Texas State Highway 339
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| State Highway 339 |
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| Length: | 45.68[1] mi (73.54 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | by 1941 | ||||||||
| North end: |  near Freer |
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| Major junctions: |
 at Benavides |
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| South end: |  between Falfurrias and Hebbronville |
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State Highway 339, known as Texas 339 or SH 339, is a state highway that runs from just south of Freer in southern Texas southeast and south to a point midway between Falfurrias and Hebbronville.
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[edit] Description
Beginning at a junction with SH 16 south of Freer in Duval County, SH 339 runs southeast to a junction with US 359 at Benavides. In Benavides the highway is known by three different names: West Avenue north of the junction with SH 359, Main Street for the brief co-routing with SH 359, and Humble Street south of SH 359. The highway then proceeds almost directly south to its final junction with SH 285 midway between Falfurrias and Hebbronville. Most of the terrain covered by the highway is sparsely populated ranch country. SH 339 is completely contained in Duval County.
[edit] Route history
The route was originally designated in 1941 as the part of the highway from Freer to a point approximately ten miles south of Benavides. A short portion of the route, less than a mile of the road south of Benavides, was cancelled from the designation in 1954. In 1990 the highway assumed its present configuration with the sothward extension to SH 285, transferred from Farm to Market Road 1345.
[edit] References
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation Highway Designation File - State Highway 339. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Texas official travel map at the Texas Department of Transportation (Adobe Acrobat format, magnification required for legibility)
- Satellite image of junction and co-routing of SH 339 with SH 359 in Benavides at Google Maps
