Texas State Highway Spur 74

State Highway Spur 74
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 0.446 mi[1] (0.718 km)
Existed: 1961 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 82 at the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
North end: I-30 in Leary
Location
Counties: Bowie
Highway system

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

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Texas State Highway Spur 74 (Spur 74) is a 0.446 mi (0.7 km) spur road in Bowie County, Texas.[1]

Contents

Route description

Spur 74 provides access from IH 30 to the now-deactivated Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant. The southern terminus is at US 82 near Victory City, at the entrance to the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant.[2] The short route travels north through Leary before ending at an interchange with IH 30 at Exit #212.[1]

History

The original route numbered Spur 74 was designated as part of the 1939 highway plan, and connected the historic routing of SH 24 to Whiteface in Cochran County. This mileage was transferred to FM 769 in 1948, which itself would later become part of SH 125.[3] The current routing of Spur 74 was designated in 1961.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Bowie County.

Location Mile[4] Destinations Notes
Victory City 0.0 US 82 – Hooks, Leary Southern terminus
Leary 0.4 I-30 – Dallas, Texarkana Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - State Highway Spur No. 74". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SS/SS0074.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 586. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
  3. ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 769". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM0500/FM0769.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Texas State Highway Spur 76 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=State+Spur+74&daddr=State+Spur+74&hl=en&geocode=FSuc_gEdbw1i-g%3BFd6y_gEdEBFi-g&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=17&sll=33.468609,-94.234403&sspn=0.007715,0.016512&ie=UTF8&ll=33.466032,-94.211969&spn=0.06172,0.132093&z=14. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
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