Texas State Highway 141

State Highway 141
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 16.272 mi[1] (26.187 km)
Existed: before 1933 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 281 / FM 2295
East end: US 77 in Kingsville
Location
Counties: Jim Wells, Kleberg
Highway system

Highways in Texas
Interstate • U.S. • TX (Loops – Spurs – Rec – FM)

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Texas State Highway 141 (SH 141) is a Texas state highway in Jim Wells and Kleberg counties.[1]

Contents

Route description

The western terminus of SH 141 is at US 281 in Jim Wells County; the continuation past US 281 to Benavides is designated FM 2295. The route travels east into Kleberg County and into the city of Kingsville, where it ends at US 77.[1][2]

History

SH 141 was originally designated by 1933 from Kingsville west to Benavides, but was shortened to its current route by the highway system redescription of 1939. The designation was extended slightly to the east, to the bypass of US 77 in Kingsville, in 1962.[1]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[3] Destinations Notes
Jim Wells
   0.0 US 281 – Alice, Falfurrias Western terminus; road continues as FM 2295
Kleberg
 Kingsville 13.7 Spur 169 – Texas A&M University–Kingsville  
15.3
US 77 Bus.		  
16.3 US 77 – Raymondville, Bishop Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 141". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0141.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 441. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Texas State Highway 141 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=TX-141+E%2FFarm+to+Market+Rd+2295&daddr=W+King+Ave+to:E+King+Ave+to:E+King+Ave&hl=en&geocode=FVpkpAEdbiAn-g%3BFaTaowEdWW8q-g%3BFWbbowEdktUq-g%3BFQbcowEdhhMr-g&gl=us&mra=mi&mrcr=2&mrsp=3&sz=18&sll=27.516126,-97.839587&sspn=0.00393,0.008256&ie=UTF8&ll=27.536587,-97.896423&spn=0.251459,0.528374&z=12. Retrieved 2011-01-06.