Alternate U.S. Highway 281 (Alt. US 281) is a spur of the
U.S. Highway System
The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. As the designation and numbering of these hi ...
. The highway serves the small communities of
Whitsett and
Campbellton, about southeast of
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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in the state of Texas.
Route description
Alt. US 281 begins at an interchange with
Interstate 37/
US 281 (I-37/US 281) about southeast of
Whitsett; the same interchange also provides access to
Farm to Market Road 2049 (FM 2049).
The highway enters the town and crosses
FM 99 before leaving.
Just north of Whitsett, the highway turns from a northwesterly direction to a more northward one.
The highway passes by many farms before entering
Atascosa County.
After the intersection with
FM 1099, the highway enters
Campbellton.
Alt. US 281 is
concurrent
Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
FM 791 through the town before separating just north of the city limits.
About a mile to the north of here, the highway crosses
FM 140.
Alt. US 281 reaches its northern terminus at another interchange with I-37/US 281 about north of Campbellton.
History
The highway was created in 1982 when US 281 was re-rerouted a few miles to the east onto
Interstate 37
Interstate 37 (I-37) is a Interstate Highway located within the southern portion of the US state of Texas. The highway was first designated in 1959 as a route between Corpus Christi and San Antonio. Construction in the urban areas of C ...
. The old alignment of US 281 through Whitsett and Campbellton was then resigned as Alt. US 281.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
{{osmrelation, 120940, U.S. Route 281 Alternate (Texas)
Transportation in Live Oak County, Texas
Transportation in Atascosa County, Texas
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