Texas State Highway 137

State highway in Texas

State Highway 137

SH 137, highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length| 192.238 mi[1] (309.377 km)
Existed| 1928[2]–present
Major junctions
South end|  SH 163 near Ozona
Major intersections|  US 190
I-20 in Stanton
US 62 / US 385 in Brownfield
US 82 / US 380 in Brownfield
North end|  US 385 near Brownfield
Location
Country| United States
State| Texas
Highway system

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State Highway 137 (SH 137) is a state highway in west Texas. It runs 192.238 miles (309.377 km) from SH 163 near Ozona to U.S. Highway 385 (US 385) near Brownfield. SH 137 was originally established in 1928, and it has been realigned several times since then.

## History

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SH 137 was designated on November 19, 1928 from Odessa to the Andrews–Gaines county line.[2] On June 25, 1929, it was extended to McCamey.[3] On March 19, 1930, a portion from Lubbock to Brownfield, which was designated as part of SH 53, was renumbered as a separate section of SH 137, creating a gap. On May 5, 1931, the southern section extended north to the Gaines–Terry county line, partially closing the gap.[4] The sections were connected on May 28, 1932, closing the gap.[5] On July 16, 1934, the route south of Meadow had become SH 51.[6] On January 25, 1938, it was extended south to Brownfield as SH 51 was under construction on a road to the west the bypassed Meadow.[7] On February 11, 1938, SH 137 was extended south to Lamesa, but this was to be cancelled when ROW was acquired.[8] On May 24, 1938, the section south of the Terry County line was to be cancelled when surveys were complete.[9] On September 20, 1938, the section from Brownfield to 2.5 miles north of Lamesa was restored.[10] On October 25, 1938, the section from 2.5 miles north of Lamesa to Lamesa was restored, and SH 137 was extended further south from Lamesa to Rankin.[11] On September 26, 1939, the section from Brownfield to Lubbock been reassigned to U.S. Highway 62. SH 137 had extended south to west of Sheffield, replacing SH 271. On August 20, 1940, the section of SH 137 from Midland to the Midland–Upton county line was cancelled, creating a gap. On October 22, 1940, the sections of SH 137 from Lamesa to Midland and from the Midland–Upton county line to Rankin were also cancelled, expanding the gap. On December 3, 1940, the section of SH 137 from Lamesa to Rankin was restored, closing the gap. On March 26, 1942, the section from Lamesa to Rankin was cancelled, with the section from Midland south 12 miles being transferred to FM 9, creating a gap. On April 29, 1942, the southern section of SH 137 from Rankin to Sheffield was transferred to SH 51, eliminating the gap. SH 137 was extended south to Stanton on August 23, 1943, replacing SH 303.[12] On October 26, 1949, SH 137 was extended north from US 62 to SH 51. On December 1, 1953, SH 137 was signed, but not designated, along RM 1800 to SH 158. By 1969, SH 137 was signed along the rest of RM 1800, part of RM 33, and all of RM 865. On May 16, 1984, the route was officially designated along the signed 109 miles (175 km) extension, replacing all of RM 1800, part of RM 33, and all of RM 865.

## Junction list

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County| Location| mi| km| Destinations| Notes

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Crockett| ​| | |  SH 163 – Barnhart, Ozona|
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RM 1964 west|
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US 190 east – Eldorado| South end of US 190 overlap
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US 190 west – Iraan| North end of US 190 overlap
Reagan| Big Lake| | |  US 67 – Rankin, San Angelo|
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RM 33 north – Big Spring|
​| | |  RM 1357 – Midland|
Glasscock| ​| | |  RM 2401 – Midkiff|
​| | |  SH 158 – Midland, Garden City|
Midland| ​| | |  FM 307 – Midland|
Martin| Stanton| | |  I-20 BL – Midland, Big Spring|
| |  I-20 – El Paso, Abilene| I-20 exit 156
​| | |  SH 176 – Andrews, Big Spring|
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FM 846 east – Knott|
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FM 2002 east – Ackerly| South end of FM 2002 overlap
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FM 2002 west| North end of FM 2002 overlap
Dawson| ​| | |  FM 828 – Patricia|
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FM 2052 west|
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SH 349 south – Midland|
Lamesa| | |  US 180 – Seminole, Gail|
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FM 2592 east to US 87|
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FM 1064 west|
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FM 1066 west|
Welch| | |
SH 83 west – Seagraves|
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FM 829 south|
Terry| ​| | |  FM 213|
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FM 1076 east|
Brownfield| | |

US 62 east / US 385 north – Lubbock| South end of US 62/385 overlap
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US 62 west / US 385 south / FM 403 south – Seminole| North end of US 62/385 overlap
| |  US 82 / US 380 – Plains, Tahoka|
​| | |  US 385 – Levelland, Brownfield|
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

* Concurrency terminus

## References

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1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 137". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
2. ^ a b "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 19, 1928. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
3. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 25, 1929. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
4. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 30, 1931. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
5. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. May 26, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
6. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 16, 1934. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
7. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. January 24, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
8. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 11, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
9. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. May 23, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
10. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. September 19, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
11. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 24, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
12. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 303". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

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