Roadside Geology of Texas - Table of Contents
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I. The Big Picture
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1
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Geologic Time
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1
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A March Through Geologic Time
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3
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Introduction to the Geology of Texas
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11
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Other Effects of Geology
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21
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Why So Much Oil in Texas
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26
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II. The Gulf Coast:
Salt Domes, Rivers, Beaches, Dunes and Barrier Islands
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35
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Meandering Rivers
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38
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| Geologic History of the Texas Barrier Islands
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41
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| Longshore Drift
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44
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| Hurricanes Along the Texas Coast
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47
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| Salt Domes
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49
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Southeast Texas: Upper Gulf Coast
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55
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Interstate 10: Houston - San Antonio
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55
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Interstate 10: Houston - Beaumont - Orange
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57
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Interstate 35: Temple - Austin - San Marcos
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60
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Austin
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63
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Interstate 45: Houston - Galveston
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67
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Interstate 45: Houston - Centerville
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78
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US 59: Houston - Victoria
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79
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US 59: Houston - Lufkin
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79
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US 290: Houston - Brenham - Austin
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80
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Texas 36: Richmond / Rosenberg - Damon Mound - Freeport
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82
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Southwest Texas: Lower Gulf Coast
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85
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Interstate 35: San Marcos - San Antonio
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85
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San Antonio
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87
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Interstate 35: San Antonio - Laredo
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91
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Interstate 37: Corpus Christi - San Antonio
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93
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US 59: Victoria - Goliad - Beeville - I-37
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95
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US 77-83: Brownsville - Corpus Christi
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96
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Padre Island National Seashore
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98
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Rockport / Fulton and Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
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101
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US 83: Laredo - Harlingen
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104
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Texas 100, 48: Port Isabel and South Padre Island
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107
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III. Central Texas: Hill Country, Caves, and Plateaus
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113
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Interstate 10: San Antonio - Kerrville - Bakersfield
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125
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US 87: Comfort - Fredericksburg
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129
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US 87: Fredericksburg - Mason
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131
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US 87: Mason - Brady
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132
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US 90: Uvalde - Del Rio
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137
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US 90: Del Rio - Langtry - Sanderson
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138
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US 183: Lampasas - Austin
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146
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US 281: Marble Falls - Johnson City
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147
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US 281: Johnson City - Blanco
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149
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US 290: Austin - Johnson City - Fredericksburg - I-10
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150
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Texas 16: Kerrville - Fredericksburg
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152
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Texas 16: Fredericksburg - Llano
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153
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Texas 16: Llano - San Saba
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154
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Texas 29: Llano - Mason
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156
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Texas 29: Llano - Buchanan Dam - Burnet
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158
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Texas 46: New Braunfels - Boerne
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161
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Farm Road 965: Fredericksburg - Enchanted Rock State Park - Texas 16
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162
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Enchanted Rock State Park
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164
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Park 4, Farm Road 2342, Farm Road 1431: Buchanan Dam - Inks Lake State Park -
Longhorn Cavern State Park - Marble Falls
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170
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Farm Road 2766: Johnson City - Pedernales Falls State Park
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176
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Hill County Drives: Kerrville - Bandera - Lost Maples and Garner State Parks
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179
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IV. Northeast Texas: Lignite and Piney Woods
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185
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Interstate 20 and 635: South of Dallas - Fort Worth
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189
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Interstate 20: Dallas - Marshall
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193
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Interstate 30: Dallas - Texarkana
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196
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Interstate 35E: Denton - Dallas
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198
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Interstate 35 and 35W: Fort Worth - Waco - Temple
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198
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Interstate 45: Dallas - Corsicana - Centerville
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199
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Interstate 820 and 35W: Fort Worth - Gainesville - Red River
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201
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US 59: Texarkana (I-30) - Marshall (1-20) |
204
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US 59 - 259: Lufkin - Nacogdoches - Kilgore
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205
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V. Northcentral Texas: Red Beds and Dinosaur Tracks
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211
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Interstate 20: Roscoe - Abilene - Fort Worth
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214
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US 84: Coleman - Abilene
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219
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US 84 - 183: Coleman - Brownwood - Lampass
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223
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US 180 - Texas 16 Loop: Weatherford - Mineral Wells - Possum Kingdom Lake
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225
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US 283: Brady - Coleman
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235
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US 287: Childress - Wichita Falls - Fort Worth
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237
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US 377, Texas 144, Farm Road 205: Fort Worth - Granbury - Glen Rose - Dinosaur Valley
State Park
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241
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Dinosaur Valley State Park |
245
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VI. West Texas: Mountain Country
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255
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Interstate 10: Bakersfield - Fort Stockton - Van Horn - El Paso - New Mexico Border
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259
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Interstate 20: Monahans - Pecos - Interstate 10
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266
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US 62 - 180: El Paso - Guadalupe Mountains National Park - New Mexico Border
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267
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US 90: Marfa - Alpine
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271
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US 90: Sanderson - Marathon - Alpine
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276
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US 285: Fort Stockton - Pecos - New Mexico Border
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283
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US 385: Marathon - Big Bend National Park
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289
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Big Bend National Park
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291
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The North Road: Persimmon Gap - Panther Junction
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298
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The East Road: Panther Junction - Boquillas Canyon
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303
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The Basin Road: Main Highway - The Basin on Park Route 4
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308
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The West Road: Panther Junction - West Park Boundary and Study Butte
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312
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Maxwell Drive: West Road - Castolon and Santa Elena Canyon
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315
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Texas 17: Fort Davis - Marfa
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321
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Texas 54: Van Horn - US 62-180 - Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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322
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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325
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Texas 118: Study Butte - Alpine
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329
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Texas 118: Alpine - Fort Davis
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334
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Texas 118: Fort Davis - Kent (I-10)
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336
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Texas 170: Study Butte - Terlingua - Lajitas - Presidio
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344
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VII. Northwest Texas: The Panhandle - High Plains
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355
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Interstate 20: Monahans - Odessa - Midland - Big Spring - Rosco
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359
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Monahans Sandhills State Park
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361
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Odessa Meteor Crater
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366
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Interstate 40: Oklahoma - Amarillo - New Mexico
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367
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US 84: New Mexico - Farwell - Lubbock - Post - Snyder - Roscoe - I-20
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369
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US 287: Amarillo - Childress
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370
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Texas 18: Monahans - Kermit - New Mexico State Line
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371
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Texas 86, 256, 207: Tulia - Silverton - Claude - Quitaque - Turkey
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372
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Caprock Canyons State Park
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375
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Texas 136: Amarillo - Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
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376
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
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377
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Texas 217: Canyon - Palo Duro Canyon State Park
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378
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Palo Duro Canyon State Park
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379
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Texas 349, US 87, Interstate 27: Midland - Lamesa - Lubbock - Plainview - Canyon -
Amarillo
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386
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Maps and Information
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388
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Credits
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390
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Glossary
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397
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Index
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409
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