SH 79 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 96.203 mi[1] (154.824 km) | |||
Existed | 1923–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
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State Highway 79 (SH 79) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs 96.203 miles (154.824 km) from Throckmorton to the Oklahoma state line near Byers.
Route description
SH 79 begins at an intersection with US 183/US 283 in Throckmorton. The highway runs in an east–west direction until FM 926, east of Elbert. The highway turns northeast, running to Olney and Archer City. The highway enters Wichita Falls and almost immediately begins an overlap with US 281 on the Henry S. Grace Freeway. At the interchange with US 82/US 287, US 281 travels north to downtown while SH 79 travels to the east. Shortly after joining US 82/287, SH 79 leaves the highways and runs on the eastern edge of the city as the Waurika Freeway. SH 79 runs through Dean, Petrolia and Byers before entering Oklahoma as OK-79.
History
It was originally designated on August 21, 1923, from Wichita Falls to Olney, replacing a portion of SH 22.[2] On October 11, 1927, it was extended southwest to Throckmorton.[3] On April 24, 1928, it was extended northeast to the Oklahoma state line.[4] On April 24, 1933, the section from Olney to Elbert was cancelled,[5] but restored on December 18, 1933.[6] This section was completed by 1938. The section north of Wichita Falls was cancelled on July 15, 1935,[7] but restored on February 11, 1937.[8] The route was previously proposed as the northern sections of SH 22 and SH 23. The intersection of SH 79 and SH 25, in Archer City, was the location for the filming of movie The Last Picture Show in 1971.
Junction list
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Throckmorton | Throckmorton | ![]() ![]() | |||
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Elbert | ![]() ![]() | South end of FM 1711 overlap | |||
![]() ![]() | North end of FM 1711 overlap | ||||
Young | | ![]() ![]() | |||
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Olney | ![]() ![]() | ||||
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Archer | Archer City | ![]() | |||
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Lakeside City | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Wichita | Wichita Falls | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange | ||
![]() ![]() | South end of US 281 overlap/freeway | ||||
Hatton Road – Kickapoo Downtown Airport | |||||
Midwestern Parkway | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of US 281 overlap; south end of US 82/287 overlap | ||||
Old Windthorst Road | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of US 82/287 overlap | ||||
Hammon Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
![]() ![]() | Southbound exit via the Petrolia Road exit | ||||
Petrolia Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; north end of freeway | ||||
Clay | | ![]() ![]() | South end of FM 3393 overlap | ||
Dean | ![]() ![]() | North end of FM 3393 overlap | |||
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Petrolia | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
Byers | ![]() ![]() | South end of FM 171 overlap | |||
![]() ![]() | North end of FM 171 overlap | ||||
| ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Oklahoma | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 79". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 10, 1927. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 24, 1928. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 24, 1933. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 18, 1933. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 15, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 10, 1937. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2023.