Texas State Highway 273

State Highway 273 marker State Highway 273
SH 273, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	61.453 mi (98.899 km)
Existed	1938–present
Major junctions
South end	File:Texas 203.svg SH 203 near Hedley
Major intersections	File:I-40.svg I-40 at McLean
North end	File:US 60.svg US 60 at Pampa
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 272 → SH 274

File:Texas State Highway 273 northbound, McLean Texas.jpg

Northbound in McLean, Texas

State Highway 273 (SH 273) is a state highway that runs from Pampa in northern Texas east and south to SH 203 near Hedley.

History

The route was originally designated on July 30, 1938 from Pampa to McLean. On November 4, 1971, an extension along Ranch to Market Road 2695 to US 287 along was signed, but not designated. On August 29, 1990 the current route was completed by redesignating Ranch to Market Road 2695 from McLean to SH 203 as part of SH 273.

Route description

Beginning at a junction with US 60 at Pampa in Gray County, SH 273 runs south to a junction with Loop 171. In Pampa the highway is known as Cuyler Street and Barnes Street. After a brief co-routing with Loop 171, the highway runs southeast to Lefors and then south to a junction with Interstate 40 at McLean, where the route is known as Sitter Street. SH 273 then runs almost directly south to its final junction with SH 203 near Hedley in Donley County. Most of the terrain covered by the highway is lightly populated ranch and oil country.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Donley	​			File:Texas 203.svg SH 203 – Hedley, Wellington
	​			File:West plate.svg File:Texas FM 2471.svg FM 2471 west
	​			File:South plate.svg File:Texas FM 2944.svg FM 2944 south
Gray	McLean			File:I-40.svg I-40	I-40 exit 142.
				File:Business Loop 40.svg I-40 BL – Amarillo, Shamrock
	​			File:East plate.svg File:Texas RM 1321.svg RM 1321 east
	​			File:East plate.svg File:Texas FM 2473.svg FM 2473 east – Kellerville
	​			File:South plate.svg File:Texas FM 291.svg FM 291 south – Alanreed
	​			File:East plate.svg File:Texas RM 1321.svg RM 1321 east
	​			File:North plate.svg File:Texas Spur 398.svg Spur 398 north – Lefors
	​			File:Texas RM 2375.svg RM 2375 – Lefors
	​			File:South plate.svg File:Texas Spur 398.svg Spur 398 south – Lefors
	​			File:North plate.svg File:Texas Loop 171.svg Loop 171 north – Pampa	South end of Loop 171 overlap
	​			File:South plate.svg File:Texas Loop 171.svgFile:South plate.svg File:Texas FM 749.svg Loop 171 south / FM 749 south – Bowers City	North end of Loop 171 overlap
	Pampa			File:Texas FM 750.svg FM 750 (McCullough Avenue)
				File:US 60.svg US 60 (Brown Avenue) – Amarillo, Miami
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

External links

• Texas official travel map at the Texas Department of Transportation (Adobe Acrobat format, magnification required for legibility)
• Satellite image of junction of SH 273 with I-40 at Google Maps