Texas State Highway 79

State Highway 79
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	96.20 mi[1] (154.82 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 183 / US 283 in Throckmorton
	US 281 in Wichita Falls US 82 / US 287 in Wichita Falls
North end:	SH-79 at Oklahoma state line
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← SH 78 SH 80 →

State Highway 79 or SH 79 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs 96 miles (154 km) from Throckmorton to the Oklahoma state line near Byers. It was originally designated in 1926 along its current route, except for the unfinished portion from Olney to Elbert. This section was completed by 1938. The route was previously proposed as the northern sections of SH 22 and SH 23. The intersection of Hwy 79 and Hwy 25, in Archer City, was the location for the filming of movie The Last Picture Show in 1971.

Route description

SH 79 begins at an intersection with US 183/US 283 in Throckmorton. The highway runs in an east-west direction until FM 926, east of Elbert. The highway turns northeast, running to Olney and Archer City. The highway enters Wichita Falls and almost immediately begins an overlap with US 281 on the Henry S. Grace Freeway. At the interchange with US 82/US 287, US 281 travels north to downtown while SH 79 travels to the east. Shortly after joining US 82/287, SH 79 leaves the highways and runs on the eastern edge of the city as the Waurika Freeway. SH 79 runs through Dean, Petrolia and Byers before entering Oklahoma as OK-79.

Junction list

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Throckmorton	Throckmorton	US 183 / US 283 – Albany, Breckenridge, Seymour
		FM 2356 north
		FM 2459 north
	Elbert	FM 1711 south	South end of FM 1711 overlap
		FM 1711 north	North end of FM 1711 overlap
Young		FM 578 south
		FM 926 east – Newcastle
		FM 2898 north
		FM 3366 north – Olney Municipal Airport
	Olney	Loop 132 north (Avenue M) / FM 3329 south
		SH 251 south – Newcastle
		SH 114 – Seymour, Jacksboro
		FM 1768 east
Archer	Archer City	SH 25 – Electra, Windthorst
		FM 2224 north – Holliday
		FM 1954 – Holliday
Wichita	Wichita Falls	Loop 473 (Old Jacksboro Highway) / FM 369 (Southeast Parkway)	Interchange
		US 281 south – Jacksboro	Interchange; south end of freeway; south end of US 281 overlap
		Hatton Road – Kickapoo Downtown Airport
		Midwestern Parkway
		US 82 west / US 281 north / US 287 north to I-44 – Wichita Falls, Amarillo, Lawton	North end of US 281 overlap; south end of US 82/287 overlap
		Old Windthorst Road	No southbound entrance to SH 79
		US 82 east / US 287 south / Hammon Road – Henrietta, Fort Worth	North end of US 82/287 overlap
		Bus. US 287 (Scott Avenue)
		Petrolia Avenue	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; north end of freeway
Clay		FM 3393 west (Old Petrolia Road)
	Dean	FM 2393 – Jolly
	Petrolia	SH 148 south / FM 810 north – Henrietta, Charlie
	Byers	FM 171 east – Ringgold	South end of FM 171 overlap
		FM 171 west – Burkburnett	North end of FM 171 overlap
Crosses the Red River into Oklahoma; continues as OK-79

References

1. ↑ Texas Department of Transportation,