Texas State Highway 6
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| State Highway 6 |
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| Length: | 476.4 mi[1] (766.7 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1939[1] | ||||||||||||
| South end: |   I-45 / SH 146 in La Marque |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-10 in Houston |
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| North end: |  SH-6 north of Quanah |
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State Highway 6. or SH 6, runs from the Red River, the Texas-Oklahoma boundary, to northwest of Galveston. In the Houston area, it runs north to FM 1960/Spring and south to Westheimer Road and Addicks and is known as Addicks Satsuma Road. In the Bryan/College Station area it is known as the Earl Rudder Freeway. In Hearne, it is known as Market Street. Highway 6 is not a freeway in the strict sense. It relies on traffic lights, rather than overpasses, at almost all intersections.
In 1997, the Texas Legislature designated SH 6 as the Texas Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.[2]
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[edit] Route history
[edit] Historic routes
State Highway 6 was one of the original twenty six state highways proposed in 1917, overlaid on top of the King of Trails Highway. From 1919 the routing mostly followed present day U.S. Highway 75 from Oklahoma to Dallas, the U.S. Highway 77 to Waco.
[edit] Current routes
In 1926, SH 6 was extended along the eastern Gulf Division branch of State Highway 2 in order to keep SH 2 from having two separate highways with the same number. US 75 and US 77 were overlaid on northern SH 6 from Waco northward through the Dallas area to Denison. While the routes were marked concurrently, the concurrent SH 6 kept its numbering until 1939, when SH 6 was truncated to the Gulf Division routing ending at Waco. In 1945 the roadway was extended northwest to Breckenridge over SH 67 and continuing northwest to near Throckmorton along SH 157, which was decommissioned. Also in 1945, the section in southeast Texas between Hemphill and Sugarland was cancelled for unknown reasons, and transferred to Farm to Market Road 359. In 1952 the route was truncated on the north side, ending at Breckenridge. This section was transferred to U.S. Highway 183. In 1968, the section between Hemphill and Sugarland was reestablished, as it was routed along U.S. Highway 290 until it reached Farm to Market Road 1960, then replacing FM 1960 southward to where the southern branch of SH 6 intersected with U.S. Highway 59 in Sugarland. In the early 1970s, the northern section underwent a massive rerouting due to realignments of numerous U.S. and state Routes. In 1971 the section from Breckenridge south to Eastland was redesignated at State Highway 69. It was instead rerouted west along U.S. Highway 80 to Cisco, then replaced U.S. Highway 380 northwest to near Old Glory. The route was again extended in 1975, replacing State Highway 283 between Old Glory and Stamford northward to the Texas/Oklahoma border, completing the current routing of SH 6. [3]
[edit] Business routes
SH 6 has three business routes.
Business State Highway 6-N (formerly Loop 23) is a Business Loop that runs from SH 6 near Marlin in central Texas. The road was bypassed in 1978 by SH 6 and designated Loop 23. The road was redesignated at Business SH 6-N in 1991.[4][5]
Business State Highway 6-R (formerly Loop 507) is a business loop that runs through Bryan and College Station. The route runs on Texas Avenue in both cities. The route was created in 1972 when SH 6 was routed furthern northeast. The route is 12.5 miles long.[6]
Business State Highway 6-S (formerly Loop 508) is a business loop that runs through Navasota. This route runs on La Salle Avenue. The route was created in 1972 when SH 6 was rerouted furthern northeast around town. The route is 6.3 miles.[7]
[edit] Route Description
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[edit] Junction List
| County | Location | Mile[8] | Junction | Notes |
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| Galveston | 0.0 | I-45 / SH 146 |
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| 4.9 |  FM 519 (Main Street) |
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| Brazoria | 5.8 |  FM 2004 |
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| 9.1 |  FM 646 (Main Street) |
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| 9.7 | FM 646 (Avenue M) |
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| 11.1 |  FM 1764 |
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| 18.7 |  SH 35 (Alvin Bypass) |
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| 19.8 |  Bus. 35-C (Gordon Street) |
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| 27.0 |  FM 1128 (Masters Road) |
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| 29.8 |  SH 288 |
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| 33.9 |  FM 521 |
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| Fort Bend | 37.0 | Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road | ||
| 41.6 |  FM 1092 |
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| 45.7 |  US 59 (Southwest Freeway) |
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| 47.8 |   US 90 Alt. |
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| Harris | 54.3 |  Westpark Tollway |
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| 56.3 |  FM 1093 (Westheimer Road) |
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| 59.7 | I-10 (Katy Freeway) – San Antonio, Houston |
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| 66.3 |  FM 529 (Tarpon Drive) |
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| 69.6 |   US 290 east (Northwest Freeway) / FM 1960 |
South end of US 290 concurrency, begin freeway | ||
| 70.5 | Hempstead Road, Huffmeister Road | |||
| 72.1 | Telge Road | |||
| 73.9 | Barker-Cypress Road | |||
| 75.7 | Skinner Road, Spring-Cypress Road | |||
