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|direction_b=East
|direction_b=East
|terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|US|285}} southwest of [[Mentone, Texas|Mentone]]
|terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|US|285}} southwest of [[Mentone, Texas|Mentone]]
|junction={{jct|state=TX|SH|115}} near [[Kermit, Texas|Kermit]]<br>
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*{{jct|state=TX|SH|115}} near [[Kermit, Texas|Kermit]]
{{jct|state=TX|SH|18}} in [[Kermit, Texas|Kermit]]<br>
*{{jct|state=TX|SH|18}} in [[Kermit, Texas|Kermit]]
{{jct|state=TX|SH|158}}
*{{jct|state=TX|SH|158}} near [[Goldsmith, Texas|Goldsmith]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|I|20}} at [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|I|20}} at [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]]
|counties=[[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves]], [[Loving County, Texas|Loving]], [[Winkler County, Texas|Winkler]], [[Ector County, Texas|Ector]]
|counties=[[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves]], [[Loving County, Texas|Loving]], [[Winkler County, Texas|Winkler]], [[Ector County, Texas|Ector]]
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'''State Highway 302''' or '''SH 302''' is a [[Texas]] [[Texas state highways|state highway]] maintained by the [[Texas Department of Transportation|Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)]]. The {{convert|83.2|mi|km|1|adj=on}} route runs from [[U.S. Route 285 in Texas|U.S. Route 285]] northwest of [[Pecos, Texas|Pecos]] to [[Interstate 20 in Texas|Interstate 20]] near [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]]. The route passes through [[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves]], [[Loving County, Texas|Loving]], [[Winkler County, Texas|Winkler]], and [[Ector County, Texas|Ector]] counties. SH 302 has intersections with [[Texas State Highway 115|SH 115]] and [[Texas State Highway 18|SH 18]] in the [[Kermit, Texas|Kermit]] area, and [[Texas State Highway 158|SH 158]] east of [[Notrees, Texas|Notrees]]. The route intersects [[Texas State Highway Loop 338|Loop 338]] and [[Texas State Highway Spur 450|Spur 450]] in [[West Odessa, Texas|West Odessa]] and then follows Loop 338 along the west side of Odessa until SH 302 terminates at I-20. SH 302 also intersects several [[Farm-to-market road|Farm to Market Roads]] and an [[List of business routes of the Interstate Highway System|Interstate business route]].
'''State Highway 302''' ('''SH 302''') is a [[Texas]] [[Texas state highways|state highway]] maintained by the [[Texas Department of Transportation|Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)]]. The {{convert|83.2|mi|km|1|adj=on}} route runs from [[U.S. Route 285 in Texas|U.S. Route 285]] northwest of [[Pecos, Texas|Pecos]] to [[Interstate 20 in Texas|Interstate 20]] near [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]]. The route passes through [[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves]], [[Loving County, Texas|Loving]], [[Winkler County, Texas|Winkler]], and [[Ector County, Texas|Ector]] counties. SH 302 has intersections with [[Texas State Highway 115|SH 115]] and [[Texas State Highway 18|SH 18]] in the [[Kermit, Texas|Kermit]] area, and [[Texas State Highway 158|SH 158]] east of [[Notrees, Texas|Notrees]]. The route intersects [[Texas State Highway Loop 338|Loop 338]] and [[Texas State Highway Spur 450|Spur 450]] in [[West Odessa, Texas|West Odessa]] and then follows Loop 338 along the west side of Odessa until SH 302 terminates at I-20. SH 302 also intersects several [[Farm-to-market road|Farm to Market Roads]] and an [[List of business routes of the Interstate Highway System|Interstate business route]].


SH 302 was originally designated in 1938 as a route between Kermit and Odessa, but has since incorporated the former [[Texas State Highway 276|SH 276]] and a defunct Farm to Market Road to achieve its present length. Loving County, where the route passes through [[Mentone, Texas|Mentone]], is the nation's least populous county in stark contrast to the urbanized eastern end of the route in the Odessa area.
SH 302 was originally designated in 1938 as a route between Kermit and Odessa, but has since incorporated the former [[Texas State Highway 276|SH 276]] and a defunct Farm to Market Road to achieve its present length. Loving County, where the route passes through [[Mentone, Texas|Mentone]], is the nation's least populous county in stark contrast to the urbanized eastern end of the route in the Odessa area.


