Texas State Highway 78

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State Highway 78

Length:

90.83^[1] mi (146.17 km)

Formed:

by 1933

South end:

I-30 at Dallas

Major
junctions:

I-635

US 380
US 69
US 82

North end:

OK 78

Highways in Texas
< SH 77		SH 79 >

State Highway 78 or SH 78 is a state highway that follows surface roads in a predominantly southwest-to-northeast direction in the Dallas before traveling 90 miles (145 km) north-northeast to the Oklahoma State border.

The highway's southern terminus is at Interstate 30 in Dallas. From there, it follows Grand Avenue along White Rock Lake and then Garland Road into Garland as it passes Interstate 635. In downtown Garland, Highway 78 follows the central streets of Avenues B and D before joining Lavon Drive and moving northeastward, where it forms the current eastern terminus of the President George Bush Turnpike.

It continues to the northeast through Sachse and Wylie, crossing between Lake Ray Hubbard and Lake Lavon. It passes through Lavon before turning north through Farmersville and Blue Ridge. At SH 160, just before SH 121, SH 78 turns east, continuing to Leonard before turning northeast again to Bailey. At Bailey, SH 78 turns north and cuts through Bonham (as Center Street) just before it reaches the border with Oklahoma, where it continues on as Oklahoma State Highway 78, which ends north of Durant.

The highway was originally designated by 1933 along its current route. Part of this route was previously designated as SH 5C.

[edit] Counties and junctions

County	Junction	Notes
Dallas	I-30/US 67 – Dallas
	I-635 – Garland
	SH 66 – Garland
	PGBT/SH 190 – Garland
Collin	SH 205
	US 380 – Farmersville
	SH 160
Fannin	US 69 – Leonard
	SH 11 – Bailey
	SH 56 – Bonham
	US 82 – Bonham
	SH 121 – Bonham
	OK 78