Texas State Highway 286

State Highway 286 marker

State Highway 286
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 15.209 mi[1] (24.477 km)
Existed: 1939 – present
Major junctions
South end: FM 70 at Chapman Ranch
  SH 358 at Corpus Christi
North end: I-37 at Corpus Christi
Highway system
SH 285US 287

State Highway 286 or SH 286 is a Texas state highway running from downtown Corpus Christi south to Chapman Ranch. The route was designated on its current route in 1939. Before 1939, this route was known as SH 96, and was proposed to be extended to the southwest to Riviera. It is also locally known as the "Crosstown Expressway"

History

The route from Corpus Christi to Chapman Ranch was originally designated as a portion of SH 96 as early as 1933.[2] The highway was redesignated to SH 286 in 1939.[1]

Route description

The route of SH 286 runs from FM 70 northward to I-37 in Corpus Christi in Nueces County.[1] The southern terminus is located in rural Nueces County at FM 70 south of Corpus Christi. The highway heads north with intersections at FM 2444 and FM 43 before turning to the northeast and crossing Oso Creek near Cabaniss Field Naval Air Station. SH 286 becomes a freeway south of SH 357 (Saratoga Boulevard). The freeway portion of the highway is known as the Crosstown Expressway. As the freeway heads to the northeast, it has an interchange with SH 358 (South Padre Island Drive). The freeway continues to the northeast from the interchange through downtown Corpus Christi. The freeway ends at I-37 to the west of Corpus Christi Bay.[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Nueces County. All exits are unnumbered.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Chapman Ranch FM 70
  FM 2444 (Staples Street)
  FM 43 (Weber Road)
Corpus ChristiSouth end of freeway
SH 357 (Saratoga Boulevard)
Holly Road
SH 358 Padre Island, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Gollihar Road
Horne Road
Tarlton Street / Port Avenue
Baldwin Boulevard
Morgan Avenue / 19th StreetAccess to Spohn Memorial Hospital
Laredo Street / Agnes Street
Lipan Street / Comanche StreetNorthbound exit, southbound entrance
Spur 407 (Leopard Street)Northbound exit, southbound entrance
I-37 / US 181 / Shoreline Boulevard San Antonio, Corpus Christi International Airport
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 286". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  2. Official Map of the Highway System of Texas (Map). Texas State Highway Department. 1933. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  3. Google (2008-03-11). "overview map of SH 286" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
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