Spur 57 is a
state highway spur in
Ward County,
Texas
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. It is the former route of
US 80 between
Pyote and
Monahans.
Route description
The Spur 57 designation begins along the two-way westbound
frontage road
A frontage road (also known as an access road, outer road, service road, feeder road, or parallel road) is a local road running parallel to a higher-speed, limited-access road. A frontage road is often used to provide access to private drive ...
of
I-20 west of the Pyote city limit. The route follows the roadway of former US 80 and parallels the
Union Pacific Railroad
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to its north.
Traveling eastward through Pyote, Spur 57 crosses
SH 115, which provides access to I-20 at its exit 66, and passes through
Wickett, where it intersects
FM 1219. The Spur 57 designation ends as it enters the county seat of Monahans; the roadway transitions into
Business I-20 and continues into Monahans. A connection is also provided to I-20 via its exit 76.
History
A previous route designated Spur 57 was established in
Montgomery County on September 25, 1939. This route provided a connection between
US 75 (now
SH 75) and
Conroe. This route was extended through Conroe and back to US 75 on December 30, 1960, and was given the designation Loop 57. The route was truncated to
SH 105 and the designation was changed back to Spur 57 on May 1, 1980. The entirety of this route was removed from the state highway system on April 15, 1986.
The current Spur 57 was designated on August 28, 1991, as part of the cancellation of US 80 west of
Dallas
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.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highway spurs in Texas
*
U.S. Route 80 in Texas
References
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Transportation in Ward County, Texas
U.S. Route 80