{{short description|State highway Texas}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox road | state = TX | type = SH | route = 144 | map = {{maplink-road|from=Texas State Highway 144.map|zoom=8}} | map_custom = yes | map_notes = SH&nbsp;144 highlighted in red | length_mi = 39.027 | length_ref = <ref name="SH 144">{{TxDOT|SH|144|accessdate=January 7, 2011}}</ref><ref group="nb" name="concur">The certified length given is shorter than the actual mileage, as the TxDOT description of SH 144 considers it to be discontinuous at US 67.</ref> | length_round = 3 | established = 1929 | decomissioned = | direction_a = South | terminus_a = {{jct|state=TX|SH|22}} in Meridian | junction = {{plain list| * {{jct|state=TX|US|67}} in Glen Rose * {{jct|state=TX|US|377}} in Granbury}} | direction_b = North | terminus_b = {{jct|state=TX|US-Bus|377|dab1=Granbury}} in Granbury | counties = Bosque, Somervell, Hood | previous_type = SH | previous_route = 143 | next_type = SH | next_route = 145 }}

'''State Highway 144''' ('''SH&nbsp;144''') is a {{convert|39.027|mi|km|adj=on}} state highway in Bosque, Somervell, and Hood counties in Texas, United States, that runs from Meridian to Granbury.<ref name="SH 144" />

==Route description== SH 144 begins at an intersection with SH&nbsp;22 in Meridian.<ref name="MapBook360">{{Texas Mapbook|year=2014|page=360|accessdate=December 6, 2014|link=no}}</ref> The route travels northwest to Walnut Springs before turning in a more northerly direction. It enters Glen Rose, where it has a one-mile concurrency with US&nbsp;67.<ref name="MapBook359">{{Texas Mapbook|year=2014|page=359|accessdate=December 6, 2014|link=no}}</ref> After separating from US 67, the highway resumes its northward journey to Granbury, where it intersects the US&nbsp;377 bypass.<ref name="MapBook358">{{Texas Mapbook|year=2014|page=358|accessdate=December 6, 2014|link=no}}</ref> The SH 144 designation ends at an intersection with Bus. US&nbsp;377 in central Granbury.<ref name="SH 144" />

==History== 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 as '''SH 144T'''. On November 30, 1932, '''SH 144T''' was officially added to the state highway log.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=January 29, 2018 |date=November 28, 1932 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129140852/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673821.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673821.pdf}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=February 3, 2018 |date=July 10, 1933 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203005707/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673831.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673831.pdf}}</ref> On October 9, 1934, it was rerouted west to northwest of Lipan.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=February 6, 2018 |date=October 8, 1934 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206203313/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673858.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673858.pdf}}</ref> On July 15, 1935, everything north of Glen Rose was cancelled as it was not fully built.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 20, 2017 |date=July 15, 1935 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020091156/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673871.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673871.pdf}}</ref> The section from Glen Rose to Granbury was restored on September 22, 1936.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |date=September 21, 1936 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021003905/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673887.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673887.pdf}}</ref> An alignment of the route in Glen Rose was previously designated Spur 216 before being combined with SH 144 on September 26, 1949.<ref name="SL 216">{{TxDOT|SL|216|accessdate=January 7, 2011}}</ref>{{clear}}

==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=TX|length_ref=<ref name="googlemaps">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Main+St&daddr=C+Ave%2FFarm+Rd+927+to:C+Ave%2FFarm+Rd+927+to:TX-144+N+to:TX-144+N+to:TX-144+N+to:Elm+St%2FFarm+to+Market+56+N+to:SW+Barnard+St+to:NE+Big+Bend+Trail+to:TX-144+N+to:TX-144+N%2FGlen+Rose+Hwy+to:TX-144+N%2FGlen+Rose+Hwy+to:S+Morgan+St+to:Farm+to+Market+51+S%2FPaluxy+Rd+to:Farm+to+Market+51+N%2FS+Morgan+St&hl=en&geocode=FcQc5wEdhd4t-g%3BFWYJ6QEdcnss-g%3BFYIp6QEdGHYs-g%3BFTJM6QEd4Gws-g%3BFSrk6gEdVHYs-g%3BFce26wEdWGss-g%3BFS_c6wEds18s-g%3BFXQC7AEdWIss-g%3BFSwd7AEdEMQs-g%3BFdp97AEdprUs-g%3BFXBa7QEdjGEs-g%3BFWrT7QEdKhQs-g%3BFV7n7gEd9sYr-g%3BFVLz7gEdg8Yr-g%3BFeQH7wEdBMcr-g&mra=mi&mrcr=13&mrsp=14&sz=18&sll=32.442341,-97.79341&sspn=0.003902,0.008256&ie=UTF8&ll=32.223258,-97.592926&spn=1.006087,2.113495&z=10|title=Overview map of Texas State Highway 144 Distances Between Interchanges|accessdate=January 7, 2011}}</ref>}} {{TXint |county=Bosque |cspan=4 |location=Meridian |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|22|city1=Hamilton|city2=Waco|city3=Hillsboro|city4=Cleburne}} |notes=Southern terminus}} {{TXint |location=Walnut Springs |lspan=2 |mile=10.7 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|927|dir1=West|city1=Iredell}} |notes={{ccr-end|South|FM 927}} }} {{TXint |mile=11.3 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|927|dir1=East|city1=Morgan}} |notes={{ccr-end|North|FM 927}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=11.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|203|dir1=north}} }} {{TXint |county=Somervell |cspan=6 |location=none |mile=19.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|202|dir1=east|city1=Eulogy|city2=Brazos Point}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=22.9 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|56|dir1=South|city1=Eulogy}} |notes={{ccr-end|South|FM 56}} }} {{TXint |location=Glen Rose |lspan=3 |mile=23.7 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|56|dir1=North|city1=Stephenville<!--southbound only-->}} |notes={{ccr-end|North|FM 56}} }} {{TXint |mile=25.0 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|US|67|dir1=South|city1=Stephenville}} |notes={{ccr-end|South|US 67}} }} {{TXint |mile=26.0 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|US|67|dir1=North|city1=Cleburne}} |notes={{ccr-end|Noerth|US 67}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=27.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|200|dir1=south|city1=Rainbow}} }} {{TXint |county=Hood |cspan=5 |location=none |mile=31.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2425|dir1=north}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=34.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2425|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=Granbury |lspan=3 |mile=39.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|377}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |mile=39.7 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|51|dir1=South|city1=Paluxy}} |notes={{ccr-end|South|FM 51}} }} {{TXint |mile=40.1 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|US-Bus|377|dab1=Granbury|FM|51|dir2=North|city1=Stephenville|city2=Weatherford}} |notes=Northern terminus and {{ccr-end|north|FM 51}} }} {{jctbtm}}

==See also== {{portal|U.S. Roads|Texas}} * List of state highways in Texas

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==External links== {{commons category-inline|Texas State Highway 144}}

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144 Category:Transportation in Bosque County, Texas Category:Transportation in Somervell County, Texas Category:Transportation in Hood County, Texas