Texas State Highway 207
State highway in Texas
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State Highway 207 (SH 207) is a state Highway that runs from Post, Texas through the South Plains and Texas Panhandle to the Oklahoma state line.
History
The highway was originally designated on August 1, 1934 between Floydada and Ralls.[2] On August 1, 1938, a section from Post to Garden City was designated, creating a gap.[3] On October 24, 1938, the section from Ralls to Post was added, closing the gap.[4] On February 21, 1939, SH 207 was extended north to Silverton.[5] On August 27, 1940, the section of SH 207 from Big Spring to Garden City was cancelled. On February 4, 1941, the section of SH 207 from Gail to 8 miles north of Big Spring was cancelled. on March 6, 1941, the section of SH 207 from 8 miles north of Big Spring to Big Spring and the section of SH 207 from Post to Gail was cancelled. On February 28, 1945, the section of SH 207 from Ralls to Post was cancelled and transferred to FM 122. On October 10, 1947, the section of SH 207 from Ralls to Floydada was transferred to US 62, leaving only the section between Silverton and Floydada. On September 1, 1965, the route was extended north and south along its current route, replacing FM 122 south to Post, the portion of FM 284 north to Claude, a portion of the rerouted SH 15 to Sperman, and SH 282 to the Oklahoma state line.[6][7][8][9]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garza | Post | 0.0 | 0.0 |    US 380 (East Main Street) / Loop 46 south | |
| 0.1 | 0.16 |   FM 651 north (North Avenue F) | |||
| 0.5 | 0.80 |  Spur 575 | |||
| | 6.9 | 11.1 |   FM 211 west | ||
| Crosby | | 25.9 | 41.7 |   FM 40 east | South end of FM 40 overlap |
| | 28.3 | 45.5 | FM 40 west | North end of FM 40 overlap | |
| Ralls | 34.0 | 54.7 |   US 82 / SH 114 – Lubbock, Crosbyton | ||
| 34.4 | 55.4 |  FM 122 east (Tilford Avenue) | |||
| 35.0 | 56.3 |  US 62 west – Lubbock | South end of US 62 overlap | ||
| | 38.6 | 62.1 |  FM 1471 | ||
| | 42.5 | 68.4 |  FM 193 | ||
| Floyd | | 47.7 | 76.8 |  FM 54 west – Petersburg | |
| | 52.3 | 84.2 |  FM 37 west | ||
| Floydada | 55.8 | 89.8 |  US 70 west – Plainview | South end of US 70 overlap | |
| 56.7 | 91.2 |  US 62 east / US 70 east / FM 1958 south – Matador | North end of US 62 / US 70 overlap | ||
| 57.6 | 92.7 |  FM 784 west (Price Street) | |||
| | 61.6 | 99.1 |  FM 786 east | South end of FM 786 overlap | |
| | 62.8 | 101.1 | FM 786 west | North end of FM 786 overlap | |
| | 67.0 | 107.8 |  FM 97 west – Lockney | South end of FM 97 overlap | |
| | 68.3 | 109.9 | FM 97 east – Flomot | North end of FM 97 overlap | |
| | 73.3 | 118.0 |  FM 2286 – Plainview | ||
| | 76.3 | 122.8 |  FM 689 east | ||
| Briscoe | | 86.5 | 139.2 |  FM 145 | |
| Silverton | 91.2 | 146.8 |  SH 86 east – Quitaque | South end of SH 86 overlap | |
| | 92.2 | 148.4 |  FM 3030 north | ||
| | 95.2 | 153.2 |  SH 86 west / FM 284 south – Tulia | North end of SH 86 overlap | |
| | 105.1 | 169.1 |  FM 3300 west | ||
| | 109.2 | 175.7 |  FM 146 west – Vigo Park | ||
| Armstrong | | 116.9 | 188.1 |  FM 285 west – Wayside | |
| | 129.4 | 208.2 |  FM 2272 east | ||
| | 134.4 | 216.3 |  FM 1258 west | ||
| Claude | 142.5 | 229.3 |  FM 1151 – Canyon, Palo Duro Canyon State Park | ||
| 143.0 | 230.1 |  US 287 – Amarillo, Clarendon | |||
| Carson | |  FM 2161 west – Amarillo | Former Route 66 | ||
| |  I-40 – Amarillo, Shamrock | I-40 exit 96 | |||
| Panhandle |  US 60 – Amarillo, White Deer | ||||
 FM 293 west | |||||
| |  FM 2385 east | ||||
| Hutchinson | Borger |   Spur 246 north / FM 1551 west | |||
 SH 136 south – Amarillo | Interchange; south end of SH 136 overlap | ||||
 SH 152 east (West 3rd Street) – Pampa | South end of SH 152 overlap | ||||
 Spur 119 east (West 10th Street) – Phillips | |||||
  Spur 140 south / Spur 245 east | Traffic circle | ||||
 RM 3474 west | |||||
| |  FM 1559 south | ||||
| |  RM 2277 east | ||||
| Stinnett | SH 152 west – Dumas | North end of SH 152 overlap | |||
 RM 1526 east | |||||
 Bus. SH 152 west | |||||
| | SH 136 north – Gruver | North end of SH 136 overlap | |||
| |  FM 281 – Sunray | ||||
| Hansford | |  SH 51 east | |||
| |  FM 520 west | ||||
| Spearman |   SH 15 east / FM 759 east – Perryton | South end of SH 15 overlap | |||
| |  FM 760 south | ||||
| |  FM 2387 north | ||||
| |  FM 2018 west | ||||
| | SH 15 west – Gruver | North end of SH 15 overlap | |||
| |  FM 278 west – Gruver | ||||
| |  FM 1261 north | ||||
| |  FM 2535 east | ||||
| | Oklahoma CR 202 | Texas/Oklahoma state line | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Gallery
Highway 207 as it winds its way through the valley of the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River, Armstrong County. This section of Highway 207 is also known as Hamblen Drive, named after Will H. Hamblen (1876–1952), a local rancher.
