{{short description|State highway in Texas, United States}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road |state=TX |type=SH |route=208 |map={{maplink-road|from=Texas State Highway 208.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SH 208; mainline in red, business route in blue |length_mi=145.194 |length_ref=<ref name="State Highway 208">{{TxDOT|SH|208|accessdate=January 31, 2016}}</ref> |length_notes=Excludes length of all route overlaps |established=by 1935 |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|US|87}} in San Angelo |junction={{plainlist| *{{jct|state=TX|I|20}} in Colorado City *{{jct|state=TX|US|180}} in Snyder *{{jct|state=TX|US|84}} in Snyder *{{jct|state=TX|US|380}} at Clairemont}} |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|SH|70}} near Spur |previous_type=SH |previous_route=207 |next_type=SH |next_route=209 }}
'''State Highway 208''' ('''SH 208''') is a Texas state highway that runs from San Angelo to southeast of Spur.
==Route description== [[Image:TX Highway 208 north of San Angelo IMG 4495.JPG|left|thumb|Texas Highway 208 north of San Angelo]]
SH 208 begins at an intersection with US 87 (North Bryant Boulevard) in San Angelo. The highway travels in a northeast and east direction along 19th Street for just over a mile before turning north onto Armstrong Street. After intersecting 29th Street, SH 208 travels through less developed areas of the city then leaves the San Angelo city limits just south of an intersection with FM 2105. Leaving San Angelo, the highway's route becomes rural and sparsely populated, traveling by several farms and ranches. [[Image:Texas 208 north.jpg|thumb|left|State Highway 208 in Clairemont, Texas]]
SH 208 crosses over the Colorado River then immediately enters the town of Robert Lee. In Robert Lee, the highway intersects Loop 229, SH 158, and Farm to Market Road 1904, with the latter providing access to the north end of the E.V. Spence Reservoir. Leaving Robert Lee, the route of SH 208 becomes rural again. In northern Coke County, the highway bypasses the unincorporated town of Silver, with RM 1672 providing direct access to the community. SH 208 crosses over the northeast section of the Champion Creek Reservoir then enters into Colorado City. The highway bypasses the city's downtown area with a business route, Bus. SH 208, providing access to the downtown and central parts of Colorado City. SH 208 has a brief overlap with I-20 before leaving Colorado City. thumb|left|State Highway 208 at US 380
Leaving Colorado City, the highway's route becomes rural again until intersecting FM 2763. SH 208 enters the Snyder city limits and overlaps US 180 and Bus. US 84 through the town. The highway has an interchange with the US 84 bypass then leaves the town. North of Snyder, the highway's route becomes extremely rural and enters into Kent County. SH 208 crosses the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River then begins an overlap with US 380. The two highways enter the mostly abandoned ghost town of Clairemont, with SH 208 leaving US 380 here. A few miles north of Clairemont, the highway crosses the Salt Fork Brazos River and passes by many farms and ranches before ending at an intersection with SH 70 approximately 4.5 miles southeast of Spur.
==History== The route was originally designated on July 16, 1934, from San Angelo to Robert Lee.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=February 5, 2018 |date=July 16, 1934 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205002203/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673853.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673853.pdf}}</ref> On June 16, 1936, SH 208 was extended north to Colorado City.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |date=June 15, 1936 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004756/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673885.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673885.pdf}}</ref> The section from Robert Lee to Colorado City was dropped on March 26, 1942, but was reinstated on April 23, 1947, when it replaced RM 18. On February 23, 1956, the route was extended farther north to Snyder, replacing part of SH 101, and was signed (but not designated) to Spur along FM 1231 and FM 948. The extension to Spur was officially designated on August 29, 1990 to Spur, cancelling FM 1231 and FM 948.
FM 1231 was designated in 1949 as a route from US 84 at Snyder north 8.8 miles to a road intersection. In 1951, FM 1231 was extended north to the Kent County line. Later that year, FM 1231 was extended 3 miles further north. In 1952, FM 1231 was extended to US 380, replacing FM 1741 from US 380 south 6.1 miles. FM 1231 was cancelled in 1990 and transferred to SH 208.
