Texas State Highway Spur 729
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Spur 729 is an approximately 0.2 mile (0.321868 km) state highway spur in King County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. It is currently the highest numbered Spur route in the Texas state highway system.

Route description

US 82 and US 83 intersect near Guthrie
Guthrie, Texas
Guthrie is a Census Designated Place in King County in the U.S. state of Texas. It lies at the junction of U.S. Routes 82 and 83 ninety-six miles east of Lubbock, and serves as the principal headquarters of the Four Sixes Ranch...

, approximately one mile to the south of the center of town. Spur 729 facilitates travel between southbound and northbound or vice versa. The short route's western terminus coincides with the end of the ramp to US 82, while its eastern terminus is an at-grade intersection with US 83 near the buildings of the Guthrie Common School District
Guthrie Common School District
Guthrie Common School District is a public school district based in the community of Guthrie, Texas .The district has one building that houses the school , as well as the GCSD administration offices and the King County Library.In 2009, the school district was rated "exemplary" by the Texas...

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History

Spur 729 was designated in 2007 after TxDOT rerouted around Guthrie. Originally, US 82 entered Guthrie from the west and was duplexed with US 83 southbound for approximately one mile before the two routes separated past the South Wichita River bridge. The concurrency was eliminated with the construction of the US 82 bypass to the west of Guthrie and the upgrading of the southern intersection of the two highways to an interchange. Spur 729 is a section of the former US 82 into Guthrie, while the remaining portion of the former route was deleted from the state highway system.

Major intersections

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