1939 general re-description of highway system (Texas)


In 1939, the Texas Highway Department renumbered all highways that ran concurrently with U.S. Highways. Sections of state highways that were separated by a concurrency with a US Highway were renumbered, and all suffixed routes were renumbered.
NewOldFromToNotes
U.S. Highway 54State Highway 56OklahomaNew Mexico-
U.S. Highway 54State Highway 33New MexicoEl Paso-
U.S. Highway 59State Highway 8MaudTenaha-
U.S. Highway 59State Highway 35TimpsonHouston-
U.S. Highway 59State Highway 12RosenbergLaredo-
U.S. Highway 60State Highway 33OklahomaNew Mexico-
U.S. Highway 62State Highway 138OklahomaNorth of Childress-
U.S. Highway 62State Highway 18MatadorDickens-
U.S. Highway 62State Highway 137LubbockBrownfield-
U.S. Highway 62State Highway 130New MexicoEl Paso-
U.S. Highway 66State Highway 75OklahomaAmarillo-
U.S. Highway 66State Highway 13AmarilloNew Mexico-
U.S. Highway 67State Highway 1TexarkanaDallas-
U.S. Highway 67State Highway 68DallasStephenville-
U.S. Highway 67State Highway 10StephenvilleAlpine-
U.S. Highway 67State Highway 17MarfaPresidio-
U.S. Highway 69State Highway 160DenisonWhitewright-
U.S. Highway 69State Highway 42WhitewrightMineola-
U.S. Highway 69State Highway 37MineolaJacksonville-
U.S. Highway 69State Highway 40JacksonvilleLumberton-
U.S. Highway 70State Highway 28VernonMuleshoe-
U.S. Highway 71State Highway 47ArkansasTexarkana-
U.S. Highway 75State Highway 6OklahomaDallas-
U.S. Highway 75State Highway 14DallasRichland-
U.S. Highway 75State Highway 32RichlandHuntsville-
U.S. Highway 75State Highway 19HuntsvilleHouston-
U.S. Highway 75State Highway 6HoustonGalveston-
U.S. Highway 77State Highway 40OklahomaDallas-
U.S. Highway 77State Highway 6DallasWaco-
U.S. Highway 77State Highway 44WacoHallettsville-
U.S. Highway 77State Highway 72HallettsvilleCuero-
U.S. Highway 77State Highway 44VictoriaSinton-
U.S. Highway 79State Highway 64LouisianaHenderson-
U.S. Highway 79State Highway 43HendersonRound Rock-
U.S. Highway 80State Highway 15LouisianaDallas-
U.S. Highway 80State Highway 1BDallasCockrell Hill-
U.S. Highway 80State Highway 1Cockrell HillNew Mexico -
U.S. Highway 80 AlternateState Highway 15WeatherfordWest of Albany-
U.S. Highway 80 AlternateState Highway 1AWest of AlbanyAbilene-
U.S. Highway 80 AlternateState Highway 1 El PasoSouth of Canutillo-
U.S. Highway 81State Highway 2OklahomaLaredo-
U.S. Highway 81 AlternateState Highway 2 South of Fort WorthFort Worth-
U.S. Highway 82State Highway 5TexarkanaWichita Falls-
U.S. Highway 82State Highway 24SeymourLubbock-
U.S. Highway 83State Highway 4OklahomaBrownsville-
U.S. Highway 84State Highway 35LouisianaTimpson-
U.S. Highway 84State Highway 22TimpsonPalestine-
U.S. Highway 84State Highway 7Northeast of OakwoodNew Mexico-
U.S. Highway 87State Highway 5New MexicoHartley-
U.S. Highway 87State Highway 152HartleyDumas-
U.S. Highway 87State Highway 9DumasSan Antonio-
U.S. Highway 87State Highway 27San AntonioPort Lavaca-
U.S. Highway 90State Highway 3LouisianaWaelder-
U.S. Highway 90State Highway 3AWaelderSeguin-
U.S. Highway 90State Highway 3SeguinVan Horn-
U.S. Highway 90State Highway 54Van HornSouth of El Capitan-
U.S. Highway 96State Highway 8TenahaPort Arthur-
U.S. Highway 175State Highway 40DallasJacksonville-
U.S. Highway 181State Highway 16San AntonioCorpus Christi-
U.S. Highway 183State Highway 28OklahomaVernon-
U.S. Highway 183State Highway 191AlbanyColeman-
U.S. Highway 183State Highway 16Santa AnnaBrady-
U.S. Highway 190State Highway 63LouisianaJasper-
U.S. Highway 190State Highway 45JasperHuntsville-
U.S. Highway 190State Highway 69HearneCameron-
U.S. Highway 190State Highway 53BeltonLampasas-
U.S. Highway 190State Highway 74LampasasBrady-
U.S. Highway 271State Highway 24OklahomaParis-
U.S. Highway 271State Highway 49ParisMount Pleasant-
U.S. Highway 271State Highway 65Mount PleasantGladewater-
U.S. Highway 271State Highway 31GladewaterTyler-
U.S. Highway 277State Highway 30OklahomaMexico-
U.S. Highway 281State Highway 66Wichita FallsHidalgo66 continued northeast from Wichita Falls with 79
U.S. Highway 281State Highway 48HidalgoBrownsville-
U.S. Highway 283State Highway 23OklahomaBrady-
U.S. Highway 285State Highway 27New MexicoFort Stockton-
U.S. Highway 285State Highway 82Fort StocktonSanderson-
U.S. Highway 287State Highway 9OklahomaDumas -
U.S. Highway 287State Highway 5AmarilloWichita Falls -
