State Highway Spur 421 (Spur 421) is a
state highway spur in the
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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Texas
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Route description
Spur 421 begins at an intersection with
I-10
Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost cross-country highway in the American Interstate Highway System. I-10 is the fourth-longest Interstate in the United States at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. This freeway is part of the originally pl ...
north of
Downtown San Antonio
Downtown San Antonio is the central business district of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It also serves as the urban core of Greater San Antonio, a metropolitan area with nearly 2.5 million people.
In addition to being encircled by Loops 1604 ...
. The route follows Culebra Road to the west before turning to the northwest along Bandera Road. The designation ends at
Loop 410 and
SH 16; southbound SH 16 follows the Loop 410 freeway, while northbound SH 16 continues along Bandera Road.
History
Spur 421 is a former route of
SH 16, and was designated (along with
Spur 422) on November 16, 1965, after SH 16 was rerouted around the west side of San Antonio along the
Loop 410 freeway.
The section of Spur 421 south of Callaghan Road was proposed for decommissioning in 2014 (Spur 421 would have also replaced the section of SH 16 north to Eckhert Road as well) as part of TxDOT's San Antonio turnback proposal, which would have turned back over 129 miles of roads to the city of San Antonio, but the city of San Antonio rejected that proposal.
Major intersections
See also
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List of highways in San Antonio, Texas
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List of state highway spurs in Texas
State highway spurs in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation
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References
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Transportation in Bexar County, Texas