Texas State Highway 240

State Highway 240 (SH 240) is a Texas state highway that runs from Harrold east to Burkburnett, then south parallel to Interstate 44 to Wichita Falls.[1]

State Highway 240
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	43.250 mi[1] (69.604 km)
Existed	1936[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 287 near Harrold
	I-44 / US 277 / US 281 in Burkburnett
East end	Bus. US 287 in Wichita Falls
Location
Counties	Wilbarger, Wichita
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate U.S. State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← SH 239 → SH 241

Route description

SH 240 begins at an intersection with US 287 south of Harrold in eastern Wilbarger County.[3] The route travels eastward and soon crosses into Wichita County, intersecting SH 25 in Haynesville. The highway enters the city of Burkburnett along 3rd Street before turning to the south and crossing the I-44 freeway.[4] SH 240 then roughly parallels the freeway, and passes Sheppard AFB as it enters Wichita Falls city limits along Burkburnett Road.[5] SH 240 parallels the Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway line as it travels through the city center before the route ends at Bus. US 287 on the east side of the city.[1]

History

SH 240 was originally designated on December 22, 1936 from Harrold to Burkburnett. It was extended south to Wichita Falls on April 24, 1964 over the former route of US 277 / US 281 / US 287 when the new route was opened.[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[6]	km	Destinations	Notes
Wilbarger	​	0.0	0.0	US 287 – Wichita Falls, Childress	Western terminus
Wichita	Haynesville	6.2	10.0	SH 25 – Electra
	​	13.7	22.0	FM 1739
	​	18.9	30.4	FM 1813
	​	22.7	36.5	FM 368 – Iowa Park
	Burkburnett	24.8	39.9	FM 369
		26.2	42.2	Loop 267 south (Ave. D)	East end of Loop 267 concurrency
		26.9	43.3	Loop 267 north (E. 3rd St.) to I-44	West end of Loop 267 concurrency
		27.5	44.3	Spur 383
		28.3	45.5	Loop 267
		28.3	45.5	I-44 / US 277 / US 281 – Wichita Falls, Lawton	I-44 exit 12
	​	31.2	50.2	FM 1177
	Wichita Falls	37.4	60.2	Spur 325
		38.4	61.8	FM 890
		40.1	64.5	FM 171 east (Jefferson St.)	East end of FM 171 concurrency
		40.3	64.9	FM 171 west (Lincoln St.)	West end of FM 171 concurrency
		41.3	66.5	Spur 447 to US 82
		43.2	69.5	Bus. US 287 (Scott Ave.) – Henrietta	Eastern 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. 240". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
2. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673889.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 357. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 387. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 388. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
6. Google (2011-11-24). "State Highway 240" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-11-24.