U.S. Route 60 in Texas

U.S. Highway 60 (US 60) in Texas is a 210.698-mile (339.086 km) long U.S. Highway that runs southwest to northeast through the Texas Panhandle.[1]

US Highway 60
US 60 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length210.698 mi[1] (339.086 km)
ExistedJune 8, 1931–present
Major junctions
West end US 60 in Farwell
  US 385 in Hereford
US 87 in Canyon
I-27 near Canyon
I-27 / I-40 / US 287 in Amarillo
US 87 / US 287 in Amarillo
US 83 in Canadian
East end US 60 / SH-51 near Higgins
Location
CountiesParmer, Castro, Deaf Smith, Randall, Potter, Carson, Gray, Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb
Highway system
SH 59 SH 60

Route description

US 60 enters Texas from New Mexico at Farwell, having just left a concurrence with U.S. Highways 70 and 84. The route travels northeast through small towns in the western Panhandle, reaching an intersections with U.S. Highway 385 at Hereford. The route continues on, reaching Canyon. There it turns north, and merges with Interstate 27 and U.S. Highway 87. This concurrence continues until it reaches Amarillo. I-27 ceases at the intersection with Interstate 40. US 60 and 87 continue north, being joined by U.S. Highway 287. On the north side on Amarillo, US 60 departs to the east on Amarillo Avenue. This route is currently Business Route 40, and is a portion of Historic Route 66. US 60 and Business I-40 split just northeast of the Amarillo Airport, with US 60 continuing to the northeast. The route passes through Panhandle and Pampa, before reaching a 10-mile (16 km) concurrence with U.S. Highway 83 in Hemphill County. The routes then split again, with US 60 travelling northeast to the Oklahoma state line near Higgins in Lipscomb County.

