ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, ɪt wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd wˈɛst tə kˈɑːɾʌlə, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː, ænd ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ nˈɔːɹθ ʌv kjˈuːɹoʊ wʌz kˈænsəld æz ɪt wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌv jˌuːˈɛs sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
On September 26, 1939, it was extended west to Cotulla, replacing part of SH 202, and everything north of Cuero was cancelled (as it was part of US 77).