Texas State Highway 14
State Highway 14 is a state highway in the east central region of the U.S. state of Texas. The highway runs from SH 6 south of Bremond to Interstate 45 in Richland.
Route description
State Highway 14 begins at an intersection with SH 6 about 3 miles southwest of Bremond. The route travels northeastward through Bremond, mainly through farmland in central Texas, passing through the western edge of Kosse, intersecting SH 7, then briefly runs through Thornton before reaching Groesbeck, intersecting SH 164. It then passes through Mexia, intersecting SH 171 and U.S. [Route 84 in Texas|US 84]. Between Groesbeck and Mexia, SH 14 runs along the eastern edge of Fort Parker State Park and passes just east of the Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site. The highway then travels through Wortham before reaching its northern terminus at I-45 on the north side of Richland near the western shore of the Richland-Chambers Reservoir. The entire route closely parallels the original Southern Pacific railway lines.
History
SH 14 was one of the original twenty six state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, known as the Dallas-Houston Highway. From 1917 the routing mostly followed present day I-45 from Dallas to Corsicana, but going through an unbuilt route through Teague to Houston. On July 17, 1917, SH 14 was rerouted south of Corsicana. From there, the highway turned southwest to Bremond, then following SH 2 to Houston. On November 21, 1917, an intercounty highway was designated from Bremond via Franklin to Bryan. The section of SH 14 south of Bremond was cancelled that day. On March 19, 1918, SH 14 was extended southeast over this intercounty highway. The section from Bremond to Bryan was cancelled on August 21, 1923. In 1926, U.S. [Route 75 in Texas|US 75] was overlaid on the northern half of SH 14. On April 10, 1934, SH 14 was extended north to west of Sherman, replacing SH 116. On April 9, 1935, SH 14 Spur was created to Thornton. On September 26, 1939, the portion from Dallas to Gunter was renumbered as SH 289 and the section that US 75 overlaid was cancelled. On September 26, 1967, SH 14 was extended south from FM 46, to SH 6. The highway has had the same routing since.