==History==
==History==
[[Image:Texas 276.svg|left|50px]]SH 302 was originally created on January 26, 1939, from Odessa northwest 12.7 miles in the direction of Kermit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676256.pdf}}</ref> On February 20, 1939, SH 302 extended to Kermit, but with the route's designation being contingent upon completion of work then being done in Winkler County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676257.pdf}}</ref> Soon after, the state assumed maintenance of the Ector County portion, and the following year in 1940 the state assumed maintenance of the Winkler County part of the route.<ref name="SH 302"/> ON September 7, 1938, SH 276 was designated over the current western terminus at US 285 to Mentone,<ref name="SH 276">{{TxDOT|SH|276|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676249.pdf}}</ref> although a portion of that route existed as early as 1936 as an earth road from US 285 to the former town of [[Arno, Texas|Arno]].<ref name="Map 1936">{{cite map|publisher=[[Texas State Highway Commission]]|title=Official Map of the Highway System of Texas|url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6193|edition=Centennial|date=Corrected to March 1, 1936|cartography=R. M. Stene|scale=1"=29 mi.|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref>
[[Image:Texas 276.svg|left|50px]]SH 302 was originally created on January 26, 1939, from Odessa northwest 12.7 miles in the direction of Kermit.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 22, 2017 |date=January 23, 1939 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022032838/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676256.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676256.pdf}}</ref> On February 20, 1939, SH 302 was extended to Kermit, but with the route's designation being contingent upon completion of work then being done in Winkler County.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 22, 2017 |date=February 20, 1939 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022033223/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676257.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676257.pdf}}</ref> Soon after, the state assumed maintenance of the Ector County portion, and the following year in 1940 the state assumed maintenance of the Winkler County part of the route.<ref name="SH 302"/> On September 7, 1938, SH 276 was designated over the current western terminus at US 285 to Mentone,<ref name="SH 276">{{TxDOT|SH|276|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |date=September 7, 1938 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021113325/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676249.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]] |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676249.pdf}}</ref> although a portion of that route existed as early as 1936 as an earth road from US 285 to the former town of [[Arno, Texas|Arno]].<ref name="Map 1936">{{cite map|publisher=[[Texas State Highway Commission]]|title=Official Map of the Highway System of Texas |url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6193|edition=Centennial |version=Corrected to March 1, 1936 |cartography=R. M. Stene|scale=1"=29 mi. |accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref>


[[Image:Texas FM 1211.svg|left|50px]] On April 16, 1946, SH 276 was designated over a second, discontinuous portion of the present route between SH 115 west of Kermit to [[Texas State Highway 82|SH 82]] in Kermit.<ref name="SH 276"/> On August 12, 1946, that designation was dropped and that segment was added as an extension of SH 302 westward to SH 115.<ref name="SH 302"/><ref name="SH 276"/> On July 14, 1949, '''Farm to Market Road 1211''' was designated over a {{convert|2.0|mi|km|1|adj=on}} section of the present route from Mentone to the northeast. On December 17, 1952, FM 1211 was extended incrementally to the Winkler County line and then to SH 115.<ref name="FM 1211">{{TxDOT|FM|1211|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref> On December 1, 1953, the designation of SH 276 was dropped and that road between US 285 and Mentone became part of SH 302, and SH 302 was signed, but not designated, along FM 1211 from Mentone to SH 115 near Kermit.<ref name="SH 302"/><ref name="SH 276"/> On February 27, 1958, SH 82, the intersecting route in Kermit, was renamed SH 18.<ref name="SH 82">{{TxDOT|SH|82|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref><ref name="SH 18">{{TxDOT|SH|18|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref>
[[Image:Texas FM 1211.svg|left|50px]] On April 16, 1946, SH 276 was designated over a second, discontinuous portion of the present route between SH 115 west of Kermit to [[Texas State Highway 82|SH 82]] in Kermit.<ref name="SH 276"/> On August 12, 1946, that designation was dropped and that segment was added as an extension of SH 302 westward to SH 115.<ref name="SH 302"/><ref name="SH 276"/> On July 14, 1949, '''Farm to Market Road 1211''' ('''FM 1211''') was designated over a {{convert|2.0|mi|km|1|adj=on}} section of the present route from Mentone to the northeast. On December 17, 1952, FM 1211 was extended incrementally to the Winkler County line and then to SH 115.<ref name="FM 1211">{{TxDOT|FM|1211|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref> On December 1, 1953, the designation of SH 276 was dropped and that road between US 285 and Mentone became part of SH 302, and SH 302 was signed, but not designated, along FM 1211 from Mentone to SH 115 near Kermit.<ref name="SH 302"/><ref name="SH 276"/> On February 27, 1958, SH 82, the intersecting route in Kermit, was renamed SH 18.<ref name="SH 82">{{TxDOT|SH|82|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref><ref name="SH 18">{{TxDOT|SH|18|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref>


