Texas State Highway 55

State Highway 55 marker

State Highway 55
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 99.4 mi[1] (160.0 km)
Existed: by 1926 – present
Major junctions
Northwest end: US 277
  US 377
Southeast end: US 83 at Uvalde
Highway system
SH 54SH 56
State Highway 55 in the Texas Hill Country
Highway 55 winding through the Hill Country about twelve miles southeast of Rocksprings

State Highway 55 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs from Uvalde northwestward through the western Hill Country onto the Edwards Plateau, ending south of Sonora.

History

SH 55 was designated from Rocksprings to La Pryor. In 1928, it extended south through Catarina and then east to Artesia Wells. By 1931, SH 55 was rerouted through Batesville to Dilley, as the route from Uvalde to Artesia Wells was renumbered as SH 4. Also, SH 55 extended north to its current terminus. The portion from Uvalde to just south of Batesville was constructed through the mid-1940s, but was cancelled in 1945 and transferred to FM 117.

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
UvaldeUvalde US 83
RM 334 westEastern terminus of RM 334
RealCamp Wood RM 337 eastWestern terminus of RM 337
EdwardsBarksdale RM 335 northSouthern terminus of RM 335
Rocksprings US 377 northEastern end of US 377 concurrency
US 377 southWestern end of US 377 concurrency
US 277
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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