Highway Designation File

Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
48.834 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 296

Minute Order 021215, dated 06/11/1946 (date of agreement)

From Texline eastward 10 miles (Dallam County).  New Designation.



Minute Order 021651, dated 01/18/1946 (date of agreement 05/11/1946)

Texline east. (Approximate length - 7.6 Miles) (Dallam County) Change in description,
length of section reduced from 10 miles to 7.6 miles.



Minute Order 025166, dated 07/20/1948

From New Mexico State Line to junction US 87 in Texline, and thence eastward approximately 13.1 miles, and from approximately 7.0 miles west of SH 51 eastward via Coldwater to junction SH 51.  (Dallam County) Section from Texline to New Mexico State Line added. (14.9  miles). Extended east 5.5 miles. 



Minute Order 031420, 012/18/1951

From SH 51 south of Oklahoma State Line, westward and southward via Coldwater and  Texline a distance of approximately 43.1.miles (Dallam County). Extended approximately 6.0 miles south from a point south of Texline and approximately 12.0 miles as a connecting section eastward of Texline.



Adm. Ord., dated 01/29/1952

From SH 51 south of Oklahoma State Line westward  and southward via Coldwater and TexIine a distance of approximately 43.3 miles.  (Dallam County)  Revised to include a short spur from a point south of Texline and approximately 12.0 miles as a connecting section east of Texline.



Minute Order 035348, dated 12/01/1953

From SH 51 south of Oklahoma State Line westward and southward via  Texline to FM 808, with a spur connection from 7.7 miles east of Texline east to a county road and a total distance of approximately 49.3 miles.  (Dallam County)  Extended approximately 6.2 miles to FM 808.


01-1978, dated 01/16/1978

From US 385 south of Texas/Oklahoma State Line, westward and southward via Texline to FM 808, with a spur connection of 0.204 miles from 7.7 miles east of Texline eastward to a county road, a total distance of approx. 48.9 miles. (Dallam County)  SH 51 redesignated US 385.