State Highway 178 (SH 178) is a Texas state highway in the city of El Paso in El Paso County maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The 3.0-mile (4.8 km) route designated in 1991 connects New Mexico State Road 136 at the New Mexico state line between El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, to a freeway carrying Interstate 10, U.S. Route 85, and U.S. Route 180 on the west side of El Paso. The route together with NM 136 is a major urban roadway connecting an international border crossing with I-10. The route also has an important intersection with SH 20.
 State Highway 178 | ||||
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 SH 178, highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.860 mi[1] (4.603 km) | |||
| Existed | 1991–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NM 136 between El Paso and Santa Teresa, NM | |||
 SH 20 in El Paso | ||||
| East end |    I-10 / US 85 / US 180 in El Paso | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | El Paso | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The route's numerical designation was previously assigned to a road in the Texas Panhandle during the 1930s. An extension to the current route potentially doubling its length was considered and rejected in recent years.
History
editHartley and Moore counties
editSH 178 was previously proposed on October 25, 1932 as a connector route between the cities of Hartley and Dumas in Hartley and Moore counties in the Texas Panhandle.[2][3] By 1936, the Hartley County portion had been completed[4] with the Moore County portion following by 1940.[5] On June 21, 1938, SH 178 was cancelled, as the route became part of SH 152.[6][7]
El Paso County
editThe current route in El Paso was designated on June 26, 1991. TxDOT proposed extending the route an additional 3 miles (5 km) to Loop 375 on June 30, 1994, but those plans were dropped on October 25, 2007.[1]
Route description
editSH 178 is a major urban thoroughfare on El Paso's west side that is locally known as Artcraft Road The route is a four to six-lane divided highway beginning at NM 136, or Pete V. Domenici International Highway, at the New Mexico state line between El Paso and Santa Teresa in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The route proceeds east along Artcraft Road crossing the Rio Grande shortly before intersecting SH 20 at Doniphan Drive. The route then continues east ending at the combined I-10, US 85, and US 180 freeway where the roadway continues eastward as Paseo del Norte Road.
SH 178 and NM 136 together form a connection between the Santa Teresa-San Jerónimo, Chih. Port of Entry and I-10 bypassing Sunland Park, New Mexico, Santa Teresa, and central El Paso.[8]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in El Paso, El Paso County.
| mi[8] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0 | 0.0 | NM 136 – Santa Teresa Port of Entry | Western terminus at New Mexico state line | ||
| 0.3 | 0.48 | Westside Drive | At-grade intersection; future interchange | ||
| 1.2 | 1.9 | Upper Valley Road | At-grade intersection; future interchange | ||
| 1.8 | 2.9 | SH 20 (Doniphan Drive) – Socorro, Canutillo | West end of freeway | ||
| 2.2 | 3.5 | Frontage Road | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 2.7 | 4.3 | Santiago Street | Westbound exit only; east end of freeway | ||
| 3.0 | 4.8 | I-10 / US 85 / US 180 – Socorro, Anthony | I-10 exit 8; eastern terminus; future stack interchange | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 178". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 24, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ Official Map of the Highway System of Texas (Map). ⅞"=31 mi. Texas State Highway Commission. June 15, 1933. § B10-B11. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ Official Map of the Highway System of Texas (Map). 1"=29 mi. Texas State Highway Commission. March 1, 1936. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ General Highway Map, Moore County, Texas (Map). 1"=2 mi. Texas State Highway Department. February 1, 1940. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 20, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ Enumeration District and Related Maps. Record Group 29: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007.
- ^ a b "Texas State Highway 178" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
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External links
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Geographic data related to Texas State Highway 178 at OpenStreetMap