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82-451: The toll road has two lanes in each direction with major interchanges at Sienna Parkway, State Highway 6, Lake Olympia Parkway, and FM 2234, and a connection, albeit not seamless, with Beltway 8 . There are Toll Plazas between every interchange in FBCTRA territory. Originally, a main toll plaza was located north of FM 2234 with ramp tollbooths at FM 2234 and Lake Olympia Parkway. Another toll plaza

164-470: A state highway maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), runs mostly along the frontage roads of the tollway, only using the main lanes where they are free: between Interstate 45 (I-45, North Freeway ) and Interstate 69 / US Highway 59 (I-69/US 59, Eastex Freeway ); and between US 90 (Crosby Freeway) and I-10 ( Baytown-East Freeway ). The main lanes elsewhere are

246-417: A connector route between Chilton and Marlin (previously unnumbered; originally designated on August 9, 1926). On September 7, 1943, the route was extended east to the town of Marquez . The route became the western extension of SH 7 on July 15, 1948. State Highway 143 was proposed on November 26, 1929, as a spur from SH 5 to Channing . On November 30, 1932, SH 143 extended south to Dimmitt , and SH 5

328-583: A highway from the southwest corner of I-610 in Houston (where North Braeswood and I-610 meet). A section of frontage roads (later part of Hillcroft Avenue in Houston) was constructed in the late 1960s/early 1970s (date unknown) south of the proposed Beltway 8 ( Sam Houston Tollway ), south of Harris County adjacent to the Chasewood and Willow Park II subdivisions in northeast Fort Bend County. Originally planned as either

410-438: A new SH 145 was proposed as a spur from SH 24 south to the town of Princeton . The route was redesignated as Spur 73 on September 26, 1939. The route became part of FM 75 on April 15, 1943, but this section was given to the city of Princeton on February 28, 2019. State Highway 157 was designated on March 19, 1930, as a more direct route between Breckenridge and Throckmorton . It was a renumbering of SH 67A. The route became

492-486: A renumbering of SH 36B. On January 21, 1924, the road was rerouted directly from San Saba to Lometa, with the section of the old route from San Saba to Goldthwaite canceled and the remainder of the old route designated as SH 74A. On June 5, 1933, the section from near the Burnet/Williamson county line to Georgetown was redesignated as SH 195. SH 74 was extended south to SH 29 at Liberty Hill instead. In 1935, US 190

574-443: A renumbering of a section of SH 6 when it was rerouted further west. On August 28, 1991, SH 69 extended east to I-20, replacing part of US 80 which was decommissioned west of Dallas . The route was renumbered SH 112 on September 14, 1992, due to numerous thefts of the highway signs. State Highway 74 has been designated twice. It was first designated on August 21, 1923, on a route from Brady through Lampasas to Georgetown as

656-463: A route from Sugar Land southeast to Alvin . On June 25, 1930, it extended southeast to Galveston over part of SH 58. SH 38 Spur was designated on April 25, 1933, to Sugarland. On September 26, 1939, this routing became the southern extension of SH 6 when it was rerouted around the western side of Houston. SH 38 Spur was renumbered Spur 58 . SH 38A was designated on February 27, 1919, from Ladonia to Paris . On August 21, 1923, this route

738-576: A spur from US 77 to the Monument Hill State Historic Site. The route was redesignated as Spur 92 on May 9, 1940. The SH 167 designation was assigned on December 13, 2012, as a temporary state highway from SH 267 , to US 67/US 377. At 230 feet, it was the shortest main state highway in Texas. The route was eliminated in 2013, when the US 67 relief route was completed. State Highway 169

820-523: Is detected, it notifies the closest law enforcement officer to investigate. At this time, Precinct 5 Constables and Harris County Sheriff's Office are being notified, but Houston Police Department has shown interest and wishes to be included to be notified. The total number of cameras that are planned for the system is 35. A previous route numbered Loop 8 was designated on September 25, 1939, in Beaumont, running from US 59 (later US 96, after

