Texas State Highway 51

State Highway 51
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 5.758 mi[1] (9.267 km)
Existed: 1974 – present
Major junctions
West end: SH 207
East end: FM 281 / FM 760 south of Spearman
Location
Counties: Hansford
Highway system

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Texas State Highway 51 (SH 51) is a short state highway located entirely in Hansford County, Texas, just south of Spearman.[1]

Contents

Route description

SH 51 begins at SH 207 southeast of Spearman and travels east through unincorporated Hansford County approximately 5.7 miles (9.2 km).[2] It is a two-lane route for its entire length, and has no intersections with other state-maintained routes until its terminus at FM 281, which continues to the east and south, and FM 760, which travels north to Spearman.[1][3]

History

The original SH 51 was designated by 1926 as a route from Sagerton to Crowell, replacing a portion of SH 28. It was canceled by 1933, being replaced by SH 16. The second SH 51 was designated by 1933 as a route from Dalhart northward to the Texas–Oklahoma state line. It was extended south to McCamey by 1936, replacing SH 143 from Channing to Brownfield and the majority of SH 137 from Brownfield to McCamey. In 1956 the highway was rerouted southwest over the former route of US 67 to the entrance of Big Bend National Park. This entire route was canceled in 1959 when US 385 was transferred to the west. The current SH 51 was designated in 1974; its routing has remained unchanged.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hansford County.

Location Mile[4] Destinations Notes
  0.0 SH 207 – Spearman, Stinnett Western terminus
  5.7 FM 281 / FM 760 – Spearman Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

U.S. Roads portal
Texas portal
  1. ^ a b c d Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 51". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0051.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 207. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07. 
  3. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 234. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-07. 
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Texas State Highway 51 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=TX-51+E&daddr=TX-51+E&hl=en&geocode=FSaOJgIdL4z2-Q%3BFeWRJgIdzBv4-Q&mra=me&mrcr=0&mrsp=1,0&sz=17&sll=36.08091,-101.180413&sspn=0.007691,0.016512&ie=UTF8&ll=36.077962,-101.222706&spn=0.123062,0.264187&z=13. Retrieved 2011-01-07.