| 76.1 |    US 290 Bus. / Spring-Cypress Road / Cypress-Rosehill Road |
No southbound exit | ||
| 77.2 | Mueschke Road | |||
| 78.8 | Mason Road | |||
| 81.4 | Bauer Road | |||
| 82.6 | Becker Road | |||
| 83.7 | Roberts Road, Katy Hockley Road | |||
| 84.8 | Badtke Road | |||
| 85.7 | Hegar Road | |||
| 86.7 | Kermier Road | |||
| 87.9 | Kickapoo Road | |||
| 89.1 | Binford Road | |||
| 90.2 |  FM 2920 – Waller, Tomball |
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| 91.1 | Field Store Road | |||
| Waller | 91.9 |  FM 362 |
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| 93.9 | James Muse Parkway | |||
| 95.3 |  FM 1098 – Prairie View |
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| 96.7 | Liendo Parkway | |||
| 98.8 |  FM 359 – Brookshire |
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| 99.4 |  FM 1488 – Hempstead, Magnolia |
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| 101 | US 290 west – Austin |
North end of US 290 concurrency, end freeway | ||
| 105 |  FM 1736 |
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| 107 |  FM 2979 |
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| Grimes | 112 |  FM 2 |
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| 114 |  FM 1227 |
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| 115 |  FM 2988 |
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| 117 |  Bus. 6-S |
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| 120 |  SH 105 |
Begin freeway | ||
| 121 |  SH 90 |
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| 122 |  FM 3090 |
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| 123 | Bus. 6-S |
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| Brazos | 126 |  FM 2154 |
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| 132 |  FM 159 |
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 SH 40 (William D. Fitch Parkway) – Texas World Speedway |
Begin freeway | |||
| Rock Prairie Road | ||||
 Bus. 6-R (Texas Avenue) |
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 FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway) / Emerald Parkway |
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| Southwest Parkway, Raintree Drive | ||||
 SH 30 (Harvey Road) – Hunstville |
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 FM 60 (University Drive) – Texas A&M University |
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 FM 1179 (Briarcrest Drive) – Brazos Center |
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 FM 158 (William J Bryan Parkway/Boonville Road) |
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| Martin Luther King Jr Street, Old Reliance Road | ||||
  US 190 east / SH 21 – Caldwell, Madisonville |
South end of US 190 concurrency | |||
 FM 974 (Tabor Road) |
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| Woodville Road | ||||
| Bus. 6-R (Texas Avenue) |
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| FM 2818 |
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 SH OSR (County Line Road) |
End freeway | |||
| Robertson | ||||
 FM 2549 |
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  US 79 south / US 190 west / FM 391 (Brown Street) – Milano |
North end of US 190 concurrency, south end of US 79 concurrency | |||
 FM 485 |
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| US 79 north – Franklin, Buffalo |
North end of US 79 concurrency | |||
 FM 1644 (Texas Street) |
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| FM 1644 (Hanna Street) |
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 FM 979 (Browning Street) |
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 FM 2159 |
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 SH 14 |
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 FM 1373 |
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| Falls |  FM 46 |
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| FM 1373 |
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 FM 413 |
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 Bus. 6-N |
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 SH 7 |
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 FM 147 (McClanahan Road) – Groesbeck |
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| Bus. 6-N |
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 FM 2307 |
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 FM 1240 |
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| McLennan |  FM 1860 |
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 SH 164 – Mart |
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 FM 3222 |
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| FM 1860 |
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  Loop 340 / Loop 484 |
South end of Loop 340 concurrency | |||
 FM 434 |
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 FM 3400 (University Parks Drive) |
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 US 77 (Robinson Drive) – Waco, Cameron |
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 I-35 – Waco |
Begin freeway | |||
 FM 3476 (Bagby Avenue) |
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| Beverly Drive | ||||
 FM 3223 (Imperial Drive) |
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  US 84 (Waco Drive) / Spur 298 (Franklin Avenue) |
North end of Loop 340 concurrency | |||
| Sanger Avenue | ||||
 Loop 396 (Bosque Boulevard) |
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 Spur 412 (McLauglin Road) |
End freeway | |||
 FM 185 |
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| Bosque |  SH 317 (7th Street) |
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 FM 56 (4th Street) |
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 FM 217 |
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 FM 854 |
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 FM 2602 |
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 FM 219 (5th Street) |
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 FM 3220 |