On September 26, 1967, SH 302 was rerouted over Loop 338 in Ector County to I-20.<ref name="SH 302"/> Its former route between Loop 338 and US 385 in Odessa was then designated as [[Texas State Highway Spur 450|Spur 450]].<ref name="SH 302"/><ref name="SS 450">{{TxDOT|SS|450|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref> On August 29, 1990 the section of SH 302 from Mentone to SH 115 near Kermit was officially designated, cancelling FM 1211.<ref name="SH 302"/><ref name="FM 1211"/>
On September 26, 1967, SH 302 was rerouted over Loop 338 in Ector County to I-20.<ref name="SH 302"/> Its former route between Loop 338 and US 385 in Odessa was then designated as [[Texas State Highway Spur 450|Spur 450]].<ref name="SH 302"/><ref name="SS 450">{{TxDOT|SS|450|accessdate=July 30, 2010}}</ref> On August 29, 1990, the section of SH 302 from Mentone to SH 115 near Kermit was officially designated, cancelling FM 1211.<ref name="SH 302"/><ref name="FM 1211"/>


==Route description==
==Route description==
[[File:West Texas Hwy 302 west of NoTrees.jpg|thumb|290px|State Highway 302 about 3 km west of [[Notrees, Texas]]]]SH 302 begins at US 285 between Pecos and [[Orla, Texas|Orla]] in Reeves County as a two-lane road. The route proceeds to the northeast crossing the [[Pecos River]] before passing through Mentone in Loving County. The route continues eastward crossing into Winkler County and intersecting SH 115 just outside Kermit. In Kermit, the route is known as '''Jim Sharp Blvd.''' and widens to four lanes with a left turn lane in the middle. After crossing SH 18, the route continues eastward losing the left turn lane as it leaves town. The route continues as a four-lane, undivided highway into Ector County where the route is known as '''Kermit Hwy.''' Just east of Notrees, the route becomes a divided highway and passes along the northern edge of West Odessa before joining along Loop 338, Odessa's beltway. The passage of SH 302 along Loop 338 begins as a freeway, but later has limited crossings at grade. SH 302 terminates at the intersection of Loop 338 and I-20.<ref name="Google map">{{Google maps|title=Route of SH 302|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=TX-302+E&daddr=TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E%2FBell+St+to:TX-302+E%2FBell+St+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-115+N%2FTX-302+E+to:Jim+Sharp+Blvd+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E%2FTX-338+Loop+S+to:TX-302+E%2FTX-338+Loop+S+to:TX-302+E%2FTX-338+Loop+S+to:31.813717,-102.407033&hl=en&geocode=FZzF4gEdqoTS-Q%3BFTR44wEdTPbS-Q%3BFTbL4wEdqDXT-Q%3BFULO4wEdyDjT-Q%3BFW545QEdhj3Z-Q%3BFQCv5QEdXAfa-Q%3BFUTP5QEdIITa-Q%3BFdTQ5QEd9oXa-Q%3BFUL05QEdxgXb-Q%3BFawV5wEdvF_g-Q%3BFfZN5wEdtmTh-Q%3BFea95gEdYqji-Q%3BFViD5gEdgKHk-Q%3BFQhg5gEdti7l-Q%3BFUgo5gEdm0Xl-Q%3BFbnx5QEdRFrl-Q%3BFeuU5QEd8lzl-Q%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=16&mrsp=17&sz=19&sll=31.813685,-102.406268&sspn=0.001187,0.00327&ie=UTF8&ll=31.793555,-103.006439&spn=0.608122,1.674042&z=10|accessdate=July 29, 2010}}</ref>
[[File:West Texas Hwy 302 west of NoTrees.jpg|thumb|290px|State Highway 302 about 3 km west of [[Notrees, Texas]]]]SH 302 begins at US 285 between Pecos and [[Orla, Texas|Orla]] in Reeves County as a two-lane road. The route proceeds to the northeast crossing the [[Pecos River]] before passing through Mentone in Loving County. The route continues eastward crossing into Winkler County and intersecting SH 115 just outside Kermit. In Kermit, the route is known as '''Jim Sharp Blvd.''' and widens to four lanes with a left turn lane in the middle. After crossing SH 18, the route continues eastward losing the left turn lane as it leaves town. The route continues as a four-lane, undivided highway into Ector County where the route is known as '''Kermit Hwy.''' Just east of Notrees, the route becomes a divided highway and passes along the northern edge of West Odessa before joining along Loop 338, Odessa's beltway. The passage of SH 302 along Loop 338 begins as a freeway, but later has limited crossings at grade. SH 302 terminates at the intersection of Loop 338 and I-20.<ref name="Google map">{{Google maps|title=Route of SH 302|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=TX-302+E&daddr=TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E%2FBell+St+to:TX-302+E%2FBell+St+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-115+N%2FTX-302+E+to:Jim+Sharp+Blvd+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E+to:TX-302+E%2FTX-338+Loop+S+to:TX-302+E%2FTX-338+Loop+S+to:TX-302+E%2FTX-338+Loop+S+to:31.813717,-102.407033&hl=en&geocode=FZzF4gEdqoTS-Q%3BFTR44wEdTPbS-Q%3BFTbL4wEdqDXT-Q%3BFULO4wEdyDjT-Q%3BFW545QEdhj3Z-Q%3BFQCv5QEdXAfa-Q%3BFUTP5QEdIITa-Q%3BFdTQ5QEd9oXa-Q%3BFUL05QEdxgXb-Q%3BFawV5wEdvF_g-Q%3BFfZN5wEdtmTh-Q%3BFea95gEdYqji-Q%3BFViD5gEdgKHk-Q%3BFQhg5gEdti7l-Q%3BFUgo5gEdm0Xl-Q%3BFbnx5QEdRFrl-Q%3BFeuU5QEd8lzl-Q%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=16&mrsp=17&sz=19&sll=31.813685,-102.406268&sspn=0.001187,0.00327&ie=UTF8&ll=31.793555,-103.006439&spn=0.608122,1.674042&z=10|accessdate=July 29, 2010}}</ref>


