Texas State Highway Loop 281

State Highway Loop 281
Route information
Length:	19.3 mi[1] (31.1 km)
Existed:	1960 – present
Major junctions
CCW end:	I-20 / US 259 / SH 322 at Longview
	SH 31 in Longview US 80 in Longview US 259 in Longview US 80 in Longview
CW end:	I-20 / FM 968 near Longview
Location
Counties:	Gregg, Harrison
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← Spur 280 Loop 282 →

State Highway Loop 281 or Loop 281 is a Texas state highway loop around the city of Longview. It runs from I-20 / US 259 / SH 322 in a clockwise direction back to I-20 near Longview. It is also known as Tomlinson Parkway in northern Longview.

History

Loop 281 was previously designated in 1957 on a route from US 82 / US 287 northwest to US 281 in Wichita Falls. The route was redesignated in 1959 as Loop 165 (modern-day US 287 Bus. and SH 240) "to avoid confusion with US 281 by the traveling public."^[1]

Counties and junctions

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Gregg	Longview			I-20 / US 259 / SH 322 south (Estes Pkwy) – Liberty City, Marshall, Kilgore	Interchange
				FM 2087 south (Sabine St)
				SH 31 – Kilgore	Interchange
				FM 2205 east (Jaycee Rd)
				FM 2206 west (Harrison Rd)
				US 80 (Marshall Ave) – White Oak, Hallsville
				FM 1845 (Pine Tree Rd)
				SH 300 north (Gilmer Rd)
				Spur 63 (McCann Rd)
				Spur 502 (Judson Rd)
				US 259 (Eastman Rd) – Ore City, Kilgore	Interchange
				Tryon Rd	Interchange
				FM 2208 (Alpine Rd)	Interchange
Harrison				US 80 (Marshall Ave) – Longview, Hallsville	Interchange
				I-20 / FM 968 (Gum Springs Rd) – Longview, Marshall	Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "State Highway Loop No. 281". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-11-01.