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Texas State Highway 207

{{short description|State highway in Texas}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox road

|state=TX

|type=SH

|route=207

|map={{maplink-road|from=Texas State Highway 207.map}}

|map_custom=yes

|map_notes=SH 207, highlighted in red

|length_mi=199.712

|length_ref={{TxDOT|SH|207|accessdate=2008-04-03}}

|length_round=3

|established=1934

|direction_a=South

|direction_b=North

|terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|US|380}} in Post

|junction=

  • {{jct|state=TX|US|82|SH|114}} in Ralls
  • {{jct|state=TX|US|62|US|70}} in Floydada
  • {{jct|state=TX|US|287}} in Claude
  • {{jct|state=TX|I|40}} in Conway
  • {{jct|state=TX|US|60}} in Panhandle

|terminus_b=CR 202 at Oklahoma state line southeast of Guymon

|previous_type=SH

|previous_route=206

|next_type=SH

|next_route=208

}}

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.{{cite web |archive-date=February 5, 2018 |date=July 30, 1934 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205013820/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673854.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673854.pdf}} On August 1, 1938, a section from Post to Garden City was designated, creating a gap.{{cite web |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |date=July 30, 1938 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914130329/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676248.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676248.pdf}} On October 24, 1938, the section from Ralls to Post was added, closing the gap.{{cite web |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |date=October 24, 1938 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021113220/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676251.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676251.pdf}} On February 21, 1939, SH 207 was extended north to Silverton.{{cite web |archive-date=October 22, 2017 |date=February 20, 1939 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022033223/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676257.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676257.pdf}} 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.{{TxDOT|FM|122|accessdate=September 30, 2016}}{{TxDOT|FM|284|accessdate=September 30, 2016}}{{TxDOT|SH|282|accessdate=September 30, 2016}}{{TxDOT|SH|15|accessdate=September 30, 2016}}

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Junction list

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{{TXint

|county=Garza|cspan=4

|location=Post|lspan=3

|mile=0.0

|road={{jct|state=TX|US|380|name1=East Main Street|Loop|46|dir2=south}}

}}

{{TXint

|mile=0.1

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|651|dir1=north|name1=North Avenue F}}

}}

{{TXint

|mile=0.5

|road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|575}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=6.9

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|211|dir1=west}}

}}

{{TXint

|county=Crosby|cspan=7

|location=none

|mile=25.9

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|40|dir1=east}}

|notes=South end of FM 40 overlap}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=28.3

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|40|dir1=west}}

|notes=North end of FM 40 overlap}}

{{TXint

|location=Ralls|lspan=3

|mile=34.0

|road={{jct|state=TX|US|82|SH|114|city1=Lubbock|city2=Crosbyton}}

}}

{{TXint

|mile=34.4

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|122|dir1=east|name1=Tilford Avenue}}

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|mile=35.0

|road={{jct|state=TX|US|62|dir1=west|city1=Lubbock}}

|notes=South end of US 62 overlap

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=38.6

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1471}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=42.5

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|193}}

}}

{{TXint

|county=Floyd|cspan=11

|location=none

|mile=47.7

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|54|dir1=west|city1=Petersburg}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=52.3

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|37|dir1=west}}

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|location=Floydada|lspan=3

|mile=55.8

|road={{jct|state=TX|US|70|dir1=west|city1=Plainview}}

|notes=South end of US 70 overlap

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|mile=56.7

|road={{jct|state=TX|US|62|dir1=east|US|70|dir2=east|FM|1958|dir3=south|city1=Matador}}

|notes=North end of US 62 / US 70 overlap

}}

{{TXint

|mile=57.6

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|784|dir1=west|name1=Price Street}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=61.6

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|786|dir1=east}}

|notes=South end of FM 786 overlap}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=62.8

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|786|dir1=west}}

|notes=North end of FM 786 overlap}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=67.0

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|97|dir1=west|city1=Lockney}}

|notes=South end of FM 97 overlap}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=68.3

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|97|dir1=east|city1=Flomot}}

|notes=North end of FM 97 overlap}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=73.3

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2286|city1=Plainview}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=76.3

