Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
40.814 2010

STATE HIGHWAY NO. 276

Minute Order 016701, dated 09/26/1939

From Mentone to a point on US 285 southwest of Arno.  General redescription of Highway System.



Minute Order 021929, dated 04/16/1946

From a point on US 285 southwest of Arno to Mentone, and from a point on SH 115, approximately 1 mile west of Kermit, eastward through the southern portion of Kermit to connection with SH 82.  Connection from SH 115 to SH 82 added.



Adm. Ord. 08/12/1946

From Mentone to a point on US 285 southwest of Arno.  Connection from SH 115 to SH 82 transferred to SH 302.



Minute Order 035313, dated 12/01/1953

Cancelled.  (Loving and Reeves Counties)  Mileage transferred to SH 302.



Minute Order 048095, dated 07/25/1960; Adm. Cir. 165-1960

From IH 30 southeast of Rockwall to SH 34 at Quinlan.  (Rockwall and Hunt Counties)  New Designation.



Minute Order 090669, dated 08/29/1990; Adm. Ltr. 003-1990, dated 12/18/1990

From SH 205 southeast of Rockwall, eastward via Quinlan, West Tawakoni, and East Tawakoni to FM 2795 at Emory, a distance of approximately 41.0 miles.  (Rockwall, Hunt, and Rains Counties)  New description; section of approximately 21.35 miles, from SH 34 at Quinlan, eastward to US 69 at Emory, transferred from FM 35.



Minute Order 090903, dated 10/25/1990; Adm. Ltr. 002-1991, dated 03/25/1991

From SH 205 southeast of Rockwall, eastward approximately 40.2 miles to US 69 at Emory.  (Rockwall, Hunt, and Rains Counties)  New description; section of approximately 21.3 miles, from SH 34 to US 69 transferred from FM 35.


Minute Order 114899, dated 03/28/2017

In and near the city of Quinlan, SH 276 was designated on the state highway system on a new location from approximately 0.5 miles east of FM 36 to SH 34, a distance of approximately 2.0 milesa. The old alignment of SH 276 was redesignated as BS 276-L, from approximately 0.5 miles east of FM 36 eastward to SH 34b, then southward and concurrently with SH 34 to SH 276c, a distance of approximately 2.3 miles. (Hunt County)

  • a – Rerouting (Partial Route): On New Location
  • b – Redesignation (Partial Route)
  • c – Redesignation (Partial Route): Concurrent Route Remains