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Approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Fort Davis, the route intersects the western terminus of SH 166. At this point, SH 17 joins the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop. The road then enters Fort Davis where the route is called State Street. SH 17 intersects SH 118 approaching from the east via Musquiz Drive just south of the Jeff Davis County ...
The highway travels in a north-northwest direction near the eastern border of Gainesville Municipal Airport and intersects FM 1200 before leaving the city limits. After leaving Gainesville, FM 1201 travels through rural areas until reaching the Moss Lake area. From here, FM 1201 runs closely to the Red River and travels through Sivells Bend ...
Texas State Highway 118 joins Highway 17 through the center of Fort Davis, but leads northwest through the Davis Mountains 52 miles (84 km) to Interstate 10 and southeast 23 miles (37 km) to Alpine. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.1 km 2 ), all land.
At RM 505, the highway becomes part of the primary route between Valentine and Fort Davis, the only two towns in the county. Past this junction, the route turns eastward, and the roadway improves with paved shoulders and wider lanes for the remaining 22.9 miles (36.9 km) until its terminus at SH 17 about 2 miles (3 km) south of Fort Davis.
Clinton is an unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States. [1] The community is located on Farm to Market Road 3211 , 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Greenville . [ 2 ]
On May 1, 1931, SH 118 was replaced by SH 17 and SH 118 was instead assigned on the old route of SH 3 from Alpine to Fort Davis which was completed. [4] By 1932, the parks board finally acquired land for a park ending the need for a park highway. [5] The road, which had then been built from Fort Davis to Fowlkes Ranch, was designated as SH 166. [6]
Clinton, Texas may refer to the following places in the U.S. state of Texas: Clinton, DeWitt County, Texas, a ghost town; Clinton, Hunt County, Texas, an ...
The highway commission accepted the park road in Davis Mountains State Park and seven other parks as the original park roads in the state system on June 22, 1937. [2] In 1939, SH 118 was extended from Fort Davis to Kent over the portion of SH 166 at the terminus of PR 3. [7] The state ended the SH 166 designation over that same portion in 1941. [8]