Texas State Highway 290
Route information | ||
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Maintained by TxDOT | ||
Length | 24.364 mi[1] (39.210 km) | |
Existed | 1992–present | |
Major junctions | ||
West end | I-10 / SH 349 north of Sheffield | |
SH 349 at Sheffield | ||
East end | I-10 west of Ozona | |
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Texas | |
Counties | Pecos, Crockett | |
Highway system | ||
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State Highway 290 (SH 290) is a state highway maintained by the
SH 290 was the former designation for a portion of SH 114 between the New Mexico state line and Lubbock.
History
Cochran, Hockley, and Lubbock counties
SH 290 was originally designated as a route from the
Pecos and Crockett counties
SH 290 was created on November 21, 1991 from a portion of US 290 which was decommissioned beyond its current terminus at I-10 near Junction to its former terminus at
SH 290 is a portion of the former US 290 that was bypassed by I-10 around Sheffield.Route description
SH 290 begins at Exit 325 of I-10 in Pecos County and winds southward around hills concurrently with SH 349. The road turns east through Sheffield passing through town along Main Street where SH 349 turns to the south. SH 290 then runs southeast to the Pecos River where the road enters Crockett County. The road turns eastward along the Pecos River valley until it reaches Fort Lancaster, an old frontier Army fort maintained by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The road then turns northeast climbing steeply out of the river valley and returns to I-10 at Exit 343.[9][10]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[9] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Pecos | | 0 | 0.0 | I-10 / SH 349 north – Fort Stockton, Iraan | I-10 exit 325; western terminus; West end of SH 349 overlap. |
Sheffield | 4.8 | 7.7 | SH 349 – Dryden | East end of SH 349 overlap. | |
Crockett | | 24.5 | 39.4 | I-10 – Ozona | I-10 exit 343; eastern terminus. |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Texas portal
References
- ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 290". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- Texas State Highway Commission. 1926. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- Texas State Highway Commission. 1928. Archived from the originalon May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- Texas State Highway Commission. June 15, 1933. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 116". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 114". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 290". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 80". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ a b Google (May 29, 2010). "Route of SH 290" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ Ozona, Texas (Map). 1:100,000. United States Geological Survey. 1985. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
External links
Geographic data related to Texas State Highway 290 at OpenStreetMap