Texas State Highway 115

State Highway 115 or SH 115 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Interstate 20 in Pyote to SH 349 at Patricia.

State Highway 115
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length106.47 mi[1] (171.35 km)
Existedby 1933 (current route 1990)–present
Major junctions
Southwest end I-20 at Pyote
  US 385 at Andrews
Northeast end SH 349 at Patricia
Highway system
SH 114SH 116

Route description

SH 115 begins at an intersection with Interstate 20 and Farm to Market Road 1927 in Pyote. The route travels north along the eastern edge of town and through Far West Texas oil fields before reaching Wink. The route then turns northeast, next reaching Kermit. The route travels through downtown Kermit, passing the Winkler County Courthouse. The route continues to the northeast, crossing oil fields of Winkler and Andrews Counties, before reaching Andrews. The route travels through Andrews, intersecting U.S. Route 385. The route continues northeast, crossing through the intersection of Andrews, Gaines, Martin, and Dawson Counties before reaching its terminus at SH 349 at the unincorporated community of Patricia, Texas.

History

SH 115 was originally proposed on July 13, 1926 as a route from north of Amarillo to Stratford into Oklahoma.[2] On December 2, 1931, this route became an extension of SH 9.[3] On June 2, 1932, SH 115 was redesignated on a new route as a short route between Pyote through Wink to Kermit. [4] On October 21, 1952, an extension of SH 115 along FM 703 was signed, but not designated. The extension was officially designated on August 29, 1990, replacing FM 703.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WardPyote0.000.00 I-20 Monahans, PecosDiamond interchange
Spur 57 (Avenue A) Wickett
Spur 247 south (Pyote Street) PyoteNorthern terminus of Spur 247
Winkler SH 302 (Jim Sharp Boulevard) Kermit
Kermit SH 18 north (N Pine Street) Jal, NMWestern end of SH 18 concurrency
SH 18 south (S Poplar Street) MonahansEastern end of SH 18 concurrency
Andrews SH 128 west Jal, NMEastern terminus of SH 128
Loop 1910 (truck route)
Andrews SH 176 west Eunice, NMWestern end of SH 176 concurrency
US 385 (Main Street) Odessa, Seminole
Loop 1910 (truck route)
SH 176 east Big SpringEastern end of SH 176 concurrency
Martin
No major junctions
Gaines
No major junctions
Dawson SH 349 Midland, Lamesa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 115". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  2. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676942.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673808.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673816.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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