Texas State Highway 79

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State Highway 79
Length:	96.20[1] mi (154.82 km)
Formed:	by 1933
North end:	OK 79
Major junctions:	US 82/US 287 US 281
South end:	US 183/US 283 at Throckmorton
Highways in Texas < SH 78 SH 80 >

State Highway 79 or SH 79 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs 96 miles from the Oklahoma border near Wichita Falls to Throckmorton. It was originally designated by 1933 along its current route, except for the unfinished portion from Olney to Elbert. This section was completed by 1938. The route was previously proposed as the northern sections of SH 22 and SH 23.

[edit] Counties and junctions

County	Junction	Notes
Clay	OK 79
	SH 148 – Petrolia
Wichita	US 82/US 287 – Wichita Falls
	US 281 – Wichita Falls
Archer	SH 25 – Archer City
Young	SH 114 – Olney
	SH 251 – Olney
Throckmorton	US 183/US 283 – Throckmorton

[edit] References

1. ^ Texas Department of Transportation, [1]

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