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Grandfalls is a town in Ward County, Texas, United States. It was named for its location near the "grand falls" of the Pecos River, located roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west. [4] Early settlers were attracted to the Grandfalls area in the late 1880s by the steady supply of water flowing in the Pecos River. [4]
FM 434 was designated on July 9, 1945, running from the community of Asa to Waco at La Salle Avenue (now Bus. US 77) via Downsville. On July 14, 1949, the road was extended south to the Falls County line. The road was extended to Satin on February 27, 1958, and was extended to its current southern terminus on April 22, 1958, taking over FM 2116 ...
The section north of Wichita Falls was cancelled on July 15, 1935, [8] but restored on February 11, 1937. [9] The route was previously proposed as the northern sections of SH 22 and SH 23 . The intersection of SH 79 and SH 25, in Archer City , was the location for the filming of movie The Last Picture Show in 1971.
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 ...
Much of Texas will see the effects of the arctic blast beginning Saturday. Here's a look at road conditions and closures across the state.
TxDOT plans to continue this upgrade to the Fannin and Lamar County line by 2020. Long term planning calls for U.S. 82 to be a four-lane divided highway system the entire length between Wichita Falls and Texarkana as a potential alternate route through north Texas in order to bypass the overcrowded Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Was on County Road 351 from SH 267 to US 67. Was cancelled when the US 67 relief route was completed. SH 168 — — — — 1932: 1934 Partially redesignated SH 97: SH 168: 0.87: 1.40 SH 87 in Galveston: Galveston naval installation 1986: current Shortest signed state highway in Texas; [2] former routing of SH 87 SH 169 — — — —
Riesel–Mart, unlabeled in 1919; was originally proposed as 7 (part); extended to the Limestone County line in 1922; restored in 1925, but changed to 2C around 1927 (there already was a 2B) SH 2B 1923 ← 2 (part) 1932 → 43 (part), 95 (part) Round Rock-Temple; 43 is now US 79 (part) here SH 2C 1918 1923 → 2 (part) Belton-Round Rock SH 2C 1927