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State Highway 15 (Texas)
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State Highway 15, or SH 15, runs from the Texas-Oklahoma
boundary 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Follett
to US 54 in Stratford
.
In 1955, SH 117 was redesignated as SH 15 for its entire route from the Texas/Oklahoma state line in Lipscomb County through the northeast Panhandle to an intersection with U.S. Highway 287 at Claude
. The route was renumbered to correspond to the connecting Oklahoma State Highway 15. In 1967 the section from Spearman southward was redesignated as SH 20, while SH 15 was rerouted westward to Stratford over cancelled routes SH 282 and FM 289.
SH 15 was one of the original twenty six state highways proposed in 1917, overlaid on top of the Dallas-Louisiana Highway. From 1919 the routing mostly followed present day U.S. Highway 80 from Dallas
to Wills Point
. It continued on, routed along present day SH 64
from Wills Point into Tyler
and up U.S. Highway 271 into Longview.
By 1919, like many other highways at the time, a second routing, SH 15A was assigned, from Wills Point, through Mineola
to Longview, via US 80.
In 1926, U.S. Highway 80 was routed over SH 15 and its northern routing. While the routes were marked concurrently, SH 15A into Tyler was given over to the newly created SH 64
. By 1939, SH 15 was deleted, and moved to a new location that ran from US 380 west of Albany
via Seminole
to the Texas-New Mexico
boundary. This highway was redesignated as US 180 in 1943.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
boundary 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Follett
Follett, Texas
Follett is a city in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States. The population was 412 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Follett is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
to US 54 in Stratford
Stratford, Texas
Stratford is a city in Sherman County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,991 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sherman County...
.
In 1955, SH 117 was redesignated as SH 15 for its entire route from the Texas/Oklahoma state line in Lipscomb County through the northeast Panhandle to an intersection with U.S. Highway 287 at Claude
Claude, Texas
Claude is a city in Armstrong County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,313 at the 2000 census. Located east of Amarillo, Claude is the county seat of Armstrong County in the south Texas Panhandle...
. The route was renumbered to correspond to the connecting Oklahoma State Highway 15. In 1967 the section from Spearman southward was redesignated as SH 20, while SH 15 was rerouted westward to Stratford over cancelled routes SH 282 and FM 289.
Route description
SH 15 begins at an intersection with US 54 in Stratford. It travels eastward through the far northern reaches of the Texas Panhandle, mainly through farmlands. The route passes through the towns of Spearman and Perryton, before exiting eastward into Northwest Oklahoma, where the road transitions to Oklahoma State Highway 15.Previous routes
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
to Wills Point
Wills Point, Texas
Wills Point is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,496 at the 2000 census.-History:Founded in 1873, Wills Point gets its name from an early American settler, William Wills, who had arrived in the area in about 1848. Wills eventually purchased a cabin from Adam...
. It continued on, routed along present day SH 64
State Highway 64 (Texas)
State Highway 64 is a Texas state highway that runs from Wills Point via Tyler to Henderson. -History:SH 64 was originally designated between 1922 and 1926 to replace SH 15A from Wills Point to Carthage, then continuing on to the Louisiana state line. In 1935, the portion east of Henderson was...
from Wills Point into Tyler
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
and up U.S. Highway 271 into Longview.
Mineola, Texas
Mineola is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. It lies at the junction of U.S. highways 69 and 80, eighty miles east of Dallas in southwestern Wood County...
to Longview, via US 80.
In 1926, U.S. Highway 80 was routed over SH 15 and its northern routing. While the routes were marked concurrently, SH 15A into Tyler was given over to the newly created SH 64
State Highway 64 (Texas)
State Highway 64 is a Texas state highway that runs from Wills Point via Tyler to Henderson. -History:SH 64 was originally designated between 1922 and 1926 to replace SH 15A from Wills Point to Carthage, then continuing on to the Louisiana state line. In 1935, the portion east of Henderson was...
. By 1939, SH 15 was deleted, and moved to a new location that ran from US 380 west of Albany
Albany, Texas
Albany is a city in Shackelford County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,034 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Shackelford County.-History:...
via Seminole
Seminole, Texas
Seminole is a city in and the county seat of Gaines County in west Texas, United States. The population was 6,430 at the 2010 census. It is the birthplace of Country music singers Larry Gatlin and Tanya Tucker...
to the Texas-New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
boundary. This highway was redesignated as US 180 in 1943.
Junction list
| County | Location | Junction | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman | Stratford | ||
| Hansford Hansford County, Texas Hansford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, its population was 5,613. The county is named for John M. Hansford, a Texas state congressman and judge. Hansford County is one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. Its seat is... |
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| Gruver | |||
| West end of TX 207 concurrency | |||
| Spearman | East end of TX 207 concurrency | ||
| Ochiltree | |||
| Perryton | |||
| Lipscomb | Booker | ||
| Darrouzett | |||
| Follett | |||