State highway loops in
Texas
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are owned and maintained by the
Texas Department of Transportation
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(TxDOT).
Loop 1
Loop 1, known as Mopac Expressway or Mopac Boulevard, is a freeway around the west side of
Austin
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.
Loop 2
Loop 2 is located in
Waco
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. It runs from
I-35
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to
US 84.
Loop 2 was designated on September 26, 1939, from
US 81 though Waco to another point on US 81, as a renumbering of
SH 2 Bypass. On November 29, 1955, the section from 18th Street and Washington Street northeast along Washington Street and Elm Street to US 81 was cancelled, and Loop 2 was instead extended west to new US 84; the old route became
Spur 298 and
Spur 299 in 1956. On August 5, 1966, the southern terminus was moved to
US 77. On October 2, 1970, the section from I-35 to
Loop 491 (now
Bus. US 77) was redesignated as part of a rerouted US 77.
Loop 3
Loop 3 was located in
New Braunfels.
Loop 3 was designated on September 26, 1939, from US 81 via New Braunfels to US 81 as a renumbering of
SH 2 Bypass. On September 16, 1960, the section from
SH 46 to I-35 was transferred to SH 46. The remainder of Loop 3 was cancelled on November 5, 1971, and removed from the highway system.
Loop 4
Loop 4 was located in
Hays County. It began at an intersection with the southbound frontage road of
I-35
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north of
Kyle. The route traveled due north into
Buda
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, where it became that city's Main Street. It had intersections with
FM 2770 and
RM 967 in the city. The route then traveled east before terminating at another junction with I-35.
Loop 4 was designated on September 26, 1939, as a renumbering of
SH 2 Loop. The original route branched off
US 81 north of Kyle and traveled northwest into Buda. The loop rejoined US 81 north of the city center. When I-35 was constructed, Loop 4 connected with the freeway at exits 217 (south of Buda) and 221 (north of Buda). Loop 4 was removed from the state highway system on May 27, 2004. The portion from I-35 exit 217 to downtown Buda was redesignated as an extension of
RM 967, while the segment from the intersection of RM 967 to the former northern terminus at exit 221 was transferred to the city of Buda's jurisdiction.
Loop 5
Loop 5 was located in
Kyle.
Loop 5 was designated on September 26, 1939, as a loop off US 81 through Kyle as a renumbering of SH 2 Loop. On September 23, 1950, Loop 5 was cancelled; much of the route was removed except a section along Center Street that was redesignated as Spur 5 (now RM 150).
Loop 6
Loop 6 was located in
Kirkland.
Loop 6 was designated on September 26, 1939, as a loop off US 370 (now US 287) through Kirkland as a renumbering of SH 5 Loop. On October 5, 1972, Loop 6 was cancelled and removed from the highway system due to a lack of traffic and completion of an extension of FM 1033 from Loop 6 to US 287.
Loop 7
Loop 7 encircles
Athens
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.
Loop 7 (1939)
A previous route numbered Loop 7 was designated on September 26, 1939, as a loop off
US 59 (now
US 96) through
Jasper
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as a renumbering of
SH 8 Spur. On June 12, 1945, the road was reassigned to old US 96 while the former route of Loop 7 became a portion of US 96. This Loop 7 was cancelled on January 26, 1965.
Beltway 8
Beltway 8, the Sam Houston Parkway, along with the Sam Houston Tollway, is the middle highway loop around
Houston
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.
Loop 8 (1939–1944)
A previous route numbered Loop 8 was designated in
Beaumont on September 26, 1939, running from US 59 (now
US 96) to
US 90, as a renumbering of
SH 8 Loop. Loop 8 was cancelled on January 18, 1944.
Loop 9
Loop 9 is mostly located in southern
Dallas County, with a small portion running through northern
Ellis County. The route is planned to be part of a much larger beltway that will encircle the entire
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
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.
