Texas State Highway 171

State Highway 171 (SH 171) is a 110.845-mile (178.388 km) southeastnorthwest state highway in northeastern Texas, United States, that connects U.S. Highway 84 (US 84) in Mexia with U.S. Highway 180 (US 180) in Weatherford.

State Highway 171
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length110.845 mi[1] (178.388 km)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
South end US 84 in Mexia
 
North end US 180 / FM 51 in Weatherford
Location
Counties
Highway system
SH 170 SH 172

Route description

SH 171 begins at an intersection with US 84 in Mexia, before quickly intersecting State Highway 14. Leaving the town, SH 171 runs northwest to Tehuacana, before running in a more west direction to Coolidge. The highway runs in a northwest direction again, running through the towns of Hubbard and Malone before entering Hillsboro. SH 171 runs through the town overlapped with State Highway 22, before running in a mostly north direction towards Cleburne. In Cleburne, SH 171 shares an overlap with State Highway 174 through the city. After crossing U.S. Route 67 and the Chisholm Trail Parkway, the highway turns back in a more northwest direction towards Godley and Cresson. After Cresson, SH 171 briefly has a run in Hood County before entering Parker County. The highway enters into Weatherford, where it ends in downtown at an intersection with US 180.

History

The route was originally designated on August 3, 1932 along the portion between Hillsboro and Coolidge.[2] On July 15, 1935, the section from Coolidge to Hubbard was cancelled.[3] On September 22, 1936, this section was restored.[4] On January 18, 1937, the route had been extended to Covington.[5] On March 16, 1937, the section from Hubbard to Munger was cancelled due to a lateral project.[6] This section was restored on October 24, 1938.[7] On October 25, 1938, SH 171 was extended southeast to Mexia along the old route of US 84/SH 7. On September 26, 1939, SH 171 was extended to the northwest significantly, absorbing portions of SH 2A and all of SH 122.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
LimestoneMexia US 84 Waco, Teague
SH 14 Groesbeck, Wortham
FM 2838 west
Tehuacana FM 638 north Dawson
FM 27 east Wortham
Coolidge FM 73 south Prairie HillSouth end of FM 73 overlap
FM 1951 south
FM 73 northNorth end of FM 73 overlap
HillHubbard SH 31 Waco, Corsicana
FM 2114 east Penelope
Malone FM 744 east Wesley
FM 308 Penelope, Mertens
Bynum FM 1242 south Abbott
FM 1946 east
FM 1243 north Brandon
SH 22 east CorsicanaSouth end of SH 22 overlap
Hillsboro I-35 / US 77 Dallas, Fort Worth, Waco
FM 3267 south
SH 81 south WacoSouth end of SH 81 overlap
SH 81 north ItascaNorth end of SH 81 overlap
SH 22 west MeridianNorth end of SH 22 overlap
FM 66 east Itasca
FM 934 east ItascaSouth end of FM 934 overlap
FM 934 westNorth end of FM 934 overlap
FM 2719 east

Bus. SH 171 north Covington
Covington FM 67 Blum, Itasca

Bus. SH 171 south Covington
JohnsonParker FM 916 east GrandviewSouth end of FM 916 overlap
FM 916 west Rio VistaNorth end of FM 916 overlap
FM 2135 north
Cleburne SH 174 south MeridianSouth end of SH 174 overlap
FM 1718 west (Country Club Road) Lake Pat Cleburne
FM 4 east (2nd Street) GrandviewSouth end of FM 4 overlap

Bus. US 67 (Henderson Street, Chambers Street)
FM 4 west (Kilpatrick Street) GranburyNorth end of FM 4 overlap
SH 174 north (Main Street) BurlesonNorth end of SH 174 overlap
US 67 (Katherine P. Raines Road) Glen Rose, Dallas
Chisholm Trail Parkway Fort WorthConnection via County Road 1125
Godley FM 2331 southSouth end of FM 2331 overlap
FM 917 east Joshua
FM 2331 north
HoodCresson US 377 Granbury, Fort Worth
FM 3450 west
Parker FM 51 south GranburySouth end of FM 51 overlap
Weatherford I-20 Abilene, Fort Worth
FM 1884 south (Bethel Road)
US 180 / FM 51 north Mineral Wells, Fort Worth, SpringtownNorth end of FM 51 overlap; continues past US 180 as FM 51; US 180 is Former US 80
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 171". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  2. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673820.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673871.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673887.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673891.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673894.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676251.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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