Texas State Highway 345
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 8.77 mi[1] (14.11 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1942 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
   I-69E / US 77 / US 83 in San Benito | |||
| North end: |
 FM 106 east of Rio Hondo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Cameron | |||
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State Highway 345 (SH 345) is a short spur route from Interstate 69E/U.S. Highway 77/U.S. Highway 83 in San Benito northeast to Rio Hondo in deep southern Texas. The route was designated in 1942.[1]
Route description
SH 345 begins at a junction with I-69E/US 77/US 83 in San Benito. The intersection is exit 19B off of I-69E and also serves as the northern terminus of Farm to Market Road 2520. It heads northeast from this junction as it continues through San Benito to an intersection with US 77 Bus. The highway continues through San Benito to the northeast to an intersection with FM 3462. Heading towards the northeast, the highway continues to a junction with FM 1561. SH 345 reaches its northern terminus at FM 106 just east of Rio Hondo and next to the Rio Hondo High School. The name of the highway throughout its entire length is Sam Houston Boulevard.[2]
Junction list
The entire highway is in Cameron County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| San Benito | 0.0 | 0.0 |  I-69E / US 77 / US 83 / FM 2520 south (Sam Houston Avenue) | Exit 19B (I-69E); northern terminus of FM 2520 | |
| 1.1 | 1.8 |  Bus. US 77 – Brownsville, Harlingen | |||
| 2.5 | 4.0 |  FM 3462 east (San Jose Ranch Road) – Bayview | Western terminus of FM 3462 | ||
| Villa del Sol | 5.8 | 9.3 |  FM 1561 east – Lozano | Western terminus of FM 1561 | |
| 8.8 | 14.2 | FM 106 (Colorado Avenue) / North Sam Houston Boulevard – Rio Hondo, Arroyo City | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 345". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- 1 2 Google (August 24, 2015). "Texas State Highway 345" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 24, 2015.