Texas State Highway 14

Not to be confused with Interstate 14 in Texas.

State Highway 14 (SH 14) is a state highway in the east central region of the U.S. state of Texas. The highway runs from SH 6 south of Bremond to Interstate 45 in Richland.^[1]

State Highway 14
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	60.148 mi[1] (96.799 km)
Existed	April 4, 1917–present
Major junctions
South end	SH 6 southwest of Bremond
Major intersections	US 84 in Mexia
North end	I-45 in Richland
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Robertson, Falls, Limestone, Freestone, Navarro
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Former Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← I-14 → Loop 14

Route description

State Highway 14 begins at an intersection with SH 6 about 3 miles southwest of Bremond. The route travels northeastward through Bremond, mainly through farmland in central Texas, passing through the western edge of Kosse, intersecting SH 7, then briefly runs through Thornton before reaching Groesbeck, intersecting SH 164. It then passes through Mexia, intersecting SH 171 and US 84. Between Groesbeck and Mexia, SH 14 runs along the eastern edge of Fort Parker State Park and passes just east of the Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site. The highway then travels through Wortham before reaching its northern terminus at I-45 on the north side of Richland near the western shore of the Richland-Chambers Reservoir. The entire route closely parallels the original Southern Pacific (now Union Pacific) railway lines.

History

Historic SH 14

SH 14 was one of the original twenty six state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, known as the Dallas-Houston Highway.^[2] From 1917 the routing mostly followed present day I-45 from Dallas to Corsicana, but going through an unbuilt route through Teague to Houston. On July 17, 1917, SH 14 was rerouted south of Corsicana. From there, the highway turned southwest to Bremond, then following SH 2 to Houston.^[3] On November 21, 1917, an intercounty highway was designated from Bremond via Franklin to Bryan.^[4] The section of SH 14 south of Bremond was cancelled that day. On March 19, 1918, SH 14 was extended southeast over this intercounty highway.^[5] The section from Bremond to Bryan was cancelled on August 21, 1923 (but would be restored as SH 255 on October 26, 1937, which would have its south end in Wheelock). In 1926, US 75 was overlaid on the northern half of SH 14. On April 10, 1934, SH 14 was extended north to west of Sherman, replacing SH 116.^[6] On April 9, 1935, SH 14 Spur was created to Thornton.^[7] On September 26, 1939, the portion from Dallas to Gunter was renumbered as SH 289 and the section that US 75 overlaid was cancelled. On September 26, 1967, SH 14 was extended south from FM 46 (and SH 6 before this day), to SH 6. The highway has had the same routing since.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Robertson	​	0.0	0.0	SH 6 – Hearne, Waco
	Bremond	3.7	6.0	FM 1373 west
		4.3	6.9	FM 46 – Marlin, Franklin
		4.7	7.6	FM 2413 south (Lamar Street)	south end of FM 2413 overlap
		4.9	7.9	FM 2413 north	north end of FM 2413 overlap
Falls	No major junctions
Limestone	Kosse	14.1	22.7	FM 413 west – Reagan
		14.5	23.3	SH 7 – Marlin, Centerville, Marquez
		15.0	24.1	FM 339 north
	Thornton	22.3	35.9	FM 1246 east – Oletha	south end of FM 1246 overlap
		22.4	36.0	FM 1246 west	north end of FM 1246 overlap
	​	26.7	43.0	FM 147 west – Marlin
	Groesbeck	30.2	48.6	FM 3401 north
		30.6	49.2	SH 164 (Yeagua Street) – Mart, Buffalo
		30.8	49.6	FM 1245 west (West Trinity Street) – Fort Parker Monument	south end of FM 1245 overlap
		31.0	49.9	FM 1245 east (West Jacinto Street)	north end of FM 1245 overlap
	​	35.1	56.5	PR 35 west – Old Fort Parker
	​	35.8	57.6	PR 28 – Fort Parker State Park
	​	37.5	60.4	FM 2705 north / County Road 463 – Forest Glade, Lake Mexia, Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site
	Mexia	41.2	66.3	FM 1633 south – Forest Glade, Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site
		41.6	66.9	FM 39 south (West Tyler Street) – Jewett	Access to Parkview Regional Hospital
		42.4	68.2	US 84 (Milam Street) – Bellmead, Teague
		42.5	68.4	SH 171 – Coolidge, Teague
		42.8	68.9	FM 3119 north
Freestone	Wortham	50.0	80.5	FM 27 – Fairfield
Navarro	Currie	55.6	89.5	FM 641 west to FM 1394
	Richland	59.9	96.4	FM 1394
	​	60.2	96.9	I-45 – Dallas, Houston	I-45 exit 219A; no access from I-45 north to SH 14 south
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access