Texas State Highway 178

State Highway 178 marker
State Highway 178
Map
SH 178, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length2.860 mi[1] (4.603 km)
Existed1991–present
Major junctions
West end NM 136 between El Paso and Santa Teresa, NM
Major intersections SH 20 in El Paso
East end I-10 / US 85 / US 180 in El Paso
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesEl Paso
Highway system
SH 177 SH 179

State Highway 178 (SH 178) is a Texas state highway in the city of El Paso in El Paso County maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The 3.0-mile (4.8 km) route designated in 1991 connects New Mexico State Road 136 at the New Mexico state line between El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, to a freeway carrying Interstate 10, U.S. Route 85, and U.S. Route 180 on the west side of El Paso. The route together with NM 136 is a major urban roadway connecting an international border crossing with I-10. The route also has an important intersection with SH 20.

The route's numerical designation was previously assigned to a road in the Texas Panhandle during the 1930s. An extension to the current route potentially doubling its length was considered and rejected in recent years.

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 178". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 13, 2010.