Texas State Highway 65 Explained

State:TX
Type:SH
Route:65
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:15.495
Established:1961
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: near Anahuac
Terminus B: at Stowell
Counties:Chambers
Previous Type:SH
Previous Route:64
Next Type:US
Next Route:66

State Highway 65 (SH 65) is a Texas state route that runs for 15.495miles within Chambers County, from near Anahuac to Stowell. This route was designated on December 30, 1961, replacing a portion of SH 73 identified as SH 73-T.

History

Previous route

SH 65 was originally designated on August 21, 1923 along a route from Mt. Pleasant to Gladewater, replacing part of SH 11.[1] On September 26, 1939, this route was cancelled as it was part of U.S. Highway 271, which it was cosigned with since 1935.

References

  1. 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 .