U.S. Route 385 in Texas

US Highway 385
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	441.309 mi[1] (710.218 km)
Existed:	1927[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	Big Bend National Park
	I-10 in Fort Stockton I-20 in Odessa I-40 in Vega
North end:	US-385 at Oklahoma state line
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← US 380 US 54 →

U.S. Route 385 (US 385) is a north-south U.S. highway that runs from Big Bend National Park in Texas to Deadwood, South Dakota. In Texas, the highway runs from Big Bend National Park to the Oklahoma state line, north of Dalhart.

US 385 is part of the La Entrada al Pacifico trade corridor from Interstate 10 in Fort Stockton to Interstate 20 in Odessa.^[2]

Route description

US 385 begins at Big Bend National Park near the Permission Gap Visitor Center. About 70 miles to the north, the highway intersects US 90 in the town of Marathon, sharing a short overlap with that highway. In Fort Stockton, US 385 begins an overlap with Interstate 10 and US 67. At I-10 exit 273, US 67/385 end their overlap with the interstate, running in a northeast direction. US 385 ends its overlap with US 67 in McCamey, running in a slight northwest direction. The highway intersects with Interstate 20, entering into the city of Odessa. US 385 runs through the city, leaving it just south of the northern intersection with Loop 338.

In Seminole, US 385 begins an overlap with US 62, with the two highways running through Seagraves together. US 62 leaves the highway in Brownfield, with US 385 running in a mostly north direction. The highway enters the town of Levelland, running along the western boundary of South Plains College; after intersecting with SH 114 US 385 leaves the town. In Littlefield, US 385 shares a short overlap with Loop 430 around the downtown area. North of Littlefield, the highway runs through mainly rural areas, passing through the towns of Springlake and Sunnyside. North of Dimmitt, US 385 begins running through the panhandle section of Texas and becomes less rural. North of Hereford, the highway becomes a rural route once again. From Vega to Channing US 385 makes a backwards c-shape, crossing the Canadian River in the process. US 385 runs through the Rita Blanca National Grassland, before entering into Oklahoma.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Brewster	Big Bend	0.0	0.0	PR 13 (Main Park Road)	Southern terminus of US 385
	​	0.1	0.16	RM 2627 east
	Marathon			US 90 west – Alpine	South end of US 90 overlap
	​			US 90 east – Sanderson	North end of US 90 overlap
Pecos	Fort Stockton			Spur 197 south
				US 285 north – Pecos	South end of US 285 overlap
				FM 1053 north – Imperial
				US 285 south – Sanderson	North end of US 285 overlap
				I-10 west / US 67 south – Van Horn, Alpine	South end of I-10/US 67 overlap; I-10 exit 261
	​			Warnock Road	I-10 exit 264
	​			University Road	I-10 exit 272
	​			I-10 east – Ozona	North end of I-10 overlap; I-10 exit 273
	Girvin			FM 11 – Imperial, Bakersfield
Crane	No major junctions
Upton	McCamey			US 67 north / FM 305 south – Rankin	North end of US 67 overlap
Crane	Crane			SH 329 – Grandfalls, Rankin
	​			FM 1233 west
Ector	​			FM 1787 east
	​			Loop 338
	Odessa			I-20 – El Paso, Abilene	I-20 exit 116
				BL I-20 (2nd Street) – Midland International Airport
				Spur 450 west (Kermit Highway) to SH 302 – Kermit
				SH 191 (42nd Street)
	​			Loop 338
	​			SH 158 – Goldsmith, Midland	Interchange
Andrews	Andrews			SH 115 / SH 176 – Kermit, Patricia, Eunice, Big Spring
	​			FM 1967 west
Gaines	​			FM 2885 north
	Seminole			FM 181 south
				US 62 west / US 180 – Hobbs, Lamesa	South end of US 62 overlap
	Seagraves			SH 83 – Denver City, Welch
Terry	Wellman			FM 213 / FM 303 south	South end of FM 303 overlap
	​			FM 303 north	North end of FM 303 overlap
	Brownfield			SH 137 north / FM 403 south – Levelland	South end of SH 137 overlap
				SH 137 south – Lamesa	North end of SH 137 overlap
				US 82 west / US 380 west – Plains	South end of US 82/380 overlap
				US 380 east – Tahoka	North end of US 380 overlap
				US 62 east / US 82 east – Lubbock	North end of US 62/82 overlap
	​			SH 137 south – Lamesa
	​			FM 2196 west
	​			FM 211 – Sundown, New Home
	​			FM 3261 north – Meadow
Hockley	​			FM 41 – Sundown, Slaton
	​			FM 301 west – Sundown
	​			FM 1585
	Levelland			FM 300
				Bus. SH 114 west (Houston Street)	South end of Bus. SH 114 overlap
				SH 114 – Morton, Lubbock	North end of Bus. SH 114 overlap
	​			FM 1294 east
	​			FM 597 west	South end of FM 597 overlap
	​			FM 597 east	North end of FM 597 overlap
Lamb	Littlefield			US 84 – Muleshoe, Lubbock
				FM 54
				Loop 430 east	South end of Loop 430 overlap
				Loop 430 west	North end of Loop 430 overlap
	​			FM 2197 east
	​			FM 37
	Springlake			US 70 – Muleshoe, Plainview
Castro	​			FM 145 – Farwell, Hart
	​			FM 1524 west
	Dimmitt			SH 194 east – Hart, Plainview
				FM 3215 west
				SH 86 – Bovina, Nazareth
				FM 2392 west
	​			FM 2197
Deaf Smith	​			FM 2943 north to US 60 east – Canyon
	​			FM 1055 south
	Hereford			US 60 – Farwell, Canyon
				FM 1058 west / Spur 211 east
	​			FM 1057 south / FM 1062 east – Canyon
	​			FM 1412 west – Adrian
	​			FM 2587
Oldham	Vega			I-40 – Tucumcari, Amarillo	I-40 exit 36
				BL I-40
	​			RM 1061 south – Amarillo
	​			Spur 233 east – Boys Ranch
Hartley	Channing			SH 354 east / FM 767 west – Masterson
	​			FM 722 east
	Hartley			US 87 south – Dumas	South end of US 87 overlap
				FM 998 west / FM 807 north
Dallam	Dalhart			FM 281
				FM 281 east
				US 54 – Tucumcari, Stratford
				US 87 north – Clayton	North end of US 87 overlap
	​			FM 1727 west
	​			FM 296 west – Texline
	​			US-385 north – Boise City	Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 385". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
2. Butcher, Sterry (July 27, 2007). "If We Build It, Will They Come?". Texas Observer. Retrieved October 17, 2015.