State Highway 207 (SH 207) is a state Highway that runs from
Post, Texas
Post is a city in and the county seat of Garza County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,376 at the 2010 census.
History
Post is located on the edge of the caprock escarpment of the Llano Estacado, the southeastern edge of the Great Pla ...
through the
South Plains
The South Plains is a region in northwest Texas, consisting of 24 counties. The main crop is cotton.
Counties
The South Plains region includes 24 counties:
The northernmost four (Parmer, Castro, Swisher, and Briscoe) are also considered to be p ...
and
Texas Panhandle
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to the Texas/Oklahoma state line.
History
The highway was originally designated on July 31, 1934 between
Floydada and
Ralls. By 1939, the designation was extended north to
Silverton and south to
Garden City. On August 1, 1938, a section from Post to Garden City was designated, creating a gap. On October 24, 1938, the section from Ralls to Post was added, closing the gap. On February 21, 1939, SH 207 was extended north to Silverton. On August 27, 1940, the section of SH 207 from
Big Spring to Garden City was cancelled. On February 4, 1941, the section of SH 207 from
Gail
Gail may refer to:
People
*Gail (given name), list of notable people with the given name
Surname
* Jean-Baptiste Gail (1755–1829), French Hellenist scholar
* Max Gail (born 1943), American actor
* Sophie Gail (1775–1819), French singer and ...
to 8 miles north of Big Spring was cancelled. on March 6, 1941, the section of SH 207 from 8 miles north of Big Spring to Big Spring and the section of SH 207 from
Post
Post or POST commonly refers to:
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**Iraqi Post, Ira ...
to Gail was cancelled. On February 28, 1945, the section of SH 207 from Ralls to Post was cancelled and transferred to
FM 122. On October 10, 1947, the section of SH 207 from Ralls to Floydada was transferred to
US 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Canada ...
, leaving only the section between Silverton and Floydada. On September 1, 1965, the route was extended north and south along its current route, replacing FM 122 south to Post, the portion of
FM 284 north to Claude, a portion of the rerouted
SH 15 to Sperman, and
SH 282 to the Oklahoma border.
Junction list
Gallery
File:Tx Hwy 207.jpg, Highway 207 as it winds its way through the valley of the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River
Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River is a sandy-braided stream about long, formed at the confluence of Palo Duro Creek and Tierra Blanca Creek, about northeast of Canyon in Randall County, Texas, and flowing east-southeastward to the Red River about ...
, Armstrong County. This section of Highway 207 is also known as Hamblen Drive
Hamblen Drive is a scenic road located approximately south of Claude, Texas, United States, in Armstrong County. Hamblen Drive itself is a section of Texas State Highway 207, which cuts through Palo Duro Canyon and crosses the Prairie Dog Town ...
, named after Will H. Hamblen (1876–1952), a local rancher.
File:Texas Hwy 207 Crosby County 2009.jpg, Highway 207 in Crosby County, looking north toward the Caprock Escarpment of the Llano Estacado.
See also
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Caprock Escarpment
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Duffy's Peak
Duffy's Peak is a small hill or butte near the Salt Fork Brazos River in Garza County, Texas. Duffy's Peak extends less than above the river, yet despite its small size, it served as an important landmark for early surveyors of the region and is ...
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Farm to Market Road 400
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Farm to Market Road 669
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used fo ...
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Hamblen Drive
Hamblen Drive is a scenic road located approximately south of Claude, Texas, United States, in Armstrong County. Hamblen Drive itself is a section of Texas State Highway 207, which cuts through Palo Duro Canyon and crosses the Prairie Dog Town ...
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Mount Blanco
Mount Blanco is a small white hill — an erosional remnant — located on the eastern border of the Llano Estacado within Blanco Canyon in Crosby County, Texas. With Blanco Canyon, it is the type locality of the Blanco Formation of Texas and Kan ...
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Mushaway Peak
Mushaway Peak is a small but conspicuous butte located southeast of Gail in central Borden County, Texas. It is one of the region's most venerable landmarks.
The summit of this peak rises to an altitude of above sea level, which is roughly the ...
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Salt Fork Brazos River
The Salt Fork Brazos River is a braided, highly intermittent stream about long, heading along the edge of the Llano Estacado about east-southeast of Lubbock, Texas. From its source, it flows generally east-southeastward to join the Double Moun ...
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White River (Texas)
The White River is an intermittent stream in the South Plains of Texas and a tributary of the Brazos River of the United States. It rises west of Floydada in southwestern Floyd County at the confluence of Callahan and Runningwater Draws. Fro ...
References
External links
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207
Transportation in Garza County, Texas
Transportation in Crosby County, Texas
Transportation in Floyd County, Texas
Transportation in Briscoe County, Texas
Transportation in Armstrong County, Texas
Transportation in Carson County, Texas
Transportation in Hutchinson County, Texas
Transportation in Hansford County, Texas
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