{{short description|State highway in Texas}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=TX |type=SH |route=251 |map={{maplink-road|from=Texas State Highway 251.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SH 251, highlighted in red |length_mi=13.497 |length_ref=<ref name="State Highway 251">{{TxDOT|SH|251|accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref> |length_round=3 |established=1937<ref>{{cite map| title=Texas Highway Map| year=1938| publisher=Texas State Highway Department (Texas Department of Transportation)}}</ref> |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|FM|926}} in Newcastle |junction= |terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|SH|79}} in Olney |previous_type=SH |previous_route=250 |next_type=SH |next_route=252 }}
'''State Highway 251''' ('''SH 251''') is a Texas state highway running between Olney and Newcastle. The route was designated on June 22, 1937 from Newcastle south to Old Fort Belknap, and was extended northward to Olney mainly along its current route on September 26, 1939 when SH 24 was rerouted.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |date=June 21, 1937 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004209/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673899.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/003673899.pdf}}</ref> The section from Newcastle to the fort was removed on February 23, 1993 and transferred to FM 61. One small section in Newcastle was transferred to FM 926
==Junction list== {{Jcttop|state=TX|county=Young|length_ref=}} {{TXint |location=Newcastle |mile= |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|926}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile= |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3329}} }} {{TXint |location=Olney |mile= |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|79}} }} {{Jctbtm}}
==References== {{reflist}}
251 Category:Transportation in Young County, Texas
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