Texas State Highway Spur 194
State Highway Spur 194 or Spur 194 is a highway in the U.S. state of Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The 1.4-mile (2.3 km) route begins southwest of Fort Stockton in Pecos County along the path of a former highway between Fort Stockton and Alpine and ends at U.S. Highway 385 (US 385) on the south side of Fort Stockton.
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Spur 194 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.352 mi[1] (2.176 km) | |||
| Existed | 1946[1]–present | |||
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| Counties | Pecos | |||
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Route description
Spur 194, known as Railroad Avenue within the city of Fort Stockton and Old Alpine Road (proposed FM 3531) beyond, begins at a point southwest of Fort Stockton where TxDOT takes over maintenance of the former highway to Alpine from the county. The route begins as a two-lane road, then becomes a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane just outside the city limits. The spur follows to the northeast along the north side of the South Orient Rail Line before ending at US 385.[2][3]
History
Most of Spur 194 follows the original alignment of US 67 between Fort Stockton and Alpine along Old Alpine Road from 1932[4] until the current US 67 roadway was constructed to the west sometime after 1940[5] and before the creation of the spur.
Spur 194 was designated on December 10, 1946 following a longer 2.0-mile (3.2 km) route that began at its present southern terminus at a former stockyard near a railroad crossing and extended further along the present US 385 terminating at what was then US 290 and now Business Interstate 10-G.[1] In 1949, the stretch of the current US 385 south of US 290 was designated as Farm to Market Road 1214 (FM 1214) over a route that eventually was extended to Marathon.[6] On October 24, 1956, FM 1214 was incorporated into a southern extension of State Highway 51 (SH 51)[7] On August 28, 1958, SH 51 was cancelled and changed to US 385,[8] and Spur 194 was truncated to avoid a dual designation over US 385 on December 10, 1959.[1]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Pecos County. [2]
| Location[2] | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | Old Alpine Road | Southern terminus | |
| Fort Stockton | 1.4 | 2.3 | | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 194". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 146. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- Google (April 6, 2012). "Satellite view of Spur 194" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 67". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- General Highway Map, Pecos County, Texas (Map) (1936 ed.). 1 in=2 mi. Texas State Highway Department. Partially revised to February 1, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved April 6, 2012. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1214". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 51". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 385". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
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