Texas State Highway 276

State Highway 276
SH 276 highlighted in red, SH 276 Bus. highlighted in blue
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	41.2 mi[1] (66.3 km)
Existed	1960–present
Major junctions
West end	SH 205 in Rockwall
East end	US 69 in Emory
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Rockwall, Hunt, Rains
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 275 → US 277

State Highway 276 (SH 276) is a Texas state highway that runs from Rockwall east to Emory. This route was designated on July 25, 1960, between Rockwall and Quinlan, replacing FM 1143 and part of FM 35. SH 276 was extended to its current terminus on October 25, 1990, replacing most of FM 35.

History

SH 276 was first designated on September 7, 1938, as a route between US 285 southeast of Arno and Mentone.[2] On April 16, 1946, another section from SH 115 to what was then SH 82 (now SH 18) in Kermit was added. On August 12, 1946, that section was transferred to SH 302. On December 1, 1953, the original SH 276 was canceled and the mileage was transferred to SH 302.

The current SH 276 was designated in 1960, running from SH 205 near Rockwall east to SH 34 in Quinlan. In 1990, the route was extended east to US 69 in Emory, with SH 276 absorbing the easternmost part of FM 35 in the process.[3]

In early 2021, construction began near Quinlan to eliminate the SH 276/SH 34 concurrency by rerouting SH 276 along the south side of Quinlan from its intersection with SH 34 and reconnecting with the existing SH 276 west of the city.[4] On February 27, 2023, the new route of 276 was officially opened, while the existing 276 that ran from FM 36 to Downtown Quinlan was shut down to be reconstructed into Bus. SH 276-D.[5] On April 29, 2023, the intersection of SH 276 and Bus. SH 276-D was opened up to traffic.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Rockwall	Rockwall	0.0	0.0	SH 205 (South Goliad Street) / Sids Road
		1.6	2.6	FM 549 south / Corporate Crossing – Heath
	​	4.6	7.4	FM 551 north – Fate
	​	5.7	9.2	FM 550 south – McLendon-Chisholm
	​	6.3	10.1	FM 548 – Royse City, Forney
Hunt	​	11.7	18.8	FM 1565 – Caddo Mills, Poetry
	​	12.7	20.4	FM 35 west – Royse City
	​	16.8	27.0	FM 36 north – Caddo Mills
	​	17.5	28.2	Bus. SH 276 east
	Quinlan	18.9	30.4	Spur 264
		19.3	31.1	SH 34
	​	20.5	33.0	FM 751 south – Wills Point
Hunt–Rains county line	Lake Tawakoni	26.8– 28.7	43.1– 46.2	Lake Tawakoni Causeway
Rains	East Tawakoni	29.1	46.8	FM 513 north – Lone Oak
	​	31.7	51.0	FM 2737 north
	​	33.8	54.4	FM 47 – Point, Wills Point
	​	39.4	63.4	FM 3299 north
	Emory	40.6	65.3	US 69 / FM 2795 – Greenville, Mineola	Access to FM 2795 via connecting road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Gallery

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  State Highway 276 in Quinlan
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  State Highway 276 in West Tawakoni
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  State Highway 276 crossing Lake Tawakoni on the Tawakoni Causeway

Business route

Business State Highway 276
Location	Quinlan
Length	1.8 mi[6] (2.9 km)
Existed	April 29, 2023–present

SH 276 officially has one business route, Business State Highway 276-D (Bus. SH 276-D), located in Quinlan. The business route was designated on April 29, 2023 when SH 276 was rerouted south of Quinlan. The highway is known locally as Main Street and travels along a former routing of its parent highway. Bus. SH 276-D begins at an intersection with SH 276 just west of Quinlan. The highway travels east along Main Street and intersects Spur 264 (an old routing of SH 34) a few blocks west of the town square. Leaving the town square, the highway continues to travel eastward along Main Street before ending at an intersection with SH 34.

Junction list

The entire route is in Hunt County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	SH 276 – Royse City, Rockwall
Quinlan	1.2	1.9	Spur 264 south
	1.8	2.9	SH 34 – Greenville, Terrell, West Tawakoni
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 276". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
2. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. September 7, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 35". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
4. "Work on Quinlan Bypass in Hunt County Begins in January". www.txdot.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09.
5. Kellar, Brad (February 23, 2023). "Highway 276 bypass project finally opening to traffic". Herald-Banner. Lisa Chappell. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
6. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 276-D". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.

External links

• Media related to Texas State Highway 276 at Wikimedia Commons