Texas State Highway 25

"TX 25" redirects here. TX 25 may also refer to Texas's 25th congressional district.

State Highway 25 marker

State Highway 25
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 60.0 mi[1] (96.6 km)
Existed: before 1939 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 281 / FM 174 at Windthorst
 
North end: River Road West near the Red River north of Electra
Location
Counties: Archer, Wichita
Highway system
SH 24SH 26

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. By 1933, the route south of Windthorst became a portion of SH 66, changing it to its current route, with a toll bridge crossing across the Red River into Oklahoma. This crossing is no longer present.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
ArcherWindthorst US 281 / FM 174Southern terminus
FM 172
FM 2581
Archer City SH 79
FM 210
FM 368
Mankins US 82 / US 277
Wichita FM 1180
SH 258
FM 367
FM 2326
Electra
Bus. US 287
US 287
Haynesville SH 240
FM 370
River Road West (CR 126)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Branches

SH 25A was a branch from Antelope via Henrietta to Oklahoma. By 1931, the route 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.

References


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