State Highway 138 (SH 138) is a state highway that runs between U.S. Highway 183 and SH 195 across northern Williamson County, Texas. The highway was originally part of SH 195. When SH 195 was redirected north of Florence to Killeen over RM 440 on January 27, 1988, this portion was redesignated as SH 138.
 State Highway 138 | ||||
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 SH 138 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.9 mi[1] (11.1 km) | |||
| Existed | 1988[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 183 near Briggs | |||
| East end |  SH 195 near Florence | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Williamson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSH 138 begins at an intersection with US 183 in rural Williamson County, near the Burnet County line. It two lanes wide and travels east with some curves passing through no incorporated municipalities. North of Florence, it intersects Business SH 195, the former alignment of SH 195. About 0.6 miles (0.97 km) later, it ends at an interchange with SH 195 which opened in 2014 as a part of improvements made to SH 195 corridor.[1][3]
History
editSH 138 was previously designated on July 31, 1929, as a short connector route in Childress County from near Buck Creek to the Oklahoma state line[4] along what would shortly be cosigned with U.S. Highway 62. On September 26, 1939, the designation had been cancelled in favor of US 62.
Junction list
editThe entire highway is in Williamson County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 183 – Austin, Lampasas | ||
| | 6.4 | 10.3 |  Bus. SH 195 – Florence, Killeen | ||
| | 6.8– 6.9 | 10.9– 11.1 | SH 195 – Georgetown, Killeen | Interchange | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Texas State Highway 138" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 138". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Griffin, Courtney (December 24, 2014). "Views mixed on impact of new State Highway 195 route around Florence". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
Nearly two months have passed since federal, state and local officials opened the State Highway 195 bypass on the east side of Florence on Oct. 28.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 31, 1929. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
External links
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Media related to Texas State Highway 138 at Wikimedia Commons