State Highway 25, or SH 25, runs from the Red River north of Haynesville

Haynesville, Texas

Haynesville is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It has an estimated population of 60.Haynesville is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 to Windthorst

Windthorst, Texas

Windthorst is a town in Archer and Clay counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 440 at the 2000 census. The town is named for Ludwig Windthorst, a Catholic statesman in Germany.Windthorst is the home of the St...

 in north Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. This route was designated by 1926 along a route from Mineral Wells to Oklahoma. By 1928, the route south of Jacksboro became a portion of SH 24

State Highway 24 (Texas)

State Highway 24, or SH 24, runs from Campbell to Paris in north Texas. It is a portion of the main route, along with Interstate 30, from Paris to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.-History:...

. By 1933, the route south of Windthorst became a portion of SH 66

State Highway 66 (Texas)

State Highway 66 or SH 66 is a state highway running from Garland to Greenville, roughly parallel to Interstate 30.-History:SH 66 was previously designated first in 1926 as a route from Bogata northeast through Clarksville toward the Oklahoma town of Idabel...

, changing it to its current route, with a toll bridge crossing across the Red River into Oklahoma. This crossing is no longer present.

Branches

SH 25A was a branch from Antelope via Henrietta to Oklahoma. By 1933, everything south of Henrietta was cancelled, and the rest was renumbered as SH 148.

Previous routes

SH 25 was one of the original 26 Texas highway routes proposed in 1917. The original route was to be from Henrietta to Meridian. By 1926, this plan had been all but abandoned.

Major intersections

County	Junction	Notes
Wichita Wichita County, Texas As of the census of 2000, there were 131,664 people, 48,441 households, and 32,891 families residing in the county. The population density was 210 people per square mile . There were 53,304 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile...	SH 240 – Haynesville Haynesville, Texas Haynesville is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It has an estimated population of 60.Haynesville is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
	US 287 – Electra Electra, Texas Electra is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The United States Census Bureau counted Electra's population as 3,168 at the 2000 census and estimated it to be 2,891 as of 2006...
	SH 258
Archer Archer County, Texas Archer County is a county located in the US state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the population estimate is 9,095, up from 8,854 in 2000. Its county seat is Archer City. Archer is named for...	US 82/US 277 – Mankins
	SH 79 State Highway 79 (Texas) State Highway 79 or SH 79 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from the Oklahoma border near Wichita Falls to Throckmorton. It was originally designated in 1926 along its current route, except for the unfinished portion from Olney to Elbert. This section was completed by 1938....  – Archer City Archer City, Texas Archer City is a city in Archer County, Texas, United States. The city lies at the junction of State Highway 79 and State Highway 25. It is the county seat of Archer County. It is located 25 miles south of Wichita Falls, Texas and is part of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
	US 281/FM 174 Farm to Market Road 174 Farm to Market Road 174 or FM 174 is a two-lane, state-maintained highway that connects small farming communities of Archer, Clay, and Montague counties in north central Texas.-History:...  at Windthorst Windthorst, Texas Windthorst is a town in Archer and Clay counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 440 at the 2000 census. The town is named for Ludwig Windthorst, a Catholic statesman in Germany.Windthorst is the home of the St...