Texas State Highway 243

State Highway 243 (SH 243) is a state highway that runs from Kaufman east to Canton. The route was designated on February 10, 1937 from Kaufman through Canton to Van, replacing a section of SH 110, which was rerouted off of this road.^[3] The section from Canton to Van was removed on March 26, 1942 when it was transferred to FM 16. On May 23, 1951, FM 1654 was designated from SH 243 & SH 198 to SH 64. When completed, FM 1654 was signed, but not designated, as SH 243. On July 16, 1957, SH 243 was extended west to new US 175. On August 29, 1990, SH 243 was extended to SH 64 over FM 1654. ^[4]

State Highway 243
SH 243, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	27.909 mi[1] (44.915 km)
Existed	1937[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 175 in Kaufman
East end	SH 64 in Canton
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 242 → SH 244

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Kaufman	Kaufman			US 175 – Dallas, Athens	Western terminus
				FM 987 (N. Jefferson St.)
				SH 34 south (S. Washington St.) – Ennis	West end of SH 34 concurrency
				SH 34 north (Terrell Hwy.) – Terrell	East end of SH 34 concurrency
	​			FM 2727
	​			FM 2515
	​			FM 429
Van Zandt	​			FM 47
	Canton			SH 198 (S. Buffalo St.) – Mabank
				SH 19 (S. Trade Days Blvd.) – Athens, Emory
				SH 64 (E. Dallas St.) – Wills Point, Tyler	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 243". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
2. Texas Highway Map (Map). Texas State Highway Department (Texas Department of Transportation). 1938.
3. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 10, 1937. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 16". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.