Texas State Highway Spur 74
Texas State Highway Spur 74 (Spur 74) is a 0.446 mi (0.7 km) spur road in Bowie County, Texas.[1]
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 0.446 mi[1] (0.718 km) | |||
| Existed | 1961–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 82 at the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant | |||
| North end |  I-30 in Leary | |||
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| Counties | Bowie | |||
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Route description
Spur 74 provides access from I-30 to the now-deactivated Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant. The southern terminus is at US 82 near Victory City, at the entrance to the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant.[2] The short route travels north through Leary before ending at an interchange with I-30 at Exit #212.[1]
History
The original route numbered Spur 74 was designated as part of the 1939 highway plan, and connected the historic routing of SH 24 to Whiteface in Cochran County as a renumbering of SH 24 Spur. This mileage was transferred to FM 769 on October 18, 1948, which this section would later become part of SH 125.[3] The current routing of Spur 74 was designated on November 30, 1961.[1]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Bowie County.
| Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Victory City | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 82 – Hooks, Leary | Southern terminus | |
| Leary | 0.4 | 0.64 | I-30 – Dallas, Texarkana | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 74". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 521. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 769". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- Google (January 5, 2011). "Overview map of Texas State Highway Spur 76 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 5, 2011.