State Highway 251 (SH 251) is a Texas state highway running between Olney and Newcastle. The route was designated on June 22, 1937 from Newcastle south to Old Fort Belknap, and was extended northward to Olney mainly along its current route on September 26, 1939 when SH 24 was rerouted.[3] The section from Newcastle to the fort was removed on February 23, 1993 and transferred to FM 61. One small section in Newcastle was transferred to FM 926
 State Highway 251 | ||||
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 SH 251, highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.497 mi[1] (21.721 km) | |||
| Existed | 1937[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  FM 926 in Newcastle | |||
| North end |  SH 79 in Olney | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Junction list
editThe entire route is in Young County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Newcastle | FM 926 | ||||
| |  FM 3329 | ||||
| Olney | SH 79 | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 251". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Texas Highway Map (Map). Texas State Highway Department (Texas Department of Transportation). 1938.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 21, 1937. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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