902-545: Is in Harris County . All exits are unnumbered. Texas State Highway 122 Below is a list and summary of some of the deleted state highways (i.e., those with no current routing) as outlined by the Texas Department of Transportation designation files, indicated by having zero current mileage. State Highway 1 ran from El Paso through Dallas to Texarkana . It was the first highway designated in 1917. In 1926,

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984-469: The 1939 redescription of the highway system ) at Gladys Street via Gulf Street, North Street, and Fourth Street to US 90 as a renumbering of SH 8 Loop . This route was cancelled on January 18, 1944. Houston, known for its fast population growth, began planning for a second beltway in the 1950s (the first was the I-610 loop, created between the 1950s and the 1970s). The beltway was designated as part of

1066-696: The Hardy Toll Road (basically a reliever for I-45 between downtown Houston and Montgomery County ) and the Sam Houston Tollway, which would be the main lanes of the Beltway. Shortly after the referendum, the Harris County Commissioners Court created the HCTRA to administer the construction and operation of the new road system. Then-County Judge Jon Lindsay is generally credited with shepherding

1148-558: The United States Highway System was designated, with US 80 colocated from El Paso to Dallas and US 67 from Dallas to Texarkana. On September 26, 1939, the dual designations were removed, leaving SH 1 only on a small stretch west of Dallas. This section was redesignated as Loop 260 on August 20, 1952. Since that time, the number "may only be assigned by the Executive Director of the Texas Department of Transportation or

1230-590: The Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road to Sienna Parkway. FBCTRA began construction on an overpass over Hwy 6 in February 2015 and opened in March 2017. On February 26, 2015, SH 122 was removed from the state highway system as the section south of SH 6 was constructed by the FBCTRA, not by TXDOT. Currently, the FBCTRA is constructing an expansion to Sienna Ranch Road west of Sienna Parkway. The extension to Sienna Ranch Road

1312-498: The Houston area. The inner beltway, I-610 , lies mostly within Houston (except for an approximate two-mile (3.2 km) stretch that runs through the City of Bellaire ), and the outer beltway, SH 99 (Grand Parkway), is currently partially complete. Like other toll roads in the Houston area , the speed limit is 65 mph (105 km/h). The longest free section of main lanes is on

1394-455: The Oklahoma border. The second route was designated on February 23, 1983, on a route from Pleasanton east to Karnes City . The route was never constructed, and was cancelled on October 31, 1996. State Highway 120 was designated on February 14, 1927, as a connector route between Aspermont and Newcastle as a renumbering of the duplicate Texas State Highway 107 . In March 1929, the road

1476-489: The Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge, and moving in a clockwise direction, mainlane counts are as follows: A number of cameras are located at toll booths to record license plate information to a database and send a ticket for toll violations via mail. Recently, this system has been upgraded to alert local authorities if a vehicle has been flagged for any reason, including AMBER Alerts . When a flagged vehicle

1558-678: The Sam Houston Tollway, a toll road owned and operated by the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA). East of Houston, the tollway crosses the Houston Ship Channel on the Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge , a toll bridge ; this forms a gap in Beltway ;8 between I-10 (Baytown-East Freeway) and State Highway 225 (SH 225, La Porte Freeway). Beltway 8 is the intermediate beltway in

1640-689: The State Highway 122 designation was removed from the section north of State Highway 6 , as this section would be constructed by the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority (FBCTRA). After fulfilling prudent feasibility studies and careful planning, Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority (FBCTRA) broke ground and began the construction phase in July 2003. The Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road opened August 30, 2004. Harris County Commissioners' Court approved an approximate five-mile (8 km) extension of

1722-531: The Transportation Commission." State Highway 2 was designated in 1917, running from Wichita Falls southeast to Fort Worth . The route then split in two at Waco , with one branch travelling southwest through Austin and San Antonio before ending at Laredo , while the eastern branch traveled southeast through Houston , ending at Galveston . The eastern branch was transferred to SH 6 on August 21, 1923, to avoid having two separate highways with

