Texas State Highway 55

State Highway 55
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Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	99.4 mi (160.0 km)
Existed:	by 1926 – present
Major junctions
Northwest end:	US 277
	US 377
Southeast end:	US 83 at Uvalde
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← SH 54 SH 56 x20px →

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State Highway 55 in the Texas Hill Country

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Highway 55 winding through the Hill Country about twelve miles southeast of Rocksprings

State Highway 55 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs from Uvalde northwestward through the western Hill Country onto the Edwards Plateau, ending south of Sonora.

History

SH 55 was designated from Rocksprings to La Pryor. In 1928, it extended south through Catarina and then east to Artesia Wells. By 1933, SH 55 was rerouted through Batesville to Dilley, as the route from Uvalde to Catarina was transferred to SH 4 and the portion from Catarina to Artesia Wells was renumbered as SH 189. Also, SH 55 extended north to its current terminus. The portion from Uvalde to just south of Batesville was constructed through the mid-1940s, but was cancelled in 1945 and transferred to FM 117.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Uvalde	Uvalde			US 83
	​			RM 334 west	Eastern terminus of RM 334
Real	Camp Wood			RM 337 east	Western terminus of RM 337
Edwards	Barksdale			RM 335 north	Southern terminus of RM 335
	Rocksprings			US 377 north	Eastern end of US 377 concurrency
				US 377 south	Western end of US 377 concurrency
	​			US 277
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus