Texas State Highway 119

State Highway 119 marker

State Highway 119
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length 48.99 mi[1] (78.84 km)
Existed 1928–present
Major junctions
West end US 87/SH 97 at Stockdale
East end
Alt. US 77/US 183
Highway system
← SH 118SH 120 →

State Highway 119 or SH 119 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Stockdale to Alt. US 77 and U.S. Highway 183 north of Goliad.

Route description

SH 119 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 87 and State Highway 97 just southeast of the city of Stockdale. It travels southeast through farm and ranchland before reaching Yorktown. The route continues southeast, passing through the unincorporated town of Weesatche before reaching its southern terminus at an intersection with U.S. Route 183 and U.S. Route 77 Alternate, about 9 miles north of Goliad.

History

The route was originally proposed on August 24, 1925 from Stockdale to Goliad.[2] Construction started on December 21, 1926, and the highway was officially numbered 119.[3] On January 16, 1928, the section north of Yorktown was cancelled.[4] On February 24, 1930, it extended south to Goliad State Park.[5] The route was completed by 1933, and on June 5, 1933 was proposed to be extended southward to Refugio.[6] By 1935, the section from Weesatche south to Goliad, along with the extension south to Refugio, was transferred to SH 29, which was being extended southward from Cuero. On August 1, 1936, SH 119 extended north to SH 112 (this became part of SH 80 by 1937).[7] On August 1, 1946, SH 119 extended north to Stockdale (restoring the section deleted on January 16, 1928), completing its current route.

Counties and junctions

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WilsonStockdale US 87 / SH 97
KarnesGillett SH 80
DeWittYorktown SH 72
GoliadGoliad
US 183 / Alt. US 77
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 119". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  2. ↑ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676913.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676961.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676986.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673791.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673828.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673886.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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