State Highway 97 (SH 97) is a state highway running from
Cotulla
Cotulla ( ) is a city in and the county seat of La Salle County, Texas, United States. Its population was 3,718 as of the 2020 census.
History
Immigrant Joseph Cotulla, who was reared in Silesia, then a part of Prussia, migrated to the Unite ...
to
Waelder in the U.S. state of Texas.
History
SH 97 was designated on July 18, 1924, as a route from
Pleasanton to
Jourdanton. On September 19, 1928, SH 97 extended south to
Rio Grande City
Rio Grande City is a city in and the county seat of Starr County, Texas. The population was 14,411 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is west of McAllen. The city also holds the March record high for the United States at . The city is c ...
via
Hebbronville and
Tilden; this extension was cancelled on June 25, 1929, and SH 97 was instead extended to
Fowlerton; On November 30, 1932, a second section of SH 97 was added from
Rio Grande City
Rio Grande City is a city in and the county seat of Starr County, Texas. The population was 14,411 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is west of McAllen. The city also holds the March record high for the United States at . The city is c ...
to
Hebbronville, with the possibility of these sections being connected in the future.
On February 12, 1934, the northern section extended along a new route to
Floresville. (causing the cancellation of SH 168 south of there). On March 13, 1934, the northern section extended to
Stockdale, replacing
SH 168. The southern stretch from Hebbronville to Rio Grande City and the section from Pleasanton to Floresville were cancelled on July 15, 1935. The section from Pleasanton to Floresville was restored on September 22, 1936.
On December 22, 1937, SH 97 was truncated to Jourdanton, and the section south of there became
SH 93, but this change was reverted by April 1, 1938.
The highway was slowly constructed, initially between
Stockdale and Fowlerton by 1939.
On July 31, 1942, a section of
SH 72 between Fowlerton and
Cotulla
Cotulla ( ) is a city in and the county seat of La Salle County, Texas, United States. Its population was 3,718 as of the 2020 census.
History
Immigrant Joseph Cotulla, who was reared in Silesia, then a part of Prussia, migrated to the Unite ...
was added. It was extended to its current terminus in Waelder on March 28, 1952, replacing the western portions of
SH 200 and
SH 3. On April 27, 1995, SH 97 was relocated in Gonzales.
Major junctions
References
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Transportation in La Salle County, Texas
Transportation in McMullen County, Texas
Transportation in Atascosa County, Texas
Transportation in Wilson County, Texas
Transportation in Gonzales County, Texas