Texas State Highway 148
State Highway 148 | ||||
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 SH 148 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 55.15 mi[1] (88.76 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | File:US 281.svgFile:Texas 114.svg US 281 / SH 114 at Jacksboro | |||
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| North[2] end | File:Texas 79.svg SH 79 at Petrolia | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
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State Highway 148 (SH 148) is a north–south state highway that runs from US 281 in Jacksboro through Henrietta to SH 79 in Petrolia.
Route description
SH 148 is a two-lane improved surface highway that connects the various farming and economic centers of Jack and Clay Counties. Almost all of the route is rural and traffic is rarely a concern anywhere along the route. In Henrietta, the route parallels US 82 approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west and then splits north toward Petrolia.
History
SH 148 was originally designated on March 19, 1930, along a route from the Red River northwest of Petrolia via Henrietta to Antelope as a renumbering of SH 25A. On October 26, 1932, the section south of Henrietta was cancelled.[2] The route was extended to Jacksboro on November 18, 1938.[3] On August 1, 1941, the section of SH 148 north of Charlie was cancelled and obliterated, as the bridge was destroyed due to flooding. The section north of Petrolia was transferred to FM 810 on August 24, 1948. In 1974, Highway 148 became nationally significant due to its appearance in the movie The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jack | Jacksboro | File:US 281.svgFile:Texas 114.svg US 281 / SH 114 | Southern terminus | ||
| | File:Texas FM 2190.svg FM 2190 | ||||
| | File:Texas FM 2127.svg FM 2127 | ||||
| Clay | | File:Texas FM 175.svg FM 175 | |||
| | File:Texas FM 174.svg FM 174 | ||||
| | File:Texas FM 173.svg FM 173 | ||||
| | File:Texas FM 1883.svg FM 1883 | ||||
| | File:Texas FM 172.svg FM 172 | ||||
| Henrietta | File:Texas FM 2847.svg FM 2847 | ||||
| File:US 287.svg US 287 | |||||
| File:US 82.svg US 82 | |||||
| Petrolia | File:Texas FM 2332.svg FM 2332 | ||||
| File:Texas 79.svgFile:Texas FM 810.svg SH 79 / FM 810 | Northern terminus | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 148". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 24, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 18, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.