Loop 9 was designated on June 29, 2017, from I-35E near
Red Oak to I-45 near
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Loop 9 (1969)
Loop 9 formerly encircled Dallas.
Loop 9 was designated on May 6, 1969, from then-proposed I-20 back to I-20 at or near Spur 408. On October 21, 1977, Loop 9 was cancelled and removed from the highway system.
Loop 10
Loop 10 was located in
Grapevine
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.
Loop 10 was designated on September 26, 1939, from SH 114 via Dallas Road to SH 121 as a renumbering of SH 114 Loop or SH 121 Loop. On April 25, 1960, Loop 10 was cancelled and removed from the highway system in exchange for creation of
Spur 103.
Loop 11
Loop 11 (Loop 11), also known locally as Beverly Loop, is located in northwestern
Wichita Falls.
Loop 11 begins at an intersection with
Bus. US 277 (Bus. US 277, Seymour Highway), about west of downtown. The road continues south of here as Beverly Drive. After about , the highway crosses the
Wichita River. The highway turns sharp to the northwest at Southwest Drive before intersecting
Farm to Market Road 367 (FM 367). After the intersection with FM 367, Loop 11 passes the Region 9 Education Center.
Loop 11 continues to the north, junctioning with Industrial Drive and Bus. US 287, crossing over a railway line. Near Maurine Street, the highway curves to the northeast, before turning back in a more north direction. Loop 11 has a junction with
US 287, a few miles southwest of
Sheppard Air Force Base
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/
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport. The highway passes near a retail center and turns east at Airport Drive before ending at
I-44
Interstate 44 (I-44) is an Interstate Highway in the central United States. Although it is nominally an east–west road as it is even-numbered, it follows a more southwest–northeast alignment. Its western terminus is in Wichita Falls, T ...
/
US 277/
US 281, with the road continuing east as
FM 890.
Loop 11 was designated in 1939, running from US 287 west of Wichita Falls southward along Beverly Drive to US 277 (10th Street). The highway was extended northward in 1968 when US 287 was relocated to the Northwest Freeway. In 2002, Loop 11 was extended northward and eastward to I‑44.
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Loop 12
Loop 12 encircles Dallas.
Loop 12 was designated on September 26, 1939, from US 175 north along Buckner Boulevard across US 80 to Buckner Orphans Home, and across US 67 to SH 114 near White Rock Lake as a renumbering of SH 40 Bypass. On June 23, 1942, the road was extended south to US 75. On August 3, 1943, the road was extended west to Ledbetter Drive and Cockrell Hill Road and north across US 80 to SH 183 near the approach to the Trinity River Bridge. Two months later the road was extended over SH 183 to US 77 at a traffic circle and east over then-SH 114 back to Loop 12, completing the loop around Dallas. On January 7, 1971, the road was rerouted over Spur 348 and a former section of SH 114; the former route of Loop 12 became
Spur 482.
Loop 13
Loop 13 is located in
San Antonio
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. Running along Military Drive and W.W. White Road, it served as the primary loop of San Antonio prior to the construction of
I-410.
Loop 14
Loop 14 is located in
Texarkana
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. The southern terminus of Loop 14 is at
US 82; from here, US 82 westbound runs along New Boston Road, while eastbound US 82 continues along Texas Boulevard.
Loop 14 runs north along Texas Boulevard before curving to the east. The northern terminus is at
US 71
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(
State Line Avenue
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) at the
Arkansas
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state line. The roadway continues into
Texarkana, Arkansas
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as Arkansas Boulevard.
Loop 14 was designated on September 26, 1939, along the current route, as a renumbering of
SH 47 Bypass. It is also the former routing of
US 59 through Texarkana.
Loop 15
Loop 15 is located in
Goldthwaite. It runs from US 183 to US 84.
Previously Loop 15 was designated on September 26, 1939, from SH 284 (now US 183) near the Bowie County Courthouse east to US 84 as a renumbering of SH 74A Business and SH 81 Business.
