Loop 275 is a , two-segment, state-maintained roadway located in
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
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History
Loop 275 was originally formed on March 24, 1954, when US 81 was realigned to form the Interregional Highway, which would later form the initial alignment for
Interstate 35 (I-35). The route was also signed as US 81 Business. On February 25, 1975, Loop 275 was no longer planned to be US 81 Business.
At that time, Loop 275 followed
Lamar Boulevard to what is now the Triangle neighborhood, where Guadalupe Street West splits from Lamar at the Y-intersection. From there, it followed Guadalupe Street and 1st Street (now Cesar Chavez Street) over to
Congress Avenue
Congress Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Austin, Texas. The street is a six-lane, tree lined avenue that cuts through the middle of the city from far south Austin and goes over Lady Bird Lake leading to the Texas State Capitol in the heart of ...
, where it crossed the
Colorado River
The Colorado River ( es, Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. s ...
at the
Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge and then continued south to eventually rejoin I-35 in what is now the Southpark Meadows neighborhood.
Lamar Boulevard and Congress Avenue are main
arterial road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector r ...
s through Austin, and on July 11, 1986, maintenance of the central segments of those roads (from US 183 to US 290) was returned to the city of Austin at its request. This resulted in the two-segment configuration of Loop 275 seen today. On February 24, 2000, the section of Loop 275 from US 290 to Williamson Creek was returned to the city of Austin at its request.
Route description
As currently configured, Loop 275 consists of two non-connected segments. The northern segment starts at an interchange with
US 183
U.S. Route 183 (US 183) is a north–south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Presho, South Dakota, at an intersection with Interstate 90. Its southern terminus is in Refugio, Texas, at the southern intersectio ...
, just west of Interstate 35. It proceeds north along Lamar Boulevard, passing
FM 734, before terminating at the southbound
frontage road
A frontage road (also known as an access road, outer road, service road, feeder road, or parallel road) is a local road running parallel to a higher-speed, limited-access road. A frontage road is often used to provide access to private drive ...
of Interstate 35, just south of Howard Lane (Exit 246).
The southern segment starts at an intersection with Slaughter Lane just west of Interstate 35 (Exit 227). It proceeds north along South Congress Avenue to its terminus at
Williamson Creek south of
US 290
U.S. Route 290 (US 290) is an east–west U.S. Highway located entirely within the state of Texas. Its western terminus is at Interstate 10 southeast of Segovia, and its eastern terminus is at Interstate 610 in northwest Houston. It is the ...
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Junction list
References
{{Austin Streets
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Transportation in Austin, Texas
Transportation in Travis County, Texas
U.S. Route 81