List of Recreational Roads in Texas
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Recreational Roads (RE) are a secondary state highway system located in the U.S. state of Texas, maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). In contrast to routes of the state's Park Road system, which provide access to state-maintained parks, routes on the Recreational Road system provide access to recreation areas such as those operated by the National Park Service. Recreational Roads currently make up approximately 80.5 miles (129.6 km) of Texas's highway system. The longest route in the system is the 56.6-mile-long (91.1 km) Recreational Road 255 (RE 255), while the shortest route in the system is RE 6 at 0.30 miles (0.48 km). Recreational Roads are signed with route markers that are similar to those for the Farm to Market Road system, with the background color changed to brown and the letter "R" in the upper right corner.
The system was created on April 1, 1970, when a portion of Farm to Market Road 255 (FM 255) was redesignated as RE 255. Except for RE 255, TxDOT numbers recreational roads sequentially: RE 2 is the system's second oldest route, and is numbered accordingly, while RE 11 is the system's most recent addition to the system. Only a few highways on the system were created from preexisting routes. One route on the system, RE 5, has been canceled. TxDOT has previously designated one type of auxiliary route within the system; however, no such route currently exists.
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