Texas State Highway Spur 203
Encyclopedia
Spur 203 is a state highway spur near Presidio
in Presidio County
, Texas
.
, in Presidio. The highway travels north for 0.77 miles before ending.
in Collin County
. This routing was decommissioned and removed from the state highway system in 1971.
Spur 203 was reassigned in 1977 to a business loop of in Weinert
in Haskell County
. This was signed as a business route of US 277. This route was transferred to in 1991.
Spur 203 was designated along its current route in 1996 as a replacement for the former routing of US route 67 north of Presidio. Spur 203 was designated, along with former State Spur 310, when the old bridge between these routes over Cibolo Creek was removed in 1996.
Presidio, Texas
Presidio is a city in Presidio County, Texas, United States. It stands on the Rio Grande , on the opposite side of the U.S.-Mexico border from Ojinaga, Chihuahua. The population was 4,167 at the 2000 census....
in Presidio County
Presidio County, Texas
Presidio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 7,304. Its county seat is Marfa. Presidio County is in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas and is named for the ancient border settlement of Presidio del Norte.-Geography:Presidio County is triangular in...
, 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...
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Route description
Spur 164 begins at Erma Avenue, signed as Bus. US 67-A / FM 170Farm to Market Road 170
Farm to Market Road 170, Farm Road 170, or FM 170 is a highway maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation in Presidio and Brewster counties in Texas. The route, known locally as the River Road, runs along the United States side of the Rio Grande which in Texas forms the international...
, in Presidio. The highway travels north for 0.77 miles before ending.
History
Spur 203 was originally assigned in 1948 to a business loop of in McKinneyMcKinney, Texas
McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas, United States, and the second in population to Plano. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 131,117 The Census Bureau listed McKinney as the nation's fastest growing city from 2000 to 2003 and again in...
in Collin County
Collin County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 491,675 people, 181,970 households, and 132,292 families residing in the county. The population density was 580 people per square mile . There were 194,892 housing units at an average density of 230 per square mile...
. This routing was decommissioned and removed from the state highway system in 1971.
Spur 203 was reassigned in 1977 to a business loop of in Weinert
Weinert, Texas
Weinert is a city in Haskell County, Texas, United States. The population was 177 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Weinert is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
in Haskell County
Haskell County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, 6,093 people, 2,569 households, and 1,775 families resided in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile . There were 3,555 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...
. This was signed as a business route of US 277. This route was transferred to in 1991.
Spur 203 was designated along its current route in 1996 as a replacement for the former routing of US route 67 north of Presidio. Spur 203 was designated, along with former State Spur 310, when the old bridge between these routes over Cibolo Creek was removed in 1996.