State Highway 300 | ||||
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 SH 300, highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 18.624 mi [1] (29.972 km) | |||
| Existed | August 2, 1968 [1] –present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 80 at Longview | |||
 Loop 281 in Longview | ||||
| North end |   US 271 / SH 155 at Gilmer | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Gregg, Upshur | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 300 (SH 300) is a Texas state highway that runs from Longview northwest to Gilmer. It is also known as Gilmer Road in Gregg County.
SH 300 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 80 on the west side of Longview, and travels northwest through residential sections of the city. The route continues to the northwest, passing through agricultural sections of southeastern Upshur County before reaching its terminus at U.S. Route 271 and State Highway 155 on the far southern edge of Gilmer. The route travels nearly 19 miles.
SH 300 was previously designated on January 23, 1939 on a route from Atlanta south to Frazier Creek. On November 20, 1939, SH 300 was extended south to SH 49. [2] The route was redesignated on December 16, 1943 as SH 43 when it was extended farther north. [3] The current route was designated on August 2, 1968, replacing FM 1403. [4]
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg | Longview | US 80 (West Marshall Avenue) | |||
 Loop 281 – LeTourneau University, Kilgore College, Texas Baptist College, UTT Longview, Airport | |||||
  FM 2275 west (East George Richey Road) – Gladewater | |||||
| Upshur | East Mountain |  FM 1844 – East Mountain, Union Grove, Judson | |||
  FM 3358 north | |||||
| |  FM 726 – West Mountain, Glenwood | ||||
| |  FM 3358 south / Grouse Road | ||||
| Gilmer | US 271 / SH 155 – Tyler, Gladewater, Pittsburg | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
State Highway 11 is a highway that runs from US 59 in Linden to SH 56 in Sherman in northeast Texas.
State Highway 154 is a state highway that runs from Cooper to Marshall in northeast Texas.
State Highway Loop 281 or Loop 281 is a Texas state highway loop that forms a partial beltway around the city of Longview. The highway travels in a clockwise direction around the western, northern, and eastern parts of the city, with I-20 completing the beltway. The western section of Loop 281, from I-20/US 259/SH 322 to US 259, is a surface street that mostly travels through heavily developed areas of the city, while the eastern section, from US 259 to I-20/FM 968 is more of a controlled-access highway that travels through less developed areas.
