State Highway 79 or SH 79 is a state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of 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...

 that runs 96 miles (154.5 km) from the Oklahoma border near Wichita Falls

Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,...

 to Throckmorton

Throckmorton, Texas

Throckmorton is a town in Throckmorton County, Texas, United States. The population was 828 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Throckmorton County.-Geography:Throckmorton is located at ....

. It was originally designated in 1926 along its current route, except for the unfinished portion from Olney

Olney, Texas

Olney is a city in Young County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,236 in 2008.-Geography:Olney is located at ....

 to Elbert

Elbert, Texas

Elbert is a census-designated place in Throckmorton County, Texas, United States. The population was 56 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Elbert is located at ....

. This section was completed by 1938. The route was previously proposed as the northern sections of SH 22

State Highway 22 (Texas)

State Highway 22, or SH 22, runs from Corsicana to Hamilton in north central Texas.-Previous routes: SH 22 was one of the 26 original state highways proposed in 1917, along a path from Wichita Falls to Comanche. By 1919, plans had been extended from Comanche eastward to Corsicana...

 and SH 23

State Highway 23 (Texas)

State Highway 23 or SH 23 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation . The highway, located in eastern Lipscomb County in the Texas Panhandle, begins at northwest of Canadian and extends northward through the town of Booker to the Oklahoma...

. The intersection of Hwy 79 and Hwy 25 was the location for the filming of movie The Last Picture Show in 1971.

Counties and junctions

County	Junction	Notes
Clay Clay County, Texas As of the census of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,323 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...	OK 79
	SH 148 – Petrolia Petrolia, Texas Petrolia is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 782 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Petrolia is located at ....
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...	US 82/US 287 – Wichita Falls Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,...
	US 281 – Wichita Falls
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...	SH 25 State Highway 25 (Texas) State Highway 25, or SH 25, runs from the Red River north of Haynesville to Windthorst in north Texas. 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...  – 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...
Young Young County, Texas As of the census of 2000, there were 17,943 people, 7,167 households, and 5,081 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 8,504 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...	SH 114 State Highway 114 (Texas) State Highway 114 or SH 114 is a state highway that runs from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex westward across the state to the state border with New Mexico, where it becomes New Mexico State Road 114, which eventually ends at Elida, New Mexico at US 70/NM 330.-History:The route was originally...  – Olney Olney, Texas Olney is a city in Young County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,236 in 2008.-Geography:Olney is located at ....
	SH 251 – Olney
Throckmorton Throckmorton County, Texas -2010 census:As of the census of 2010, there were 1,641 people. There were 1,079 housing units, 358 of which were vacant. The racial makeup of the county was 94.8% White , 0.1% Black or African American , 0.7% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 2.6% from other races , and 0.8% from two or more races...	US 183/US 283 – Throckmorton Throckmorton, Texas Throckmorton is a town in Throckmorton County, Texas, United States. The population was 828 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Throckmorton County.-Geography:Throckmorton is located at ....