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U.S. Route 70 (US 70) is a U.S. Highway that spans from Globe, Arizona to Atlantic, North Carolina. In Texas, it has a portion that begins at the New Mexico state line in Farwell and ends at the Oklahoma state line northeast of Oklaunion.
 U.S. Highway 70 | ||||
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 US 70 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 253.9 mi (408.6 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 70 / US 84 at the New Mexico state line | |||
| East end |  US 70 / US 183 at the Oklahoma state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Foard, Wilbarger | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editUS 70 enters Texas at Farwell concurrent with US 84, just after US 60 splits off to the northeast in Texico, New Mexico at the state line. The two routes angle southeast to Muleshoe, where they split.[1] US 70 heads due east, meeting US 385 at Springlake, and has an interchange with Interstate 27/US 87 (I-27/US 87) in Plainview.[1] US 70 then arcs toward the south and becomes concurrent with US 62 in Floydada. The two routes head east to Paducah, where US 62 splits off to the north to join with US 83.[1] US 70 then proceeds to Vernon, where it overlaps US 287 and US 183, and has a junction with US 283. Near Oklaunion, US 70 and US 183 split off to the north to cross the Red River into Oklahoma.
History
editThe route through Texas was cosigned with State Highway 28 (SH 28) before 1939. SH 28' was designated in 1919 as a route from Muleshoe to Olney with a spur, SH 28A, from SH 28 at Crowell east to the Oklahoma state line. In 1922, the route split in Benjamin, going south to Sagerton and east to Olney. In 1926, The portion from Crowell to Sagerton became SH 51, while the portion from Benjamin to Olney became SH 24. SH 28 was instead rerouted over SH 28A to end at the Oklahoma state line. By 1939, the route was decommissioned in favor of US 70.[2]
Junction list
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parmer | Farwell | 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 70 west / US 84 west – Texico, Clovis | Continuation into New Mexico | ||
| See US 84 | |||||||
| Bailey | Muleshoe | 21.8 | 35.1 |  US 84 / SH 214 – Lubbock, Littlefield, Morton | Eastern end of US 84 concurrency; western end of SH 214 concurrency | ||
| 22.1 | 35.6 | SH 214 – Friona | Eastern end of SH 214 concurrency | ||||
| | 25.1 | 40.4 |    FM 3269 south to US 84 | ||||
| Lamb | | 31.3 | 50.4 |  FM 2910 south | |||
| | 33.7 | 54.2 |  FM 303 – Sudan, Pep | ||||
| Earth | 40.0 | 64.4 |  FM 1055 – Amherst, Hereford | ||||
| | 43.0 | 69.2 |   FM 302 north | ||||
| Springlake | 45.9 | 73.9 |  US 385 – Dimmitt, Littlefield | ||||
| 46.1 | 74.2 |   FM 2080 east | |||||
| Circle | 51.0 | 82.1 |  FM 1842 east | ||||
| 52.2 | 84.0 |  FM 1072 south – Fieldton, Bainer | |||||
| Olton | 56.7 | 91.2 |  FM 168 north – Hart, Umbarger | Western end of FM 168 concurrency | |||
| 56.8 | 91.4 | FM 168 south – Spade, Ropesville | Eastern end of FM 168 concurrency | ||||
| Hale | | 63.2 | 101.7 |  FM 2284 north | |||
| | 65.2 | 104.9 |  FM 179 south – Cotton Center, Shallowater | Western end of FM 179 concurrency | |||
| Halfway | 67.2 | 108.1 |  FM 179 north / FM 1070 south | Eastern end of FM 179 concurrency | |||
| | 71.2 | 114.6 |  FM 1424 north – Edmonson | Western end of FM 1424 concurrency | |||