The route passes through largely level terrain requiring only gentle grades. The route traverses many oil fields along its length, and encounters fields of sand dunes east of Kermit.<ref name="Kermit Quad">{{cite map|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|title=Kermit, Texas|url=http://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5216756&quad=Kermit&state=TX&grid=30X60&series=Map%20GeoPDF|year=1986|scale=1:100,000|series=30x60 minute series (topographic)|accessdate=July 31, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Odessa Quad">{{cite map|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|title=Odessa, Texas|url=http://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5201044&quad=Odessa&state=TX&grid=30X60&series=Map%20GeoPDF|year=1986|scale=1:100,000|series=30x60 minute series (topographic)|accessdate=July 31, 2010}}</ref> The western portion of the highway west of Kermit is especially isolated as the route passes through Loving County, the only county in the nation with fewer than 100 residents.<ref name="Loving">{{citation|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=Table 2: Counties Ranked by Population: 2000|work=[https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/index.html Ranking Tables for Counties: Population in 2000 and Population Change from 1990 to 2000 (PHC-T-4)]|date=April 2, 2001|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|format=PDF|page=57}}</ref>
The route passes through largely level terrain requiring only gentle grades. The route traverses many oil fields along its length, and encounters fields of sand dunes east of Kermit.<ref name="Kermit Quad">{{cite map|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|title=Kermit, Texas|url=http://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5216756&quad=Kermit&state=TX&grid=30X60&series=Map%20GeoPDF|year=1986|scale=1:100,000|series=30x60 minute series (topographic)|accessdate=July 31, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Odessa Quad">{{cite map|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|title=Odessa, Texas|url=http://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5201044&quad=Odessa&state=TX&grid=30X60&series=Map%20GeoPDF|year=1986|scale=1:100,000|series=30x60 minute series (topographic)|accessdate=July 31, 2010}}</ref> The western portion of the highway west of Kermit is especially isolated as the route passes through Loving County, the only county in the nation with fewer than 100 residents.<ref name="Loving">{{citation|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=Table 2: Counties Ranked by Population: 2000|work=[https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/index.html Ranking Tables for Counties: Population in 2000 and Population Change from 1990 to 2000 (PHC-T-4)]|date=April 2, 2001|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|page=57}}</ref>


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
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[[Category:State highways in Texas|302]]
[[Category:State highways in Texas|302]]

Latest revision as of 21:06, 17 December 2023

State Highway 302 marker
State Highway 302
Map
SH 302, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length83.17 mi[1] (133.85 km)
Existed1939–present
Major junctions
West end US 285 southwest of Mentone
Major intersections
East end I-20 at Odessa
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesReeves, Loving, Winkler, Ector
Highway system
← SH 301→ SH 303

State Highway 302 (SH 302) is a Texas state highway maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The 83.2-mile (133.9 km) route runs from U.S. Route 285 northwest of Pecos to Interstate 20 near Odessa. The route passes through Reeves, Loving, Winkler, and Ector counties. SH 302 has intersections with SH 115 and SH 18 in the Kermit area, and SH 158 east of Notrees. The route intersects Loop 338 and Spur 450 in West Odessa and then follows Loop 338 along the west side of Odessa until SH 302 terminates at I-20. SH 302 also intersects several Farm to Market Roads and an Interstate business route.

