Texas State Highway Spur 74

Texas State Highway Spur 74 (Spur 74) is a 0.446 mi (0.7 km) spur road in Bowie County, Texas.[1]

State Highway Spur 74
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	0.446 mi[1] (0.718 km)
Existed	1961–present
Major junctions
South end	US 82 at the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
North end	I-30 in Leary
Location
Counties	Bowie
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← Spur 73 Loop 75 →

Approaching Spur 74 along eastbound Interstate 30.

Route description

Spur 74 provides access from I-30 to the now-deactivated Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant. The southern terminus is at US 82 near Victory City, at the entrance to the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant.[2] The short route travels north through Leary before ending at an interchange with I-30 at Exit #212.[1]

History

The original route numbered Spur 74 was designated as part of the 1939 highway plan, and connected the historic routing of SH 24 to Whiteface in Cochran County as a renumbering of SH 24 Spur. This mileage was transferred to FM 769 on October 18, 1948, which this section would later become part of SH 125.[3] The current routing of Spur 74 was designated on November 30, 1961.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Bowie County.

Location	mi[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Victory City	0.0	0.0	US 82 – Hooks, Leary	Southern terminus
Leary	0.4	0.64	I-30 – Dallas, Texarkana	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of state highway spurs in Texas
• Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 74". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 521. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 769". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
4. Google (January 5, 2011). "Overview map of Texas State Highway Spur 76 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 5, 2011.