| | 72.3 | 116.4 | FM 1424 south – Hale Center | Eastern end of FM 1424 concurrency | |||
| Plainview | 78.9 | 127.0 |   I-27 / US 87 – Lubbock, Amarillo | I-27 exit 49 | |||
| 80.4 | 129.4 |  SH 194 west – Hart, Dimmitt | |||||
| 81.4 | 131.0 |   I-27 BL – Abernathy, Kress | Access to Hale County Airport | ||||
| 81.9 | 131.8 |  FM 400 – Idalou | |||||
| | 86.1 | 138.6 |  FM 789 south – Petersburg | ||||
| Floyd | Aiken | 92.7 | 149.2 |  FM 2301 north – Wayside | |||
| | 93.7 | 150.8 |  FM 2883 west | ||||
| Lockney | 96.1 | 154.7 |  FM 97 east – Flomot | ||||
| 97.2 | 156.4 |  FM 378 south – Lorenzo | Western end of FM 378 concurrency | ||||
| 97.7 | 157.2 | FM 378 north | Eastern end of FM 378 concurrency | ||||
| | 102.0 | 164.2 |  FM 786 | ||||
| Floydada | 108.5 | 174.6 |  FM 784 west – Barwise | ||||
| 108.9 | 175.3 |   US 62 west / SH 207 south – Ralls, Lubbock, Post | Western end of US 62 / SH 207 concurrency | ||||
| 109.8 | 176.7 |  SH 207 north / FM 1958 south – South Plains, Silverton | Eastern end of SH 207 concurrency; access to Floydada Municipal Airport | ||||
| | 113.8 | 183.1 |  FM 651 south – Crosbyton | ||||
| | 115.8 | 186.4 |  FM 602 north | Western end of FM 602 concurrency | |||
| | 116.8 | 188.0 | FM 602 south | Eastern end of FM 602 concurrency | |||
| | 122.8 | 197.6 |  FM 28 south – Dougherty, Silver Falls Park | Western end of FM 28 concurrency | |||
| | 123.3 | 198.4 | FM 28 north | Eastern end of FM 28 concurrency | |||
| Motley | Matador | 139.5 | 224.5 |  SH 70 – Turkey, Clarendon, Roaring Springs, Spur | |||
| 139.9 | 225.1 |   Spur 94 north to FM 94 – Tell, Childress | |||||
| | 142.7 | 229.7 |  FM 1380 to FM 94 | ||||
| Cottle | | 168.6 | 271.3 |  FM 1037 | |||
| Paducah | 171.0 | 275.2 |  US 62 east / US 83 – Abilene, Aspermont, Childress | Eastern end of US 62 concurrency | |||
| | 174.8 | 281.3 |  FM 104 east – Quanah | ||||
| | 182.5 | 293.7 |  FM 2564 north | ||||
| Foard | | 197.1 | 317.2 |  FM 654 south | |||
| | 197.9 | 318.5 |  FM 2566 north | ||||
| | 204.8 | 329.6 |  FM 1039 north | ||||
| Crowell | 207.3 | 333.6 |  SH 6 – Quanah, Benjamin, Knox City | ||||
| 207.7 | 334.3 |  FM 98 – Margaret | |||||
| | 209.7 | 337.5 |  FM 1594 south | ||||
| | 213.8 | 344.1 |  FM 267 south – Munday | ||||
| Thalia | 218.0 | 350.8 |  FM 262 | ||||
| Wilbarger | | 225.0 | 362.1 | FM 98 west – Margaret, Crowell | |||
| | 226.8 | 365.0 |  FM 1207 south | ||||
| Lockett | 228.8 | 368.2 |  FM 2073 | ||||
| 230.4 | 370.8 |  FM 433 east – Oklaunion | |||||
| | 234.1 | 376.7 | FM 2073 south – Lockett | ||||
| Vernon | 235.5 | 379.0 |  Loop 488 east | ||||
| 236.6 | 380.8 |   Bus. US 287 south | Western end of US 287 Bus. concurrency | ||||
| 236.7 | 380.9 | US 287 north / Bus. US 287 – Quanah, Childress, Amarillo | Interchange; eastern end of US 287 Bus. concurrency; western end of US 287 concurrency | ||||
| See US 287 | |||||||
| Oklaunion | 247.2 | 397.8 | US 287 south – Wichita Falls, Electra, Fort Worth | Interchange; eastern end of US 287 concurrency | |||
| See US 183 | |||||||
| Red River | 253.9 | 408.6 | US 70 east / US 183 north – Davidson, Hobart, Ardmore | Continuation into Oklahoma | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c Rand McNally (2014). "Texas" (Map). The Road Atlas. Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 98–99.[full citation needed]
- ^ U.S. Highway Ends by Dale Sanderson (Mapguy), Last Retrieved July 22, 2017[self-published source]
