Texas State Highway 273

State Highway 273
State Highway 273
Route information
	Maintained by TxDOT
Length	61.453 mi (98.899 km)
Existed	1938–present
Major junctions
South end	SH 203 near Hedley
	I-40 at McLean
North end	US 60 at Pampa
Highway system
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Northbound in McLean, Texas

State Highway 273 (SH 273) is a state highway that runs from Pampa in northern Texas east and south to SH 203 near Hedley.

History[]

The route was originally designated on July 30, 1938 from Pampa to McLean.^[2] On November 4, 1971, an extension along Ranch to Market Road 2695 to US 287 along was signed, but not designated. On August 29, 1990 the current route was completed by redesignating Ranch to Market Road 2695 from McLean to SH 203 as part of SH 273.

Route description[]

Beginning at a junction with US 60 at Pampa in Gray County, SH 273 runs south to a junction with . In Pampa the highway is known as Cuyler Street and Barnes Street. After a brief co-routing with Loop 171, the highway runs southeast to Lefors and then south to a junction with Interstate 40 at McLean, where the route is known as Sitter Street. SH 273 then runs almost directly south to its final junction with SH 203 near Hedley in Donley County. Most of the terrain covered by the highway is lightly populated ranch and oil country.

Junction list[]

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Donley		SH 203 – Hedley, Wellington
		FM 2471 west
		FM 2944 south
Gray	McLean	I-40	I-40 exit 142.
	McLean	I-40 BL – Amarillo, Shamrock
		RM 1321 east
		FM 2473 east –
		FM 291 south – Alanreed
		RM 1321 east
		north – Lefors
		RM 2375 – Lefors
		south – Lefors
		Loop 171 north – Pampa	South end of Loop 171 overlap
		Loop 171 south / FM 749 south –	North end of Loop 171 overlap
	Pampa	FM 750 (McCullough Avenue)
	Pampa	US 60 (Brown Avenue) – Amarillo, Miami
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus