State Highway 79 (SH 79) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the
U.S. state of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
that runs from
Throckmorton to the
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
state line near
Byers.
Route description
SH 79 begins at an intersection with
US 183/
US 283 in
Throckmorton. The highway runs in an east-west direction until FM 926, east of
Elbert. The highway turns northeast, running to
Olney and
Archer City. The highway enters
Wichita Falls and almost immediately begins an overlap with
US 281 on the Henry S. Grace Freeway. At the interchange with
US 82/
US 287, US 281 travels north to downtown while SH 79 travels to the east. Shortly after joining US 82/287, SH 79 leaves the highways and runs on the eastern edge of the city as the Waurika Freeway. SH 79 runs through
Dean,
Petrolia and
Byers before entering
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
as
OK-79.
History
It was originally designated on August 21, 1923, from
Wichita Falls to
Olney, replacing a portion of
SH 22. On October 11, 1927, it extended southwest to Throckmorton. On April 24, 1928, it extended northeast to the Oklahoma border. On April 24, 1933, the section from Olney to
Elbert was cancelled, but restored on December 18, 1933. This section was completed by 1938. The section north of Wichita Falls was cancelled on July 15, 1935, but restored on February 11, 1937.
The route was previously proposed as the northern sections of
SH 22 and
SH 23. The intersection of SH 79 and SH 25, in
Archer City, was the location for the filming of movie ''
The Last Picture Show
''The Last Picture Show'' is a 1971 American coming-of-age drama film directed and co-written by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from the semi-autobiographical 1966 novel ''The Last Picture Show'' by Larry McMurtry. The film's ensemble cast includes T ...
'' in 1971.
Junction list
References
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079 79 may refer to:
* 79 (number)
* one of the years 79 BC, AD 79, 1979, 2079
* ''79 A.D.'', a 1962 historical epic film
* Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79, a catastrophic volcanic eruption in Italy
See also
*
* List of highways numbered
{{Num ...
Transportation in Clay County, Texas
Transportation in Wichita County, Texas
Transportation in Archer County, Texas
Transportation in Young County, Texas
Transportation in Throckmorton County, Texas