Highway Designation File
Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority
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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 51
Minute Order 016701, dated 09/26/1939
From the Texas/Oklahoma State Line to Dalhart and then follow US 87 between Dalhart and Hartley and from Hartley via Channing, Vega, Hereford, Dimmitt, Littlefield, Levelland,, Brownfield, Seagraves, Seminole, Andrews, Odessa, and Crane to McCamey. General redescription of Highway System.
Minute Order 018002, dated 02/04/1941
From the Texas/Oklahoma State Line to Dalhart then follow US 87 between Dalhart and Hartley and from Hartley via Channing, Vega, Hereford, Dimmitt, Littlefield, and Levelland to the Hockley/Terry County line, and from Brownfield, Seagraves, Seminole, Andrews, Odessa, and Crane to McCamey. Cancellation of section between Hockley/Terry Co. line and Brownfield.
Minute Order 018231, dated 05/14/1941
From the Texas/Oklahoma State Line to Dalhart, then follow US 87 between Dalhart and Hartley and from Hartley via Channing, Vega, Hereford, Dimmitt, Littlefield, Levelland, Brownfield, Seagraves, Seminole, Andrews, Odessa, and Crane to McCamey. Reinstating section from Hockley Co. line to Brownfield.
Minute Orders 018033 and 018231, dated 02/28/1941
From the Texas/Oklahoma State Line to Dalhart, then follow US 87 between Dalhart and Hartley and from Hartley via Channing, Vega, Hereford, Dimmitt, and Littlefield to the Lamb/Hockley County Line and from the Hockley/Terry County line via Brownfield, Seagraves, Seminole, Odessa, and Crane to McCamey. Cancelled section thru Hockley County and reinstatement of section from Hockley Co. Line to Brownfield. (When Adm. Ord. 024-1941 was sent out, M/O 018033 was not taken into consideration.)
Minute Order 018654, dated 09/23/1941
From the Texas/Oklahoma State Line to Dalhart, then follow US 87 between Dalhart and Hartley and from Hartley via Channing, Vega, Hereford, Dimmitt, and Littlefield to the Lamb/Hockley County Line; and from Levelland via Brownfield, Seagraves, Seminole, Andrews, Odessa, and Crane to McCamey. Levelland to the Hockley/Terry Co. Line redesignated.
Minute Order 019289, dated 04/28/1942
From the Texas/Oklahoma State Line to Dalhart, then follow US 87 between Dalhart and Hartley, and from Hartley via Channing, Vega, Hereford, Dimmitt, and Littlefield to the Lamb/Hockley County Line; and from Levelland via Brownfield, Seagraves, Seminole, Andrews, Odessa, and Crane to McCamey; thence from a point on US 67 west of Rankin via Iraan to a point on US 290 west of Sheffield. Addition of section from a point on US 67 west of Rankin via Iraan to a point on US 290 west of Sheffield.
Minute Order 019615, dated 09/22/1942
From the Texas/Oklahoma State Line to Dalhart, then follow US 87 between Dalhart and Hartley, and from Hartley via Channing, Vega, Hereford, Dimmitt, Littlefield, Levelland, Brownfield, Seagraves, Seminole, Andrews, Odessa, and Crane to McCamey; thence from a point on US 67 west of Rankin via Iraan to a point on US 290 west of Sheffield. Levelland to the Hockley/Lamb County Line redesignated.
Minute Order 040833, dated 10/24/1956; Adm. Cir. 046-1956, dated 11/01/1956
From the Texas/Oklahoma State Line to Dalhart, then follow US 87 between Dalhart and Hartley, and from Hartley via Channing, Vega, Hereford, Dimmit, Littlefield, Levelland, Brownfield, Seagraves, Seminole, Andrews, Odessa, and Crane to McCamey; thence from a point on SS 194 in Fort Stockton to US 90 approx. 1 mile east of Marathon; thence from another point on US 90 in Marathon to the north boundary of Big Bend National Park at or near Persimmon Gap. Description changed to extend southern terminus to Big Bend National Park. Old designation from US 67 southwest of Rankin to US 290 northwest of Sheffield redesignated as SH 349. SH 227 cancelled and combined. FM 1214 cancelled and combined. (System Transfer) (To become effective upon the date that the 1957 Official Highway Travel Map is released to the public.)
Minute Order 044518, dated 08/28/1958; Adm. Auth. 12/17/58; Adm. Cir. 02/15/1959
Cancelled. Mileage transferred to US 385; to become effective upon the date the 1959 official Highway Travel Map is released to the public.
Minute Order 068384, dated 01/29/1974; Adm. Cir. 017-1974, dated 02/15/1974
From SH 207 southwest of Spearman, eastward to junction of FM 281 and FM 760. (Hansford County) New designation.
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