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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 ...
Farm to Market Road 1201 (FM 1201) is located in Cooke County. FM 1201 begins at an intersection with US 82 in western Gainesville. 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 ...
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.
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.
Farm to Market Road 170 (FM 170) is a 114.6-mile (184.4 km) highway maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in Presidio and Brewster counties in Texas, United States. The route, known locally as the River Road , runs along the United States side of the Rio Grande which in Texas forms the international boundary between the U ...
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.
Wild Rose Pass is a gap in the Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County, Texas. It lies at an elevation of 4,554 feet / 1,388 meters. It lies at an elevation of 4,554 feet / 1,388 meters. [ 1 ]
On March 15, 1920, the routing from Alpine to Fort Stockton had not yet been built, so SH 10 and SH 12 were rerouted again in West Texas. [3] SH 10 now left its old alignment at Valentine via the current RM 505 eastward to SH 166 and SH 17 into Fort Davis. A segment between Fort Davis and Fort Stockton was proposed using an old postal road, but ...