Texas State Highway 256

Infobox TX State Highway
type=State
route=256

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length_mi=61.615
length_ref=TxDOT|SH|256|accessdate=2007-12-09]
length_round=3
formed=by 1939
dir1=West
dir2=East
from=jct|state=TX|SH|86|SH|207 in Silverton
junction=jct|state=TX|US|287 in Memphis
to=jct|state=TX|US|83 south of Wellington
previous_type=Toll
previous_route=255
next_type=state
next_route=257

State Highway 256 or 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 border.

History

SH 256 was first designated in 1939 from Plainview east through Silverton to Memphis as part of a general redescription of the state highway system. In 1942 the section from Plainview to Silverton was cancelled from the designation. In 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 Farm to Market Road 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.cite map|publisher=Google Maps|title=Overview map of SH 256|accessdate=2008-03-08|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=11752267550034189937,34.474180,-101.312870%3B4617747875984835487,34.688815,-100.188616&saddr=Lone+Star+St%2FTX-256%2FTX-86+%4034.474180,+-101.312870&daddr=TX-256+%4034.688815,+-100.188616&doflg=ptm&sll=34.596995,-100.750745&sspn=0.648874,1.505127&ie=UTF8&z=10]

Junction list

References

External links

* [http://www.dot.state.tx.us/travel/maps.htm Texas official travel map] at the Texas Department of Transportation (Adobe Acrobat format, magnification required for legibility)
* [http://www.google.com/maps?q=Silverton,+TX&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=34.628264,-100.941889&spn=0.0052,0.010836&t=k&om=1 Satellite image of bridge on SH 256] at Google Maps