U.S. Highway 287State Highway 50HenriettaBowie -
U.S. Highway 287State Highway 34Fort WorthEnnis -
U.S. Highway 287State Highway 22CorsicanaPalestine -
U.S. Highway 287State Highway 19PalestineCrockett -
U.S. Highway 287State Highway 106CrockettWoodville -
U.S. Highway 290State Highway 6HoustonHempstead-
U.S. Highway 290State Highway 20HempsteadPaige-
U.S. Highway 290State Highway OSRPaigeBastrop-
U.S. Highway 290State Highway 71BastropAustin-
U.S. Highway 290State Highway 20AustinSoutheast of Junction-
U.S. Highway 290State Highway 27Southeast of JunctionFort Stockton-
U.S. Highway 290State Highway 196Fort StocktonEast of Kent-
U.S. Highway 377State Highway 10DentonStephenville-
U.S. Highway 380State Highway 15West of AlbanyLueders-
U.S. Highway 380State Highway 18LuedersJayton-
U.S. Highway 380State Highway 84Southwest of JaytonNew Mexico-
State Highway 1State Highway 1Cockrell HillDallas-
State Highway 3State Highway 3WaelderSeguin-
State Highway 4State Highway 4BrownsvilleBoca Chica-
State Highway 5State Highway 5South of DumasHartley-
State Highway 6State Highway 6WacoHempstead-
State Highway 6State Highway 242HockleySugarland-
State Highway 6State Highway 38SugarlandNorthwest of Galveston-
State Highway 7State Highway 7JoaquinNacogdoches-
State Highway 7State Highway 266NacogdochesRatcliffeventually built farther southeast
State Highway 7State Highway 103RatcliffCrockett-
State Highway 8State Highway 8ArkansasWest of Maud-
State Highway 9State Highway 9Three RiversCorpus Christi-
State Highway 10State Highway 10WhitesboroDenton-
State Highway 11State Highway 11LadoniaDaingerfield -
State Highway 11State Highway 47Hughes SpringsTexarkana-
State Highway 14State Highway 14RichlandBremond-
State Highway 15State Highway 15LuedersNew Mexico-
State Highway 16State Highway 120GrahamSouth of Strawn-
State Highway 16State Highway 81South of StrawnFredericksburg-
State Highway 16State Highway 16FredericksburgSan Antonio-
State Highway 16State Highway 9San AntonioSouth of San Antonio-
State Highway 17State Highway 17PecosMarfa-
State Highway 18State Highway 18MatadorPampa-
State Highway 19State Highway 19FruitvalePalestine-
State Highway 20State Highway 20AustinPaige-
State Highway 21State Highway 21PaigeLouisiana-
State Highway 22State Highway 22CorsicanaHamilton-
State Highway 24State Highway 24ParisNewcastle-
State Highway 24State Highway 120NewcastleEast of Aspermont-
State Highway 26State Highway 11OklahomaDaingerfield-
State Highway 26State Highway 149DaingerfieldLongview-
State Highway 26State Highway 26LongviewNacogdoches-
State Highway 27State Highway 27Southeast of JunctionComfort-
State Highway 31State Highway 31WacoTyler-
State Highway 31State Highway 176TylerKilgore-
State Highway 34State Highway 34Honey GroveEnnis-
State Highway 34State Highway 306EnnisItaly -
State Highway 35State Highway 35GregoryHouston-
State Highway 37State Highway 37OklahomaMineola-
State Highway 43State Highway 43Caddo Lake State ParkHenderson-
State Highway 44State Highway 16Corpus ChristiRobstown-
State Highway 44State Highway 44RobstownAlice-
State Highway 45State Highway 45Northeast of AndersonHuntsville-
State Highway 45State Highway 19HuntsvilleCrockett-
State Highway 48State Highway 48BrownsvilleEast of Brownsville-
State Highway 49State Highway 49Mount PleasantLouisiana-
State Highway 53State Highway 53RosebudTemple-
State Highway 59State Highway 175Saint JoMontagueswapped with 59
State Highway 59State Highway 59MontagueBowie-
State Highway 63State Highway 63ZavallaJasper-
State Highway 63State Highway 45JasperLouisiana-
State Highway 64State Highway 64HendersonWills Point-
State Highway 68State Highway 68StephenvilleGorman-
State Highway 70State Highway 70San AngeloJayton-
State Highway 70State Highway 18JaytonDickens-
State Highway 71State Highway 71BastropMidfield-
State Highway 72State Highway 72CueroThree Rivers-
State Highway 72State Highway 202Three RiversCotulla-
State Highway 73State Highway 73AlleytonHouston-
State Highway 73State Highway 228HoustonAnahuac-
State Highway 73State Highway 125AnahuacStowelltemporary 73; became 65 in 1961
State Highway 73State Highway 228StowellPort Arthur-
State Highway 74State Highway 74Liberty HillLampasas-
State Highway 80State Highway 80WimberleyKarnes City-
State Highway 80State Highway 312Karnes CityAtascosa/Karnes County Line-
