Texas State Highway 243

State Highway 243

Route information

Maintained by TxDOT

Length:

27.909 mi^[2] (44.915 km)

Existed:

1939^[1] – present

Major junctions

West end:

US 175 in Kaufman

East end:

SH 64 in Canton

Highway system

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

← SH 242

SH 244 →

State Highway 243 or SH 243 is a state highway that runs from Kaufman east to Canton. The route was designated in 1939 from Kaufman through Canton to Van. The section from Canton to Van was removed in 1942 when it was transferred to FM 16^[3].

Junction list

County	Location	Junction	Notes
Kaufman	Kaufman	US 175
		FM 987
		SH 34	West end of SH 34 concurrency
		SH 34	East end of SH 34 concurrency
		FM 2727
		FM 2515
		FM 429
Van Zandt		FM 47
	Canton	SH 198
		SH 19
		SH 64

References

^ Texas State Highway Department (Texas Department of Transportation) (1938). Texas Highway Map (Map).
^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 243". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0243.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 16". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM/FM0016.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-18.

Kaufman County highways

Interstate Highways	I-20

U.S. Highways	US 80 US 175

State Highways	SH 34 SH 198 SH 205 SH 243 SH 274

State Loops and Spurs	Spur 87 Spur 557

Farm and Ranch to Market Roads	FM 90 FM 148 FM 429 FM 460 FM 548 FM 688 FM 740 FM 741 FM 986 FM 987 FM 1388 FM 1389 FM 1390 FM 1391 FM 1392 FM 1565 FM 1641 FM 1836 FM 1895 FM 2451 FM 2515 FM 2578 FM 2613 FM 2727 FM 2728 FM 2757 FM 2860 FM 2932 FM 2965 FM 3039 FM 3094 FM 3396