State Highway 203 marker

State Highway 203

SH 203, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length39.837 mi[1] (64.111 km)
Existedby 1934[1]–present
Major junctions
West end US 287 in Hedley
Major intersections FM 1547 at Quail
US 83 in Wellington
East end SH-9 towards Mangum, OK
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system
← SH 202→ SH 204

State Highway 203 is a nearly 40-mile (64 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs through the Texas panhandle from Hedley to the Oklahoma 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 Wheeler became SH 33 and is now SH 152.[2][3][4] By 1926, SH 13 had taken the alignment that became US 66, while the route through Wellington became SH 52.[5] 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[6][7] route from Wellington to the state line near 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.[1][8][9] 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 Quail. North of Wellington, it overlaps US 83. It then ends at the Oklahoma state line, where it becomes Oklahoma State Highway 9.

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[10]kmDestinationsNotes
DonleyHedley0.00.0 US 287Western terminus
0.10.16 FM 1932Southern terminus of FM 1932
​2.03.2 SH 273Southern terminus of SH 273
​6.610.6 FM 2944Southern terminus of FM 2944
CollingsworthQuail16.125.9 FM 1547
​21.434.4 FM 2344Southern terminus of FM 2344
​26.442.5 FM 1035Northern terminus of FM 1035
​27.444.1 US 83Western end of US 83 concurrency
Wellington29.347.2 US 83 / FM 3197Eastern terminus of FM 3197, Western end of US 83 concurrency
​30.348.8 FM 398Northern terminus of FM 398
​32.352.0 FM 2734Southern terminus of FM 2734
​39.864.1 SH-9Oklahoma state line; eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 203". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  2. ↑ Commerce Journal, Highway Commission Adopts 25 Highways, July 6, 1917
  3. ↑ State Highway Department, Map Showing Proposed System of State Highways as Adopted June 1917
  4. ↑ Texas State Highway Department, Highway Map: State of Texas, October 1, 1919
  5. ↑ Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas, 1926, Texas
  6. ↑ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 12, 1934. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Texas State Highway Department, , 1935
  8. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 52". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  9. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 338". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  10. ↑ Google (June 8, 2009). "driving directions for SH 203" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
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