SH 256 was first designated on November 5, 1937, from Silverton to Memphis.[2] On September 20, 1938, SH 256 was extended to Plainview.[3] On May 19, 1942, the section from Plainview to Silverton was cancelled from the designation. On January 7, 1948 the route assumed its current form as the designation was extended east from Memphis to the junction with US 83. The section added was formerly FM 30.
Route descriptionedit
The highway's western terminus is the intersection with SH 207 at Silverton in Briscoe County. SH 256 is known as Lone Star Street in Silverton. The highway is co-routed with SH 86 for a short distance as it runs east. The route then runs past Caprock Canyons State Park and turns toward the northeast, where it junctions with SH 70. After a brief co-routing with SH 70, the highway continues east through Lakeview to a junction with US 287 in Memphis. The highway is known as Noel Street in Memphis. The route then runs east to its final junction with US 83 in Childress County. Counties traversed by the highway include Briscoe, Hall and Childress. Most of the terrain covered by the highway is sparsely populated ranch country.[4]
^Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 256". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
^"November 5, 1937 - Minutes of the Two Hundred Forty-first Special Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF). Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^"September 19, 1938 - Minutes of the Two Hundred Fifty-eighth Regular Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF). Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^Google (March 8, 2008). "overview map of SH 256" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Texas State Highway 256.
Satellite image of bridge on SH 256 at Google Maps
October 27, 2023
texas, state, highway, state, highway, state, highway, that, runs, from, silverton, northern, texas, east, junction, with, near, wellington, close, oklahoma, state, line, state, highway, 256sh, highlighted, redroute, informationmaintained, txdotlength61, exist. State Highway 256 SH 256 is a state highway that runs from Silverton in northern Texas east to a junction with US 83 near Wellington close to the Oklahoma state line State Highway 256SH 256 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by TxDOTLength61 615 mi 1 99 160 km Existed1937 presentMajor junctionsWest endSH 86 SH 207 in SilvertonMajor intersectionsUS 287 in MemphisEast endUS 83 south of WellingtonLocationCountryUnited StatesStateTexasHighway systemHighways in TexasInterstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM RM Park Rec SH 255 SH 257 Contents 1 History 2 Route description 3 Junction list 4 References 5 External linksHistory editSH 256 was first designated on November 5 1937 from Silverton to Memphis 2 On September 20 1938 SH 256 was extended to Plainview 3 On May 19 1942 the section from Plainview to Silverton was cancelled from the designation On January 7 1948 the route assumed its current form as the designation was extended east from Memphis to the junction with US 83 The section added was formerly FM 30 Route description editThe highway s western terminus is the intersection with SH 207 at Silverton in Briscoe County SH 256 is known as Lone Star Street in Silverton The highway is co routed with SH 86 for a short distance as it runs east The route then runs past Caprock Canyons State Park and turns toward the northeast where it junctions with SH 70 After a brief co routing with SH 70 the highway continues east through Lakeview to a junction with US 287 in Memphis The highway is known as Noel Street in Memphis The route then runs east to its final junction with US 83 in Childress County Counties traversed by the highway include Briscoe Hall and Childress Most of the terrain covered by the highway is sparsely populated ranch country 4 Junction list editCountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotesBriscoeSilverton nbsp nbsp SH 86 SH 207Western terminus West end of SH 86 overlap nbsp FM 3365 3 45 5 nbsp SH 86East end of SH 86 overlap 22 936 9 nbsp SH 70West end of SH 70 overlapHall 33 754 2 nbsp SH 70East end of SH 70 overlap 42 768 7 nbsp FM 657Lakeview45 072 4 nbsp FM 3517 48 277 6 nbsp FM 2472 53 786 4 nbsp FM 1041Memphis54 387 4 nbsp FM 2361 16th Street 55 288 8 nbsp US 287 Boykin Drive 55 288 8 nbsp FM 1547 3rd Street 59 996 4 nbsp FM 3032Childress 75 7121 8 nbsp US 83Eastern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusReferences edit Transportation Planning and Programming Division n d State Highway No 256 Highway Designation Files Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved December 9 2007 November 5 1937 Minutes of the Two Hundred Forty first Special Meeting of the State Highway Commission PDF Retrieved September 29 2018 September 19 1938 Minutes of the Two Hundred Fifty eighth Regular Meeting of the State Highway Commission PDF Retrieved September 29 2018 Google March 8 2008 overview map of SH 256 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 8 2008 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Texas State Highway 256 Texas official travel map at the Texas Department of Transportation Adobe Acrobat format magnification required for legibility Satellite image of bridge on SH 256 at Google Maps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Texas State Highway 256 amp oldid 1163919187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
