Loop 168 is a state highway loop in the town of Tenaha

Tenaha, Texas

Tenaha is a town in Shelby County, Texas, United States- established February 2, 1886. The population was 1,046 at the 2000 census. The town's name is taken from the Caddo language for "Muddy Water". Tenaha is a town in Shelby County, Texas, United States- established February 2, 1886. The...

 in Shelby County

Shelby County, Texas

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, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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Route description

The western terminus of Loop 168 is at . The route travels to the east along Wall Street before ending at one block north of that route's intersection with .

According to TxDOT, Loop 168 is the shortest numbered route in Texas, with a total length of 0.074 mile (0.11909116 km), or approximately 391 feet (119.2 m). However, has a certified length of only 0.05 mile (0.080467 km).

History

When originally designated in 1945, Loop 168 connected with at both ends; the western terminus was at US 59 / one block further south, with the route turning along Main Street to an intersection with US 59, and the eastern terminus was at its present location, at the former alignment of US 59 through northeastern Tenaha. In 1950, the western end was moved to its current location, with FM 947, which was commissioned in 1948, being designated over that section of Main Street. In 1983, when US 59 was rerouted to the east, the old route through Tenaha along Center Street was actually designated as Loop 168, and the one-block route along Wall Street was designated as a spur connection. It is unclear as to whether this change was signed, as in 1985, old US 59 had its designation changed to Loop 157, and Loop 168 reverted to its previous routing.

Major intersections