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Texas State Highway 339

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State Highway 339 marker
State Highway 339
Map
SH 339, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length45.438 mi[1] (73.125 km)
Existedby 1941–present
Major junctions
South end SH 285 between Falfurrias and Hebbronville
Major intersections SH 359 in Benavides
North end SH 16 near Freer
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system
SH 338 SH 340

State Highway 339 (SH 339) is a state highway that runs from just south of Freer in southern Texas southeast and south to a point midway between Falfurrias and Hebbronville.

History

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The route was originally designated on January 14, 1941, as the part of the highway from Freer to a point approximately ten miles south of Benavides. On December 1, 1953, FM 1345 was signed as SH 339. A short portion of the route, less than a mile of the road south of Benavides, was cancelled from the designation on October 25, 1954. On August 29, 1990, the highway assumed its present configuration with the southward extension to SH 285, transferred from Farm to Market Road 1345.

Route description

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Beginning at a junction with SH 16 south of Freer in Duval County, SH 339 runs southeast to a junction with SH 359 at Benavides. In Benavides the highway is known by three different names: West Avenue north of the junction with SH 359, Main Street for the brief co-routing with SH 359, and Humble Street south of SH 359. The highway then proceeds almost directly south to its final junction with SH 285 midway between Falfurrias and Hebbronville. Most of the terrain covered by the highway is sparsely populated ranch country. SH 339 is completely contained in Duval County.

Junction list

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The entire route is in Duval County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
SH 285

FM 3249 west
FM 716
Benavides


SH 359 east / FM 2295 east (Main Street) / FM 3196 north (Humble Street)
Southern terminus of SH 359/FM 2295 concurrency


SH 359 west / FM 2295 west (Main Street)
Northern terminus of SH 359/FM 2295 concurrency
SH 16
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 339". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 31, 2007.