Texas State Highway 176

State Highway 176 (SH 176) is a Texas state highway running from the New Mexico state line east to Big Spring. It is most commonly known as the Andrews Highway.^[2]

State Highway 176
Andrews Highway
SH 176, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	90.00 mi[1] (144.84 km)
Existed	1953 (1990)–present
Major junctions
West end	NM 176 near Eunice, NM
Major intersections	US 385 in Andrews SH 349 in Tarzan
East end	I-20 in Big Spring
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Andrews, Martin, Howard
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Former Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 175 → SH 177

History

SH 176 was originally designated on September 22, 1932, as a connector route between Tyler and the Gregg–Rusk county line.^[3] On May 23, 1933, SH 176 was extended to Kilgore.^[4] On September 26, 1939, this route had been reassigned to SH 31 when its path was shifted south.

The current routing was first cosigned, but not designated, on September 29, 1953, concurrent with FM 87. On August 29, 1990, this route was officially designated, canceling FM 87.^[5]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[6]	km	Destinations[6]	Notes
Andrews	​	0.00	0.00	NM 176 west	Continuation into New Mexico
	Andrews	30.40	48.92	SH 115 west – Kermit	Western terminus of concurrency with SH 115
		31.50	50.69	US 385 – Andrews
	​	33.90	54.56	SH 115 east – Patricia	Eastern terminus of concurrency with SH 115
Martin	Tarzan	53.60	86.26	SH 349 – Lamesa, Midland	Diamond interchange
	Lenorah	74.60	120.06	SH 137 – Lamesa, Stanton
Howard	Big Spring	93.00	149.67	I-20 – Colorado City, Midland	Exit 176 on I-20
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus