Texas State Highway 17

State Highway 17 (SH 17) runs from Marfa to Pecos in west Texas. The road is maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

SH 17 begins at Marfa in Presidio County, passes through Jeff Davis County, and terminates at Pecos in Reeves County.

SH 17 begins at an intersection of San Antonio Street and Highland Avenue. In Marfa, San Antonio Street is US 90. US 67 enters the intersection from the south along S. Highland Avenue, then turns east along E. San Antonio Street becoming concurrent with US 90. SH 17 proceeds north along Highland Avenue.

After two blocks, SH 17 intersects the beginning of Farm to Market Road 1112 (FM 1112 which proceeds eastward along E. Oak Street which runs parallel to the Union Pacific Railroad.

SH 17 proceeds north an additional two blocks, then turns east along E. Lincoln Street directly in front of the Presidio County Courthouse. One block later, the route turns north and leaves Marfa along N. Dean Street. North of town, the route passes Marfa Municipal Airport.

SH 17 continues toward Fort Davis as a two-lane roadway with a 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) speed limit. The route follows mostly straight stretches with no sharp turns or steep grades through open ranch land.

Soon after entering Jeff Davis County, SH 17 continues through a gentle pass across the Puertacitas Mountains. The route then passes along mostly straight stretches through ranch land. Approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Fort Davis, the route intersects the western terminus of SH 166. At this point, SH 17 joins the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop.

The road then enters Fort Davis where the route is called State Street. SH 17 intersects SH 118 approaching from the east via Musquiz Drive just south of the Jeff Davis County Courthouse. At this junction, SH 17 joins the Texas Historical Commission's Texas Mountain Trail. SH 118 runs concurrently down State Street through town and past Fort Davis National Historic Site for a distance of 1.3 miles (2.1 km). The route intersects Lt. Flipper Drive, the entrance to the historic site. Across from the historic site, the route intersects Blackfoot Drive, known locally as Old Balmorhea Road which is the route's former unpaved roadway before the establishment of the state highway system. Just beyond the historic site, the route intersects Canyon Drive. At this point, SH 118, Davis Mountains Scenic Loop, and the Texas Mountain Trail leave the route and continue west along Canyon Dr. toward Davis Mountains State Park, McDonald Observatory, and Kent.