Texas State Highway 140
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 2.337 mi (3.761 km) | |||
| Existed: | 2012 – present | |||
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| West end: |
  Bus. SH 349 in Midland
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| East end: |
  I-20 / SH 158 in Midland |
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| Counties: | Midland | |||
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State Highway 140 (SH 140) is a 2.3-mile-long (3.7 km) state highway located entirely in Midland, Texas. It is located along Florida Avenue and Garden City Highway in the southeastern portion of the city beginning at its western terminus at Business Highway 349-C (Bus. SH 349-C), also known as Big Spring Street and continues east to the interchange of Interstate 20 (I-20) and SH 158. The road on which SH 140 travels had previously been designated as three other highways over time: SH 158, State Highway Loop 546, and Bus. SH 158-B. It received its current number in 2012.
SH 140 begins at the signalized intersection of Big Spring Street and West Florida Avenue. Big Spring Street travels north and south and carries the designation of Bus. SH 349-C, formerly SH 349; West Florida Street travels west as a city-maintained street. The state-maintained West Florida Street travels due east from this intersection with speed limit of 35 miles per hour (56 km/h). At the intersection with Main Street, the road name becomes East Florida Avenue and the speed limit increases to 40 miles per hour (64 km/h). At Dallas Street, the speed limit increases again to 45 miles per hour (72 km/h). SH 140 curves slightly to the south at the Lamesa Road intersection; at this point, the road name becomes Garden City Highway, the speed limit increases a final time to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h), and Farm to Market Road 307 (FM 307) can be accessed one block to the north of this intersection. After a long straightaway, there is a signalized intersection with South Fairgrounds Road; the road to the south is FM 715 and provides a shortcut to I-20 and SH 158 westbound. About 0.2 miles (0.32 km) later, SH 140 reaches its end at the westbound frontage road for I-20 and SH 158. The interchange complex is part of I-20's exit 138. I-20 and SH 158 form a concurrency west of here, while SH 158 continues east along Garden City Road towards the eastbound frontage road and Garden City.
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