State Highway 17

Texas State Highway 17

A rural highway through Presidio, Jeff Davis and Reeves Counties in West Texas, SH 17 travels northeasterly from U.S. 67 and 90 in Marfa to Pecos. SH 17 totals 92.12 miles per the TxDOT Highway Designation File.

Texas 17 heads 21 miles north from Marfa to Fort Davis and Fort Davis National Historic Site. A winding course continues the route north 32 miles through the Barrilla Mountains to Toyahvale. Once in the small city of Balmorhea, SH 17 combines with Business Loop I-10 for a 2.9 mile concurrency east to Interstate 10. SH 17 then joins the freeway east to the subsequent interchange, where it branches northeast to Saragosa and bee lines 23 miles north to IH 20. The route concludes at Business Loop I-20 (West 3rd Street) on the west side of Pecos.

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Page Updated Sunday August 24, 2008.