Texas State Highway 39 Explained

State:TX
Type:SH
Map Custom:yes
Route:39
Length Mi:35.273
Length Round:1
Established:before 1939
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: west of Ingram
Terminus B: in Ingram
Counties:Real, Kerr
Previous Type:SH
Previous Route:38
Next Type:I
Next Route:40

State Highway 39 (SH 39) is a state highway that runs primarily through the Texas Hill Country primarily in Kerr County.

History

On January 23, 1918, an intercounty highway was designated from Greenville to Decatur.[1] On February 19, 1918, another intercounty highway from Pecos via Tahoka to Jayton was designated.[2] On August 19, 1918, the Greenville-Decatur intercounty highway was extended to Cooper.[3] SH 39 was originally proposed on January 21, 1919, as a route stretching from the Oklahoma state line north of Paris to New Mexico, partially along these intercounty highways.[4] It was concurrent with SH 19 north of Cooper and with SH 18 west of Brownfield. On August 16, 1920, the section from McKinney to Decatur was cancelled and redesignated as an intercounty highway.[5] On December 19, 1921, the section from McKinney to Decatur was restored.[6] On August 21, 1923, its western terminus was moved to Jacksboro when the route west of Jacksboro had been renumbered as parts of SH 84, SH 18, and SH 24.[7] Construction had begun. The entire route had been renumbered as a part of SH 24 on June 24, 1931.[8] On September 23, 1931, a designation on a proposed route from Medina to just north of Leakey was planned (but not designated yet).[9] On April 6, 1932, the proposed route was officially designated as SH 39.[10] On July 15, 1935, SH 39 was cancelled.[11] On February 18, 1936, it was designated on its present-day route.[12] On July 9, 1970, a proposed extension to I-10 was added, but this has not been constructed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 24, 2017 . January 23, 1918 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095619/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676748.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  2. Web site: October 23, 2017 . February 5, 1918 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023121047/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676751.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  3. Web site: October 23, 2017 . August 19, 1918 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023121041/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676771.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  4. Web site: October 24, 2017 . January 21, 1919 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024042943/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676786.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  5. Web site: July 22, 2018 . August 16, 1920 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180722095632/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676835.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  6. Web site: October 27, 2017 . December 19, 1921 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125953/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676858.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  7. Web site: October 26, 2017 . August 21, 1923 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171026054040/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  8. Web site: January 29, 2018 . June 22, 1931 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129010258/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673804.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  9. Web site: January 29, 2018 . September 21, 1931 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129010302/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673806.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  10. Web site: January 29, 2018 . April 4, 1932 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141926/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673812.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  11. Web site: October 20, 2017 . July 15, 1935 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171020091156/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673871.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  12. Web site: October 21, 2017 . February 17, 1936 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171021061555/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673879.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 2 May 2023 . en-us . live .

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