Texas State Highway 34

State Highway 34 (SH 34) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Honey Grove to Italy near the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.

State Highway 34
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	130.197 mi (209.532 km)
Existed	1919–present
Major junctions
South end	I-35E in Italy
Major intersections	US 77 in Italy US 287 in Ennis I-45 in Ennis US 175 in Kaufman I-20 in Terrell I-30 / US 67 in Greenville US 69 / US 380 in Greenville
North end	US 82 / FM 100 near Honey Grove
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Ellis, Kaufman, Hunt, Fannin
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 33 → I-35

History

SH 34 was originally proposed on November 19, 1917, starting in Ft. Worth travelling southeast to Ennis. On October 15, 1923, SH 34 was extended to Kaufman. On December 17, 1923, SH 34 was extended to Greenville, replacing SH 38. On May 25, 1925, the eastern end had been extended north to Honey Grove. On December 21, 1926, it was extended north to the Oklahoma state line via the current FM 100. On October 10, 1927, the western end had been extended to near Jacksboro. On July 15, 1935, the section north of Honey Grove was cancelled.

On September 26, 1939, the section from Jacksboro to Ennis was removed from SH 34, becoming parts of U.S. Highway 287 and SH 319 (which was originally planned as SH 281 and became part of SH 199 one month later). It was instead routed farther southwest into Italy, replacing SH 306. In or around 1945, the section from Kaufman to Ennis was re-routed through Scurry, south of Rosser, and on a new bridge over the Trinity River. The former route from Scurry to Peeltown (Kaufman County) was assigned to an extension of Farm to Market Road 148, and about a mile of the old route is now Farm to Market Road 1181 in Telico (Ellis County). The old bridge over the Trinity River no longer exists [1]; in addition, the replacement bridge (a narrow, two-lane truss bridge) was replaced with a wider, traditional span. On August 18, 1987, SH 34 was extended north from US 77 to I-35E, replacing FM 1134. On April 24, 2003, SH 34 was extended east and north concurrent with SH 56 and FM 100 to US 82.

A bypass around the city of Terrell was designated on February 28, 2013, but completed in early 2014. Construction began in October 2014 on a bypass around the city of Kaufman, with construction lasting approximately 22 months. The section south of US 175 opened in May 2016 while the section north of US 175 opened later that year in August.

Route description

State Highway 34 in Quinlan

SH 34 begins at I-35E in the community of Italy. The highway runs southeast through the town to US 77 before turning in a more east direction. Near Avalon, the highway turns to the northeast and runs through the community of Bardwell before crossing Lake Bardwell. After crossing the lake, SH 34 enters Ennis and intersects US 287. The highway shares overlaps with the business routes of I-45 and US 287 in the city and leaves the city after intersecting I-45.

After crossing the Trinity River, SH 34 enters Kaufman County and runs near the communities of Scurry and Rosser before entering Kaufman. The highway intersects US 175 and shares an overlap with SH 243 in the city. Leaving the city, SH 34 runs in a sharp northeast direction for a few miles, turning north in Oak Ridge. In southern Terrell, the highway intersects I-20, which is the sight of a Tanger Outlet Center. Near Terrell Municipal Airport, SH 34 runs along a new alignment, bypassing the downtown area of the city and crosses over US 80. Leaving Terrell, the highway runs by many farms before turning more north and running near the western shore of Lake Tawakoni. In Quinlan, the highway shares a short overlap with SH 276 and crosses near an inlet of Tawakoni north of the town. Since 2023, the short overlap that SH 34 and SH 276 shared was eliminated when SH 276 was rerouted south of Quinlan.