==Junction list== {{jcttop}} {{TXint |county=Tom Green|cspan=2 |location=San Angelo |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87|name1=Bryant Boulevard}} |notes=Southern terminus; road continues west as 19th Street }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=4.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2105|to2=to|US|87|US|277}} }} {{TXint |county=Coke|cspan=7 |location=none |mile=22.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2662|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=29.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|RM|2034|city1=Water Valley}} }} {{TXint |location=Robert Lee|lspan=3 |mile=30.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|229|dir1=west}} }} {{TXint |mile=30.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|158|city1=Sterling City|city2=Bronte}} }} {{TXint |mile=31.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1904|dir1=west|location1=E.V. Spence Reservoir}}, Robert Lee Dam North End }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=48.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|RM|1672|dir1=west|city1=Silver<!--northbound only-->}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=49.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|RM|1672|dir1=south|city1=Silver<!--southbound only-->}} }} {{TXint |county=Mitchell|cspan=8 |location=none |mile=64.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|644|dir1=north|city1=Loraine}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=68.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2319|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=Colorado City|lspan=3 |mile=73.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|BL|20|dab1=Colorado City|name1=Bus. SH 208 north<!--not signed here-->|city1=Sweetwater<!--northbound only-->}} }} {{TXint |mile=74.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|20}} |notes=I-20 exit 217 }} {{TXint |mile=75.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|20|TX-Bus|208|dir2=south|dab2=B|to3=to|SH|163|city1=Big Spring}} |notes=I-20 exit 216 }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=75.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3525|dir1=south}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=79.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1982|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=81.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1808|dir1=west|extra=airport|city1=Cuthbert}} |notes=Access to Colorado City Airport}} {{TXint |county=Scurry|cspan=10 |location=none |mile=86.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1606|city1=Ira}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=93.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2763|dir1=west|extra=hospital|location1=Western Texas College}} |notes=Access to Cogdell Memorial Hospital}} {{TXint|type=concur |location=Snyder|lspan=7 |mile=95.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|US-Bus|84|dab1=Snyder|dir1=east|city1=Roscoe|city2=Sweetwater}} |notes=South end of Bus. US 84 overlap }} {{TXint|type=concur |mile=95.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|180|dir1=east|city1=Lubbock|city2=Roby|city3=Post}} |notes=South end of US 180 overlap }} {{TXint |mile=96.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1605|dir1=west|extra=hospital}} |notes=Access to Cogdell Memorial Hospital}} {{TXint|type=concur |mile=98.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|180|dir1=west|name1=25th Street|SH|350|dir2=west|name2=College Avenue}} |notes=North end of US 180 overlap }} {{TXint|type=concur |mile=99.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|US-Bus|84|dab1=Snyder|dir1=west}} |notes=North end of Bus. US 84 overlap }} {{TXint |mile=99.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1673|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |mile=99.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|84|city1=Post|city2=Roscoe}} |notes=Interchange}} {{TXint |location=none |mile=105.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1611|dir1=south}} }} {{TXint|type=concur |county=Kent|cspan=4 |location=none |mile=129.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|380|dir1=west|city1=Post}} |notes=South end of US 380 overlap }} {{TXint|type=concur |location=Clairemont |mile=134.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|380|dir1=east|city1=Jayton}} |notes=North end of US 380 overlap }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=144.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2320|city1=Jayton}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=151.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|643|dir1=east|city1=Girard}} }} {{TXint |county=Dickens |location=none |mile=157.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|70|city1=Dickens|city2=Jayton}} |notes=Northern terminus; road continues unpaved as County Road 341 }} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==Colorado City business route== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=SH-Bus |route=208 |location=Colorado City |length_mi=1.607 |length_ref=<ref name="SH 208-B">{{TxDOT|BS|208|B|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> |length_notes=Excludes overlap with I-20 BL |established=June 21, 1990<ref name="SH 208-B"/> }}
'''Business State Highway 208-B''' ('''Bus. SH 208-B''') is a business route of SH 208 located in Colorado City. The highway was designated on June 21, 1990, with the mileage being transferred from the original Spur 471.<ref>{{TxDOT|SS|471|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref>
Bus. SH 208-B begins at the I-20 BL and SH 208 intersection in eastern Colorado City. Bus. SH 208-B overlaps I-20 BL with the two highways traveling in a western direction along Westpoint Avenue and 2nd Street. The overlap ends near the town's downtown area, with Bus. SH 208-B turning north onto Hickory Street. The highway travels through densely populated areas of the town before ending at I-20/SH 208 in northern Colorado City.
;Junction list {{jcttop|state=TX|county=Mitchell|location=Colorado City|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/32.391669,-100.8389477/32.4115245,-100.8604229/@32.4013675,-100.8592811,14.58z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-100.8621525!2d32.3882476!3s0x86f8ba4c0f618e85:0xaeb56b5ad37e0d85!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu|title=Overview Map of Bus. SH 208-B|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref>}} {{TXint |mile=0.0 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|BL|20|dir1=east|SH|208|nolink2=yes|city1=Sweetwater<!--signed at other end of overlap-->|city2=Robert Lee}}, Lake Champion |notes=Southern terminus; south end of I-20 BL overlap}} {{TXint |mile=1.4 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|BL|20|dir1=west|to2=to|SH|163|city1=Big Spring|city2=Sterling City}} |notes=North end of I-20 BL overlap}} {{TXint |mile=3.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|20|SH|208|nolink2=yes|city1=Big Spring|city2=Sweetwater|city3=Snyder}} |notes=Northern terminus; I-20 exit 216}} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==See also== {{portal|U.S. Roads|Texas}} * List of state highways in Texas
==References== {{reflist|22em}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline|Texas State Highway 208}}
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208 Category:Transportation in Tom Green County, Texas Category:Transportation in Coke County, Texas Category:Transportation in Mitchell County, Texas Category:Transportation in Scurry County, Texas Category:Transportation in Kent County, Texas Category:Transportation in Dickens County, Texas Category:1934 establishments in Texas