Texas State Highway 97

State Highway 97 marker

State Highway 97
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 143.746 mi[1] (231.337 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
West end: BL I-35 in Cotulla
 
East end: US 90 in Waelder
Highway system
SH 96SH 98

State Highway 97 or SH 97 is a state highway running 143 miles (230 km) from Cotulla to Waelder in the U.S. state of Texas.

History

Texas Highway 97 in Jourdanton, the seat of Atascosa County, with the county annex building on the right

In 1926, SH 97 was originally planned as a route from Jourdanton to end at Pleasanton. By 1928, SH 97 extended south to Rio Grande City via Hebbronville and Tilden; by 1933, SH 97 was split into 2 sections, one from Rio Grande City to Hebbronville, and from Fowlerton to Pleasanton, with the possibility of these section being connected in the future. Because of the isolation of the southern stretch, that portion went unconstructed. The northern branch was slowly constructed, initially between Stockdale and Fowlerton by 1939. In 1942, a section of decommissioned SH 72 between Fowlerton and Cotulla was added. It was extended to its current terminus in Waelder in 1952, replacing the western portions of SH 200 and SH 3.

Major junctions

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
La SalleCotulla BL I-35Western terminus
FM 624
Los Angeles FM 469
McMullen  SH 72
  FM 1582
AtascosaCharlotte SH 85
FM 140
FM 1333
  Spur 162
Jourdanton SH 16
Pleasanton FM 3510
US 281 southWest end of US 281 overlap
US 281 northEast end of US 281 overlap
  I-37
  FM 1784
Wilson  FM 478
  FM 2505
  FM 3161
  FM 1344
Floresville Loop 181
US 181 southWest end of US 181 overlap
US 181 northEast end of US 181 overlap
  FM 539
  FM 1922
  US 87 northWest end of US 87 overlap
Stockdale
Bus. US 87
SH 123Interchange
SH 119
 
Bus. US 87
  FM 538
  FM 1347
Pandora FM 1107
GonzalesNixon US 87 south / SH 80 southEast end of US 87 overlap; West end of SH 80 overlap
FM 1681
  FM 1117
  SH 80 northEast end of SH 80 overlap
  FM 2292
Bebe FM 1682
Cost FM 466 westWest end of FM 466 overlap
FM 466 eastEast end of FM 466 overlap
Spur 95
  FM 108
  FM 1116
  US 183 south / SH 111West end of US 183 overlap
Gonzales
Bus. US 183
Spur 146

US 183 north / Alt. US 90 west
East end of US 183 overlap; West end of Alt. US 90 overlap

Bus. US 183
FM 794
Spur 131

Alt. US 90
East end of Alt. US 90 overlap
Spur 131
  SH 304
  FM 2814
  I-10
Waelder US 90 / FM 1115Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "State Highway No. 97". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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