Entering Hunt County, SH 34 runs in a straight north direction. The highway enters Greenville and intersects I-30/US 67, which used to be a cloverleaf interchange. Shortly after intersecting US 69/US 380, SH 34 overlaps with a business route of US 69 through the city's downtown area. Leaving the city, the highway serves as the western terminus for SH 224. North of Wolfe City, the highway makes a sharp turn and runs east for a few miles before turning back north in Ladonia. SH 34 intersects SH 56 in Honey Grove before terminating at US 82 just north of the town.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Ellis	Italy	0.0	0.0	I-35E	I-35E exit 386
		1.1	1.8	US 77
		2.2	3.5	FM 667 south – Frost
	Avalon	7.4	11.9	FM 55 north – Waxahachie	South end of FM 55 overlap
		7.5	12.1	FM 55 south – Blooming Grove	North end of FM 55 overlap
	​	11.2	18.0	FM 877 north – Waxahachie
	Bardwell	14.6	23.5	FM 984 south – Rankin	South end of FM 984 overlap
		14.7	23.7	FM 984 north – Howard	North end of FM 984 overlap
	​	15.2	24.5	FM 985 south – Lake Bardwell
	Ennis	18.7	30.1	US 287 – Waxahachie, Corsicana	Interchange
		19.9	32.0	Spur 437 north (Clay Street)
		20.5	33.0	FM 1183 (Oak Grove Road) – Alma
		20.7	33.3	I-45 BL south (Kaufman Street) / FM 1181 north (Creechville Road)	South end of BL I-45 overlap
		21.4	34.4	I-45 BL north (Kaufman Street) / Bus. US 287 west (Ennis Avenue)	North end of BL I-45 overlap
		22.0	35.4	I-45 – Dallas, Corsicana	I-45 exit 251B
	Crisp	24.7	39.8	FM 660 north – Crisp
	​	28.4	45.7	FM 1181 south
Kaufman	Rosser	36.0	57.9	FM 2451 west – Rosser	South end of FM 2451 overlap
		36.4	58.6	FM 2451 east – Cottonwood	North end of FM 2451 overlap
	​	38.5	62.0	FM 1390 north
	Scurry	41.2	66.3	FM 148 south – Cedar Creek Reservoir	South end of FM 148 overlap
		41.4	66.6	FM 148 north – Crandall	North end of FM 148 overlap
	Kaufman	45.8	73.7	Bus. SH 34 north – Kaufman
		46.4	74.7	FM 1388 (Houston Street) – Oak Grove
		47.9	77.1	US 175 – Dallas, Athens	Interchange
		49.0	78.9	FM 1836 (Temple Street)
		49.4	79.5	SH 243 (Mulberry Street) – Kaufman, Canton
	​	51.8	83.4	FM 2728 north – Elmo
	Terrell	58.2	93.7	I-20 – Dallas, Shreveport	I-20 exit 501
		60.1	96.7	Spur 226 north (Virginia Street) / Airport Road – Downtown, Airport	Spur 226 former Bus. SH 34 north
		60.9	98.0	Spur 87 east (High Street) – Terrell State Hospital
	​	63.2	101.7	Bus. SH 34 south – Terrell	Bus. SH 34 decommissioned July 2017
Hunt	​	74.6	120.1	Spur 264 north
	Quinlan	75.6	121.7	SH 276 – West Tawakoni
		76.1	122.5	Bus. SH 276 west – Royse City, Rockwall
	​	79.0	127.1	FM 2101 north – Lake Tawakoni - Caddo Inlet
	​	83.5	134.4	FM 1564 west	South end of FM 1564 overlap
	​	84.1	135.3	FM 1564 east	North end of FM 1564 overlap
	​	85.5	137.6	FM 1903 west – Caddo Mills
	Greenville	87.8	141.3	FM 1570 – Airport
		89.2	143.6	I-30 / US 67 – Dallas, Texarkana	I-30 exit 93
		91.0	146.5	US 69 / US 380 (Joe Ramsey Boulevard) – Denison, McKinney, Emory
		91.9	147.9	Bus. US 69 south (Oneal Street)	South end of Bus. US 69 overlap
		92.5	148.9	Spur 302 (Lee Street)
		93.0	149.7	Bus. US 69 north (Sockwell Boulevard)	North end of Bus. US 69 overlap
		93.6	150.6	SH 224 east – Commerce
	​	99.7	160.5	FM 3427 west – Kingston
	​			FM 1566 east	South end of FM 1566
	​			FM 1566 west	North end of FM 1566 overlap
	Wolfe City			FM 512 south – Campbell
				FM 816 west – Bailey
				SH 11 – Whitewright, Sulphur Springs
Fannin	​			FM 68 west
	Ladonia			FM 2990 north
				SH 50 south – Commerce
				FM 64 east – Pecan Gap
	​			FM 1550
	Honey Grove			SH 56 west – Bonham	West end of SH 56 overlap
				SH 56 east (Main Street) / FM 100 begins	East end of SH 56 overlap; south end of FM 100 overlap
				US 82 / FM 100 north – Bonham, Paris	Northern terminus; road continues north as FM 100; US 82 exit 686
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Closed/former       Route transition

Business routes

There are currently no business routes for SH 34, though the highway previously had two.

Terrell

Business State Highway 34
Location	Terrell
Length	3.3 mi (5.3 km)
Existed	February 28, 2013–July 27, 2017

Business State Highway 34-A (Bus. SH 34-A) was a bypass of Terrell, designated on February 28, 2013 and completed in early 2014. This business route was removed from the state highway system on July 27, 2017; the southern part of Bus. SH 34-A was re-designated as Spur 226 while the northern section was given over to the city of Terrell.

Kaufman

Business State Highway 34
Location	Kaufman
Length	3.1 mi (5.0 km)
Existed	October 19, 2016–September 24, 2020

A second business route served the downtown area of Kaufman, along Washington Street and Mulberry Street. The route ran along a previous routing of SH 34. It became a business route after a bypass was completed in October 2016 around the south and east sides of Kaufman for SH 34. The Kaufman business route had been completely cancelled and removed by September 24, 2020, with maintenance being turned over to the city.

External links

Media related to Texas State Highway 34 at Wikimedia Commons