Texas State Highway 36

State Highway 36 marker

State Highway 36
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 343.1 mi[1] (552.2 km)
Existed: 1919 – present
Major junctions
South end: FM 1495 in Freeport
  I-69 / US 59 in Rosenberg
I-10 near Sealy
I-35 in Temple
North end:
Bus. US 83 in Abilene
Highway system
SH 35I-37
SH 220SH 221SH 222

State Highway 36 runs from Freeport to Abilene. It was designated as The 36th Division Memorial Highway between Cameron and Sealy by the Texas Legislature in 1985.

History

SH 36 was originally proposed in 1919 as a route from Freeport to Goldthwaite. By 1926, the section from Temple to Goldthwaite had been SH 108A and SH 74, while SH 36 had been shortened to end in Temple. By 1933, SH 36 extended northwest to Hamilton. By 1935, the route was extended yet again to its current terminus in Abilene. By 1939, SH 36 had been rerouted over State Highway 221 south of Temple. It has run on its current course since 1946, with only minor route changes to bypass Brenham, Temple, and Freeport.

SH 36A was a spur route of SH 36 spltting off at Cameron and traveling east to Hearne. By 1926, the route had been renumbered as SH 69. It was instead redesignated on an alternate routing just south of Temple, serving the town of Heidenheimer. By 1936, the route had been renumbered State Highway 221.

SH 36B was a spur route of the original SH 36, splitting off at Lampasas and travelling southeast to Georgetown. By 1926, it had been renumbered as part of SH 74.

Proposed Future Alternate 36

A group calling itself the Highway 36A Coalition has proposed a new highway (tentatively titled Highway 36A) which would run between Highway 36 at Pleak and another planned route in Waller County (the proposed Prairie Parkway), ultimately connecting to Texas State Highway 6 north of Hempstead. According to the Coalition, the new highway would be limited access (along with improvements to the existing Highway 36 between Freeport and Pleak) and provide a western bypass of the Greater Houston area (as well as a new hurricane evacuation corridor).[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
BrazoriaFreeport FM 1495 Surfside Beach, Quintana County Park, Quintana Beach, Bryan Beach, Port Freeport, Brazos HarborSouth end of SH 288 overlap
SH 288 north Freeport, AngletonInterchange; north end of SH 288 overlap
 bridge over Brazos River
  FM 2004 north / FM 2611 south Lake Jackson, Angleton, Houston
Brazoria FM 521 west WadsworthSouth end of FM 521 overlap
SH 332 east / FM 521 east Clute, Lake JacksonNorth end of FM 521 overlap
  FM 522 south
West Columbia
Bus. SH 35 (17th Street) Sweeny, Bay City, Angleton, Business District
SH 35 Pledger, Angleton, Business District, Varner-Hogg State Historic Site
Damon FM 1462 east Rosharon, Brazos Bend State Park
Fort BendGuy FM 1994 north
  FM 442 west Boling
Needville FM 360 north Needville
FM 1236 south – Business District, Historic Downtown
  FM 361 south Fairchild
Pleak FM 2218 north Richmond
Rosenberg I-69 / US 59 Victoria, Houston
FM 1640 (Avenue I)

Alt. US 90 east (Avenue H) / FM 723 north Fulshear, Richmond, Historic Downtown District
South end of Alt. US 90 overlap
Spur 529 south Wharton

Alt. US 90 west Eagle Lake
North end of Alt. US 90 overlap
Spur 10 south
  FM 1489 Simonton
AustinWallis FM 1952 south Tavener
FM 1093 east FulshearSouth end of FM 1093 overlap
SH 60 south Wharton
  FM 1093 west Eagle LakeNorth end of FM 1093 overlap
Sealy FM 3013 west Eagle Lake
I-10 Columbus, San Antonio, HoustonI-10 exit 720
Loop 350 north (South Circle) to US 90
Loop 350 south (North Circle) to US 90
FM 1094 west New Ulm
FM 2187 west
  FM 331 north Burleigh
  FM 949 west Cat Spring
Bellville FM 2429 south Cat Spring
SH 159 east HempsteadSouth end of SH 159 overlap
FM 1456 east (North Bell Street) – Buckhorntraffic circle around Austin County Courthouse
SH 159 west La GrangeNorth end of SH 159 overlap
  Loop 497 KenneyInterchange
 Hall Roadinterchange
  Loop 497 Kenney
WashingtonBrenham FM 109 south Industry

US 290 east / Bus. SH 36 north – Downtown Brenham, Houston
interchange; south end of US 290 overlap; south end of freeway
Lubbock Street / Industrial BoulevardNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
FM 389 Blinn College, Industrial Park
Old Mill Creek Road

US 290 west / Bus. US 290 east Austin, Brenham
interchange; north end of US 290 overlap; north end of freeway
FM 577 south