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1804-656: The West Loop Extension or the Bay City Freeway, the proposed freeway was cancelled in 1979 although remnants of the freeway exist (an extension of South Post Oak between West Bellfort and North/South Braeswood, along with a section of the Fort Bend Tollway between Beltway 8 and West Fuqua in Fort Bend County). Although the 1979 cancellation has ended TxDOT's highway proposal, Fort Bend County had an interest in

1886-493: The form of exact change) continued on the HCTRA maintained segment, the Fort Bend Toll Road until May 2017. The only valid payments on both segments of the toll road include HCTRA's EZ TAG , NTTA 's TollTag , TxDOT's TxTAG and two out-of-state toll tags: K-TAG from Kansas (since May 2017) and Pikepass from Oklahoma (since May 2019) On March 31, 2014, the FBCTRA opened a 1.8 mile, four-lane southern extension of

1968-459: The freeway-to-freeway interchanges at the Baytown-East, Gulf and Southwest Freeways. The frontage roads are generally continuous, and allow for slower free travel along the tolled segments. Only one break exists in the frontage roads; there are also several locations where one must turn to stay on them: The lane count is for mainlanes only, unless otherwise noted. Starting at the north end of

2050-627: The north side of Houston, stretching from Ella Boulevard east to Mesa Drive. This is maintained by TxDOT east of roughly the Hardy Toll Road interchange. This particular free section has remained untolled since its 1969 opening because of accessibility to George Bush Intercontinental Airport . It includes the interchanges with I-69 / US 59 (Eastex Freeway), John F. Kennedy Boulevard, the Hardy Toll Road, and I-45 (North Freeway). Three shorter free sections also exist: These all exist in order to allow federal funding to have been used to build

2132-477: The northern extension of SH 14 . [REDACTED] The route was again designated on March 31, 1955, on an existing route from Lubbock west through Levelland to the New Mexico state line as a renumbering of SH 290 , to match the numbering of New Mexico State Road 116 (NM 116), which was renumbered from NM 92 that same day "for the convenience of the traveling public". This route became

2214-514: The northern extension of SH 6 on September 6, 1945. State Highway 162 was designated on March 19, 1930, as a spur from SH 12 (now US 59) south to the Fannin Battleground State Historic Site as a renumbering of part of SH 12, which was rerouted to bypass the Fannin Battleground State Historic Site. The route was redesignated as Spur 91 (now PR 27) on May 9, 1940. State Highway 167 was designated on October 21, 1931, as

2296-486: The opening 80-minute set. The band Huey Lewis and the News performed at the ceremony. The segment between US 290 and I-45 opened on July 8, 1990. The project was on schedule and $ 133 million (equivalent to $ 274 million in 2023 ) under budget. Despite recent speculation about the possibility of the Sam Houston Tollway being sold by HCTRA to a private firm, the Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to keep

2378-518: The opening of West Belt Drive and Roark Road, two surface streets, in the mid-1970s. Efforts to construct a bridge over the Houston Ship Channel were stymied until the Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA) was able to do so as a toll facility in the late 1970s. As a result, the section of Beltway 8 from I-10 to SH 225 on the east side of Houston was removed from the state highway system on July 24, 1978. The Jesse H. Jones Memorial Bridge

2460-409: The opening of the segment of Beltway 8 between I-10 (Katy Freeway) and US 290. On July 7, 1990, a ceremony, called Road Party II, took place for the opening of the section of Beltway 8 between I-45 (North Freeway) and US 290, the final segment. Organizers had planned for a crowd of 100,000. KLOL , a radio station, sponsored the event. Jerry Lightfoot & The Essential Band did

2542-553: The planned segment of SH 99 that will be built to the south. In the future, South Post Oak Road/Chimney Rock Road will be a part of the Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road. Beltway 8 Beltway 8 ( BW8 ), the Sam Houston Parkway , along with the Sam Houston Tollway , is an 88-mile (142 km) beltway around the city of Houston, Texas , United States, lying entirely within Harris County . Beltway 8,

