Texas State Highway 24

"TX 24" redirects here. TX 24 may also refer to Texas's 24th congressional district.

State Highway 24 marker

State Highway 24

State Highway 24 runs south to north through Hunt, Delta, and Lamar counties

State Highway 24 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 31.18 mi[1] (50.17 km)
Existed: c.July 6, 1917[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: I-30/US 67 near Campbell
North end:
BUS US 82/BUS US 271/SH 19 in Paris
Location
Counties: Hunt, Delta, Lamar
Highway system

SH 23SH 25
SH 119SH 120SH 121
SH 550SH 824SH NASA Road 1

State Highway 24, or SH 24, runs from Campbell to Paris in north Texas. It is a portion of the main route, along with Interstate 30, from Paris to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

When the Texas State Highway System was first laid out, SH 24 was defined as traveling along the Old Southern Trail, from Burkburnett through Wichita Falls, Archer City, Throckmorton, Albany, Baird, Mason, Fredericksburg, Boerne, San Antonio and Laredo.[2] In 1917, SH 24 was designated from Denton to Whitesboro. The historic routing of SH 24 was one of the 26 original Texas state highways. By 1926, the routing had changed substantially. The original Denton to Whitesboro route was reassigned as SH 10. Portions of the former SH 22 (Graham to Olney) and SH 28 (Olney to Benjamin) were then reassigned as SH 24, which was now planned to reach from Jacksboro to Guthrie. By 1928, The highway extended south from Jacksboro to Mineral Wells, replacing a portion of the former SH 25. By 1933, the road from Jacksboro to Mineral Wells was transferred to SH 66. It was rerouted northeast to Paris, replacing SH 39, and west to New Mexico, replacing most of SH 53. But by 1939, this extended western plan had been dropped and the highway was rerouted west of Newcastle over SH 120 from Newcastle to Old Glory.

In 1968, the portion between Jacksboro and Bridgeport was rerouted south of Lake Bridgeport, replacing State Highway 824, which was an alternate route designated in 1964.

In 1971, the portions west of Greenville (Greenville to Seymour) were removed from SH 24 and assigned to U.S. Highway 380. Later, in 1979, the part of SH 24 southwest of Commerce was moved to a different highway (replaced between Commerce and Greenville with SH 224), making it concurrent with SH 50 down to Campbell, which shortened SH 24 to its present form. In 2009, SH 50's concurrency with SH 24 was removed.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
Hunt 0.000–
0.089
0.000–
0.143
I-30 / US 67 Greenville, CumbySouthern terminus. Exit 101 on I-30/US 67
Campbell0.3500.563 FM 499 GreenvilleSouthern end of FM 499 concurrency
2.3073.713 FM 499Northern terminus of FM 499 concurrency
3.3065.320 FM 513Northern terminus of FM 513
 4.8757.846 FM 2736 NeylandvilleEastern terminus of FM 2736
 7.39711.904 FM 1568Northern terminus of FM 1568
Commerce9.41615.154 SH 11 (Culver Street) / Loop 178Southern terminus of SH 11 concurrency
10.10216.258
Bus. SH 224 (Live Oak Street)
10.49516.890 SH 224 Greenville
10.61317.080Southern end of freeway
10.769–
11.418
17.331–
18.375

SH 11 / Bus. SH 11 Fairlie
Interchange. Northern terminus of TX 11 concurrency
12.31319.816Northern end of freeway
12.32019.827 SH 50Southern terminus of TX 50
Delta 14.83223.870 FM 904 (County Line Road)Southern terminus of FM 904
 16.35126.314 FM 3132Southern terminus of FM 3132
 17.50528.172 FM 1531Southern terminus of FM 1531
West Delta18.66930.045 FM 2890Western terminus of FM 3132
Klondike19.996–
20.184
32.180–
32.483
FM 1528Short concurrency with FM 1528
Cooper24.13038.833
SH 154 (Dallas Avenue) / Bus. SH 24
Western terminus of TX 154/Bus TX 24
24.46539.373 FM 64
25.49841.035
Bus. SH 24 (1st Street)
Northern terminus of Bus TX 24
 25.85241.605 FM 128Southern terminus of FM 128
 27.87844.865 FM 2949Southern terminus of FM 2949
 28.73146.238 FM 2716Northern terminus of FM 3132
 31.90651.348 SH 19 TiraSouthern terminus of TX 19 concurrency
 32.55452.391 FM 198 Lake Creek
 33.19453.421 FM 1335Northern terminus of FM 1335
LamarBroadway Junction37.70160.674 FM 1184
 41.20066.305 FM 2036Eastern terminus of FM 2036
Paris45.511–
45.625
73.243–
73.426
Loop 286Interchange with Loop 286
46.15674.281 FM 1497 (3rd Street)Northern terminus of FM 1497
46.54074.899 FM 1507 (New Jefferson Street)Western terminus of FM 1507
47.77176.880
Bus. US 82 (Bonham Street)
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "State Highway No. 24". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Staff writer (July 6, 1917). "Highway Commission Adopts 25 Highways". Commerce Journal. p. 1. OCLC 14198271. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  3. Texas Transportation Commission (September 24, 2009). "Minute Order 111994" (PDF). TxDOT September 2009 meeting. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  4. Statewide Planning Map (Map). Cartography by Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Texas Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.