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 FM 2136 |
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 SH 22 (Morgan Street) |
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 FM 1238 |
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| Hamilton |  SH 220 |
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 US 281 south |
South end of US 281 concurrency | |||
| Erath | US 281 north |
North end of US 281 concurrency | ||
 FM 914 |
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 FM 847 |
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| FM 219 |
South end of FM 219 concurrency | |||
  US 67 (Patrick Street) / US 377 / FM 219 |
North end of FM 219 concurrency | |||
| Comanche |  FM 1496 |
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 SH 16 south (Texas Street) |
South end of SH 16 concurrency | |||
| SH 16 north |
North end of SH 16 concurrency | |||
| Eastland |  FM 2921 |
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 FM 8 (Kent Street/Fisher Street) |
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| FM 8 |
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 Loop 389 (Coal Street) |
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 Loop 389 (Main Street) / FM 2526 |
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 FM 2563 |
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 I-20 |
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 SH 112 (Main Street/Seaman Street) |
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 FM 3101 |
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 Spur 490 |
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  US 183 south (Conrad Hilton Boulevard) / SH 206 (8th Street) |
South end of US 183 concurrency | |||
| US 183 north (6th Street) |
North end of US 183 concurrency | |||
 FM 1853 |
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| Callahan |  FM 880 |
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| Shackelford | FM 2921 |
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 FM 2408 |
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 FM 576 (Post Oak Street) |
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 FM 2312 |
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 FM 601 |
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  US 180 east / US 283 north (Main Street) |
South end of US 180 / US 283 concurrency | |||
| US 283 south |
North end of US 283 concurrency | |||
 SH 351 |
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| US 180 west |
North end of US 180 concurrency | |||
 FM 142 |
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| Jones |  FM 1597 |
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 FM 600 |
South end of FM 600 concurrency | |||
 FM 600 / FM 1636 |
North end of FM 600 concurrency | |||
 FM 704 |
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 FM 2702 |
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| FM 142 |
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   US 277 Bus. / FM 1226 |
South end of US 277 Bus. concurrency | |||
| Haskell |  US 277 / SH 283 (Texas Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway) |
North end of US 277 Bus. concurrency, south end of SH 283 concurrency | ||
| SH 283 |
North end of SH 283 concurrency | |||
 FM 1661 |
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 FM 1225 |
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 US 380 (5th Street) |
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 FM 2407 |
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 FM 617 (Carothers Avenue) |
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 FM 2229 (9th Street) |
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| Knox |  SH 222 (Main Street) |
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 FM 1292 |
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 FM 2534 |
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  US 82 / SH 114 (Hays Street) |
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 FM 1756 |
South end of FM 1756 concurrency | |||
| FM 1756 (Main Street) |
North end of FM 1756 concurrency | |||
| Foard |  FM 263 |
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 FM 1594 |
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 FM 2003 |
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 FM 98 |
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 US 70 (Commerce Street) |
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 FM 3103 |
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| Hardeman |  PR 62 |
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 FM 2568 |
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 FM 104 (16th Street) |
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 US 287 (11th Street) |
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 Spur 133 (3rd Street) |
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| Spur 133 (Nelson Street) |
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 FM 2533 |
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 FM 1166 |
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| SH-6 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Texas Department of Transportation. Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 6. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ Transportation Code, § 225.034. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., eff. May 5, 1997.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 6.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation, Highway Designation File - State Highway Loop 23
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation, Highway Designation File - Business State Highway 6-N
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation, Highway Designation File - Business State Highway 6-R
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation, Highway Designation File - Business State Highway 6-S
- ^ Google Maps, [1]
