Texas State Highway 115
State Highway 115 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 106.47 mi[1] (171.35 km) | |||
Existed | by 1933 (current route 1990)–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Southwest end | File:I-20.svg I-20 at Pyote | |||
File:US 385.svg US 385 at Andrews | ||||
Northeast end | File:Texas 349.svg SH 349 at Patricia | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 115 (SH 115) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Interstate 20 in Pyote to SH 349 at Patricia.
Route description
SH 115 begins at an intersection with Interstate 20 and Farm to Market Road 1927 in Pyote. The route travels north along the eastern edge of town and through Far West Texas oil fields before reaching Wink. The route then turns northeast, next reaching 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. The route travels through Andrews, intersecting U.S. Route 385. The route continues northeast, crossing through the intersection of Andrews, Gaines, Martin, and Dawson Counties before reaching its terminus at SH 349 at the unincorporated community of Patricia, Texas.
History
SH 115 was originally proposed on July 13, 1926 as a route from north of Amarillo to Stratford into Oklahoma.[2] On December 2, 1931, this route became an extension of SH 9.[3] On June 2, 1932, SH 115 was redesignated on a new route as a short route between Pyote through Wink to Kermit. [4] On October 21, 1952, an extension of SH 115 along FM 703 was signed, but not designated. The extension was officially designated on August 29, 1990, replacing FM 703.
Major intersections
This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Ward | Pyote | 0.00 | 0.00 | File:I-20.svg I-20 – Monahans, Pecos | Diamond interchange | |||
0.26 | 0.42 | File:Texas Spur 57.svg Spur 57 (Avenue A) – Wickett | ||||||
| 2.27 | 3.65 | File:South plate.svg File:Texas Spur 247.svg Spur 247 south (Pyote Street) – Pyote | Northern terminus of Spur 247 | ||||
Winkler | | 22.64 | 36.44 | File:Texas 302.svg SH 302 (Jim Sharp Boulevard) – Kermit | ||||
Kermit | 24.61 | 39.61 | File:North plate.svg File:Texas 18.svg SH 18 north (N Pine Street) – Jal, NM | Western end of SH 18 concurrency | ||||
24.79 | 39.90 | File:South plate.svg File:Texas 18.svg SH 18 south (S Poplar Street) – Monahans | Eastern end of SH 18 concurrency | |||||
Andrews | | 49.27 | 79.29 | File:West plate.svg File:Texas 128.svg SH 128 west – Jal, NM | Eastern terminus of SH 128 | |||
| 69.33 | 111.58 | File:Texas Loop 1910.svg Loop 1910 (truck route) | |||||
Andrews | 70.04 | 112.72 | File:West plate.svg File:Texas 176.svg SH 176 west – Eunice, NM | Western end of SH 176 concurrency | ||||
71.21 | 114.60 | File:US 385.svg US 385 (Main Street) – Odessa, Seminole | ||||||
| 73.01 | 117.50 | File:Texas Loop 1910.svg Loop 1910 (truck route) | |||||
| 73.48 | 118.25 | File:East plate.svg File:Texas 176.svg SH 176 east – Big Spring | Eastern end of SH 176 concurrency | ||||
Martin |
No major junctions | |||||||
Gaines |
No major junctions | |||||||
Dawson | | 107.27 | 172.63 | File:Texas 349.svg SH 349 – Midland, Lamesa | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 115". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ↑ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 12, 1926. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 30, 1931. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 30, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- Infobox road instances in Texas
- Routes needing mileposts
- Transportation in Ward County, Texas
- Transportation in Winkler County, Texas
- Transportation in Andrews County, Texas
- Transportation in Martin County, Texas
- Transportation in Gaines County, Texas
- Transportation in Dawson County, Texas
- State highways in Texas