State Highway 1 | ||||
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Texarkana, Dallas, Fort Worth, and El Paso Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length: | 837.421 mi (1,347.698 km) | |||
Existed: | c. 1917 – 1952 | |||
History: | Replaced by US 80 and several other highways in 1939 Designated to short spur route located in Dallas in 1939 Cancelled and redesignated to State Loop 260 in 1952 |
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Major junctions | ||||
West end: | New Mexico state line, near El Paso | |||
US 70 in El Paso US 62 in El Paso US 90 in Van Horn US 290 US 385 in Big Spring US 83 / US 277 in Abilene US 283 in Cisco US 377 in Fort Worth US 81 in Fort Worth US 67 in Dallas US 77 in Dallas US 80 in Dallas US 271 in Mount Pleasant US 77 |
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East end: | Arkansas state line, in Texarkana | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 1 (SH 1) was a Texas state highway that traveled across the U.S. state of Texas. The highway traveled from Texarkana on the eastern border to El Paso on the western border, via Dallas and Fort Worth, Abilene, and Midland–Odessa. SH 1 was approximately 842 miles (1,355 km) long, and was one of the original 26 Texas state highways, which were designated in 1917. In 1920, the entire length of the highway was designated as part of the Bankhead Highway, a transcontinental Auto trail. In the Texas Department of Transportation's 1939 state highway renumbering, most of SH 1 was redesignated as U.S. Route 80, as well as U.S. Route 287, Texas State Highway 16, and others. Most of these highways were replaced by Interstate 10, Interstate 20, and Interstate 30. The only portion of SH 1 that existed after 1939 was a short spur located in Dallas. Texas State Highway 1 was officially cancelled on September 19, 1952. Due to the highway's historic value, a highway can not be designated as Texas State Highway 1 unless by the order of TxDOT Executive Director or by the Transportation Commission.