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{{short description|State highway in Texas}}
{{Infobox road|
state=TX|
type=SH|
route=115
|map={{maplink-road|from=Texas State Highway 115.map|zoom=7}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=SH&nbsp;115, highlighted in red|
length_mi=106.47|
length_ref=<ref name="State Highway 115">{{TxDOT|SH|115|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref>|
length_round=2|
established=by 1933 (current route 1990)|
direction_a=Southwest|
direction_b=Northeast|
terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|I|20}} at [[Pyote, Texas|Pyote]]|
junction={{jct|state=TX|US|385}} at [[Andrews, Texas|Andrews]]|
terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|SH|349}} at [[Patricia, Texas|Patricia]]|
previous_type=SH|
previous_route=114|
next_type=SH|
next_route=116|
}}
'''State Highway 115''' ('''SH 115''') is a [[state highway]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]] that runs from [[Interstate 20 (Texas)|Interstate 20]] in [[Pyote, Texas|Pyote]] to [[State Highway 349 (Texas)|SH 349]] at [[Patricia, Texas|Patricia]].
==Route description==
SH 115 begins at an intersection with [[Interstate 20 in Texas|Interstate 20]] and Farm to Market Road 1927 in [[Pyote, TX|Pyote]].  The route travels north along the eastern edge of town and through Far West Texas oil fields before reaching [[Wink, TX|Wink]].  The route then turns northeast, next reaching [[Kermit, TX|Kermit]].  The route travels through downtown Kermit, passing the Winkler County Courthouse.  The route continues to the northeast, crossing oil fields of Winkler and Andrews Counties, before reaching [[Andrews, TX|Andrews]].  The route travels through Andrews, intersecting [[U.S. Route 385 in Texas|U.S. Route 385]].  The route continues northeast, crossing through the intersection of Andrews, Gaines, Martin, and Dawson Counties before reaching its terminus at [[State Highway 349 (Texas)|SH 349]] at the unincorporated community of [[Patricia, Texas]].
==History==
[[Image:Texas 115 1917.svg|100px|left]] SH 115 was originally proposed on July 13, 1926 as a route from north of [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]] to [[Stratford, Texas|Stratford]] into Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |date=July 12, 1926 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051946/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676942.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=29 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676942.pdf}}</ref> On December 2, 1931, this route became an extension of [[Texas State Highway 9|SH 9]].<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=January 29, 2018 |date=November 30, 1931 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129010314/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673808.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=29 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673808.pdf}}</ref> On June 2, 1932, SH 115 was redesignated on a new route as a short route between Pyote through [[Wink, Texas|Wink]] to [[Kermit, Texas|Kermit]]. <ref>{{cite web |archive-date=January 29, 2018 |date= June 30, 1932 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141947/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673816.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=29 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673816.pdf}}</ref> On October 21, 1952, an extension of SH 115 along [[Farm to Market Road 703|FM 703]] was signed, but not designated. The extension was officially designated on August 29, 1990, replacing FM 703.
==Major intersections==
{{mileposts}}
{{jcttop}}
{{TXint
|county=Ward
|cspan=3
|location=Pyote
|lspan=2
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|20|city1=Monahans|city2=Pecos}}
|notes=[[Diamond interchange]]
}}
{{TXint
|mile=0.26
|road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|57|name1=Avenue A|city1=Wickett}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=2.27
|road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|247|dir1=south|name1=Pyote Street|city1=Pyote}}
|notes=Northern terminus of Spur&nbsp;247
}}
{{TXint
|county=Winkler
|cspan=3
|location=none
|mile=22.64
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|302|name1=Jim Sharp Boulevard|city1=Kermit}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Kermit
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=24.61
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|18|dir1=north|name1=N Pine Street|location1=[[Jal, New Mexico|Jal, NM]]}}
|notes=Western end of SH&nbsp;18 concurrency
}}
{{TXint
|type=concur
|mile=24.79
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|18|dir1=south|name1=S Poplar Street|city1=Monahans}}
|notes=Eastern end of SH&nbsp;18 concurrency
}}
{{TXint
|county=Andrews
|cspan=6
|location=none
|mile=49.27
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|128|dir1=west|location1=[[Jal, New Mexico|Jal, NM]]}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SH&nbsp;128
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=69.33
|road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|1910|name1=truck route}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=Andrews
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=70.04
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|176|dir1=west|location1=[[Eunice, New Mexico|Eunice, NM]]}}
|notes=Western end of SH&nbsp;176 concurrency
}}
{{TXint
|mile=71.21
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|385|name1=Main Street|city1=Odessa|city2=Seminole}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=73.01
|road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|1910|name1=truck route}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=73.48
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|176|dir1=east|city1=Big Spring}}
|notes=Eastern end of SH&nbsp;176 concurrency
}}
{{jctco|state=TX|county=Martin}}
{{jctco|state=TX|county=Gaines}}
{{TXint
|county=Dawson
|location=none
|mile=107.27
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|349|city1=Midland|city2=Lamesa}}
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Transportation in Ward County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Winkler County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Andrews County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Martin County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Gaines County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Dawson County, Texas]]
[[Category:State highways in Texas|115]]