Texas State Highway 349

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Texas 349.svg

State Highway 349

Texas State Highway 349
SH 349, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length194.427 mi [1]  (312.900 km)
Existed1943–present
Major junctions
South endUS 90.svg US 90 at Dryden
Major intersectionsI-10.svg I-10 near Sheffield
US 190.svg US 190 at Iraan
US 67.svg US 67 at Rankin
I-20.svg I-20 at Midland
North endUS 87.svgUS 180.svg US 87  / US 180 near Lamesa
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Terrell, Pecos, Crockett, Upton, Midland, Martin, Dawson
Highway system
Texas 348.svg SH 348 Texas 350.svg SH 350

State Highway 349 (SH 349) is a 194.43-mile-long (312.90 km) state highway in the western part of Texas, United States.

Contents

History

The original formation of the highway on August 3, 1943 included only the section from Rankin to Midland, replacing FM 9. [2] On April 30, 1947, FM 306 and FM 177 were redesignated to form the segment of SH 349 from Midland to near Lamesa. The section from Sheffield to Rankin was added on October 24, 1956 by redesignating part of SH 51.

The part of SH 349 south of Sheffield was Farm to Market Road 1217, which was designated on July 14, 1949 from Dryden northward 5 miles (8 km). [3] FM 1217 was extended to the northeast 3.2 miles (5.1 km) on May 23, 1951, 7.0 miles (11.3 km) on December 18, 1951, 14.0 miles (22.5 km) on December 17, 1952, and 2.3 miles (3.7 km) on April 24, 1954. The designation was extended 10.0 miles (16.1 km) on September 29, 1954 to the end of FM 1749, which was cancelled and combined with FM 1217, adding 17.8 miles (28.6 km) and bringing its southern terminus to Sheffield. On December 13, 1956, FM 1217 was signed, but not designated, as part of SH 349. On August 29, 1990, FM 1217 was officially renumbered as SH 349. On July 31, 2003, SH 349 was rerouted around Midland.

In December 2014, the Texas Transportation Commission approved an extension of the SH 349 designation south of Lamesa, from the current northern terminus at SH 137 eastward to US 87. As of January 2015, this segment has not been constructed. [4] Construction of the extension started in May 2017 and was completed just over two years later in mid-2019. [5]

Route description

The south end of SH 349's concurrency with SH 290 in Sheffield. OST Courts, Sheffield, Texas.JPG
The south end of SH 349's concurrency with SH 290 in Sheffield.

SH 349 runs generally northward from its originating junction with U.S. Highway 90 at the community of Dryden (population 13) near the Rio Grande, the southern border of the state. The road passes west of Fort Lancaster to Sheffield and a junction with Interstate 10. SH 349 then runs along the Pecos River to Iraan, where it is co-routed for a few miles with U.S. Highway 190. The road then proceeds northward to a junction and brief co-routing with U.S. Highway 67 at Rankin. SH 349 continues northward to the relatively heavily populated area of Midland.

SH 349 formerly bisected Midland directly through the city center. However, the highway has been redesignated to loop around Midland to the west, by co-routing it with portions of Interstate 20 (and State Highway 158) and Farm to Market Road 1788. A new section of highway, a so-called "reliever route", was opened on December 10, 2009, and was named the Nadine and Tom Craddick Highway after State Rep. Tom Craddick and his wife, who played a large role in creating the highway. [6] (This new section of SH 349 is part of the "La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor" trade route from west Texas to Mexico). The portion of SH 349 that ran directly through Midland was redesignated as Business State Highway 349-C (BS 349-C) in 2003. [7] North of Midland, SH 349 proceeds generally northward to its final junction with State Highway 137, just south of Lamesa. Counties traversed by the highway include Terrell, Pecos, Crockett, Upton, Midland, Martin and Dawson. With the exception of the metropolitan area of Midland, most of the terrain covered by the highway is sparsely populated ranch country. [8]

Future

On March 15, 2022, a bill was signed by President Joe Biden that added the extension of I-27 north to Raton, New Mexico, and south to Laredo to the Interstate Highway System utilizing the US 87, US 277 and US 83 corridors. [9] A bill introduced in 2023 would explicitly designate the extension as I-27 with two auxiliary routes numbered I-227 and I-327. I-227 is proposed to be routed via SH 158 from Sterling City to Midland and SH 349 from Midland to Lamesa; I-327 would utilize US 287 from Dumas to the Oklahoma state line. [10] [11] On August 1, 2023, the legislation passed through the U.S. Senate with some slight modifications; the I-227 was redesignated as I-27W with I-27 between Sterling City and Lamesa redesignated as I-27E and I-327 was redesignated as I-27N. [12] [13]

