History
SH 70 was originally designated in 1926 from Aspermont to just northeast of San Angelo along a portion of the original SH 4, which had been shifted farther east. By 1933, the route had been rerouted north to Jayton, replacing Template:Texas Sate Highway 84. In 1938, SH 70 was extended north from Jayton to Dickens, absorbing a portion of SH 18. Significant extension came in 1947, when SH 70 was extended to Perryton in the northern Panhandle; this was due to the realignment of US 62 between Matador and Ralls, bypassing Dickens, and the cancellation of SH 18 from Matador to Perryton. The same year, US 277 was rerouted to a more westerly alignment between Abilene, Texas and San Angelo, Texas, and the section from just south of Blackwell to near San Angelo was transferred to that route. In 1957, SH 70 was shifted to a more westerly alignment in Dickens, and Loop 120 was designated along the old route of SH 70 through the city.
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