State Highway 107 (SH 107) is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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that runs from
Mission
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to
Combes in Deep South Texas.
Route description
SH 107 begins at an intersection with
Interstate 2
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/
US Route 83 in
Mission
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*Mission (LDS Church), an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...
and travels north through the center of town. It reaches an intersection with the old routing of US 83 and
Texas State Highway 495 in Mission before exiting to the north. It passes through
Palmhurst and
Alton
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*Alton, Nova Scotia
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before turning right on Mile 7 Road. It then travels east through
McAllen
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into downtown
Edinburg, where it intersects the Business Route of US Route 281 and then
I-69C
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/US 281 just to the east. It continues east through rural farmlands, passing through the towns of
Elsa,
Edcouch, and
La Villa. The route then turns southeast into
Cameron County, passing through
Santa Rosa
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* Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, La Pampa
* S ...
. The then turn back to the east, reaching the intersection of Business Route 77 and the eastern terminus at
I-69E/US 77 in
Combes.
History
SH 107 was designated on March 16, 1925 from
Aspermont to
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.
Another SH 107 was designated from
Santa Anna Santa Anna may refer to:
* Santa Anna, Texas, a town in Coleman County in Central Texas, United States
* Santa Anna, Starr County, Texas
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to the
McCulloch county line on July 13, 1925.
On February 14, 1927, the SH 107 from Aspermont to Newcastle was renumbered as
SH 120. As a result, there was only one SH 107 from Santa Anna to the McCulloch county line. On April 13, 1927, SH 107 extended south to
Brady
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. On September 9, 1927, SH 107 was canceled as the route became an extension of
SH 4.
On August 6, 1929, SH 4 was rerouted west, and SH 107 returned on the route from Santa Anna to Brady. On January 19, 1932, SH 107 was canceled, as the route became an extension of
SH 16. On May 28, 1932, a new SH 107 was designated from Combes to
Edinburg.
On July 15, 1935, SH 107 was canceled.
On February 11, 1937, SH 107 was restored.
It was extended west then south through Mission to
Hidalgo
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* Hidalgo, Nuevo Leà ...
on September 26, 1939, absorbing
SH 250 and part of
SH 48.
The route has changed little since then, with the stretch from Mission to Hidalgo being transferred to
FM 1016 on November 23, 1948. On July 29, 1974, SH 107 was extended south one block over FM 1016 to Conway & 7th Streets. On May 21, 1979, SH 107 was extended from old US 77 to new US 77 and from old US 83 to new US 83.
Major intersections
References
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Mission, Texas
Transportation in Hidalgo County, Texas
Transportation in Cameron County, Texas