The Loop 15 designation was subsequently relocated and used for the short stretch of less than 1 mile from the courthouse square in the city of Goldthwaite to the intersection of US 84 in Mills County.
Loop 16
Loop 16 was located in El Paso.
Loop 16 was designated on September 26, 1939, from US 62 south along Wilmar Drive and Chelsea Drive to US 80 (now I-10) as a renumbering of SH 1 Loop. Two months later the road was rerouted on a new route to US 80 after it was found that securing the right-of-way for the original route was too expensive. On July 31, 1964, the road was extended to I-10, replacing a section of US 80 Alt. and all of Spur 1. Loop 16 was cancelled on June 26, 1974, and replaced by rerouted US 62 and US 85.
Loop 17
Loop 17 was located in
Karnes City.
Loop 17 was designated on September 26, 1939, from SH 123 north of Karnes City to old US 181 (now FM 1144) in Karnes City as a renumbering of SH 123 Loop. On June 21, 1990, Loop 17 was cancelled and transferred to Bus. SH 123.
Loop 19
Loop 19 is located in
Ringgold.
Loop 19 was designated on September 26, 1939, from US 82 in
Ringgold via Main Street and Sixth Street to US 81 as a replacement of SH 2 Loop.
Loop 20
Loop 20, also known as the
Bob Bullock Loop and Cuatro Vientos Road, is a highway loop that runs to the north and east of the city of
Laredo, Texas
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. Loop 20 extends from the
World Trade International Bridge at its northern point to Mangana-Hein Road at its southern point. The current route varies in construction from a 2-lane road (at its southernmost end) to a freeway with frontage roads (near the World Trade Bridge).
Loop 21
Loop 21 is located in
Spur
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.
Loop 21 was designated on May 19, 1942, from SH 70 east of Spur along Sixth Street and Burlington Avenue to SH 70 as a redesignation and extension of Spur 21.
Loop 23
Loop 23 was located in
Marlin
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Loop 23 was designated on November 30, 1978, as a loop off SH 6 in Marlin as a replacement of SH 6 after it was rerouted to bypass the town. On June 21, 1990, Loop 23 was cancelled and transferred to Bus. SH 6.
Loop 25
Loop 25 is located in
Langtry.
Loop 25 was designated on October 24, 1939, from US 90 through Langtry to US 90 as a redesignation and extension of Spur 25.
Loop 34
Loop 34 is located in
Chireno.
Loop 34 was designated on September 26, 1939, from SH 21 through Chireno to SH 21 as a replacement of SH 21 Loop.
Loop 36
Loop 36 is located in
Keltys.
Loop 36 was designated on September 26, 1939, from US 69 through Keltys to US 69 as a replacement of SH 40 Loop.
Loop 37
Loop 37 was located in
Avery.
Loop 37 was designated on September 26, 1939, as a loop off US 82 in Avery as a renumbering of SH 5 Loop. On June 21, 1990, Loop 37 was cancelled and transferred to Bus. US 82.
Loop 38
Loop 38 was located in
Bogata.
Loop 38 was designated on September 26, 1939, as a loop off US 271 in Bogata as a renumbering of SH 49 Bypass. On August 25, 1952, a 0.5 mile spur connection to SH 37 was added as Spur 38. Loop 38 was cancelled on June 21, 1990, and transferred to
Bus. US 271.
Loop 39
Loop 39 was located in
Merkel.
Loop 39 was designated on October 30, 1958, as a loop off
U.S. Route 80 (now
I-20 I20, I 20 or I-20 may refer to:
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) in
Merkel as a replacement for US 80 after it was rerouted. On June 21, 1990, Loop 39 was cancelled and transferred to
Business I-20-P.
Loop 40
Loop 40 is located northwest of
Midland.
Loop 40 was designated on May 29, 1991, from FM 1788 northwest of Midland east, north, and southwest to FM 1788 as a redesignation and extension of Spur 217.
