{{short description|State highway in Texas}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=TX |type=SH |map={{maplink-road|from=Texas State Highway 39.map}} |map_custom=yes |route=39 |length_mi=35.273 |length_ref=<ref name="State Highway 39">{{TxDOT|SH|39|access-date=July 21, 2018}}</ref> |length_round=1 |established=before 1939 |direction_a=West |direction_b=East |terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|US|83}} west of Ingram |junction= |terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|SH|27}} in Ingram |counties=Real, Kerr |previous_type=SH |previous_route=38 |next_type=I |next_route=40 }}
'''State Highway 39''' ('''SH 39''') is a state highway that runs primarily through the Texas Hill Country primarily in Kerr County.
==History== 75px|Historic SH 39|left On January 23, 1918, an intercounty highway was designated from Greenville to Decatur.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |date= January 23, 1918 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095619/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676748.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676748.pdf}}</ref> On February 19, 1918, another intercounty highway from Pecos via Tahoka to Jayton was designated.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |date= February 5, 1918 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023121047/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676751.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676751.pdf}}</ref> On August 19, 1918, the Greenville-Decatur intercounty highway was extended to Cooper.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |date=August 19, 1918 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023121041/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676771.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676771.pdf}}</ref> SH 39 was originally proposed on January 21, 1919, as a route stretching from the Oklahoma state line north of Paris to New Mexico, partially along these intercounty highways.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |date= January 21, 1919 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024042943/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676786.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676786.pdf}}</ref> It was concurrent with SH 19 north of Cooper and with SH 18 west of Brownfield. On August 16, 1920, the section from McKinney to Decatur was cancelled and redesignated as an intercounty highway.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |date=August 16, 1920 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722095632/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676835.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676835.pdf}}</ref> On December 19, 1921, the section from McKinney to Decatur was restored.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 27, 2017 |date=December 19, 1921 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125953/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676858.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676858.pdf}}</ref> On August 21, 1923, its western terminus was moved to Jacksboro when the route west of Jacksboro had been renumbered as parts of SH 84, SH 18, and SH 24.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 26, 2017 |date= August 21, 1923 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026054040/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf}}</ref> Construction had begun. The entire route had been renumbered as a part of SH 24 on June 24, 1931.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=January 29, 2018 |date=June 22, 1931 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129010258/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673804.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673804.pdf}}</ref> 75px|Historic SH 39|left On September 23, 1931, a designation on a proposed route from Medina to just north of Leakey was planned (but not designated yet).<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=January 29, 2018 |date=September 21, 1931 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129010302/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673806.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673806.pdf}}</ref> On April 6, 1932, the proposed route was officially designated as SH 39.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=January 29, 2018 |date=April 4, 1932 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141926/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673812.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673812.pdf}}</ref> On July 15, 1935, SH 39 was cancelled.<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=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673871.pdf}}</ref> On February 18, 1936, it was designated on its present-day route.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |date=February 17, 1936 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021061555/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673879.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=2 May 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673879.pdf}}</ref> On July 9, 1970, a proposed extension to I-10 was added, but this has not been constructed.
==Junction list== {{jcttop|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/29.9435275,-99.6946846/30.0736978,-99.2362983/@30.0064927,-99.6554002,10.96z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-99.5555156!2d29.9533696!3s0x865937d264cc77ef:0x336c0f1b72be229c!3m4!1m2!1d-99.3342042!2d30.0696873!3s0x86595b1008e301b9:0xc1e270a05c285bba!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDczMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |title=Overview Map of SH 39 |access-date=August 3, 2025}}</ref>}} {{TXint |county=Real |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|83|city1=Leakey|city2=Junction}} |notes=Western terminus }} {{TXint |county=Kerr |cspan=3 |location=none |mile=8.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|RM|187|dir1=south|city1=Vanderpool|location2=Lost Maples State Natural Area}} }} {{TXint |location=Hunt |mile=29.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1340|dir1=north|to2=to|SH|41}} }} {{TXint |location=Ingram |mile=35.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|27|city1=Kerrville|city2=Mountain Home}} |notes=Eastern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}
==References== {{reflist}}
039 Category:Transportation in Kerr County, Texas Category:Transportation in Real County, Texas