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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.
Loop 545 was designated on April 20, 1984, from US 67 northeast 5.1 miles (8.2 km) to Main Street, then north along Main Street 0.5 mile to US 67 along an old routing of US 67. On March 29, 1988, a 1.1-mile (1.8 km) section from US 87 to FM 380 was removed and returned to the city of San Angelo.
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In 1957, the state began receiving federal funding for the construction of the Interstate Highway System. 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]
New Mexico state line northwest of El Paso to New Mexico state line northeast of Guadalupe Mountains National Park; from New Mexico state line west of Seminole to just east of Weatherford: US 181: 135.5 [26] 218.1 I-37/SH 35 at Corpus Christi: I-37 near San Antonio 1927 [26] current US 183: 426.0 [27] 685.6 US 77/US 77 Alt. in Refugio
Farm to Market Road 769 (FM 769), also known as State Line Road, is located in Yoakum and Cochran counties. The 42-mile (68 km) road runs along the New Mexico state line from SH 83 near Denver City to SH 125 near Bledsoe and passes through the small community of Bronco. The road has intersections with US 82, US 380, and FM 1585. FM 769 was ...
A 50-mile (80 km) stretch of I-45 between Galveston and Houston was opened in 1951, eight years before it was designated I-45. It was also the first urban expressway in Texas. In 1962, 43 miles (69 km) of I-35 opened in Bexar County, the first section of Interstate Highway to open from county line to county line in a large metropolitan area. [3]
The two-lane road heads north for two miles (3.2 km) through desolate lands populated by a few ranches. At the two-mile mark, the road curves to the west and continues for another 1.25 miles (2.01 km) before ending at the entrance to the Tacubaya Ranch. State maintenance ends at this point but the road continues as County Road 314. [71]