State Highway 256 | ||||
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 SH 256, highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 61.615 mi [1] (99.160 km) | |||
| Existed | 1937–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   SH 86 / SH 207 in Silverton | |||
 US 287 in Memphis | ||||
| East end |  US 83 south of Wellington | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 256 (SH 256) is a state highway that runs from Silverton in northern Texas east to a junction with US 83 near Wellington, close to the Oklahoma state line.
SH 256 was first designated on November 5, 1937, from Silverton to Memphis. [2] On September 20, 1938, SH 256 was extended to Plainview. [3] On May 19, 1942, the section from Plainview to Silverton was cancelled from the designation. On January 7, 1948 the route assumed its current form as the designation was extended east from Memphis to the junction with US 83. The section added was formerly FM 30.
The highway's western terminus is the intersection with SH 207 at Silverton in Briscoe County. SH 256 is known as Lone Star Street in Silverton. The highway is co-routed with SH 86 for a short distance as it runs east. The route then runs past Caprock Canyons State Park and turns toward the northeast, where it junctions with SH 70. After a brief co-routing with SH 70, the highway continues east through Lakeview to a junction with US 287 in Memphis. The highway is known as Noel Street in Memphis. The route then runs east to its final junction with US 83 in Childress County. Counties traversed by the highway include Briscoe, Hall and Childress. Most of the terrain covered by the highway is sparsely populated ranch country. [4]
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briscoe | Silverton | SH 86 / SH 207 | Western terminus; West end of SH 86 overlap | ||
| |  FM 3365 | ||||
| | 3.4 | 5.5 | SH 86 | East end of SH 86 overlap | |
| | 22.9 | 36.9 |  SH 70 | West end of SH 70 overlap | |
| Hall | | 33.7 | 54.2 | SH 70 | East end of SH 70 overlap |
| | 42.7 | 68.7 |  FM 657 | ||
| Lakeview | 45.0 | 72.4 |  FM 3517 | ||
| | 48.2 | 77.6 |  FM 2472 | ||
| | 53.7 | 86.4 |  FM 1041 | ||
| Memphis | 54.3 | 87.4 |  FM 2361 (16th Street) | ||
| 55.2 | 88.8 | US 287 (Boykin Drive) | |||
| 55.2 | 88.8 |  FM 1547 (3rd Street) | |||
| | 59.9 | 96.4 |  FM 3032 | ||
| Childress | | 75.7 | 121.8 | US 83 | Eastern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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