History

The section of US 60 from New Mexico to Amarillo was originally a portion of the Ozark Trail and paralleled the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway, part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. When Texas began numbering their highway system, the Ozark Trail received the numbering of State Highway 13. By 1920, the entire US 60 route had been renumbered as State Highway 33, or its spur SH 33A, with the northeastern portion also following the AT&SF Railway. By the mid-1920s, the entire route had become an extension of the Abo Pass Highway, and was SH 33 along the entire length. In 1928, the AASHO added the highway to the U.S. Highway System as U.S. Highway 164, with the Texas section being signed in 1929.[2] It was renumbered as US 60 on June 8, 1931, when the route was extended to Los Angeles, California to make it a coast to coast highway.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
ParmerFarwell0.0000.000 US 60 west to US 84 ClovisContinuation into Texico, New Mexico
0.8451.360 FM 292 south
3.9556.365 FM 2396 north
4.8977.881 FM 3333 east
11.291–
11.467
18.171–
18.454
SH 86 east / FM 1381 north Dimmitt
Bovina12.65320.363 FM 1731 south (3rd Street) / FM 2290 westwest end of FM 1731 overlap
13.04820.999 FM 1731 northeast end of FM 1731 overlap
Friona24.47339.385 SH 214 south Muleshoewest end of SH 214 overlap
25.06340.335 FM 2013 west
25.44540.950 SH 214 north Adrianeast end of SH 214 overlap; west end of SH 214 Bus. overlap
25.78341.494
Bus. SH 214 south
east end of SH 214 Bus. overlap
Black30.84349.637 FM 3140 south
33.21253.450 FM 1172 south Lazbuddie
CastroSummerfield39.31563.271 FM 1057
Deaf SmithHereford46.88475.452 FM 2856 west
47.39476.273 US 385 (25 Mile Avenue) Vega, Dimmitt
47.90177.089 FM 1259 east (Main Street)
43.83070.538 Loop 211 west Amarillo College
50.78781.734 FM 2943 south Dimmittwest end of FM 2943 overlap
52.07283.802 FM 2943 northeast end of FM 2943 overlap
Dawn60.59197.512 FM 809 north Wildorado
RandallUmbarger67.099107.985 FM 168 south Nazareth, Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Oltonwest end of FM 168 overlap
67.644108.862 FM 168 northeast end of FM 168 overlap
73.726–
73.957
118.650–
119.022
FM 1062 west
Canyon77.021123.953 FM 2590 north Soncy
77.201124.243 SH 217 east – Business District, Palo Duro Canyon State Park
77.223–
77.902
124.278–
125.371
15th StreetInterchange; west end of freeway
77.956125.458 US 87 south Canyon, WTA&MEastbound exit and westbound left entrance
78.228125.896Frontage RoadEastbound exit only
78.350126.092 US 87 south (Texas Plains Trail) to SH 217 Palo Duro Canyon State ParkWest end of US 87 overlap; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance
78.463–
79.253
126.274–
127.545
FM 3331 (Hunsley Road)
79.606128.113 To I-27 south / West Country Club Road
80.965130.301 I-27 south LubbockWest end of I-27 overlap; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance; I-27 exit 110
see I-27
PotterAmarillo93.814–
94.287
150.979–
151.740
I-27 ends / US 287 south / I-40 Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, Fort WorthNorthern terminus of I-27; east end of I-27 overlap; west end of US 287 south overlap; I-27 exit 123B; I-40 exit 70
94.430151.970 US 287 (Taylor Street)One-way street, inbound access only; westbound entrance only; east end of US 287 south overlap
94.465152.027 US 87 north (Filmore Street)One-way street, outbound access only; eastbound exit only; east end of freeway; east end of US 87 north overlap (eastbound)
94.591152.229 US 287Eastbound entrance only; west end of US 287 north overlap; east end of freeway
94.800152.566 Loop 395 (10th Avenue)
95.091153.034 Loop 279 west (6th Avenue)Western terminus of Loop 279
96.101154.660 I-40 BL west (Amarillo Boulevard west) / US 87 (Pierce Street)Pierce St. is one-way street, inbound access only; east end of US 87 south overlap (westbound); west end of I-40 Bus. overlap; I-40 Bus. is former US 66 west
96.135154.714 US 287 north (Buchanan Street north)One-way street, outbound access only; east end of US 287 north overlap
98.228–
98.796
158.083–
158.997
Lake StreetInterchange
98.903159.169 SH 136 north Borger
101.157–
101.219
162.796–
162.896
Loop 335 (Lakeside Road) AirportInterchange
104.376–
104.868
167.977–
168.769
Parsley Road Amarillo College East CampusInterchange
106.214–
106.878
170.935–
172.003
FM 1912Interchange
107.131172.411 I-40 BL east Oklahoma CityEast end of I-40 Bus. overlap; former US 66 east
Carson108.675174.895 FM 683 north Texas Tech Research Farm
112.952–
113.870
181.779–
183.256
FM 2373Interchange
115.480185.847 FM 2161 south
Panhandle123.036–
123.332
198.007–
198.484
SH 207 Borger, Conway, Panhandle Business District
123.282198.403 FM 293 east
124.224199.919 FM Spur 293 south
White Deer136.696219.991 FM 294 Skellytown, Goodnight
139.375224.302 FM 2386 north
Gray145.160233.612 FM 2300 south
Pampa148.325238.706 FM 750 east
148.616239.174 FM 282 (Price Road)
149.715240.943 SH 70 / SH 152 west (Hobart Street) Perryton, Borger, Clarendonwest end of SH 152 overlap; access to Pampa Regional Medical Center
150.562242.306 SH 273 south (Cuyler Street) Lefors
152.838245.969 Loop 171
157.279–
157.478
253.116–
253.436
SH 152 east Wheelereast end of SH 152 overlap
158.225254.638 FM 2391 Hoover
RobertsMiami173.011278.434 FM 282 west / FM 748 south (Main Street) to SH 70 / FM 283 Laketon
178.757287.682 FM 3367 south
Hemphill188.678–
189.362
303.648–
304.749
US 83 south / SH 33 east Wheeler, WatongaInterchange; west end of US 83 overlap
Canadian196.529316.283 FM 2388 south (Main Street) Court House
198.466319.400 FM 2266 east Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area, Black Kettle National Grassland, Camp Kiowa
198.668–
198.810
319.725–
319.954
US 83 north Perryton, Liberaleast end of US 83 overlap
201.609–
201.742
324.458–
324.672
FM 1920 north to RM 3260
Glazier206.800332.812 SH 305 north / RM 2758 east Lipscomb
LipscombHiggins222.229357.643 SH 213 west / FM 1453 south Lipscomb
223.794360.162 US 60 / SH-51 east Arnett, Seiling, EnidContinuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 60". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 164". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. Weingroff, Richard (June 18, 2003). "U.S. Route 666: "Beast of a Highway"?". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  4. Texas Department of Transportation (2018). "Statewide Planning Map LRS Readout (ArcGIS)". Retrieved October 4, 2019.

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U.S. Route 60
Previous state:
New Mexico
Texas Next state:
Oklahoma
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