Loop 42
Loop 42 is located in
Roaring Springs.
Loop 42 was designated on September 26, 1939, on from Second St and SH 70 north of to Poplar St and SH 70 southeast of Roaring Springs as a renumbering of SH 18 Spur.
Loop 43
Loop 43 is located in
Tatum.
Loop 43 was designated on September 26, 1939, from SH 43 though Tatum to SH 43 as a renumbering of SH 43 Loop.
Loop 44
Loop 44 was located in
Levelland.
Loop 44 was designated on September 25, 1939, as a loop off SH 24 in Levelland as a renumbering of SH 24 Loop. On March 9, 1951, the route was modified to run from SH 290 (now SH 114) to SH 51 (now US 385). Loop 44 was cancelled by district request on January 26, 1993, and transferred to Bus. SH 114.
Loop 46
Loop 46 is located in
Post
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.
Loop 46 was designated on September 26, 1939, from US 380 though Post to US 84 as a renumbering of SH 7 Loop.
Loop 47
Loop 47 is located in
Jolly.
Loop 47 was designated on May 21, 1979, from US 82 west of Jolly to US 82 east of Jolly.
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Loop 47 (1931)
Loop 47 was located in
Bovina.
Loop 47 was designated as a loop off US 60 in Bovina as a renumbering of SH 33 Loop. On July 1, 1941, Loop 47 was cancelled and transferred to Spur 122 (now FM 1731).
Loop 48
Loop 48 was located in
Canyon
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.
Loop 48 was designated on August 29, 1958, from US 87 near Canyon east and south to SH 217, east of US 87. On June 27, 2019, Loop 48 was cancelled and returned to the city of Canyon because West Texas A&M University has expanded across the road, which is partially inside the university property, and West Texas A&M will make improvements to the road.
Loop 49
Loop 49 (also called Toll 49) is a currently circular
freeway
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that, along with
I-20 I20, I 20 or I-20 may refer to:
* Interstate 20, a highway in the southeastern United States
* I-20 (form), a United States government document that provides supporting information for the issuance of a student visa or change of status
* I-20 (rap ...
, will encircle the city of
Tyler and serve other various communities in Northeast Texas upon its completion. Routing of the loop north of I-20 bypasses
Lindale to the west and passes by the west and south sides of Tyler south of I-20.
Loop 50
Loop 50 was located in
Burleson.
Loop 50 was designated on September 25, 1939, as a loop off SH 174 in Burleson with a spur to US 81. On May 31, 1957, the road was cancelled, with the Ellison Street section becoming part of Spur 50 (which was later rerouted off this alignment entirely, and was later cancelled); the remainder is now Commerce Street.
Loop 51
Loop 51 was located in
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.
Loop 51 was designated on September 25, 1939, as a loop off US 77 in Yoakum as a renumbering of SH 72 Bypass. On June 21, 1990, Loop 51 was cancelled and transferred to
Business Alternate US 77.
Loop 57
Loop 57 was located in
Conroe.
Loop 57 was designated on December 30, 1960, as a redesignation of Spur 57 when the southern terminus was moved to US 75 (now SH 75), forming a loop off US 75. On May 1, 1980, a section was transferred to SH 105 and the route was changed back to Spur 57.
Loop 60
Loop 60 is a business loop of
US 175 that serves the unincorporated community of
LaRue in
Henderson County. It begins at an intersection with US 175 west of LaRue. The highway travels in an eastern direction and intersects
FM 607 near the center of town, then turns south at CR 4350. Loop 60 continues to travel southward before ending at another intersection with US 175 southeast of LaRue.
Loop 60 was designated on September 29, 1939, along its current route.
Loop 61
Loop 61 was located in
Eustace
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.
Loop 61 was designated on September 25, 1939, as a loop off US 175 in Eustace. On June 21, 1990, by district request, a section from US 175 to FM 316 was removed from the highway system (this section is now Wheeler Street) and the remaining 0.1 mile section from FM 316 to US 175 became an extension of FM 316.
Loop 62
Loop 62 is located in
Rusk
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.
Loop 62 was designated on September 25, 1939, from US 69 through Rusk to US 69.
Loop 64
Loop 64 was located in
Dripping Springs. It was a former alignment of US 290.
Loop 66
Loop 66 was located in
Kilgore.
Loop 66 was designated on August 1, 1956, as a redesignation of Spur 66 when it was extended through Kilgore to SH 26. The route was signed as Bus. SH 26 rather than Loop 66. On June 14, 1968, Loop 66 was cancelled and removed from the highway system due to the completion of the rerouting of SH 42.
Loop 67
Loop 67 was located in
Ackerly.
Loop 67 was designated on October 24, 1941, as a redesignation of Spur 67 when it was extended to US 87 east of Ackerly. On January 29, 1953, a section was transferred to FM 2002. The remainder of Loop 67 was cancelled on April 1, 1954, and transferred to FM 2212.
Loop 68
Loop 68 was located in
Buna.
Loop 68 was designated on September 25, 1939, as a loop off US 59 in Buna as a renumbering of SH 8 Loop. On January 18, 1955, the route was changed to Spur 68 and modified to run from US 96 to SH 62.
Loop 70
Loop 70 is located in
Rockport.
Loop 70 was designated on September 25, 1939, as a loop off SH 35 in Rockport. Although Loop 70 was cancelled and transferred to Bus. SH 35 on June 21, 1990, it was restored on April 27, 1995, as a replacement of Bus. SH 35 after it was reassigned to a former routing of SH 35 when SH 35 was rerouted along FM 3036. On March 30, 2006, a section was removed and returned to Rockport and Loop 70 was rerouted on top of a section of FM 1069 to Bus. SH 35.
Loop 71
Loop 71 was designated on May 5, 1966, from US 183, to the grave site of
James Fannin, and northward and westward through the
La Bahia Mission area to US 183.
Loop 73
Loop 73 was located in
Sinton.
Loop 73 was designated on September 17, 1980, as a replacement for US 77 when it was rerouted north and west of Sinton. On June 21, 1990, Loop 73 was cancelled and transferred to Bus. US 77.
Loop 75
Loop 75 is located in
Lockney.
Loop 75 was designated on September 25, 1939, from US 70 through Lockney to US 70 as a renumbering of SH 28 Loop and SH 28 Spur. On June 22, 1944, a 0.4 mile spur connection to the Lockney business district was added (this became a portion FM 135 in 1951), but was signed as Loop 75. On January 20, 1964, the section along East 8th Street became a portion of
FM 378.
Loop 76
Loop 76 is the old route of US 87 through
O'Donnell
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, formed on September 26, 1939, as a renumbering of
SH 9 Loop.
Loop 77
Loop 77 was located in
Tulia.
Loop 77 was designated on September 25, 1939, from north of the SH 86/Loop 9 intersection to the First Street/US 87 intersection. On August 6, 1951, the section along Maxwell Street was transferred to FM 146. The remainder of Loop 77 was cancelled on September 24, 1963, and transferred to FM 1318.
Loop 79
Loop 79 is located in
Del Rio.
Loop 79 was designated on June 26, 2008, from US 277 via Del Rio to US 90. It serves as a bypass of Del Rio.
Loop 79 (1939)
The original Loop 79 was designated on September 25, 1939, from SH 117 (now SH 136/SH 207) via
Stinnett to SH 152 when SH 152 was rerouted off of this road. On June 22, 1990, Loop 79 was cancelled and transferred to
Bus. SH 152.
Loop 81
Loop 81 was located in
Aransas Pass.
