ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ ˈeɪɾi tˈuː wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈaʊt fɹʌmðə wˈɛst tˈɛksəs tˈaʊn ʌv mˈɑːnɐhˌænz sˈaʊθ tə fˈɔːɹt stˈɑːktən, wɪð ɐ plˈænd ɛkstˈɛnʃən sˈaʊθ tə sˈændɚsən, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ sˈɛvəntˌiːn.
SH 82 was originally designated on August 21, 1923, on a route from the West Texas town of Monahans south to Fort Stockton, with a planned extension south to Sanderson, replacing part of SH 17.