Texas State Highway 97
SH 97 highlighted in red | ||||
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Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 143.746 mi[1] (231.337 km) | |||
Existed | 1924–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
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State Highway 97 (SH 97) is a state highway running 143 miles (230 km) from Cotulla to Waelder in the U.S. state of Texas.
History
[edit]SH 97 was designated on July 18, 1924, as a route from Pleasanton to Jourdanton.[2] On September 19, 1928, SH 97 was extended south to Rio Grande City via Hebbronville and Tilden;[3] this extension was cancelled on June 25, 1929,[4] and SH 97 was instead extended to Fowlerton; On November 30, 1932, a second section of SH 97 was added from Rio Grande City to Hebbronville, with the possibility of these sections being connected in the future.[5]
On February 12, 1934, the northern section extended along a new route to Floresville.[6] (causing the cancellation of SH 168 south of there). On March 13, 1934, the northern section extended to Stockdale, replacing SH 168.[7] The southern stretch from Hebbronville to Rio Grande City and the section from Pleasanton to Floresville were cancelled on July 15, 1935.[8] The section from Pleasanton to Floresville was restored on September 22, 1936.[9]
On December 22, 1937, SH 97 was truncated to Jourdanton, and the section south of there became SH 93, but this change was reverted by April 1, 1938.[10][11] The highway was slowly constructed, initially between Stockdale and Fowlerton by 1939.
On July 31, 1942, a section of SH 72 between Fowlerton and Cotulla was added. It was extended to its current terminus in Waelder on March 28, 1952, replacing the western portions of SH 200 and SH 3. On April 27, 1995, SH 97 was relocated in Gonzales.
Junction list
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La Salle | Cotulla | ![]() | Western terminus | ||
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Atascosa | Charlotte | ![]() ![]() | |||
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Jourdanton | ![]() | ||||
Pleasanton | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | West end of US 281 overlap | ||||
![]() ![]() | East end of US 281 overlap | ||||
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Floresville | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | West end of US 181 overlap | ||||
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| ![]() ![]() | West end of US 87 overlap | |||
Stockdale | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
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Pandora | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Gonzales | Nixon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of US 87 overlap; West end of SH 80 overlap | ||
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Leesville | ![]() ![]() | ||||
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Bebe | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Cost | ![]() ![]() | West end of FM 466 overlap | |||
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| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | West end of US 183 overlap | |||
Gonzales | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of US 183 overlap; West end of US 90 Alt. overlap | ||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of US 90 Alt. overlap | ||||
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| ![]() | I-10 exit 649 | |||
Waelder | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 97". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 28, 1924. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. September 17, 1928. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 25, 1929. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 28, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 12, 1934. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 12, 1934. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 15, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 10, 1937. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 20, 1937. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. May 23, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.