Texas State Highway 178
SH 178, highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.860 mi (4.603 km) | |||
| Existed | 1991–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | NM 136 between El Paso and Santa Teresa, NM | |||
| SH 20 in El Paso | ||||
| East end | I-10 / US 85 / US 180 in El Paso | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | El Paso | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 178 (SH 178) is a Texas state highway in the city of El Paso in El Paso County maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The 3.0-mile (4.8 km) route designated in 1991 connects New Mexico State Road 136 at the New Mexico state line between El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, to a freeway carrying Interstate 10, U.S. Route 85, and U.S. Route 180 on the west side of El Paso. The route together with NM 136 is a major urban roadway connecting an international border crossing with I-10. The route also has an important intersection with SH 20.
The route's numerical designation was previously assigned to a road in the Texas Panhandle during the 1930s. An extension to the current route potentially doubling its length was considered and rejected in recent years.