Backroads of Texas The Sites, Scenes, History, People, and Places Your Map Doesn't Tell You About,9780891230533

Backroads of Texas The Sites, Scenes, History, People, and Places Your Map Doesn't Tell You About

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9780891230533
ISBN10: 089123053X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-04-01
Publisher(s): Taylor Trade Publishing
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Summary

This fascinating travel companion covers more than 15,000 miles of Texas roads. You can experience 71 major tours and dozens of side trips through hundreds of towns all across the state. Each tour description comes complete with a map, directions, mileage, and the towns, history, and heritage you'll discover along the way.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(9)
How to Use This Book
1(2)
An Outline of Texas History
3(2)
Some Facts About Texas
5(5)
Region I 10(1)
East to West Tours 10(28)
Tour 1
11(3)
US 82
Texarkana to Wichita Falls, 274 m.
Tour 2
14(3)
US 67/I-30/US 380
Texarkana to Jacksboro, 265 m
Tour 2A
17(4)
I-30/US 67
Greenville to Stephenville, 157 m.
Tour 3
21(4)
US 80/I-20/US 180
Waskom/Marshall to Mineral Wells, 250 m.
Tour 3A
25(1)
I-20
Marshall to Terrell, 114 m.
Tour 3B
26(1)
US 377
Ft. Worth to Stephenville, 71 m.
Tour 4
27(3)
TX 31
Longview to Waco, 165 m.
Tour 5
30(1)
US 175
Jacksonville to Dallas, 115 m.
Tour 6
30(2)
US 79
Louisiana line to Hearne, 200 m.
Tour 7
32(2)
US 84
Logansport, LA to Evant, 267 m.
Tour 8
34(4)
TX 21
Louisiana line to Bryan, 197 m.
North to South Tours 38(19)
Tour 9
39(2)
US 59/US 96
Texarkana to Jasper, 198 m.
Tour 10
41(2)
US 259/US 59
Oklahoma line to Livingston, 229 m.
Tour 11
43(1)
US 271
Oklahoma line to Tyler, 139 m.
Tour 12
44(3)
US 69
Denison to Woodville, 272 m.
Tour 13
47(1)
US 75/I-45
Denison to Madisonville, 223 m.
Tour 14
48(2)
TX 14/TX 6
Richland to Hearne, 80 m.
Tour 15
50(2)
US 77/I-35
Oklahoma line to Cameron, 228 m.
Tour 15A
52(1)
I-35W
Denton to Hillsboro, 89 m.
Tour 16
53(2)
US 287
Wichita Falls to Woodville, 364 m.
Tour 17
55(2)
US 281
Oklahoma line to Lampasas, 232 m.
Region II 57(1)
East to West Tours 57(24)
Tour 18
58(4)
US 190
Louisiana line to Lampasas, 355 m.
Tour 18A
62(1)
TX 21
Bryan to San Marcos, 120 m.
Tour 18B
63(2)
US 79
Milano to Round Rock, 52 m.
Tour 19
65(6)
US 90/I-10/US 290
Louisiana line to Johnson City, 326 m.
Tour 20
71(3)
I-10
Beaumont to San Antonio, 287 m.
Tour 21
74(3)
US 90A
Houston to Seguin, 172 m.
Tour 22
77(4)
TX 87/FM 3005/TX 332
Port Arthur to Freeport, 120 m.
North to South Tours 81(18)
Tour 23
82(1)
US 96
Jasper to Port Arthur, 94 m.
Tour 24
83(1)
US 69/287
Woodville to Beaumont, 54 m
Tour 25
84(2)
US 59
Livington to Victoria, 202 m.
Tour 26
86(1)
US 75/I-45
Huntsville to Galveston, 120 m.
Tour 27
87(2)
TX 35
Houston to Port Lavaca, 148 m.
Tour 28
89(2)
TX 6/TX 159/TX 36
Bryan to Freeport, 164 m.
Tour 29
91(2)
US 77
Cameron to Victoria, 153 m.
Tour 30
93(2)
I-35
Temple-Belton to San Antonio, 149 m.
Tour 31
95(2)
US 183
Lampasas to Cuero, 163 m.
Tour 32
97(2)
US 281
Lampasas to San Antonio, 124 m.
Region III 99(27)
Tour 33
100(3)
US 87
Port Lavaca to San Antonio, 148 m.
Tour 34
103(2)
US 90
San Antonio to Del Rio, 155 m.
Tour 35
105(2)
US 59
Victoria to Laredo, 187 m.
Tour 36
107(2)
TX 35
Port Lavaca to Jctn US 181, 74 m.
Tour 37
109(2)
US 77
Victoria to Harlingen, 210 m.
Tour 38
111(3)
US 181
San Antonio to Corpus Christi, 145 m.
Tour 39
114(1)
US 281/I-37
San Antonio to Corpus Christi, 145 m.
Tour 39A
115(1)
US 281
Jctn I-37/Three Rivers to Pharr, 166 m.
Tour 40
116(2)
TX 16
San Antonio to Falcon Lake, 201 m.
Tour 41
118(1)
I-35
San Antonio to Laredo, 154 m.
Tour 42
119(3)
US 83
Uvalde to Mission, 266 m.
Tour 42A
122(4)
US 83
Mission to Brownsville, 73 m.
Tour 43
US 277
Del Rio to Carrizo Springs, 97 m.
125(1)
Region IV 126(55)
Tour 44
US 60
127(3)
Oklahoma line to New Mexico line, 225 m.
Tour 45
130(1)
US 66/I-40
Oklahoma line to New Mexico line, 177 m.
Tour 46
131(3)
US 287
Wichita Falls to Oklahoma line, 328 m.
Tour 47
134(2)
US 70
Oklahoma line to New Mexico line, 253 m.
Tour 48
136(2)
US 82
Wichita Falls to New Mexico line, 295 m.
Tour 49
138(3)
US 380
Jacksboro to New Mexico line, 312 m.
Tour 50
141(3)
US 180
Mineral Wells to New Mexico line, 306 m.
Tour 50A
144(2)
US 180
New Mexico line to El Paso, 159 m.
Tour 51
146(4)
US 80/I-20
Intsctn US 281/Ranger to Jctn I-10, 388 m.
Tour 52
150(5)
US 67
Stephenville to Presidio, 470 m.
Tour 53
155(1)
US 84
Evant to New Mexico line, 400 m.
Tour 54
156(3)
US 190
Lampasas to Jctn I-10, 259 m.
Tour 55
159(2)
US 290
Johnson City to Jctn I-10, 73 m.
Tour 56
161(5)
I-10
San Antonio to New Mexico line, 587 m.
Tour 57
166(2)
US 90
Del Rio to Jctn I-10, 305 m.
Tour 58
168(2)
US 277
Oklahoma line to Del Rio, 403 m.
Tour 59
170(3)
US 83
Oklahoma line to Uvalde, 565 m.
Tour 60
173(2)
US 385
Oklahoma line to Marathon, 505 m.
Tour 61
175(2)
US 87
New Mexico line to San Antonio, 659 m.
Tour 62
177(4)
US 385/FM 170
Marathon to Presidio, 140 m.
Index 181

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