Texas State Highway 249

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State Highway 249

Length:

26.643 mi^[1] (42.878 km)

Formed:

1988

South end:

I-45 at Houston

Major
junctions:

Sam Houston Tollway / Beltway 8

North end:

FM 149 / FM 1774

Highways in Texas
< SH 248		SH 250 >

State Highway 249, or more commonly SH 249, is a generally north-south highway in Southeast Texas. The current northern terminus of the highway is in Pinehurst at the intersection of FM 1774 and FM 149. The Southern terminus is in North Houston at Interstate 45.

SH 249 is also called the Tomball Parkway from Tomball to Beltway 8. From inside Beltway 8 to I-45, it is called West Mount Houston. Current plans call for the highway to extend to Bryan/College Station, when they complete it, it will be renamed the Aggie Expressway as Texas A&M University is located in the Bryan/College Station area. It is possible that from Tomball north to Bryan/College Station, the highway could become a toll road to help pay for construction costs.^[2]

Originally a part of FM 149, the highway was given the designation of SH 249 in 1988^[1]. The highway's importance grew after Compaq Computer Corporation moved its headquarters close to the intersection of SH 249 and Louetta Rd^[3]. In 2003, a portion of SH 249 in Tomball was renamed BS 249-B from Hicks Road to Holdreith Road. This is due to a bypass that is currently under construction that will bypass Tomball on the west side of the city.

[edit] Points of Interest (from South to North)

Sam Houston Race park (Actually on Sam Houston Tollway, but near SH 249)
Willowbrook Mall at FM 1960
Compaq Computer Headquarters at Louetta Rd.
Lone Star College-Tomball at Zion Rd. in Tomball

[edit] Junction list

County	Location	Junction	Notes
Harris	Houston	I-45
		South end of freeway
		Sam Houston Tollway east	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; also a direct ramp from the tollway east to SH 249 north
		Beltway 8 (Frontage Road) / Sam Houston Tollway
		Greens Road, Gessner Road
		FM 1960 / Gessner Road
		Grant Road, Schroeder Road, Perry Road
		Cypresswood Drive	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		Chasewood Park Drive, Compaq Center Drive, Perry Road, Cypresswood Drive
		Louetta Road, Jones Road
		Spring Cypress Road
		North end of freeway
	Tomball	FM 2920
Montgomery		FM 149 / FM 1774

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Texas Department of Transportation. Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 249. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
^ Bryan-College Station Eagle, Brazos Valley Council considers toll road to fund transportation needs [1]
^ Houston freeways, [2]

v • d • e Freeways in the Houston area

Radial	South (SH 288) · Fort Bend · Southwest (US 59) · Spur 527 · Westpark · Katy (I-10) · Northwest (US 290) · Tomball (SH 249) · North (I-45) · Hardy · Eastex (US 59) · Crosby (US 90) · Baytown East (I-10) · Spur 330 · La Porte (SH 225) · Lowry (FM 1764) · Gulf (I-45) · Alvin (Spur 5)

Belt	I-610 · Sam Houston (Beltway 8) · SH 146 · Grand (SH 99)

Other limited-access roads	S. Main (US 90 Alt.) · Allen · Memorial · Westheimer (parts are also FM 1093)

Other articles	Road construction and renovation in Houston