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|689|dir1=east}}

}}

{{TXint

|county=Briscoe|cspan=6

|location=none

|mile=86.5

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|145}}

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|location=Silverton

|mile=91.2

|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|86|dir1=east|city1=Quitaque}}

|notes=South end of SH 86 overlap

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=92.2

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3030|dir1=north}}

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|location=none

|mile=95.2

|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|86|dir1=west|FM|284|dir2=south|city1=Tulia}}

|notes=North end of SH 86 overlap

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=105.1

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3300|dir1=west}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=109.2

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|146|dir1=west|city1=Vigo Park}}

}}

{{TXint

|county=Armstrong|cspan=5

|location=none

|mile=116.9

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|285|dir1=west|city1=Wayside|countydab1=Armstrong}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=129.4

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2272|dir1=east}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=134.4

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1258|dir1=west}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=Claude|lspan=2

|mile=142.5

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1151|city1=Canyon|location2=Palo Duro Canyon State Park}}

}}

{{TXint

|mile=143.0

|road={{jct|state=TX|US|287|city1=Amarillo|city2=Clarendon}}

}}

{{TXint

|county=Carson|cspan=5

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2161|dir1=west|city1=Amarillo}}

|notes=Former Route 66}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|I|40|city1=Amarillo|city2=Shamrock}}

|notes=I-40 exit 96

}}

{{TXint

|location=Panhandle|lspan=2

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|US|60|city1=Amarillo|city2=White Deer}}

}}

{{TXint

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|293|dir1=west}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2385|dir1=east}}

}}

{{TXint

|county=Hutchinson|cspan=13

|location=Borger|lspan=6

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|246|dir1=north|FM|1551|dir2=west}}

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|136|dir1=south|city1=Amarillo}}

|notes=Interchange; south end of SH 136 overlap

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|152|dir1=east|name1=West 3rd Street|city1=Pampa}}

|notes=South end of SH 152 overlap

}}

{{TXint

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|119|dir1=east|name1=West 10th Street|city1=Phillips}}

}}

{{TXint

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|140|dir1=south|Spur|245|dir2=east}}

|notes=Traffic circle

}}

{{TXint

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|3474|dir1=west}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1559|dir1=south}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|2277|dir1=east}}

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|location=Stinnett|lspan=3

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|152|dir1=west|city1=Dumas}}

|notes=North end of SH 152 overlap

}}

{{TXint

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|1526|dir1=east}}

}}

{{TXint

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|TX-Bus|152|dir1=west}}

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|136|dir1=north|city1=Gruver}}

|notes=North end of SH 136 overlap

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|281|city1=Sunray}}

}}

{{TXint

|county=Hansford|cspan=11

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|51|dir1=east}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|520|dir1=west}}

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|location=Spearman

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|15|dir1=east|FM|759|dir2=east|city1=Perryton}}

|notes=South end of SH 15 overlap

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|760|dir1=south}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2387|dir1=north}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2018|dir1=west}}

}}

{{TXint|type=concur

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|15|dir1=west|city1=Gruver}}

|notes=North end of SH 15 overlap

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|278|dir1=west|city1=Gruver}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1261|dir1=north}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2535|dir1=east}}

}}

{{TXint

|location=none

|mile=

|road=Oklahoma CR 202

|notes=Texas/Oklahoma state line}}

{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}

Gallery

File:Tx Hwy 207.jpg|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.

File:Texas Hwy 207 Crosby County 2009.jpg|Highway 207 in Crosby County, looking north toward the Caprock Escarpment of the Llano Estacado.

See also

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References

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External links

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  • {{URL|https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/lubbock-tx/cropping-systems-research-laboratory/wind-erosion-and-water-conservation-research/docs/llano/|Public domain images of the Llano Estacado and West Texas}}

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Category:Transportation in Garza County, Texas

Category:Transportation in Crosby County, Texas

Category:Transportation in Floyd County, Texas

Category:Transportation in Briscoe County, Texas

Category:Transportation in Armstrong County, Texas

Category:Transportation in Carson County, Texas

Category:Transportation in Hutchinson County, Texas

Category:Transportation in Hansford County, Texas

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