Texas State Highway 5

{{short description|Highway in Texas}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{redirect-synonym|TX 5|{{ushr|Texas|5}}}} {{Infobox road |state=TX |type=SH |map={{maplink-road|from=Texas State Highway 5.map}} |map_custom=yes |route=5 |length_mi=31.223 |length_ref=<ref name="State Highway 5">{{TxDOT|SH|5|accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref> |length_round=1 |established=April 29, 1959<ref name="State Highway 5"/> |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|FM|2786}} in Allen |junction={{jct|state=TX|US|380}} in McKinney |terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|US|75}} in Howe |previous_type=RE |previous_route=4 |next_type=Loop |next_route=5 }}

'''State Highway 5''' ('''SH 5''') runs along the old route of U.S. Highway 75 at Howe into the city of Allen. SH 5 parallels US 75 along its length and runs alongside the former Houston and Texas Central rail line. SH 5 was created in 1959 when the new route of US 75 was established to the west. Historically, SH 5 extended into and through Plano and Richardson.

==Route history== The current version of SH 5 was established on April 29, 1959 initially as a replacement for the former routing of U.S. Highway 75 from Richardson north to McKinney when US 75 was rebuilt further to the west. The route was extended north to Howe on October 27, 1967 to replace another portion of US 75 that had been upgraded on a new route just to the west. Between 1987 and 2018, the southern terminus was moved northward as portions of the highway were returned to local cities: First, ending at SH 190 on May 28, 1986, then ending at the northern Plano city limit on October 28, 1987, at the Exchange Parkway in Allen on March 27, 2003, and finally, at FM 2786 (Stacy Rd.) on January 25, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot/commission/2018/0125/11b2.pdf |title=Minute Order - Jan. 25, 2018 |date=25 Jan 2018 |website=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=9 Jun 2018}}</ref>

==Previous routes==

50px|Historic SH 5|left'''SH 5''' was one of the original twenty-five state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, overlaid on top of the North Texas Highway.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 21, 1917 |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023012049/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676699.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676699.pdf}}</ref> From 1917 the routing mostly followed present day U.S. Highway 87 from New Mexico to Amarillo. It continued on, routed along present day U.S. Highway 287 to Wichita Falls, and from there following present day U.S. Highway 82 to Texarkana. On September 17, 1923, '''SH 5 Loop''' through Avery was designated.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 17, 1923 |archive-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026054003/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676879.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676879.pdf}}</ref>

In 1926, U.S. Highway 385 was routed over '''SH 5''' from New Mexico to Amarillo, and U.S. Highway 370 to Henrietta. On February 26, 1930 '''SH 5 Loop''' through Kirkland was designated.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 24, 1930 |archive-date=January 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125144528/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673791.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673791.pdf}}</ref> On September 16, 1937, '''SH 5 Loop''' was designated from SH 5 to SH 30 in Wichita Falls.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 16, 1937 |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021063110/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673902.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673902.pdf}}</ref> On February 20, 1939, '''SH 5 Spur''' was designated from SH 5 to Annona.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 20, 1939 |archive-date=October 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022033223/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676257.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676257.pdf}}</ref> While the routes were marked concurrently, the remainder of '''SH 5''' kept its numbering until September 26, 1939, when '''SH 5''' was truncated to a route running from north of Amarillo to near Hartley. '''SH 5 Loop''' and '''SH 5 Spur''' became Loop 6 (Kirkland), Loop 11 (Wichita Falls), Spur 23 (Annona), and Loop 37 (Avery). '''SH 5''' was finally cancelled on September 14, 1944 as it was never built (temporary route replaced by SH 354), only to be reassigned in its new location on April 29, 1959.