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2624-466: The portion of SH 177 from SH 35 to Blessing was restored. The route was redesignated as Spur 93 (later FM 1727, now FM 616) on May 9, 1940. State Highway 181 was designated on November 30, 1932, as a spur from Gary City east to US 59. This road was SH 8A before March 19, 1930, and this highway was erroneously omitted from the March 19, 1930 state highway log. The route became the eastern extension of FM 999 on June 29, 1950. State Highway 187

2706-470: The portion south of Panhandle replacing the duplicate SH 102 , which already existed elsewhere. On February 21, 1928, it extended to Perryton . On March 19, 1930, SH 117 extended to the Oklahoma border, replacing part of SH 136 (which was concurrent with SH 117 from Stinnett to Perryton). The route was renumbered as SH 15 on October 26, 1954, to coordinate with OK 15, which the highway became after crossing

2788-600: The proposed Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road project. While the primary corridor was constructed by the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority, the extension was built by the Harris County Toll Road Authority and provides a connection from the Fort Bend County line at Beltway 8 to, currently, US Highway 90 Alternate, and in the future to the existing Post Oak Road at West Bellfort—near the southwest corner of I-610. In October 2019, HCTRA began to examine plans for

2870-416: The referendum from its infancy to its passage, along with the implementation of the plan for the roadway. During the public information campaign leading up to the referendum, the county government published brochures stating that the toll roads would become free once their construction costs had been recouped, but the tolls were not removed after the tollways were paid off. In 1989, The Bangles performed at

2952-559: The roadway project since 1984. On March 29, 1988, the parkway was officially designated by TxDOT as State Highway 122 —stretching from Beltway 8 to the Grand Parkway ( SH 99 ). Environmental and feasibility studies were conducted during the next 10 years. In November 2000, citizens of Fort Bend County approved a $ 140 million bond issue to support revenue bond financing for construction of the Parkway and Westpark projects. On February 27, 2003,

3034-412: The route extended southwest to Ennis . On August 21, 1923, the sections south of Kaufman and north of Greenville were cancelled. On December 17, 1923, this route was cancelled, as it became the northern extension of SH 34. The route was re-designated as a spur from SH 43 to Beckville . On October 20, 1924, this route became part of rerouted SH 8 . The route was re-designated on January 22, 1930, on

3116-421: The route was removed from the state highway list, but was still designated. On August 27, 1935, the route, which was not on the state highway list, was upgraded to a state highway, and renumbered to SH 222. State Highway 129 was designated on January 16, 1928, as a connector route between Brownwood and Rising Star . It was co-located with US 283 in 1934. The co-designation was removed on July 23, 1934, and

3198-451: The route was rerouted to the Army Camp near Palacios from Bay City. The eastern portion was rerouted through Alvin between Angleton and Galveston. on February 20, 1929, the section from Ganado to Midfield was restored as a state highway, with no number, and this was eliminated on March 19, 1930. On June 25, 1930, the route was truncated to end at Alvin as the route from Alvin to Galveston

3280-457: The route was transferred to SH 57 (now US 57 ). State Highway 88 was designated on August 21, 1923, as a route across the Texas Panhandle from Clarendon north to the Oklahoma border near Spearman , as a renumbering of SH 33B. On March 28, 1927, the section from Spearman to Pampa was cancelled. On January 18, 1935, SH 88 extended south to Turkey. On July 15, 1935, this extension

3362-399: The route was transferred to SH 23 when it was rerouted further east. State Highway 133 was designated on April 25, 1928, between Moss Hill and Beaumont . The route was still not built by 1933, and was removed as a state highway on July 12, 1933, and reassigned as an eastward extension of SH 105. This section of SH 105 was cancelled on July 15, 1935, as the road was not built. This road

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3444-474: The route was truncated, so that its east end was in Graham. On November 14, 1935, a section from Brad to Strawn was added, but this did not happen until 1938/1939, when SH 89 between Strawn and Weatherford was surfaced. On June 16, 1936, the section from Graham to Brad was restored, connecting the sections. The route was transferred to SH 24, which was rerouted west, and SH 16 (originally planned to be SH 81), which

3526-468: The same number. The western route was assigned the US 81 routing in 1926. The co-designation with US 81 was dropped completely on September 26, 1939. State Highway 13 was designated in 1917, running through the Texas Panhandle along the Ozark Trail . It generally referenced the routing due west from Amarillo to the New Mexico state line. In 1926, US 66 was co-located along the route. The co-designation

3608-473: The section from Gonzales to Hallettsville was minimally maintained, and the section east of Hallettsville remained unbuilt. On May 29, 1941, the path east of Hallettsville was rerouted back to Eagle Lake , replacing SH 253 (the route to Wharton was never built). This entire route was cancelled on March 28, 1952: the section from Gonzales to Eagle Lake was transferred to US 90A and the section from SH 80 to Gonzales became an extension of SH 97 . The second route

3690-482: The segment from US 90 Alternate to I-610 utilizing the original 2003 schematics. However, as of October 2020, the Harris County Commissioners Court put the Fort Bend Toll Road extension to I-610 on hold. In July 2008, cash collection was discontinued on the Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road (maintained by FBCTRA). In 2015, FBCTRA replaced the Plazas and repositioned them to be on the road between interchanges. Cash collection (in

3772-537: The state highway system, reusing the Loop ;8 number, on May 7, 1969. Because the proposed route had been referred to locally as the Outer Belt, and Harris County used similar nomenclature for segments of the route, the designation was changed to Beltway 8 on July 31, 1969. It is the only state highway loop to bear the "Beltway" designation. The beltway's construction was done in a piecemeal fashion, beginning with

3854-500: The tollway in the hands of HCTRA. On September 3, 2007, the toll increased by $ 0.25 system wide with some exceptions. On February 26, 2011, construction of the main lanes between I-69/US 59 (Eastex Freeway) and US 90 (Crosby Freeway) was completed, thus completing the entire beltway system. This section was originally set to be completed between 2007 and 2009, but funding issues delayed its completion. The project cost $ 400 million (equivalent to $ 552 million in 2023 ) and

3936-462: The western extension of SH 114 on December 14, 1977, and NM 116 was renumbered NM 114 . State Highway 117 has been designated twice. The first route was designated on July 13, 1926, from Spearman via Plemons to the Canadian River. On July 26, 1926, it extended to the 6666 Ranch, with the intention of extending it to Panhandle . On March 28, 1927, it extended to Claude , with

4018-430: Was cancelled that day. This route became Business State Highway 158-B in 2011 when it was rerouted. State Highway 69 has been designated twice. It was first designated on August 21, 1923, from Cameron to Hearne as a renumbering of SH 36A. By 1933, it received a co-designation with US Route 190. The state designation was removed on September 26, 1939. The second designation was on August 4, 1971, near Eastland as

4100-452: Was cancelled. State Highway 52 was designated on August 21, 1923, from Hedley through Wellington to the Oklahoma border as a renumbering of a section of SH 13. The March 19, 1930, log only showed the section from Wellington to Oklahoma, but erroneously omitted the section from Wellington to Hedley. On November 30, 1932, the section of SH 52 from Wellington to Hedley was put back on the state highway log. The section west of Wellington

4182-460: Was cancelled. On April 19, 1938, SH 88 was extended back to Turkey . On May 24, 1938, the route became the northern extension of then-SH 18 (now SH 70). State Highway 106 was designated on May 4, 1925, as a route from Crockett to Corrigan in East Texas. On September 7, 1927, the route was extended southeast to reach Woodville , and was completed by 1936. On September 26, 1939, the route

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4264-434: Was co-located with the highway from Brady to Lampasas.On July 15, 1935, the section from SH 195 to Liberty Hill was canceled. This section was restored on April 28, 1937 (and is on the March 1, 1936, map). The co-designation was removed on September 26, 1939, leaving the section from Lampasas to Liberty Hill. This section was replaced by US 183 on May 23, 1951, when its route was adjusted through Texas. The second designation

4346-425: Was codesignated with US 290 , and the codesignation was removed on September 26, 1939. State Highway 197 was designated on August 16, 1933, as a more direct route between Waxahachie and downtown Dallas . The designation was cancelled on November 24, 1941, because US 77 was rerouted along this route. The old route was renumbered to SH 342 . State Highway 200 has been designated twice. The first designation

4428-471: Was completed ahead of schedule and under budget. The new 13-mile (21 km) section has three lanes in each direction, and an EZ Tag , TxTag or TollTag will be required to access it. Almost 60 years had passed between the planning of Beltway 8 and the opening of the final section. On August 28, 2017, Hurricane Harvey caused flooding to the West Belt and caused damage near I-10. The entire route

4510-471: Was completed in February 2024. The name of the road and its signage change along its route: Although the Fort Bend Toll Road (Harris County) and the Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road (Fort Bend County) connect as one contiguous route, each is signed as a separate route. State Highway 122 existed as a placeholder for TxDOT in case it was decided to use state funding to build the toll road. All exits are unnumbered. The proposed SH 122 would extend from SH 6 to

4592-541: Was designated in Goldthwaite. On September 26, 1939, the route was renumbered SH 284 (now US 183), and SH 74A Business was renumbered as Loop 15 . State Highway 76 has been designated twice. It was first designated on August 21, 1923, from Nacogdoches northeast to the Louisiana border as a renumbering of a portion of SH 22. On October 26, 1932, this route had become the eastern extension of SH 7. That same day, SH 76

4674-443: Was designated on April 12, 1926, on a new route from Dallas due north through Celina to Gunter . On February 24, 1930, SH 116 was extended north to US 82 / SH 5 . On October 24, 1932, it was rerouted to go northeast from Gunter. On September 19, 1933, it was rerouted to go north from Gunter to near Sherman . On March 26, 1934, it was rerouted to go north directly from Gunter. On April 10, 1934, this route became

4756-502: Was designated on August 24, 1925, as a route from Victoria south across Aransas Bay to Rockport . On February 22, 1928, the section southwest of Austwell was cancelled in exchange for extending SH 59 over most of this portion. On January 22, 1940, SH 113 was truncated to Tivoli. On October 22, 1940, SH 113 was extended back to Austwell. The route became the eastern extension of SH 239 on November 25, 1975. [REDACTED] State Highway 116 has been designated twice. The first route

4838-514: Was designated on August 3, 1932, from Decatur to Gainesville . This became part of SH 89 on November 30, 1932. It was later reused as a proposed freeway in Austin from Loop 1 to I-35 on October 27, 1989, with local support as exhibited by the passage of a referendum election; and the City of Austin's support of a west/east facility in this corridor. The route was formerly Spur 69 and part of RM 2222, and

4920-460: Was designated on November 30, 1932, as a connector between Pecos and Fort Stockton . The route became a portion of SH 27 on June 20, 1933, when it was rerouted northwest from Fort Stockton. State Highway 196 was designated on June 20, 1933, as a connector between US 80 in far western Reeves County and Fort Stockton . The route was formerly a portion of SH 27 before it was rerouted northwest from Fort Stockton, replacing SH 192 . The route

5002-499: Was designated through Lockney . On August 1, 1936, a SH 28 Spur was added on top of the SH 28 Loop. On November 16, 1937, another SH 28 Spur was designated in Olton. All co-designations with US Routes were removed completely on September 26, 1939. SH 28 Spur and SH 28 Loop became Spur 9 (Olton) and Loop 75 (Lockney). State Highway 38 has been designated three times. The first route

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5084-420: Was dropped completely on September 26, 1939. State Highway 28 was designated on September 13, 1917, on a route that ran across the southern Texas Panhandle from Farwell to Mineral Wells . On January 20, 1919, a branch, SH 28A , was designated from Crowell through Vernon to the Oklahoma border. By August 21, 1922, a branch to Sagerton was added. On August 21, 1923, the section from Crowell to Sagerton

5166-407: Was extended back to Smithville. On April 6, 1932, this route had become the southern extension of SH 95. The route was instead proposed that same day (numbered one day after designation) as a connector route between Bronte and Ballinger , but was not completed until 1940. The route became the new eastern extension of SH 158 on August 16, 1948, due to adjustment to US 277 . State Highway 113

5248-405: Was extended north, on September 26, 1939. State Highway 122 has been designated twice. The first route designated on August 16, 1926, from Cresson to Cleburne , with a possible extension to Grandview . (numbered as SH 122 on June 21, 1927, from Cresson to Cleburne only; number possibly reserved earlier). On March 18, 1930, SH 122 extended to Weatherford . On July 15, 1935, the north end

5330-539: Was instead proposed on a route from Eagle Pass northeast to Batesville . The route was proposed to be extended further northeast to near Moore on December 22, 1936. On May 19, 1942, the section east of La Pryor was cancelled. On October 25, 1947, It extended to the Mexico border. On September 26, 1950, the section from Eagle Pass to Mexico was transferred to US 277 . On October 30, 1964, SH 76 extended northeast to Moore, replacing FM 394 on that route. On August 5, 1966,

5412-452: Was located north of Beltway 8 in the HCTRA segment. Currently, the FBCTRA is constructing an expansion to Sienna Ranch Road a little west of Sienna Parkway. The speed limit is 65 mph in the southern portion but drops to 60 mph inside Beltway 8. The cost for the toll road is estimated between $ 55 million and $ 60 million. The tollway's origins date back to a TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation) original proposal of building

5494-425: Was not connected to any other state highway until SH 225 was designated on December 21, 1935. SH 134 was returned to local jurisdiction on December 14, 2006. State Highway 139 has been designated twice. The first route was designated on April 23, 1929, from Corsicana to Palestine . On March 19, 1930, this became part of SH 22 (now US 287) when it was extended. SH 139 was instead proposed that same day as

5576-441: Was not yet taken over east of Newcastle, but that was taken over shortly after that. On June 25, 1929, the west end was truncated to Rule . The extension west to Aspermont was restored on December 1, 1930, but removed again on October 20, 1931. On July 2, 1932, the extension west to Aspermont was added back. On November 30, 1932, the route was completed as a graded earth road, with an extension south to Brad . On July 15, 1935,

5658-504: Was on June 27, 1995, as a route across the southern portion of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport . This route, also known as the East-West Connector, has not been constructed, but remains designated. A public meeting took place on July 30, 2015. SH 74A was designated on January 21, 1924, from Lometa to Goldthwaite to replace part of SH 74, which was rerouted to bypass Goldthwaite. On February 21, 1938, SH 74A Business

5740-487: Was on November 22, 1933, as a route from Gonzales eastward through Hallettsville to Eagle Lake . On July 15, 1935, SH 200 was cancelled. On October 20, 1936, SH 200 was restored. On September 16, 1937, the section from Hallettsville to Eagle Lake was renumbered as SH 253 , and SH 200 was instead rerouted southeast to Wharton . On September 26, 1939, SH 200 extended southwest to SH 80 in Nixon , replacing SH 112 . In 1940,

5822-401: Was opened in 1982. The TTA, however, turned down the opportunity to improve the entire beltway as well, leaving Harris County to upgrade the road to freeway standards. However, Harris County could not afford to build and maintain a freeway from its general fund. In September 1983, county voters approved a referendum by a 7–3 margin to release up to $ 900 million in bonds to create two toll roads,

5904-424: Was proposed on November 30, 1932, as a connector between Cisco and SH 67 to the northeast. The route became a portion of US 183 when it was rerouted on May 28, 1952. State Highway 189 was proposed on November 30, 1932, as a connector between Catarina and Artesia Wells . The route was never completed, and was removed on July 15, 1935. The route became a portion of FM 133 in 1945. State Highway 192

5986-406: Was removed from the section north of State Highway 6 , as this section was under construction, but not using state funding. On February 26, 2015, SH 122 was removed from the state highway system, as most of the route south of SH 6 had been built not using state funding. State Highway 126 was designated on November 15, 1927, as a connector route between Knox City and Munday . On March 19, 1930,

6068-403: Was renumbered again as SH 203 on March 13, 1934, and this numbering replaced the rest of SH 52 on September 26, 1945. State Highway 58 has been designated twice. It was first designated on August 21, 1923, over a route from Ganado through Bay City , Columbia , and Angleton to a point on the mainland just east of Galveston , replacing SH 19A . On March 19, 1928, the western portion of

6150-424: Was renumbered as SH 51 and the branch to Jacksboro was renumbered as SH 24 , with the section of the branch from Jacksboro to Mineral Wells already part of SH 25 . SH 28 was instead rerouted over SH 28A through Vernon to the Oklahoma border. US 70 was co-located along the entire route, except for the small branch northeast of Vernon. This branch was assigned to US 183 in 1939. On August 4, 1932, SH 28 Loop

6232-455: Was rerouted through Channing. On February 9, 1933, SH 143 extended south to Meadow . On July 16, 1934, the entire route was transferred to SH 51 (now US 385). State Highway 145 has been designated twice. The first SH 145 was designated on March 19, 1930, from Three Rivers to Alice , replacing a split of SH 9 so that SH 9 had only one route south of Three Rivers. On June 24, 1931, the entire route became part of SH 66 . On July 15, 1932,

6314-639: Was restored as part of SH 105 again on February 11, 1937. State Highway 134 has been designated twice. The first route was designated on May 25, 1928 as a new highway from Lubbock west to the New Mexico border. This route became the western extension of SH 24 on March 19, 1930. The route was instead designated as the connector route to the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site outside Houston that same day (originally designated on March 19, 1928, as SH 4-21-36 ). SH 134

6396-459: Was returned to the previous designations on July 19, 1990, as the agreement was not met. State Highway 177 was designated on September 22, 1932, as a spur between La Ward and SH 58 east of Blessing . In late 1933, the section west of Blessing was cancelled, as SH 111 was rerouted on a road just to the north. On January 9, 1934, SH 177 was cancelled. On April 10, 1934, SH 58, along with SH 57 , became part of SH 35 . On August 27, 1935,

6478-497: Was to be designated on May 20, 1918, from Greenville north and east through Honey Grove to the Oklahoma border, but that was deferred. The route was finally designated on June 17, 1918, from Greenville to SH 5 at an unknown point north of Wolfe City. On August 20, 1918, the route was extended to the Red River and was decided to cross SH 5 at Honey Grove. On February 18, 1919, the route extended south to Terrell . On April 20, 1919,

6560-498: Was transferred to SH 38 . By 1935, the route designation was canceled, and the highway was added to SH 35 as an extension. The second designation was in 2009 on a connecting route in Midland. The route in Midland was designated on May 28, 2009. Construction of the new roadway between Cotton Flat Rd. and Carter Ave. began in May 2010. It was completed by June 30, 2011, but it

6642-494: Was transferred to US 287 , with the Texas Highway designation removed. [REDACTED] State Highway 109 has been designated twice. The first route was designated on July 27, 1925, on a new route from Smithville south to Yoakum . On August 10, 1925, it extended to Westhoff . On June 20, 1927, the south end was shortened to Hochheim . On August 1, 1930, the north end was truncated to Flatonia . On September 15, 1930, it

6724-483: Was truncated back to Cresson. On October 23, 1935, SH 122 extended back to Weatherford. That route was replaced by SH 171 on September 26, 1939. On March 29, 1988, the second route was designated on the Fort Bend Parkway —stretching from Beltway 8 to the Grand Parkway ( SH 99 ). Environmental and feasibility studies were conducted during the next 10 years. On February 27, 2003, the State Highway 122 designation

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