Texas State Highway 142

State Highway 142
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	11.15 mi[1] (17.94 km)
Existed:	before 1933 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-35 in San Marcos
	SH 130 Toll in Lockhart
East end:	US 183 in Lockhart
Location
Counties:	Hays, Caldwell
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← SH 141 SH 143 →

State Highway 142 (SH 142) is a short Texas state highway that runs from San Marcos to Lockhart.^[1][2][3]

History

The route was designated by 1931 along its current route.^[1] Prior to 2009, the route was located entirely within Caldwell County. In that year, the SH 142 designation was extended into Hays County, concurrent with SH 80, to a junction with Interstate 35.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Hays	San Marcos			I-35 – San Antonio, Austin	Western terminus; west end of SH 21 / SH 80 concurrency
				SH 21 east (Airport Hwy.) – Bastrop	East end of SH 21 concurrency
Caldwell	Martindale			FM 1984
				SH 80 south – Luling	East end of SH 80 concurrency
	Maxwell			FM 1966
	Lockhart			FM 2720
				SH 130 Toll – Seguin, Austin
				US 183 – Luling, Austin	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 142". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 368. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 398. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
4. "Minute Order 111829" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. May 28, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2013.