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The Texas State Highway system was established in 1917 to create a structured network of roads that would enhance connectivity and support economic development across the state. The initial system included 22 state highways, many of which followed pre-existing trails and trade routes.
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW [1]) is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States.It is a navigable inland waterway running approximately 1,300 mi (2,100 km) [1] from Saint Marks, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas.
The primary route through Texas was originally Texas Highway No.1, which became part of U.S. Route 67 and former U.S. Route 80. The main route was followed by Interstate 10 and then Interstate 20 from El Paso to Fort Worth .
U.S. Route 290 (US 290) is an east–west U.S. Highway located entirely within the state of Texas.Its western terminus is at Interstate 10 southeast of Segovia, and its eastern terminus is at Interstate 610 in northwest Houston. [1]
Succeeding maps reflect the slow completion of I-35 and I-35W over the stretch of US 81 between Laredo and Fort Worth, with the 1978-79 Texas Official Highway Travel Map showing only a 14-mile (23 km) section from Encinal north to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Artesia Wells as incomplete, and the 1980 Texas Official Highway Travel Map shows that ...
U.S. Route 84 (US 84) is an east–west [a] United States Numbered Highway that started as a short Georgia–Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme. Later, in 1941, it had been extended all the way to Colorado.
Geographic data related to U.S. Route 80 in Texas circa 1931 at OpenStreetMap - Shows the historic extent of US 80 in Texas, including the decommissioned route between Anthony, New Mexico and Dallas. Geographic data related to U.S. Route 80 in Texas circa 1991 at OpenStreetMap - Map of US 80 through Texas prior to its truncation in 1991.
The first freeway in Texas was a several-mile stretch of US 75 (now I-45)—The Gulf Freeway—opened to Houston traffic on October 1, 1948. The stretch of US 75 between I-30 and the Oklahoma state line has exits numbered consecutively from 1 to 75 (with occasional A and B designations), excluding 9-19.