Texas State Highway 119 Explained

State:TX
Type:SH
Route:119
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SH 119, highlighted in red
Length Mi:48.99
Length Round:2
Established:1928
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: at Stockdale
Terminus B: near Goliad
Previous Type:SH
Previous Route:118
Next Type:SH
Next Route:120

State Highway 119 (SH 119) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Stockdale to U.S. Highway 77 Alternate/U.S. Highway 183 (US 77 Alt./US 183) north of Goliad.

Route description

SH 119 begins at an intersection with US 87 and State Highway 97 (SH 97) just southeast of the city of Stockdale. It travels southeast through farm and ranchland before reaching Yorktown. The route continues southeast, passing through the unincorporated town of Weesatche before reaching its southern terminus at an intersection with US 183 and US 77 Alt., about 9 miles north of Goliad.

History

The route was originally proposed on August 24, 1925 from Stockdale to Goliad.[1] Construction started on December 21, 1926, and the highway was officially numbered 119.[2] On January 16, 1928, the section north of Yorktown was cancelled.[3] On February 24, 1930, it was extended south to Goliad State Park.[4] The route was completed by 1933, and on June 5, 1933 was proposed to be extended southward to Refugio.[5] On March 19, 1934, the section from Weesatche south to Goliad, along with the extension south to Refugio, was transferred to SH 29, which was being extended southward from Cuero. On August 1, 1936, SH 119 was extended north to SH 112 (this section of SH 112 became part of SH 80 on September 22, 1936; restoring part of the section deleted on January 16, 1928).[6] On August 1, 1946, SH 119 was extended north to Stockdale (restoring the section deleted on January 16, 1928), completing its current route.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 22, 2017 . August 24, 1925 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222104835/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676913.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 29 April 2023 . en-us . live .
  2. Web site: December 22, 2017 . December 20, 1926 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051949/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676961.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 29 April 2023 . en-us . live .
  3. Web site: January 22, 2018 . January 16, 1928 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180122133520/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676986.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 29 April 2023 . en-us . live .
  4. Web site: January 25, 2018 . February 24, 1930 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180125144528/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673791.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 29 April 2023 . en-us . live .
  5. Web site: February 2, 2018 . May 22, 1933 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071749/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673828.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 29 April 2023 . en-us . live .
  6. Web site: October 21, 2017 . July 31, 1936 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004607/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673886.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 29 April 2023 . en-us . live .