Texas State Highway 61
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 21.426 mi[1] (34.482 km) | |||
Existed | 1923–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Washington Ave. in Anahuac | |||
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Location | ||||
Counties | Chambers, Liberty | |||
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Texas State Highway 61 (SH 61) is a 21.426-mile (34.482 km) state highway in southeast Texas. It connects Anahuac in Chambers County to Devers in Liberty County.[1]
Route description[]
The southern terminus of SH 61 is in Anahuac, along Washington Avenue; state maintenance begins just south of Stowell Street.[2] The route travels north into Anahuac before turning to the east. It passes the Chambers County Airport before an intersection with SH 65; SH 61 turns to the north, while SH 65 continues east. SH 61 crosses IH 10 near the community of Turtle Bayou, northeast of Lake Anahuac.[3] The route travels north into Liberty County before reaching its northern terminus in Devers at US 90.[1]
History[]
![Historic SH 61](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Texas_61_1917.svg/50px-Texas_61_1917.svg.png)
SH 61 was designated on August 21, 1923 from Devers to Anahuac replacing part of SH 35A (the rest was cancelled).[4] Its official designation has remained unchanged since the 1939 redescription of the Texas highway system.[1]
Major intersections[]
County | Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Chambers | Anahuac | 0.0 | 0.0 | Washington Avenue | Southern terminus; state maintenance ends |
1.1 | 1.8 | ![]() | |||
Four Corners | 3.1 | 5.0 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 5.2 | 8.4 | ![]() | ||
| 6.9 | 11.1 | ![]() | I-10 exit 813. | |
Hankamer | 9.1 | 14.6 | ![]() | ||
Liberty | | 15.5 | 24.9 | ![]() | |
Devers | 21.4 | 34.4 | ![]() | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References[]
- ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 61". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 600. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-07.[dead link]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 599. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-07.[dead link]
- ^ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ Google (2011-01-07). "Overview map of Texas State Highway 61 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- State highways in Texas
- Transportation in Chambers County, Texas
- Transportation in Liberty County, Texas