 State Highway 144 | ||||
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 SH 144 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byTxDOT | ||||
| Length | 39.027 mi[1][nb 1] (62.808 km) | |||
| Existed | 1929–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SH 22 inMeridian | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |   Bus. US 377 in Granbury | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Bosque,Somervell,Hood | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 144 (SH 144) is a 39.027-mile (62.808 km)state highway inBosque,Somervell, andHood counties inTexas, United States, that runs fromMeridian toGranbury.[1]
SH 144 begins at an intersection withSH 22 in Meridian.[2] The route travels northwest toWalnut Springs before turning in a more northerly direction. It entersGlen Rose, where it has a one-mile concurrency withUS 67.[3] After separating from US 67, the highway resumes its northward journey to Granbury, where it intersects theUS 377 bypass.[4] The SH 144 designation ends at an intersection withBus. US 377 in central Granbury.[1]
SH 144 was designated on March 17, 1930, from Glen Rose to Meridian. The road from Cleburne to Walnut Springs was erroneously omitted from the state highway log, but was designated asSH 144T. On November 30, 1932,SH 144T was officially added to the state highway log.[5] On December 8, 1932,SH 144T was decommissioned as the construction on the section of SH 144 from Walnut Springs to Glen Rose was taken over and construction had started on it. On July 12, 1933, it was extended north to Granbury and then northwest via Lipan to Brandon's Bridge.[6] On October 9, 1934, it was rerouted west to northwest of Lipan.[7] On July 15, 1935, everything north of Glen Rose was cancelled as it was not fully built.[8] The section from Glen Rose to Granbury was restored on September 22, 1936.[9] An alignment of the route in Glen Rose was previously designatedSpur 216 before being combined with SH 144 on September 26, 1949.[10]
| County | Location | mi[11] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosque | Meridian | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 22 –Hamilton,Waco,Hillsboro,Cleburne | Southern terminus |
| Walnut Springs | 10.7 | 17.2 |   FM 927 west –Iredell | Southern end of FM 927 concurrency | |
| 11.3 | 18.2 |  FM 927 east –Morgan | Northern end of FM 927 concurrency | ||
| | 11.9 | 19.2 |   FM 203 north | ||
| Somervell | | 19.1 | 30.7 |  FM 202 east –Eulogy,Brazos Point | |
| | 22.9 | 36.9 |   FM 56 south –Eulogy | Southern end of FM 56 concurrency | |
| Glen Rose | 23.7 | 38.1 | FM 56 north –Stephenville | Northern end of FM 56 concurrency | |
| 25.0 | 40.2 |  US 67 south –Stephenville | Southern end of US 67 concurrency | ||
| 26.0 | 41.8 | US 67 north –Cleburne | Noerthern end of US 67 concurrency | ||
| | 27.7 | 44.6 |  FM 200 south –Rainbow | ||
| Hood | | 31.9 | 51.3 |  FM 2425 north | |
| | 34.3 | 55.2 | FM 2425 east | ||
| Granbury | 39.5 | 63.6 | US 377 | Interchange | |
| 39.7 | 63.9 |  FM 51 south –Paluxy | Southern end of FM 51 concurrency | ||
| 40.1 | 64.5 | Bus. US 377 /FM 51 north –Stephenville,Weatherford | Northern terminus and northern end of FM 51 concurrency | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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