Texas State Highway 300
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 18.6 mi[1] (29.9 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1968 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 US 80 at Longview | |||
 Loop 281 in Longview | ||||
| North end: |
  US 271 / SH 155 at Gilmer | |||
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| Counties: | Gregg, Upshur | |||
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State Highway 300 or SH 300 is a Texas state highway that runs from Longview northwest to Gilmer. The route was designated in 1968, replacing FM 1403. It is also known as Gilmer Road in Gregg County.
Route description
SH 300 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 80 on the west side of Longview, and travels northwest through residential section of the city. The route continues to the northwest, passing through agricultural sections of southeastern Upshur County before reaching its terminus at U.S. Route 281 and State Highway 155 on the far southern edge of Gilmer. The route travels nearly 19 miles.
History
SH 300 was previously designated by 1938 on a route from Atlanta south to SH 49. The route was redesignated in 1943 as SH 43 when it was extended farther north.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Gregg | Longview | US 80 (West Marshall Avenue) | |||
 Loop 281 – LeTourneau University, Kilgore College, Texas Baptist College, UTT Longview, Airport | |||||
 FM 2275 west (East George Richey Road) – Gladewater | |||||
| Upshur | East Mountain |  FM 1844 – East Mountain, Union Grove, Judson | |||
 FM 3358 north | |||||
 FM 726 – West Mountain, Glenwood | |||||
| FM 3358 south / Grouse Road | |||||
| Gilmer | US 271 / SH 155 – Tyler, Gladewater, Pittsburg | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "State Highway No. 300". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-11-01.