State Highway 25 (SH 25) is a state highway in north Texas, running from Windthorst north to the Red River near Haynesville.
 State Highway 25 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 59.953 mi[1] (96.485 km) | |||
| Existed | before 1939–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 281 / FM 174 at Windthorst | |||
| North end | River Road West near the Red River north of Electra | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Archer, Wichita | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
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SH 25 was one of the original 25 Texas highway routes proposed on June 21, 1917.[2] The original route was to be from Henrietta to Meridian. On August 21, 1923, all of SH 25 south of Mineral Wells was cancelled. On February 18, 1924, the section from Jacksboro to Henrietta was cancelled, and SH 25 had been rerouted to Archer City.[3] On August 11, 1926, SH 25 extended north to Oklahoma.[4] The route south of Jacksboro became a portion of SH 24 by 1929. On June 24, 1931, the route south of Windthorst became a portion of SH 66, changing it to its current route, with a toll bridge crossing across the Red River into Oklahoma.[5] This crossing is no longer present.
Branches
editSH 25A was a branch designated on April 27, 1925 from Antelope via Henrietta to Oklahoma.[6] On March 19, 1930, the route was renumbered as SH 148.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Archer | Windthorst | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 281 / FM 174 – Jacksboro, Wichita Falls | Southern terminus |
| | 3.75 | 6.04 |  FM 172 – Scotland | ||
| | 8.78 | 14.13 |  FM 2581 | ||
| Archer City | 11.19 | 18.01 |  SH 79 – Olney, Wichita Falls | ||
| | 13.84 | 22.27 |  FM 210 – Megargel | ||
| | 21.35 | 34.36 |  FM 368 – Lake Kickapoo, Holliday | ||
| Mankins | 28.58 | 46.00 |   US 82 / US 277 – Wichita Falls, Seymour | ||
| Wichita | | 34.37 | 55.31 |  FM 1180 – Lake Diversion | |
| | 34.72 | 55.88 |  SH 258 – Wichita Falls | ||
| | 37.47 | 60.30 |  FM 367 | ||
| | 39.99 | 64.36 |  FM 2326 | ||
| Electra | 48.51 | 78.07 |   Bus. US 287 | ||
| 49.50 | 79.66 | US 287 – Wichita Falls, Vernon | Interchange | ||
| Haynesville | 52.78 | 84.94 |  SH 240 – Harrold, Burkburnett | ||
| | 57.76 | 92.96 |  FM 370 | ||
| | 59.95 | 96.48 | River Road West (CR 126) | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 25". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 21, 1917. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 18, 1924. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 9, 1926. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 22, 1931. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 27, 1925. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.