State Highway 203 is a nearly

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in the

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. It runs through the

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from Hedley to the

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state line.

History

SH 203 was added to the state highway system by 1919, as part of SH 13; the former alignment of SH 13 via

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became SH 33 and is now SH 152. By 1926, SH 13 had taken the alignment that became

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, while the route through

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became SH 52.

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Auto Road Atlas, 1926
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/ref> On March 13, 1934, the part of SH 52 east of Wellington remained, but the highway west of Wellington was renumbered SH 203, along with a proposed

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1935 route from Wellington to the state line near Dodson, Texas, Dodson. On June 23, 1945, the state designated the route via Dodson as part of Farm to Market Road 338, causing this section of SH 203 to conflict in designation. SH 203 was rerouted on September 26, 1945 to absorb the rest of SH 52, as the old route was already part of FM 338. There have been no changes to the routing of SH 203 since 1945.

Route description

SH 203 heads northeastward from Hedley. It meets the beginning of SH 273 after leaving that town. SH 203 then turns more easterly and passes through

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. North of

, it overlaps

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. It then ends at the Oklahoma state line, where it becomes

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Junction list

References

{{reflist 203 Transportation in Donley County, Texas Transportation in Collingsworth County, Texas