Bus. SH 36 south Brenham
Interchange; no southbound entrance
  FM 390 Gay Hill, Burton, Independence
Quarry FM 1948 south Somerville Dam and Reservoir
BurlesonSomerville FM 1361 east
Lyons FM 60 east Snook, College StationSouth end of FM 60 overlap
FM 60 west Lake Somerville Birch Creek UnitNorth end of FM 60 overlap
  FM 976 west Deanville, Lake Somerville State Park Birch Creek Unit
Caldwell FM 166 east – Tunis
Loop 83 (Buck Street) – Business District
SH 21 Bastrop, Bryan
  FM 1363 west Chriesman
MilamMilano US 79 north / US 190 east HearneSouth end of US 79 / US 190 overlap, future I-14
FM 3242 north
US 79 south RockdaleNorth end of US 79 overlap
  US 77 south RockdaleSouth end of US 77 overlap
  FM 2095 east Gause, Hearne
Cameron US 77 north (North Travis Avenue) RosebudNorth end of US 77 overlap
FM 1600 south (North Crockett Avenue)
FM 2269 north
  FM 845 east
Pettibone FM 486 south Thorndale
Buckholts FM 1915 southSouth end of FM 1915 overlap
FM 1915 northNorth end of FM 1915 overlap
BellRogers FM 2184 north – New Colonysouth end of FM 2184 overlap
FM 437 Davilla, Holland, Zabcikville
FM 2184 south – Joe Leenorth end of FM 2184 overlap
 
Bus. US 190 west
  FM 436 Little River-AcademyInterchange; no direct southbound exit (signed at FM 93)
  FM 93 BeltonInterchange
 
Bus. US 190 east
  FM 3117 east – Oscar
Temple SH 95 south / Loop 363 north to I-35 north Waco, TaylorInterchange; south end of Loop 363 overlap
Spur 290 north Templeinterchange; south end of freeway
To Spur 290 (1st Street) / 5th Street
FM 1741 (31st Street)Access to Scott & White Memorial Hospital
57th Street / Thornton Lane
I-35 (US 190 west) Waco, AustinNorth end of US 190 overlap, future I-14; I-35 exit 299
Wildflower LaneSouthbound exit only
FM 2305 Lake Beltoninterchange; north end of freeway
SH 53 east / Loop 363 north to I-35 TempleNorth end of Loop 363 overlap
SH 317 Belton, MoodyInterchange
  FM 2409 north – White Hall
Coryell  SH 236 north / FM 1114 south The Grove, McGregor, Mother Neff State Park
  FM 184 south
Flat FM 931 – Leon Junction
  FM 1829 north Mound
Gatesville FM 107 east Moody

Bus. SH 36 west Gatesville
US 84 Evant, WacoInterchange
  FM 929 – Coryell City, Woodman State Jail, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hughes Unit
 
Bus. SH 36 east (State School Road) / FM 215
Interchange
  FM 182 north Turnersville
  FM 2955 north Pancake
Jonesboro FM 217 east Mosheim
Hamilton FM 1602 north Fairy
Hamilton SH 22 east Meridianeast end of SH 22 overlap
US 281 (Rice Street) Lampasas, Evant, Stephenville, Hicowest end of SH 22 overlap
FM 218 west Pottsville, Goldthwaite
ComancheSiloam FM 1702 Energy, Dublin
Gustine Loop 130 west (Speed Street North)
Loop 130 east (Main Street East)
  FM 1476 – Pettit, Newburg, Proctor
  US 67 north / US 377 north Stephenvilleeast end of US 67/US 377 overlap
Comanche SH 16 Goldthwaite
US 67 south / US 377 south Brownwoodwest end of US 67/ US 377 overlap
FM 1689 west Sidney, May
FM Spur 2247 east (West Wrights Avenue)
  FM 589 west Sidney
  FM 588 north – Beattie
Stag Creek FM 1477 southeast end of FM 1477 overlap
  FM 1477 north – Sipe Springswest end of FM 1477 overlap
EastlandChuckville FM 587 east De Leon, Carbon
Rising Star US 183
  FM 583 south
  FM 569 north
  FM 374 easteast end of FM 374 overlap
  FM 374 westwest end of FM 374 overlap
CallahanCross Plains SH 206 to SH 279 Brownwood, Coleman, Cisco
  FM 2707 south
Rowden FM 2287 east
  US 283 Coleman, Baird
Denton FM 604 – Oplin, Clyde
  FM 603 north Eula
  FM 1178 south – Dudley
  FM 1750 north Potosi
TaylorAbilene FM 18 east Clyde
Loop 322 to I-20 / US 83 / US 84interchange
FM 1750 south (Oldham Lane) Potosi

Bus. US 83 (Treadaway Boulevard) Winters, Coleman, Anson
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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