State Highway 240 is a Texas state highway that runs from Harrold east to Burkburnett, then south parallel to Interstate 44 to Wichita Falls.

Route description

SH 240 begins at an intersection with south of Harrold

Harrold, Texas

Harrold is an unincorporated community in eastern Wilbarger County, Texas, United States.The Harrold Independent School District serves area students, including transfers from Electra and Vernon.-External links:...

 in eastern Wilbarger County

Wilbarger County, Texas

*Harrold *Odell *Oklaunion *Vernon-Notable natives and residents:*Jack English Hightower, Memphis, Texas, native; former member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature, and former U.S...

. The route travels eastward and soon crosses into Wichita County

Wichita County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 131,664 people, 48,441 households, and 32,891 families residing in the county. The population density was 210 people per square mile . There were 53,304 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile...

, intersecting in Haynesville

Haynesville, Texas

Haynesville is an unincorporated community in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It has an estimated population of 60.Haynesville is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

. The highway enters the city of Burkburnett

Burkburnett, Texas

Burkburnett is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,927 at the 2000 census. The community's newspaper is the Burkburnett Informer/Star...

 along 3rd Street before turning to the south and crossing the freeway. SH 240 then roughly parallels the freeway, and passes Sheppard AFB as it enters Wichita Falls

Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,...

 city limits along Burkburnett Road. SH 240 parallels the Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway

Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway

The Wichita, Tillman and Jackson Railway is a shortline railroad subsidiary of the Rio Grande Pacific Corporation that operates two disconnected lines in Oklahoma and Texas, mostly owned by the state of Oklahoma. The line for which it is named extends from Wichita Falls, Texas to Altus, Oklahoma,...

 line as it travels through the city center before the route ends at on the east side of the city.

History

SH 240 was originally designated in 1939 from Harrold to Burkburnett. It was extended south to Wichita Falls in 1964 over the former route of when the new route was opened.

Major intersections