Texas State Highway 256

State Highway 256 (SH 256) is a state highway that runs from Silverton in northern Texas east to a junction with US 83 near Wellington, close to the Oklahoma state line.

State Highway 256 marker

State Highway 256

SH 256, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length61.615 mi[1] (99.160 km)
Existed1937–present
Major junctions
West end SH 86 / SH 207 in Silverton
Major intersections US 287 in Memphis
East end US 83 south of Wellington
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system
← SH 255→ SH 257

History

SH 256 was first designated on November 5, 1937, from Silverton to Memphis.[2] On September 20, 1938, SH 256 was extended to Plainview.[3] On May 19, 1942, the section from Plainview to Silverton was cancelled from the designation. On January 7, 1948 the route assumed its current form as the designation was extended east from Memphis to the junction with US 83. The section added was formerly FM 30.

Route description

The highway's western terminus is the intersection with SH 207 at Silverton in Briscoe County. SH 256 is known as Lone Star Street in Silverton. The highway is co-routed with SH 86 for a short distance as it runs east. The route then runs past Caprock Canyons State Park and turns toward the northeast, where it junctions with SH 70. After a brief co-routing with SH 70, the highway continues east through Lakeview to a junction with US 287 in Memphis. The highway is known as Noel Street in Memphis. The route then runs east to its final junction with US 83 in Childress County. Counties traversed by the highway include Briscoe, Hall and Childress. Most of the terrain covered by the highway is sparsely populated ranch country.[4]

Junction list
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
BriscoeSilverton SH 86 / SH 207Western terminus; West end of SH 86 overlap
​ FM 3365
​3.45.5 SH 86East end of SH 86 overlap
​22.936.9 SH 70West end of SH 70 overlap
Hall​33.754.2 SH 70East end of SH 70 overlap
​42.768.7 FM 657
Lakeview45.072.4 FM 3517
​48.277.6 FM 2472
​53.786.4 FM 1041
Memphis54.387.4 FM 2361 (16th Street)
55.288.8 US 287 (Boykin Drive)
55.288.8 FM 1547 (3rd Street)
​59.996.4 FM 3032
Childress​75.7121.8 US 83Eastern 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. 256". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
  2. "November 5, 1937 - Minutes of the Two Hundred Forty-first Special Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF). Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  3. "September 19, 1938 - Minutes of the Two Hundred Fifty-eighth Regular Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF). Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  4. Google (March 8, 2008). "overview map of SH 256" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
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