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The Texas State Highway system was established in 1917 to create a structured network of roads that would enhance connectivity and support economic development across the state. The initial system included 22 state highways, many of which followed pre-existing trails and trade routes.
The first use of the Loop 175 designation was in Coleman County, from US 84, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Coleman west to Commercial Avenue near the south side of Coleman, then south 1 mile (1.6 km) to US 67 near Coleman Airport with a spur connection along Commercial Avenue into Coleman.
In 1992, the 3,200 miles (5,100 km) of Interstate Highway System in Texas was completed with the opening of a six-mile (9.7 km) section of I-27. In 1997, the Texas Turnpike Authority was merged with TxDOT and independently, the North Texas Turnpike Authority became responsible for toll projects in Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties. [6]
US 54 again enters Texas near Nara Visa, New Mexico, and travels due northeast through the Texas Panhandle to the Oklahoma state line at Texhoma. US 57: 98.1 [2] 157.9 Mexican border at Eagle Pass: I-35 near Moore: 1970 [2] current Travels northeast through south Texas farmlands; former SH 57 US 59: 622.736 [3] 1,002.196 Mexican border at Laredo
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is the agency responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and operations of the Interstate Highways in Texas. The Interstate Highway System in Texas covers 3,239.7 miles (5,213.8 km) and consists of twelve primary routes , seven auxiliary routes and Interstate 35 (I-35) which is split into two ...
The road first appears on maps in 1964 as a six-mile (10 km) road on Palestine's east side, connecting US 287 with SH 155. During the 1970s, 1980s, and the early 1990s the loop was expanded to finally form a complete circle around the core of the city.
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Spur 303 is located in Tarrant and Dallas counties. It runs from I-820 to Loop 12. At 17.4 miles, Spur 303 is the longest spur in Texas. Spur 303 was designated on February 23, 1956, from Rosedale Street (now I-820), south of the Texas and Pacific Railway overpass at Handley, east along an old interurban rail line and along Park Row Street in Arlington to the then-proposed extension of SH 360.