Marshall Creek, Texas Speed Traps

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State Highway 377 near Marshall Creek Road

Marshall Creek, TexasOct 01, 20070 Comments

Marshall Creek is a trailer park located just north of Roanoke Texas about a half mile east of State Highway 377. They have gerrymandered along Corps of Engineers property to claim a nearly 2 mile section of S.H. 377, on which you will sometimes find one of their several police officers (for a trailer park!) issuing citations. The speed limit is adequate (currently 60mph) but their tolerances are extremely low. I was cited for being just 3mph over the limit.

State Highway 377 near State Highway 114

Marshall Creek, TexasSep 19, 20070 Comments

The Town of Marshall Creek, Texas is a collection of just over 100 manufactured homes located north of Roanoke, Texas. Yes…it’s a TRAILER PARK. The roads are gravel and the street signs are hand painted. Although the closest trailer to State Highway 377 is nearly a half mile away, they have gerrymandered along a nearby waterway and claimed an approximately 1.5 mile section of highway 377 between Highway 114 and Cross Timbers Road. I was cited in 1998 by an officer who said I was driving 68 mph in a 65 mph zone.

When I went to pay my ticket ($155!) there were THREE police vehicles at the Marshall Creek City Hall, a 1,200 square foot wooden structure which was almost the only building built on site. The police actually had to leave the trailer park and drive through the city of Roanoke to get to the section of highway 377 they have claimed and on which they issue citations.

Recently (2002) they were sued because of expired police certifications and had to return a great deal of traffic revenues. As a result the city has declared bankruptcy and may, pending a vote in November of 2007, be incorporated into Roanoke. The Marshall Creek signs are still up along highway 377 though, so be careful!

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