road recreational road recreational road located tyler newton counties southeastern region state texas highway approximately miles long travels mainly rural areas northern portion counties begins intersection near city route travels rural farmland northern crosses roadway intersects state highway helps form route continues intersecting terminating intersection near louisiana border helps provide access highway designation recreational road began farm market road section route designated 1950s 1960s extended times final extension early stretch designated creating recreational road highway extended times 1970s completely replacing short spur designated transferred main route replaced spur cancelled route description recreational road begins western terminus intersection lane paved road highway proceeds eastward mainly rural areas passing small farms roadway continues intersecting county route turning northeast road proceeds northeast slowly bending east continuing proceeds small community turns northeasterly continues passing homes small intersecting county roads slowly bending east route continues easterly passing large forest intersecting crossing exiting crossing enters proceeds easterly short distance crosses small relief creek continues heavily forested rural areas turning slightly southeast route proceeds small creek slowly bending northeastward roadway turns northerly passes small community beans traveling beans road passes small farms houses intersects county roads including spur highway enters recreational road continues slightly northeasterly passing mainly farmland reaching junction continues northward entering community intersecting local roads community roadway proceeds east passes cemetery proceeds sam dam road bends northeastward passing small park continuing northeast dam turns southeast continues dam dam ends approximately miles highway exits enters twin park roadway continues taking large bend southeast intersecting local roads lead reservoir highway proceeds southeasterly passing small homes businesses portion community proceeds northeast short distance shifting eastward intersecting turning southeast route passes southern edge country golf resort exiting community rural areas shifts southeast proceeds intersection divided highway route bends northeasterly intersecting proceeding enters traveling eastward highway proceeds eastward bending northeasterly entering dense forest continuing eastward road reaches intersection route continues east passing mitchell cemetery highway intersects couple county routes turns east crossing small cove bend reservoir enters community travels parallel reservoir passing small neighborhoods shifting eastward passes oaks marina reaching eastern terminus grade intersection traffic publishes yearly reports highway annual average daily traffic aadt counts usually taken near intersections highest traveled point intersection daily county approximately vehicles lowest traveled point highway east intersection daily county approximately vehicles traveled point intersection daily count vehicles intersection highest aadt counts densely traveled point near intersection count vehicles counts somewhat higher highest taken count intersection vehicles traveled point count vehicles miles long longest highway recreational road system portion highway listed national_highway_system network roads important country economy defense mobility history portion designated june stretch route traveled intersection length approximately miles september extended miles northeastward bend dam lake sam extended june road traveled bend dam intersection extension added approximately miles route small bridges constructed western bridges function modern route october extended approximately miles southeastward current bridge constructed east miles combined route february adding miles miles respectively april recreational road officially designated minute order route approved administration circle april route designated recreational road began portions traveling approximately miles east beans place miles west modern bridge crossing small located western constructed march extended eastward approximately miles giving highway total length approximately miles current bridge crossing small rocky creek western constructed route current bridges constructed bridges cross small bridge located final portions transferred september adding approximately miles current bridges route constructed small bridges located western years cancelled redesignated short road route cancelled redesignated urban road cancelled added future recreational road located study area proposed interstate current proposed routing interstate run state highway south official routing decided possible alternative routing highway replace interstate major junctions spur route recreational road spur spur short spur connection later connected small beans community spur miles long spur began intersection near inside southern edge highway proceeded southeastward rural areas passing small fields houses roadway continued eastern terminus dead end point spur originally designated february spur present location spur redesignated march spur cancelled turned local maintenance december route added major junctions entire highway beans
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