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Terrell Dryden 0.00.0US 90.svg US 90  Sanderson, Del Rio Southern terminus
29.547.5East plate.svg
Texas RM 3166.svg
RM 3166 east
47.977.1West plate.svg
Texas RM 2400.svg
RM 2400 west
Pecos Sheffield 58.994.8East plate.svg
Texas 290.svg
SH 290 east (Main Street) Ozona
South end of SH 290 overlap
63.6102.4I-10.svg I-10  Fort Stockton, Ozona North end of SH 290 overlap; I-10 exit 325
Iraan 76.9123.8East plate.svg
US 190.svg
US 190 east Eldorado
South end of US 190 overlap
81.4131.0West plate.svg
US 190.svg
US 190 west Fort Stockton
North end of US 190 overlap
Crockett
No major junctions
Upton 99.7160.5South plate.svg
US 67.svg
US 67 south Fort Stockton
South end of US 67 overlap
Rankin 103.3166.2West plate.svg
Texas 329.svg
SH 329 west Crane
103.8167.0North plate.svg
US 67.svg
US 67 north Big Lake
North end of US 67 overlap
104.7168.5South plate.svg
Texas Spur 576.svg
Spur 576 south
110.7178.2East plate.svg
Texas RM 1555.svg
RM 1555 east Texon
125.2201.5North plate.svg
Texas RM 2401.svg
RM 2401 north Midkiff
Midland 137.4221.1North plate.svg
Texas FM 1379.svg
FM 1379 north
138.4222.7West plate.svg
Texas FM 1787.svg
FM 1787 west Pleasant Farms
151.6244.0North plate.svg
Texas FM 1213.svg
FM 1213 north
Midland 156.8252.3East plate blue.svg
I-20.svg
North plate.svg
Business plate.svg
Texas 349.svg
I-20 east / Bus. SH 349 north Stanton, Midland
South end of I-20 overlap; I-20 exit 136
see I-20
166.2267.5West plate blue.svg
I-20.svg
South plate.svg
Texas FM 1788.svg
I-20 west / FM 1788 south Odessa
North end of I-20 overlap; South end of FM 1788 overlap; I-20 exit 125
167.0268.8Business Loop 20.svg I-20 BL  Odessa, Midland Interchange
167.4269.4East plate.svg
Texas Loop 40.svg
Loop 40 east Midland International Airport
167.7269.9East plate.svg
Texas Loop 40.svg
Loop 40 east Midland International Airport
170.8274.9Texas 191.svg SH 191  Odessa, Midland Interchange
173.0278.4North plate.svg
Texas FM 1788.svg
FM 1788 north
North end of FM 1788 overlap
174.6281.0Texas 158.svg SH 158  Andrews, Midland Interchange
Martin Midland 185.5298.5South plate.svg
Business plate.svg
Texas 349.svg
Bus. SH 349 south Midland
201.5324.3Texas 176.svg SH 176  Andrews, Big Spring Interchange
Dawson Patricia 220.2354.4East plate.svg
Texas FM 828.svg
FM 828 east Klondike
220.5354.9West plate.svg
Texas 115.svg
SH 115 west Andrews
221.6356.6Texas FM 829.svg FM 829
226.8365.0West plate.svg
Texas FM 2051.svg
FM 2051 west
230.5371.0West plate.svg
Texas FM 2052.svg
FM 2052 west
South end of FM 2052 overlap
230.6371.1East plate.svg
Texas FM 2052.svg
To plate.svg
Texas 137.svg
FM 2052 east to SH 137  Lamesa, Stanton
North end of FM 2052 overlap
232.6374.3US 87.svgUS 180.svg US 87  / US 180  Lubbock, Big Spring, Snyder Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Business routes

SH 349 has one business route.

Martin-Midland business loop

Business plate.svg

Texas 349-C.svg

Business State Highway 349-C

Location Martin and Midland counties
Length8.758 mi [14]  (14.095 km)
Existed2003–present

Business State Highway 349-C (Bus. SH 349-C) is a business loop that runs on the former routing of SH 349 through Midland. The route was designated in 2003 when SH 349 was re-routed around the city. [14]

Junction list

The entire route is in Midland.

CountymikmDestinationsNotes
Midland 0.00.0I-20.svgTexas 158.svgTexas 349.svg I-20  / SH 158  / SH 349 Odessa, Big Spring I-20 exit 136
1.11.8East plate.svg
Texas 140.svg
SH 140 east (West Florida Avenue)
Former Bus. SH 158 east
1.72.7Wall StreetFormer Bus. SH 158 west
4.97.9Texas Loop 250.svg Loop 250 Interchange
Martin 8.814.2Texas 349.svg SH 349 Lamesa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 349". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved March 21, 2008.
  2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 9". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1217". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  4. "Minute Order 114180" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. December 18, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. "State Highway 349 Extension Project Begins Monday, May 15 in Lamesa". KAMC. May 14, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  6. TxDOT Odessa [@TxDOTOdessa] (December 10, 2009). "Entire Nadine & Tom Craddick Highway (SH 349 Reliever Route) from FM 1788 to SH 349 open this afternoon. Phase from FM 1788 to SH 158 opens" (Tweet). Retrieved January 5, 2021 via Twitter.
  7. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 349-C". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  8. Google (March 21, 2008). "overview map of SH 349" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
  9. Driggars, Alex (March 15, 2022). "Raton to Laredo corridor added to Interstate Highway System, paving way for I-27 expansion". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  10. Text of the I–27 Numbering Act of 2023 at Congress.gov
  11. Driggars, Alex (March 28, 2023). "Cruz, Cornyn introduce legislation to name I-27 extension project". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  12. McEwen, Mella (August 1, 2023). "Senate passes act to create I-27 West through Midland". Midland Reporter Telegram. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  13. Bordner, Zachery (August 5, 2023). "MOTRAN talks I-27, what it means for Midland/Odessa, Big Spring". Yourbasin. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  14. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 349-C". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
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