Texas State Highway 279

State Highway 279
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	3.000 mi[1] (4.828 km)
Existed	1938–present
Major junctions
South end	US 67 in Brownwood
North end	SH 206 south of Cross Plains
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate U.S. State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← SH 278 → SH 280

State Highway 279 (SH 279) is a Texas state highway that runs from Cross Plains south to Brownwood. The route was designated on October 25, 1938 from Brownwood north to the Lake Brownwood State Park, and was extended north to Cross Plains on August 23, 1945. On September 26, 1945, the section of SH 279 in Lake Brownwood state park was cancelled, and SH 279 was rerouted more directly from Brownwood to Cross Plains, replacing FM 602.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Brown	Brownwood			US 67 / US 84
				FM 2524
	​			FM 2125
	​			FM 2632
	​			FM 1849
	​			FM 2492
	​			FM 3021
	​			PR 15 – Lake Brownwood State Park
	​			FM 1850
	​			FM 2940
Callahan	​			SH 206
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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