State Highway 81State Highway No. "F" LlanoBrady-
State Highway 82State Highway 82New MexicoFort Stockton-
N/A?State Highway 89WeatherfordGainesvilledeleted by 1939; became FM 51 in 1942
State Highway 95State Highway 95TempleBastrop-
State Highway 96State Highway 44SintonRobstown-
State Highway 96State Highway 16RobstownRiviera-
State Highway 96State Highway 96RivieraHarlingen-
State Highway 107State Highway 107CombesEdinburg-
State Highway 107State Highway 250EdinburgMission-
State Highway 107State Highway 48MissionHidalgoappears in 1937
State Highway 111State Highway 95HochheimYoakum-
State Highway 111State Highway 111YoakumMidfield-
State Highway 118State Highway 118Big Bend National ParkFort Davis -
State Highway 118State Highway 233northwest of Fort DavisKent-
State Highway 124State Highway 125BeaumontStowell-
State Highway 124State Highway 124StowellHigh Island-
State Highway 137State Highway 137BrownfieldLamesa-
State Highway 137State Highway 303LamesaSouth of Lamesa-
State Highway 137State Highway 271South of LamesaSheffield-
State Highway 149State Highway 149LongviewCarthage-
State Highway 152State Highway 152DumasOklahoma-
State Highway 154State Highway 155MarshallGilmerWas this done before the renumbering?
State Highway 154N/A?GilmerQuitmanWas this done before the renumbering?
State Highway 154State Highway 154QuitmanNortheast of Cooper-
State Highway 155State Highway 155GilmerNortheast of Tyler-
State Highway 159State Highway 159OldenburgSouthwest of Oldenburg-
State Highway 160State Highway 160WhitewrightNorth of Blue Ridge-
State Highway 171State Highway 171MexiaCovingtonactually began at Coolidge
State Highway 171State Highway 2ACovingtonCleburne-
State Highway 171State Highway 122CleburneWeatherford-
State Highway 173State Highway 173HondoJourdanton-
N/A?State Highway 241PoteetJourdanton-
State Highway 173State Highway 241JourdantonHebbronville-
State Highway 174State Highway 174IredellCleburne-
State Highway 174State Highway 2ACleburneBurleson-
State Highway 175State Highway 59MontagueNoconaswapped with pre-1939 175
State Highway 183State Highway 183East of MesquiteDallas-
State Highway 183State Highway 15DallasFort Worth-
State Highway 185State Highway 185Northeast of TivoliSeadrift-
State Highway 185State Highway 27SeadriftPort O'Connor-
State Highway 199State Highway 199Northwest of JacksboroOlney-
State Highway 199State Highway 24OlneySeymour-
State Highway 200State Highway 200WhartonGonzales-
State Highway 200State Highway 112GonzalesNixon-
State Highway 222State Highway 222Knox CityMunday-
State Highway 222State Highway 252MundayEast of Benjamin-
State Highway 237State Highway 237South of CarmineSouthwest of Oldenburg-
State Highway 237State Highway 159Southwest of OldenburgLa Grange-
State Highway 238State Highway 238InezPort Lavaca-
State Highway 238State Highway 27Port LavacaSeadrift-
State Highway 251State Highway 24OlneyNewcastle-
State Highway 251State Highway 251NewcastleFort Belknap-
State Highway 257State Highway 257LaredoGeorge Westbecame 202 a month later
State Highway 257State Highway 202George WestRefugioreturned to being 202 a month later
State Highway 282State Highway 18SpearmanOklahoma-
State Highway 283State Highway 16SagertonOklahoma-
State Highway 284State Highway 74ALometaGoldthwaite-
State Highway 285State Highway 16RivieraFalfurrias-
State Highway 285State Highway 285FalfurriasHebbronvilleadded by hand on 1939 map
State Highway 286State Highway 96Corpus ChristiChapman Ranch96 formerly continued west from Chapman Ranch to Bishop but this section was deleted on July 15, 1935
State Highway 288State Highway 19HoustonFreeport-
State Highway 289State Highway 14West of ShermanDallas-
State Highway 290State Highway 24LubbockNew Mexico-
State Highway 291State Highway 2ANorth of ItascaCovington-
State Highway 292SH 68 SpurKeeneKeene-
State Highway 293State Highway 103RatcliffLufkinreturned to being 103 a month later
State Highway 293State Highway 103ALufkinMilamrenumbered 103 a month later
State Highway 294State Highway 7Northeast of OakwoodAlto-
State Highway 295State Highway 44HallettsvilleVictoria-
State Highway 297State Highway 95FlatoniaYoakumreturned to being 95 two months later
State Highway 319State Highway 34JacksboroFort Worthbecame part of 199 a month later

Routes not in the above table; if nothing is stated no changes were made
Park Roads:
Loops and Spurs: