Texas State Highway Spur 371

State Highway Spur 371 marker

State Highway Spur 371
General Hudnell Drive
Route information
Length: 1.778 mi[1] (2.861 km)
Existed: 1962 – present
Major junctions
South end: Billy Mitchell Drive in Kelly Field Annex
North end: US 90 in San Antonio
Highway system
← Loop 370Loop 372 →

Spur 371 is a 1.778-mile (2.861 km) limited-access spur route in the U.S. state of Texas in San Antonio. Spur 371 follows General Hudnell Drive from the former Kelly Air Force Base to U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) southwest of Downtown San Antonio. The highway provides access to the Kelly USA industrial park.

Route description

Spur 371 begins at Billy Mitchell Boulevard at the former boundary of Kelly Air Force Base and heads towards the northeast as a limited-access highway. The highway's northern terminus at US 90 only facilitates traffic from northbound Spur 371 to eastbound US 90 and from westbound US 90 to southbound Spur 371.[2]

History

Spur 371 was designated in 1962 to provide access to Kelly Field from US 90 on the southwest side of San Antonio.[1]

The highway is named after Major General William Thomas Hudnell (1908–1986), who served as commander of the San Antonio Air Materiel Area (later the San Antonio Air Logistics Center) at the former Kelly Air Force Base, from 1960 to 1965.[3]

Exit list

The entire route is in San Antonio, Bexar County. All exits are unnumbered.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0Billy Mitchell BoulevardSouthern terminus; at-grade intersection
0.30.5Cupples Road to Quintana RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
0.71.1Frio City RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
1.01.6Quintana Road – Kelly Field AnnexSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
1.7782.861 US 90 eastNorthern terminus; northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 371". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  2. ↑ Google (2008-02-22). "overview map of Spur 371" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  3. ↑ "Official USAF biography of William Thomas Hudnell". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12.
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