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A diagram of a Texas U-turn, also known as a Texas turnaround (this one with the local road over the limited-access highway) A Texas U-turn, or Texas turnaround, boomerang, or loop around, [citation needed] is a lane allowing cars traveling on one side of a one-way frontage road to U-turn onto the opposite frontage road (typically crossing over or under a freeway or expressway).
Farm to Market Road 4 (FM 4) is a farm to market road in Texas, United States, maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), that runs between the cities of Grandview and Jacksboro. The route was designated in March 1942. As of 2012, FM 4 is one of the longest farm to market roads in the state of Texas. [citation needed]
The highway reaches the settlement of Johnson before curving to the east at FM 3262 and then curving back to the north to reach its terminus at FM 303. [6] The highway was created on June 25, 1945, running from what was then US 62 and US 380 to the community of Johnson for a length of three miles (4.8 km). On December 16, 1948, the road was ...
210.7 [4] 339.1 New Mexico state line at Farwell: Oklahoma state line near Higgins: 1932 [4] current US 60 enters Texas from New Mexico at Farwell and travels northeast through the Texas Panhandle, meeting both I-27 and I-40 at Amarillo. The route continues northeast, entering Oklahoma near Higgins. US 62: 404.8 [5] 651.5
He started building frontage roads as a measure to reduce right-of-way acquisition costs by ensuring access to new highways for affected landowners; otherwise, the state would have needed to pay them a higher price for cutting off access to their land. [4] Most Texas freeways have service roads on both sides. In urban and suburban areas, the ...
The highway has a short overlap with FM 2169 near the Texas Tech University Junction Center. The highway travels through rural areas and hilly terrain before ending at an interchange with I-10 / US 83. Along with US 377 (North Main Street), Loop 481 forms a business loop of I-10 through Junction. Junction list. The entire route is in Kimble County.
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 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.