Loop 81 was designated on October 24, 1939, as a loop off SH 35 in Aransas Pass as a replacement of SH 35 when it was rerouted. On June 21, 1990, Loop 81 was cancelled and transferred to
Bus. SH 35 (now Loop 90).
Loop 82
Loop 82 is located in
San Marcos.
The southern terminus of Loop 82 is at
Interstate 35
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(I-35) exit 204A; the route travels along Guadalupe Street to the north of the exit, while
Texas State Highway 123 begins in the other direction. At Grove Street, the route splits along a pair of one-way streets, with northbound traffic using LBJ Drive and southbound traffic using Guadalupe Street. Loop 82 crosses
Texas State Highway 80
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before the route turns to the east, with both directions using University Drive. The route passes San Marcos City Park and crosses the
San Marcos River
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, then passes through the eastern part of the
Texas State University
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campus as Aquarena Springs Drive. Loop 82 reaches its northern terminus at I-35 exit 206.
Loop 82 was designated on December 18, 1939, connecting with
U.S. Route 81 at both ends. It followed Waller, Colorado, Austin, and Hopkins Streets, the last of which was (for a time) signed as
Ranch to Market Road 12. After the decommissioning of US 81 south of
Fort Worth
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, the designation was amended in 1992 to indicate the current endpoints at I-35.
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Loop 83
Loop 83 is located in
Caldwell.
Loop 83 was designated on December 18, 1939, from SH 21 through Caldwell via Main Street and Buck Street to a point on SH 36.
Loop 84
Loop 84 is located in
Gruver. The route connects
SH 15 and
SH 136.
Loop 84 was designated on September 26, 1945, as a redesignation of Spur 84 when it was reassigned as a loop off
FM 289 (now SH 15). On September 14, 1951, a section was transferred to
FM 278 (now SH 136).
Loop 87
Loop 87 was located in
Zapata.
Loop 87 was designated on December 8, 1939, as a loop off US 83 in Zapata. On December 1, 1953, Loop 87 was eliminated from the highway system after US 83 was rerouted.
Loop 88
State Highway Loop 88 (Loop 88) is a state highway in
Lubbock County, Texas
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, that will form a bypass around the city of
Lubbock
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.
Loop 88 (1939)
The original Loop 88 was designated on December 8, 1939, as a loop off US 83 in
San Ygnacio. On June 21, 1990, Loop 88 was cancelled and transferred to Bus. US 83.
Loop 90
Loop 90 is located in
Aransas Pass.
Loop 90 was designated on April 27, 1995, as a loop off
Bus. SH 35 (former
SH 35), replacing a different
Bus. SH 35.
Loop 90 (1981)
The original Loop 90 was designated on June 23, 1981, as a loop off US 59 in
Livingston as a replacement for US 59 when it was rerouted. On June 21, 1990, Loop 90 was cancelled on June 21, 1990, and transferred to
Bus. US 59.
Loop 93
Loop 93 was located in
Sherman and
Denison.
Loop 93 was designated on June 8, 1984, from US 75 northeast to SH 75A (now SH 91) and Spur 503 in Denison as a replacement of US 75 when it was rerouted. On October 25, 1990, and transferred to Bus. US 75 (now SH 91 and Spur 503).
Loop 96
Loop 96 is located in
Talco.
Loop 96 was designated on April 30, 1959, from FM 71 via Sixth Street and Broad Street to US 271.
Loop 96 (1946)
Loop 96 was designated on October 15, 1946 (although officially designated as Spur 96) as a loop off Spur 96 through Prairie View A&M College. On July 9, 1951, the loop portion was officially designated as Loop 96. Loop 96 was cancelled on January 16, 1953, and redesignated as a loop connection of FM 1098, but FM 1098 was rerouted over the loop connection on September 29, 1976.
Loop 98
Loop 98 is located in
Kerrville.
Loop 98 was designated on April 29, 2010, from FM 1338 south and southeast to SH 16 as a redesignation of Spur 98.
References
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