U.S. Route 70 in Texas

U.S. Highway 70
US 70 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	253.9 mi (408.6 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 70 / US 84 at the New Mexico state line
Major intersections	US 84 in Muleshoe US 385 in Springlake I-27 / US 87 in Plainview US 62 in Floydada US 62 / US 83 in Paducah US 287 in Vernon US 183 / US 283 in Vernon US 287 in Oklaunion
East end	US 70 / US 183 at the Oklahoma state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Hale, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Foard, Wilbarger
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 69 → SH 70

U.S. Route 70 (US 70) is a U.S. Highway that spans from Globe, Arizona to Atlantic, North Carolina. In Texas, it has a portion that begins at the New Mexico state line in Farwell and ends at the Oklahoma state line northeast of Oklaunion.

Route description

US 70 enters Texas at Farwell concurrent with US 84, just after US 60 splits off to the northeast in Texico, New Mexico at the state line. The two routes angle southeast to Muleshoe, where they split.^[1] US 70 heads due east, meeting US 385 at Springlake, and has an interchange with Interstate 27/US 87 (I-27/US 87) in Plainview.^[1] US 70 then arcs toward the south and becomes concurrent with US 62 in Floydada. The two routes head east to Paducah, where US 62 splits off to the north to join with US 83.^[1] US 70 then proceeds to Vernon, where it overlaps US 287 and US 183, and has a junction with US 283. Near Oklaunion, US 70 and US 183 split off to the north to cross the Red River into Oklahoma.

History

The route through Texas was cosigned with State Highway 28 (SH 28) before 1939. SH 28' was designated in 1919 as a route from Muleshoe to Olney with a spur, SH 28A, from SH 28 at Crowell east to the Oklahoma state line. In 1922, the route split in Benjamin, going south to Sagerton and east to Olney. In 1926, The portion from Crowell to Sagerton became SH 51, while the portion from Benjamin to Olney became SH 24. SH 28 was instead rerouted over SH 28A to end at the Oklahoma state line. By 1939, the route was decommissioned in favor of US 70.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Parmer	Farwell	0.0	0.0	US 70 west / US 84 west – Texico, Clovis	Continuation into New Mexico
See US 84
Bailey	Muleshoe	21.8	35.1	US 84 / SH 214 – Lubbock, Littlefield, Morton	Eastern end of US 84 concurrency; western end of SH 214 concurrency
		22.1	35.6	SH 214 – Friona	Eastern end of SH 214 concurrency
	​	25.1	40.4	FM 3269 south to US 84
Lamb	​	31.3	50.4	FM 2910 south
	​	33.7	54.2	FM 303 – Sudan, Pep
	Earth	40.0	64.4	FM 1055 – Amherst, Hereford
	​	43.0	69.2	FM 302 north
	Springlake	45.9	73.9	US 385 – Dimmitt, Littlefield
		46.1	74.2	FM 2080 east
	Circle	51.0	82.1	FM 1842 east
		52.2	84.0	FM 1072 south – Fieldton, Bainer
	Olton	56.7	91.2	FM 168 north – Hart, Umbarger	Western end of FM 168 concurrency
		56.8	91.4	FM 168 south – Spade, Ropesville	Eastern end of FM 168 concurrency
Hale	​	63.2	101.7	FM 2284 north
	​	65.2	104.9	FM 179 south – Cotton Center, Shallowater	Western end of FM 179 concurrency
	Halfway	67.2	108.1	FM 179 north / FM 1070 south	Eastern end of FM 179 concurrency
	​	71.2	114.6	FM 1424 north – Edmonson	Western end of FM 1424 concurrency
	​	72.3	116.4	FM 1424 south – Hale Center	Eastern end of FM 1424 concurrency
	Plainview	78.9	127.0	I-27 / US 87 – Lubbock, Amarillo	I-27 exit 49
		80.4	129.4	SH 194 west – Hart, Dimmitt
		81.4	131.0	I-27 BL – Abernathy, Kress	Access to Hale County Airport
		81.9	131.8	FM 400 – Idalou
	​	86.1	138.6	FM 789 south – Petersburg
Floyd	Aiken	92.7	149.2	FM 2301 north – Wayside
	​	93.7	150.8	FM 2883 west
	Lockney	96.1	154.7	FM 97 east – Flomot
		97.2	156.4	FM 378 south – Lorenzo	Western end of FM 378 concurrency
		97.7	157.2	FM 378 north	Eastern end of FM 378 concurrency
	​	102.0	164.2	FM 786
	Floydada	108.5	174.6	FM 784 west – Barwise
		108.9	175.3	US 62 west / SH 207 south – Ralls, Lubbock, Post	Western end of US 62 / SH 207 concurrency
		109.8	176.7	SH 207 north / FM 1958 south – South Plains, Silverton	Eastern end of SH 207 concurrency; access to Floydada Municipal Airport
	​	113.8	183.1	FM 651 south – Crosbyton
	​	115.8	186.4	FM 602 north	Western end of FM 602 concurrency
	​	116.8	188.0	FM 602 south	Eastern end of FM 602 concurrency
	​	122.8	197.6	FM 28 south – Dougherty, Silver Falls Park	Western end of FM 28 concurrency
	​	123.3	198.4	FM 28 north	Eastern end of FM 28 concurrency
Motley	Matador	139.5	224.5	SH 70 – Turkey, Clarendon, Roaring Springs, Spur
		139.9	225.1	Spur 94 north to FM 94 – Tell, Childress
	​	142.7	229.7	FM 1380 to FM 94
Cottle	​	168.6	271.3	FM 1037
	Paducah	171.0	275.2	US 62 east / US 83 – Abilene, Aspermont, Childress	Eastern end of US 62 concurrency
	​	174.8	281.3	FM 104 east – Quanah
	​	182.5	293.7	FM 2564 north
Foard	​	197.1	317.2	FM 654 south
	​	197.9	318.5	FM 2566 north
	​	204.8	329.6	FM 1039 north
	Crowell	207.3	333.6	SH 6 – Quanah, Benjamin, Knox City
		207.7	334.3	FM 98 – Margaret
	​	209.7	337.5	FM 1594 south
	​	213.8	344.1	FM 267 south – Munday
	Thalia	218.0	350.8	FM 262
Wilbarger	​	225.0	362.1	FM 98 west – Margaret, Crowell
	​	226.8	365.0	FM 1207 south
	Lockett	228.8	368.2	FM 2073
		230.4	370.8	FM 433 east – Oklaunion
	​	234.1	376.7	FM 2073 south – Lockett
	Vernon	235.5	379.0	Loop 488 east
		236.6	380.8	Bus. US 287 south	Western end of US 287 Bus. concurrency
		236.7	380.9	US 287 north / Bus. US 287 – Quanah, Childress, Amarillo	Interchange; eastern end of US 287 Bus. concurrency; western end of US 287 concurrency
	See US 287
	Oklaunion	247.2	397.8	US 287 south – Wichita Falls, Electra, Fort Worth	Interchange; eastern end of US 287 concurrency
	See US 183
Red River		253.9	408.6	US 70 east / US 183 north – Davidson, Hobart, Ardmore	Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

U.S. Route 70
Previous state: New Mexico	Texas	Next state: Oklahoma

This page was last edited on 17 February 2024, at 14:49