Texas State Highway 61

State Highway 61
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	21.426 mi[1] (34.482 km)
Existed	1923–present
Major junctions
South end	Washington Ave. in Anahuac
Major intersections	SH 65 in Four Corners I-10 near Hankamer
North end	US 90 in Devers
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Chambers, Liberty
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 60 → US 62

State Highway 61 (SH 61) is a 21.426-mile (34.482 km) state highway in southeast Texas. It connects Anahuac in Chambers County to Devers in Liberty County.[1]

Route description

The southern terminus of SH 61 is in Anahuac, along Washington Avenue; state maintenance begins just south of Stowell Street.[2] The route travels north into Anahuac before turning to the east. It passes the Chambers County Airport before an intersection with SH 65; SH 61 turns to the north, while SH 65 continues east. SH 61 crosses I-10 near the community of Turtle Bayou, northeast of Lake Anahuac.[3] The route travels north into Liberty County before reaching its northern terminus in Devers at US 90.[1]

History

SH 61 was designated on August 21, 1923, from Devers to Anahuac replacing part of SH 35A (the rest was cancelled).[4] Its official designation has remained unchanged since the 1939 redescription of the Texas highway system.[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Chambers	Anahuac	0.0	0.0	Washington Avenue	Southern terminus; state maintenance ends
		1.1	1.8	FM 563 – Turtle Bayou
	Four Corners	3.1	5.0	SH 65 / FM 562 – Stowell, Double Bayou
	​	5.2	8.4	FM 2041
	​	6.9	11.1	I-10 – Houston, Beaumont	I-10 exit 813
	Hankamer	9.1	14.6	FM 1663 – Winnie
Liberty	​	15.5	24.9	FM 1410
	Devers	21.4	34.4	US 90 – Liberty, Beaumont	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 61". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 600. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-07.^[dead link‍]
3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 599. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-07.^[dead link‍]
4. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
5. "Overview map of Texas State Highway 61 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-07.