Texas State Highway Loop 14

Loop 14 is a mostly north–south highway in Texarkana, Texas, which forms the northernmost three-fourths of Texas Boulevard. Beginning at State Line Avenue (US 71) immediately opposite Arkansas Boulevard on the Texas-Arkansas state line, it travels due west, curves to the south at a radius of about five blocks. Further south, it intersects Richmond Road before terminating at a three-way intersection with U.S. Highway 82. Texas Boulevard continues to the south, signed as eastbound US 82, while the third corridor, westbound US 82, is locally known as New Boston Road.

State Highway Loop 14
Texas Boulevard
Route information
Length2.225 mi[1] (3.581 km)
Major junctions
South end US 82 in Texarkana
North end US 71 in Texarkana
Highway system
← SH 14→ FM 14

Loop 14 is 2.225 miles (3.581 km) long[1] and was part of the original alignment of U.S. Highway 59 through Texarkana.

Route description

Loop 14 begins at an intersection with US 82 in Texarkana, Bowie County, with the road continuing south as a part of US 82. From here, the highway heads north on Texas Boulevard, a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane that passes businesses. The road continues into residential areas with some businesses, curving to the east. Loop 14 heads into commercial areas and ends at an intersection with US 71 (State Line Avenue) at the Arkansas border, where the road continues east into Texarkana, Arkansas as Arkansas Boulevard.[1][2][3]

History

Loop 14 was designated onto its current alignment on September 26, 1939 as a renumbering of SH 47 Bypass. The route has not changed since.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Texarkana, Bowie County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US 82 (New Boston Road/Texas Boulevard)
2.2253.581 US 71 (North State Line Avenue)Arkansas border
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 14". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  2. County Grid Map 586 (PDF) (Map). Texas Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  3. Google (October 17, 2011). "overview of Texas State Highway Loop 14" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
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