Texas State Highway 140

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Bus. SH 349 in Midland
East end I-20 / SH 158 in Midland
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesMidland
Highway system
←
SH 139
→ SH 141

State Highway 140 (SH 140) is a 2.3-mile-long (3.7 km) state highway located entirely in Midland, Texas. It is located along Florida Avenue and Garden City Highway in the southeastern portion of the city beginning at its western terminus at Business Highway 349-C (Bus. SH 349-C), also known as Big Spring Street and continues east to the interchange of Interstate 20 (I-20) and SH 158. The road on which SH 140 travels had previously been designated as three other highways over time: SH 158, State Highway Loop 546, and Bus. SH 158-B. It received its current number in 2012.

Route description

SH 140 begins at the

FM 715 and provides a shortcut to I-20 and SH 158 westbound. About 0.2 miles (0.32 km) later, SH 140 reaches its end at the westbound frontage road for I-20 and SH 158. The interchange complex is part of I-20's exit 138. I-20 and SH 158 form a concurrency west of here, while SH 158 continues east along Garden City Road towards the eastbound frontage road and Garden City.[4][1]

For its entire length, SH 140 is a four-lane

center turn lane. Commercial businesses, open and abandoned, line both sides of the road throughout the entirety of the highway.[4]

History

The road on which SH 140 is now designated has been a part of the

Bus. SH 158-B on June 21, 1990.[7] After a redesignation of various highways in Midland on June 30, 2011, Bus. SH 158-B was moved onto SH 58 in western Midland and the portion of the old business highway between Bus. SH 349-C and I-20/SH 158 became SH 140.[7][2][8]

The number was previously used from June 26, 1929 on a short highway branching from

Spur 164 on February 28, 1945.[10]

Junction list

The entire highway is in Midland, Midland County.

mi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0
Bus. SH 349
(Big Spring Street) / West Florida Avenue
2.13.4
FM 715
south (South Fairgrounds Road)		Northern terminus of FM 715
2.33.7 I-20 / SH 158 (Frontage Road / Garden City Highway)Exit 138 on I-20
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2013). Statewide Planning Map (Map). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 140". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 25, 1929. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Google (June 20, 2015). "Texas State Highway 140" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  5. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 158". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 546". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 158-B". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "Texas Transportation Commission Minute Order" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. June 30, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  9. OCLC 925481750
    . Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  10. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 30, 1934. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

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