Texas State Highway 349
highway in Texas
State Highway 349 (SH 349) is a 194.43-mile-long (312.90 km) state highway in the western part of Texas, United States.
History
The original formation of the highway on August 3, 1943, included only the section from Rankin to Midland, replacing FM 9. On April 30, 1947, FM 306 and FM 177 were redesignated to form the segment of SH 349 from Midland to near Lamesa. The section from Sheffield to Rankin was added on October 24, 1956, by redesignating part of SH 51.
The part of SH 349 south of Sheffield was Farm to Market Road 1217, which was designated on July 14, 1949, from Dryden northward 5 miles (8 km). FM 1217 was extended to the northeast 3.2 miles (5.1 km) on May 23, 1951, 7.0 miles (11.3 km) on December 18, 1951, 14.0 miles (22.5 km) on December 17, 1952, and 2.3 miles (3.7 km) on April 24, 1954. The designation was extended 10.0 miles (16.1 km) on September 29, 1954, to the end of FM 1749, which was cancelled and combined with FM 1217, adding 17.8 miles (28.6 km) and bringing its southern terminus to Sheffield. On December 13, 1956, FM 1217 was signed, but not designated, as part of SH 349. On August 29, 1990, FM 1217 was officially renumbered as SH 349. On July 31, 2003, SH 349 was rerouted around Midland.
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