SH 302 was originally designated in 1938 as a route between Kermit and Odessa, but has since incorporated the former SH 276 and a defunct Farm to Market Road to achieve its present length. Loving County, where the route passes through Mentone, is the nation's least populous county in stark contrast to the urbanized eastern end of the route in the Odessa area.

History

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SH 302 was originally created on January 26, 1939, from Odessa northwest 12.7 miles in the direction of Kermit.[2] On February 20, 1939, SH 302 was extended to Kermit, but with the route's designation being contingent upon completion of work then being done in Winkler County.[3] Soon after, the state assumed maintenance of the Ector County portion, and the following year in 1940 the state assumed maintenance of the Winkler County part of the route.[1] On September 7, 1938, SH 276 was designated over the current western terminus at US 285 to Mentone,[4][5] although a portion of that route existed as early as 1936 as an earth road from US 285 to the former town of Arno.[6]

On April 16, 1946, SH 276 was designated over a second, discontinuous portion of the present route between SH 115 west of Kermit to SH 82 in Kermit.[4] On August 12, 1946, that designation was dropped and that segment was added as an extension of SH 302 westward to SH 115.[1][4] On July 14, 1949, Farm to Market Road 1211 (FM 1211) was designated over a 2.0-mile (3.2 km) section of the present route from Mentone to the northeast. On December 17, 1952, FM 1211 was extended incrementally to the Winkler County line and then to SH 115.[7] On December 1, 1953, the designation of SH 276 was dropped and that road between US 285 and Mentone became part of SH 302, and SH 302 was signed, but not designated, along FM 1211 from Mentone to SH 115 near Kermit.[1][4] On February 27, 1958, SH 82, the intersecting route in Kermit, was renamed SH 18.[8][9]

On September 26, 1967, SH 302 was rerouted over Loop 338 in Ector County to I-20.[1] Its former route between Loop 338 and US 385 in Odessa was then designated as Spur 450.[1][10] On August 29, 1990, the section of SH 302 from Mentone to SH 115 near Kermit was officially designated, cancelling FM 1211.[1][7]

Route description

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State Highway 302 about 3 km west of Notrees, Texas

SH 302 begins at US 285 between Pecos and Orla in Reeves County as a two-lane road. The route proceeds to the northeast crossing the Pecos River before passing through Mentone in Loving County. The route continues eastward crossing into Winkler County and intersecting SH 115 just outside Kermit. In Kermit, the route is known as Jim Sharp Blvd. and widens to four lanes with a left turn lane in the middle. After crossing SH 18, the route continues eastward losing the left turn lane as it leaves town. The route continues as a four-lane, undivided highway into Ector County where the route is known as Kermit Hwy. Just east of Notrees, the route becomes a divided highway and passes along the northern edge of West Odessa before joining along Loop 338, Odessa's beltway. The passage of SH 302 along Loop 338 begins as a freeway, but later has limited crossings at grade. SH 302 terminates at the intersection of Loop 338 and I-20.[11]

The route passes through largely level terrain requiring only gentle grades. The route traverses many oil fields along its length, and encounters fields of sand dunes east of Kermit.[12][13] The western portion of the highway west of Kermit is especially isolated as the route passes through Loving County, the only county in the nation with fewer than 100 residents.[14]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[11]kmDestinationsNotes
Reeves​00.0 US 285 – Pecos, CarlsbadWestern terminus
Loving​3.65.8 FM 867
Mentone5.48.7
 FM 1933 north (Pecos Street)
5.48.7
 FM 1933 south (Dallas Street)
Winkler​30.348.8 FM 1232 – Wink
​33.553.9 FM 874
​35.457.0
 SH 115 south – Wink		West end of SH 115 overlap
​35.557.1
 SH 115 north – Andrews		East end of SH 115 overlap
Kermit37.560.4 SH 18 (S. Poplar Street) – Monahans, Jal
Ector​59.095.0 FM 2019
​63.0101.4 SH 158 / FM 181 – Goldsmith, Seminole
West Odessa68.5110.2 FM 866 – Goldsmith
76.2122.6 FM 1936
78.4126.2 Loop 338 / Spur 450 (Kermit Highway)West end of Loop 338 overlap
Odessa79.5127.9 FM 2020 (University Boulevard)
80.5129.6 FM 3472 (W. 16th Street)
​82.2132.3 I-20 BL (W. 2nd Street) – Midland
​83.2133.9 I-20 / Loop 338 – El Paso, AbileneEast end of Loop 338 overlap; Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 302". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  2. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. January 23, 1939. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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