Texas State Highway 24

State Highway 24 (SH 24) runs from Campbell to Paris in north Texas. It is a portion of the main route, along with Interstate 30, from Paris to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

State Highway 24
State Highway 24 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length31.177 mi[1] (50.175 km)
ExistedJune 21, 1917[2]–present
Major junctions
South end I-30 / US 67 near Campbell
North end
Bus. US 82 / Bus. US 271 / SH 19 in Paris
Location
CountiesHunt, Delta, Lamar
Highway system
SH 23 SH 25

History

Historic SH 24

On June 21, 1917, SH 24 was designated from Denton to Whitesboro.[3] The historic routing of SH 24 was one of the 25 original Texas state highways. On August 21, 1923, the routing had changed substantially. The original Denton to Whitesboro route was removed from the state highway system (it was later SH 10). A portion of the former SH 28 from Jacksboro to Benjamin was reassigned as SH 24.[4] A portion of SH 22 from Graham to Olney that was concurrent with SH 28, was also signed as SH 24, and was not concurrent with another state highway as there were two state routes that replaced part of SH 22 north and south of SH 24. By 1929, the highway extended south from Jacksboro to Mineral Wells, replacing a portion of the former SH 25. On May 25, 1929, plans were to extend the highway west to Guthrie once the location was decided.[5] On December 17, 1929, the location was decided. On March 19, 1930, SH 24 extended west to New Mexico, replacing most of SH 53 and all of SH 134. On June 24, 1931, the road from Jacksboro to Mineral Wells was transferred to SH 66. SH 24 was rerouted northeast to Paris, replacing SH 39.[6] On September 21, 1937, SH 24 Spur was designated in Frisco.[7] On January 25, 1938, SH 24 Spur was designated in Klondike.[8] By May 24, 1938, SH 24 Spur was designated in Whiteface and SH 24 Loop was designated in Levelland.[9] On September 20, 1938, another SH 24 Spur was being constructed to Lorenzo.[10] The spur to Lorenzo was designated on June 20, 1939.[11] But on September 26, 1939, this extended western plan had been dropped and the highway was rerouted west of Newcastle over the portion of SH 120 from Newcastle to Old Glory. The old route had been transferred to SH 251 (one two-block section now FM 926), SH 199 (this section now part of SH 114), U.S. Highway 82, and the western section was renumbered as SH 290 (now part of SH 114). The SH 24 Loop and SH 24 Spur designations were transferred to Spur 26 (Lorenzo), Spur 33 (Frisco), Spur 39 (Klondike), Loop 44 (Levelland), and Spur 74 (Whiteface)

On October 1, 1968, the portion between Jacksboro and Bridgeport was rerouted south of Lake Bridgeport, replacing State Highway 824, which was an alternate route designated in 1964, and all of RM 2475.

On September 1, 1971, the portions west of Greenville (Greenville to Old Glory) were removed from SH 24 and assigned to U.S. Highway 380. Later, on May 21, 1979, the part of SH 24 southwest of Commerce was moved to a different highway (replaced between Commerce and Greenville with SH 224), making it concurrent with SH 50 down to Campbell, which shortened SH 24 to its present form. On September 24, 2009, SH 50's concurrency with SH 24 was removed.[12]

Business routes

SH 24 has one business route.

Business State Highway 24-D (formerly Loop 457) is a business loop that runs through Cooper. The route was created in 1968 when SH 24 was rerouted west and north around town; it is 1.9 mi (3.1 km). The road was redesignated as Business SH 24-D on June 21, 1990.[13]

Former Commerce business loop

Business State Highway 24-B (formerly Loop 216) was a business loop that ran through Commerce. The route was created in 1958 when SH 24 (now SH 224) was rerouted north of town. The route was redesignated as Business SH 24-B on June 21, 1990, but was redesignated again to Business SH 224-B on April 27, 2000.[14]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[15]kmDestinationsNotes
Hunt0.000–
0.089
0.000–
0.143
I-30 (US 67) / FM 1737 Dallas, Sulphur Springs, TexarkanaSouthern terminus. Exit 101 on I-30
Campbell0.3500.563 FM 499 westSouthern end of FM 499 concurrency
2.3073.713 FM 499 east CampbellNorthern terminus of FM 499 concurrency
3.3065.320 FM 513 south CampbellNorthern terminus of FM 513
4.8757.846 FM 2736 westEastern terminus of FM 2736
7.39711.904 FM 1568 southNorthern terminus of FM 1568
Commerce9.41615.154 SH 11 east / Loop 178Southern terminus of SH 11 concurrency
10.10216.258
Bus. SH 224
10.49516.890 SH 224
10.769–
11.418
17.331–
18.375

SH 11 / Bus. SH 11 Wolfe City, Sulphur Springs
Interchange. Northern terminus of TX 11 concurrency
12.32019.827 SH 50 north / SH 224 west LadoniaSouthern terminus of TX 50; eastern terminus of TX 224
Delta14.83223.870 FM 904 north Pecan GapSouthern terminus of FM 904
16.35126.314 FM 3132 northSouthern terminus of FM 3132
17.50528.172 FM 1531 southNorthern terminus of FM 1531
18.66930.045 FM 2890 eastWestern terminus of FM 2890
Klondike19.99632.180 FM 1528 westSouthern terminus of FM 1528 concurrency
20.18432.483 FM 1528 eastNorthern terminus of FM 1528 concurrency
Cooper24.13038.833
Bus. SH 24 Cooper, Cooper Lake State Park
Southern terminus of TX Bus SH 24
24.46539.373 FM 64
25.49841.035
Bus. SH 24 Cooper
Northern terminus of Bus SH 24
25.85241.605 FM 128 west Ben Franklin, Big Creek LakeEastern terminus of FM 128
27.87844.865 FM 2949 north EnloeSouthern terminus of FM 2949
28.73146.238 FM 2716 southNorthern terminus of FM 3132
31.90651.348 SH 19 south Sulphur SpringsSouthern terminus of SH 19 concurrency
32.55452.391 FM 198 Lake Creek
33.19453.421 FM 1335 southNorthern terminus of FM 1335
Lamar37.70160.674 FM 1184 Howland, Broadway
41.20066.305 FM 2036 west AtlasEastern terminus of FM 2036
Paris45.511–
45.625
73.243–
73.426
Loop 286 to US 82 / US 271 Bonham, Clarksville, Mount PleasantInterchange
46.15674.281 FM 1497 south (3rd Street)Northern terminus of FM 1497
46.54074.899 FM 1507 east (Evergreen Street) Eiffel TowerWestern terminus of FM 1507
47.77176.880
Bus. US 82 west / Bus. US 271 south (Clarksville Street)

Bus. US 82 west / Bus. US 271 north (Bonham Street)
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 24". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  2. Staff writer (July 6, 1917). "Highway Commission Adopts 25 Highways". Commerce Journal. p. 1. OCLC 14198271. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  3. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676699.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  8. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676239.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676244.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676250.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676262.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. Texas Transportation Commission (September 24, 2009). "Minute Order 111994" (PDF). TxDOT September 2009 meeting. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  13. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 24-D". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  14. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 24-D". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  15. Statewide Planning Map (Map). Cartography by Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Texas Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.

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