50px|Historic SH 5A|left On February 5, 1918, an intercounty highway was designated from Estelline to Farwell.<ref>{{TxDOT minutes|February 5|1918|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676751.pdf|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> On February 19, 1918, this was redesignated as a state highway and designated as '''SH 5A''', a branch of SH 5.<ref>{{TxDOT minutes|February 19|1918|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676753.pdf}}</ref> It was listed as such until August 21, 1923, when it was renumbered as SH 86.<ref>{{TxDOT minutes|August 21|1923|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> That same day, SH 5A was used again as a spur routing from SH 5 south and east via Annona to Avery. On July 18, 1924, the section south of Annona was cancelled. This road was erroneously omitted from the March 19, 1930 log, so was unnumbered that day. On November 30, 1932, The former '''SH 5A''' was added to the state highway log, but was renumbered as SH 180.

50px|Historic SH 5B|left '''SH 5B''' was a branch designated on May 22, 1918 from SH 5 in Clarksville southeast to SH 5 in Annona.<ref>{{TxDOT minutes|May 22|1918|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676764.pdf|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> It was cancelled on August 21, 1923. {{Clear}}

50px|Historic SH 5C|left '''SH 5C''' was designated on January 20, 1919 as a branch of SH 5 from Bonham to Garland.<ref>{{TxDOT minutes|January 20|1919|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676785.pdf}}</ref> On July 18, 1922, this was renumbered as SH 5C.<ref>{{TxDOT minutes|July 18|1922|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676865.pdf|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> On August 21, 1923, it was renumbered as SH 78. {{Clear}}

50px|Historic SH 5D|left '''SH 5D''' was designated on February 19, 1923 from the New Mexico state line to the Oklahoma state line.<ref>{{TxDOT minutes|February 19|1923|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676872.pdf|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref> On August 21, 1923, it was renumbered as SH 56. {{Clear}}

==Related routes== South of Dallas, US 75 was supplanted by Interstate 45, though US 75 retained its designation until 1987. When US 75 was decommissioned south of downtown Dallas, the segment from south of Corsicana to north of Houston was redesignated as State Highway 75.

==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=TX}} {{TXint |county=Collin|cspan=13 |location=Allen |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2786|dir1=east|name1=Stacy Road}} |notes=south end of state maintenance }} {{TXint |location=Fairview |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1378|dir1=south|name1=Country Club Road|city1=Lucas}} }} {{TXint |location=McKinney|lspan=5 |road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|399|dir1=west|to2=to|US|75|SH|121|Toll|SRT|dir3=south|road|Medical Center Drive|city1=Lewisville}} }} {{TXint |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|546|dir1=east|name1=Harry McKillop Boulevard|extra=airport|location1=Airport}} }} {{TXint |road=East Virginia Street/East Louisiana Street |notes=formerly Spur 359 (west) }} {{TXint |road={{jct|state=TX|US|380|name1=University Drive|city1=Denton|city2=Princeton}} }} {{TXint |road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|195|dir1=north|city1=Weston}} |notes=formerly FM 543 from SH 5 to US 75 }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=Melissa|lspan=3 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|121|dir1=south|to2=to|US|75|dir2=south}} |notes=south end of SH 121 overlap }} {{TXint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|121|dir1=north|city1=Trenton}} |notes=north end of SH 121 overlap }} {{TXint |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|545|dir1=east|name1=Cooper Street|city1=Blue Ridge}} }} {{TXint |location=none |road=Outer Loop Road }} {{TXint |location=Anna|lspan=2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|455|name1=West White Street|city1=Weston}} }} {{TXint |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2862|dir1=east|name1=Fourth Street|city1=Westminster}} }} {{TXint |county=Grayson|cspan=6 |location=Van Alstyne|lspan=3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3133|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|121|dir1=east|name1=East Jefferson Street|city1=Pilot Grove}} |notes=south end of FM 121 overlap }} {{TXint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|121|dir1=west|name1=West Van Alstyne Parkway|to2=to|US|75|city1=Gunter}} |notes=north end of FM 121 overlap }} {{TXint |location=Howe|lspan=3 |road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|381|dir1=west|name1=Haning}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|902|dir1=east|name1=Kosse|city1=Tom Bean}} |notes=south end of FM 902 overlap }} {{TXint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|US|75|FM|902|dir2=west|city1=Sherman|city2=Dorchester|city3=McKinney}} |notes=north end of FM 902 overlap; US 75 exit 54 }} {{jctbtm}}

==References== {{reflist}}

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