Texas State Highway 144

State Highway 144
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	39.027 mi[1][nb 1] (62.808 km)
Existed:	by 1931 – present
Major junctions
South end:	SH 22 in Meridian
	US 67 in Glen Rose US 377 in Granbury
North end:	Bus. US 377 in Granbury
Location
Counties:	Bosque, Somervell, Hood
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← SH 143 SH 145 → ← Spur 215 Spur 216 Spur 217 →

Texas State Highway 144 (SH 144) is a state highway that runs from Meridian to Granbury in central Texas.^[1]

Route description

SH 144 begins at an intersection with SH 22 in Meridian.^[2] The route travels northwest to Walnut Springs before turning in a more northerly direction. It enters Glen Rose, where it has a one mile concurrency with US 67.^[3] After separating from US 67, the highway resumes its northward journey to Granbury, where it intersects the US 377 bypass.^[4] The SH 144 designation ends at an intersection with Bus. US 377 in central Granbury.^[1]

History

SH 144 was designated by 1931 from Glen Rose to Meridian, with the extension north to Granbury designated by 1935.^[1] An alignment of the route in Glen Rose was previously designated Spur 216 before being combined with SH 144 in 1949.^[5]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[6][nb 1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Bosque	Meridian	0.0	0.0	SH 22 – Hamilton, Hillsboro	Southern terminus
	Walnut Springs	10.7	17.2	FM 927 west – Iredell	South end of FM 927 concurrency
		11.3	18.2	FM 927 east – Morgan	North end of FM 927 concurrency
		11.9	19.2	FM 203
Somervell		19.1	30.7	FM 202
		22.9	36.9	FM 56 south	South end of FM 56 concurrency
	Glen Rose	23.7	38.1	FM 56 north to FM 205	North end of FM 56 concurrency
		25.0	40.2	US 67 south – Stephenville	South end of US 67 concurrency
		26.0	41.8	US 67 north – Cleburne	South end of US 67 concurrency
		27.7	44.6	FM 200 – Rainbow
Hood		31.9	51.3	FM 2425 (Mitchell Bend Hwy.)
		34.3	55.2	FM 2425 (Mambrino Hwy.)
	Granbury	39.5	63.6	US 377 – Stephenville, Ft. Worth
		39.7	63.9	FM 51 south (Paluxy Hwy.) – Paluxy	South end of FM 51 concurrency
		40.1	64.5	Bus. US 377 (Pearl St.) / FM 51 north – Weatherford	Northern terminus and north end of FM 51 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

1. The certified length given is shorter than the actual mileage, as the TxDOT description of SH 144 considers it to be discontinuous at US 67.

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 144". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 360. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 359. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 358. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 216". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
6. Google (January 7, 2011). "Overview map of Texas State Highway 144 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 7, 2011.