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State Highway 16 (SH 16) is a 541.823-mile (871.980 km) south–north state highway in Texas, United States. that runs from Zapata on the boundary with Mexico to U.S. Highway 281 24 miles (39 km) south of Wichita Falls. It is the longest state highway in Texas, but is only the ninth-longest of any highway classification in the state. [2]
The Interstate Highway System in Texas covers 3,233.4 miles (5,203.7 km) and consists of ten primary highways, seven auxiliary highways, and the splitting of both Interstate 35 (I-35) and Interstate 69 into multiple letter-suffixed branches. The Interstate Highway with the longest segment in Texas is I-10 at 880.6 miles
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT / ˈ t ɛ k s. d ɒ t /) is a Texas state government agency responsible for construction and maintenance of the state's immense state highway system and the support of the state's maritime, aviation, rail, and public transportation systems.
Formerly part of SH 16; this section renumbered in 1939, and now the original portion is part of SH 6 SH 284 — — — — 1939: 1951 Former SH 74A, became a portion of US 183: SH 285: 56.87: 91.52 SH 16 in Hebbronville: Future I-69E/US 77 in Riviera: 1939: current One section formerly part of SH 16 SH 286: 15.21: 24.48 FM 70 at Chapman Ranch
The fatality rate on Texas roadways for 2022 was 1.55 deaths per hundred million vehicle miles traveled, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. This is a 1.99% decrease from 2021 ...
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The maximum speed limit on rural two-lane roads ranges from 50 mph (80 km/h) in parts of the northeast to 75 mph (120 km/h) in parts of Texas. On rural Interstate Highways and other freeways, the speed limit ranges from 60 mph (96 km/h) in Hawaii to 85 mph (136 km/h) in parts of Texas. All roads in the United States have a speed limit, but it ...
Texas freeways have been heavily traveled since their 1948 beginnings with a several-mile stretch of Houston's Gulf Freeway, and are often under construction to meet the demands of continuing growth. As of 2005, there were 79,535 miles (127,999 km) of public highway in Texas (up from 71,000 miles (114,000 km) in 1984).