Texas State Highway 148

Infobox TX State Highway
type=State
route=148

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length_mi=55.15Texas Department of Transportation, [http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/sh/sh0148.htm] ]
length_km=88.75
formed=by 1933
dir1=North
dir2=South
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previous_type=State
previous_route=147
next_type=State
next_route=149

State Highway 148, or SH 148, is a north-south state highway that runs from SH 79 in Petrolia, Texas through Henrietta, Texas to US 281 in Jacksboro, Texas.

Route description

Highway 148 is a two-lane improved surface highway that connects the various farming and economic centers of Clay and Jack County. Almost all of the route is rural and traffic is rarely a concern anywhere along the route. In Henrietta, the route parallels US Highway 82 approximately 1.4 miles west and then splits north toward Petrolia.

Route history

SH 148 was originally designated by 1933 along a route from the Red River northwest of Petrolia to Henrietta. The route was extended to Jacksboro by 1939. The section north of Petrolia was transferred to FM 810 in 1948. In 1974, Highway 148 became nationally significant due to its appearance in the movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

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