Texas State Highway 186

State Highway 186 marker

State Highway 186
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 47.71 mi[1] (76.78 km)
Existed: by 1933 – present
Major junctions
West end:
I-69C / US 281 in Linn
  I-69E / US 77 in Raymondville
East end: Port Mansfield
Location
Counties: Hidalgo, Willacy
Highway system
SH 185SH 188

State Highway 186 (SH 186) is a state highway located in the Rio Grande Valley of the U.S. state of Texas. The route connects US 281 (Future I-69C) to the Gulf of Mexico at Port Mansfield.[1][2][3]

Route description

SH 186 begins in the Hidalgo County community of Linn at an intersection with US 281 (Future I-69C); the roadway to the west of this junction is designated FM 1017.[2] The route travels to the southeast, passing a section of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, before turning to a more easterly path and crossing into Willacy County. SH 186 runs along Hidalgo Avenue in Raymondville, where it crosses I-69E / US 77. Continuing to the east, the highway passes to the south of the city of San Perlita before turning to the northeast and passing through an unincorporated section of the county. In Port Mansfield, SH 186 intersects the short FM 606 near its eastern terminus; the highway continues one block past this point before ending at Laguna Madre.[3]

History

SH 186 was designated by 1933 along a route from Linn to San Perlita. In 1973, the portion of SH 186 from San Perlita southward was transferred to FM 2209. SH 186 was extended to its current eastern terminus in Port Mansfield in 1990, replacing Farm to Market Road 497.[1][4][5]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
HidalgoLinn US 281 Edinburg, FalfurriasWestern terminus; continues as FM 1017, future I-69C
  FM 493 Hargill
Willacy  FM 88 Monte Alto
  FM 1015 Lasara
  FM 1425
  FM 1761
  FM 1834
Raymondville
Bus. US 77
I-69E / US 77 Harlingen, KingsvilleI-69E exit 48.
  FM 2099
  FM 2209 San Perlita
  FM 1420 Willamar
  FM 3142 San Perlita
Port Mansfield FM 606 (Bayshore Dr.)
North Shore Dr.Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 186". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 445. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 475. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 2209". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 497". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
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