 designation was removed from the state highway system the following ...
Greer County, formed in 1860. Separated from Texas by U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. the State of Texas, 162 U.S. 1 (1896) and is now part of southwestern Oklahoma. Perdido County, formed in 1824 and forgotten during the upheavals of the 1840s. Perdido was reportedly abolished in 1858 and again in 1871.
Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes SH 1: 837.42: 1,347.70 State line at El Paso, Texas: State line at Texarkana, Texas: 1917: 1939 Replaced by Interstate 10, Interstate 20, and Interstate 30 a small portion inside the city of Dallas remained until 1952.
When Texas began numbering its highway system, the Ozark Trail received the number 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 ...
Length: 169.372 mi [1] (272.578 km) Existed: 1935 [1] –present: Major junctions; South end: US 90 in Sanderson: I-10 / US 67 in Fort Stockton I-20 in Pecos: North end: US 285 at Texas–New Mexico state line: Location; Country: United States: State: Texas: Counties: Terrell, Pecos, Reeves, Culberson: Highway system; United States Numbered ...
The following are lists in a series of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHLs) arranged by county as designated by the Texas Historical Commission and local county historical commissions in Texas. Purchase and display of a historical marker is a required component of the RTHL designation process.
At-grade intersection on I-40 near milemarker 8 in far west Texas. I-40 in Texas is one of a few Interstate Highways with at-grade intersections.The westernmost 16 miles (26 km) of I-40 in Texas, near the New Mexico state line, lacks the frontage roads typical to Texas freeways, and eight driveways for ranches directly intersect the main lanes of I-40, in violation of Interstate standards.
Farm to Market Road 647 (FM 647) is located in Wharton County. The 7-mile-long (11 km) highway starts at County Road 325 west of Louise, heads to the southeast and ends at County Road 336. On May 23, 1951, FM 647 was redesignated to start at US 59 (now Loop 523) in Louise and continue southeasterly 4.0 miles (6.4 km).