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State Highway 91 (Texas)
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State Highway 91 or SH 91 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Texas
that runs 13.6 miles (21.9 km) from Sherman
through Denison
to the Oklahoma border at Denison Dam
at Lake Texoma
(where it connects with Oklahoma State Highway 91
) . This route was designated in 1994, the northern segment replacing State Highway 75A (designated in 1946 as an alternate route to US 75 after Denison Dam was completed the previous year) and the southern segment designating the old route of U.S. Highway 75 which was rerouted and upgraded to freeway status. The highway is known locally as Texoma
Parkway for much of its length, except through some parts of Denison.
). This route was transferred to Farm to Market Road 84 in 1943 when portions of SH 91 were submerged in the rising Lake Texoma
.
The current routing of SH 91 was originally built in 1944 as State Spur 151, connecting the newly completed Denison Dam along the Red River to the city of Denison. The route was renumbered in 1946 to State Highway 75A. This was to correlate with the similarly numbered Oklahoma Highway 75A that it connected to at the Red River. Both of these routes were numbered 75A to provide an alternate route for US Route 75, which crossed the Red River about 2 miles downstream from the dam. The route originally ended on the northwest side of Denison connecting with the original route of US 75, but was extended southward through the residential sections of town to the new intersection with US 75 when it was rerouted along the eastern side of town. The route was extended a final time in 1994 when US 75 was again rerouted around Denison, this time as a limited access highway to the west of town. The route was extended south along the former routing of US 75 to the north side of Sherman. State Highway 75A was also renumbered to State Highway 91 at this time to prevent confusion with the main US Route and was again coordinated with a renumbering of the adjacent Oklahoma State Highway 91
.
State highway
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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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 13.6 miles (21.9 km) from Sherman
Sherman, Texas
Sherman is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The city's estimated population as of 2009 was 38,407. It is also one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
through Denison
Denison, Texas
Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,773 at the 2000 census; it is estimated to have grown to 24,127 in 2009. Denison is one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
to the Oklahoma border at Denison Dam
Denison Dam
Denison Dam, also known as Lake Texoma Dam, is a dam located on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma that impounds Lake Texoma. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply, hydroelectric power production, river regulation, navigation and recreation.-History:Completed in 1943 primarily...
at Lake Texoma
Lake Texoma
Lake Texoma is one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, the 12th largest Corps of Engineers lake, and the largest in USACE Tulsa District....
(where it connects with Oklahoma State Highway 91
Oklahoma State Highway 91
State Highway 91 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It runs for 13.6 mi , entirely within Bryan County. SH-91 has no lettered spur routes.-Route description:...
) . This route was designated in 1994, the northern segment replacing State Highway 75A (designated in 1946 as an alternate route to US 75 after Denison Dam was completed the previous year) and the southern segment designating the old route of U.S. Highway 75 which was rerouted and upgraded to freeway status. The highway is known locally as Texoma
Texoma
Texoma, a portmanteau of the words Texas and Oklahoma, is used to describe the area on either side of the border between these two states along the Red River valley, in particular the area around Lake Texoma, a popular recreation area...
Parkway for much of its length, except through some parts of Denison.
History
The original SH 91 was designated in 1926 on a similar route from Denison north to a different Red River crossing west of the current one, where it connected with Oklahoma Highway 48 (now OK-70AOklahoma State Highway spurs from U.S. Highways
The Oklahoma state highway system includes many state highways that actas short spur and connector routes off some of the U.S. highways that pass throughthe state. These highways generally bear the same number of the U.S. highway...
). This route was transferred to Farm to Market Road 84 in 1943 when portions of SH 91 were submerged in the rising Lake Texoma
Lake Texoma
Lake Texoma is one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, the 12th largest Corps of Engineers lake, and the largest in USACE Tulsa District....
.
The current routing of SH 91 was originally built in 1944 as State Spur 151, connecting the newly completed Denison Dam along the Red River to the city of Denison. The route was renumbered in 1946 to State Highway 75A. This was to correlate with the similarly numbered Oklahoma Highway 75A that it connected to at the Red River. Both of these routes were numbered 75A to provide an alternate route for US Route 75, which crossed the Red River about 2 miles downstream from the dam. The route originally ended on the northwest side of Denison connecting with the original route of US 75, but was extended southward through the residential sections of town to the new intersection with US 75 when it was rerouted along the eastern side of town. The route was extended a final time in 1994 when US 75 was again rerouted around Denison, this time as a limited access highway to the west of town. The route was extended south along the former routing of US 75 to the north side of Sherman. State Highway 75A was also renumbered to State Highway 91 at this time to prevent confusion with the main US Route and was again coordinated with a renumbering of the adjacent Oklahoma State Highway 91
Oklahoma State Highway 91
State Highway 91 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It runs for 13.6 mi , entirely within Bryan County. SH-91 has no lettered spur routes.-Route description:...
.
Route description
State Highway 91 begins at an intersection with US Route 75, exit 61, on the north side of Sherman. The route travels to the northeast, paralleling railroad tracks, quickly reaching a limited access intersection with US Route 82. The route continues northeast along the old routing of US 75, reaching an intersection with State Spur 503 on the far south side of Denison. The route then continues northward through residential sections of western Denison before exiting town to the northwest. Just outside Denison it has another intersection with US 75. The route continues northwest, reaching Denison Dam at the Red River. The route ends at the middle of the dam itself, while the route continues across the top of the dam as Oklahoma State Route 91.Major intersections
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| Grayson Grayson County, Texas As of the census of 2000, there were 110,595 people, 42,849 households, and 30,208 families residing in the county. The population density was 118 people per square mile . There were 48,315 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile... |
Sherman Sherman, Texas Sherman is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The city's estimated population as of 2009 was 38,407. It is also one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
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| Denison Denison, Texas Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,773 at the 2000 census; it is estimated to have grown to 24,127 in 2009. Denison is one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
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| 11.9 | – Durant Durant, Oklahoma Durant is a city in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 15,877 at the 2010 census. Durant is the principal city of the Durant Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 42,416 in 2010... |
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| Lake Texoma Lake Texoma Lake Texoma is one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, the 12th largest Corps of Engineers lake, and the largest in USACE Tulsa District.... |
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