Texas State Highway 205

State Highway 205
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	23.278 mi[1] (37.462 km)
Existed:	by 1935 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 80 in Terrell
	I-30
North end:	SH 78 in Lavon
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← SH 204 SH 206 →

State Highway 205 or SH 205 is a Texas state highway that runs from SH 78 at Lavon to US 80 at Terrell. This route was designated in 1935 from Terrell to Rockwall, and was extended north to Lavon in 1939. The route has been under heavy construction since 2006 as part of a new expansion and widening project, and is scheduled to be completed in 2011. The highway has a bypass road as well, John King Blvd., which begins near the Collin county border, and ends just before the intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 549.

Route description

SH 205 begins at a junction with US 80 and FM 148 in Terrell. It heads northwest from this junction to an intersection with FM 1392. The highway continues to the northwest to an intersection with FM 548. Heading towards the northwest, the highway continues to a junction with FM 550 in McLendon-Chisholm. The highway continues to the northwest to an intersection with FM 549 in Rockwall. It continues to the northwest through Rockwall to a junction with SH 276. As the highway continues to the northwest through Rockwall, it intersects I-30. It turns towards the north from this junction to an intersection with FM 740. The highway continues to the north through Rockwall to an intersection with SH 66. Heading towards the north, the highway continues to a junction with FM 552 before leaving Rockwall. SH 205 reaches its northern terminus at SH 78 in Lavon.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Kaufman	Terrell			US 80 / FM 148
	​			FM 1392
Rockwall	​			FM 548
	McLendon-Chisholm			FM 550
	Rockwall			FM 549
				SH 276 east – Quinlan
				I-30 – Greenville, Dallas	I-30 exit 68.
				FM 740 (Ridge Road)
				SH 66 (Washington Street, Rusk Street)	Washington and Rusk Streets are one-way streets
				FM 552
Collin	Lavon			SH 78 – Farmersville, Wylie
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 205". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-03.