Texas State Highway 86 Explained

State:TX
Type:SH
Route:86
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SH 86 highlighted in red
Length Mi:149.37
Length Round:2
Established:1923
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: at Bovina
Junction:
Terminus B: at Estelline
Previous Type:SH
Previous Route:85
Next Type:US
Next Route:87

State Highway 86 (SH 86) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs 149miles from Texico to Estelline. This route was designated on August 21, 1923 as the renumbered SH 5A.[1] On September 17, 1923, the section from Estelline to Turkey was cancelled, as SH 18 extended northeast from Turkey to Memphis.[1] By 1929, it was shortened to Bovina, as it was constructed on that route, instead. It has travelled its present course since then, except for the addition of the northern portion of SH 18 between Turkey and Estelline on December 22, 1936.[2]

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Notes and 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 . . 3 May 2023 . en-us . live .
  2. Web site: October 19, 2017 . December 21, 1936 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171019114424/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673889.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 3 May 2023 . en-us . live .