State Highway 6 (SH 6) runs from the Red River, the Texas–Oklahoma state line, to northwest of Galveston, where it is known as the Old Galveston Highway. In Sugar Land and Missouri City, it is known as Alvin-Sugarland Road and runs perpendicular to Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 (I-69/US 59). In the Houston area, it runs north to Farm to Market Road 1960 (FM 1960), then northwest along US 290 to Hempstead, 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. In Calvert, it is known as Main Street. For most of its length, SH 6 is not a limited-access road. In 1997, the Texas Legislature designated SH 6 as the Texas Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.[2]
 State Highway 6 | ||||
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 SH 6 highlighted in red, business loops in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 476.4 mi[1][a] (766.7 km) | |||
| Existed | April 4, 1917–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   I-45 / SH 146 in La Marque | |||
| North end |  SH-6 north of Quanah | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
editHistoric routes
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SH 6 was one of the original 25 state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, overlaying the King of Trails Highway.[3] From 1919, the routing mostly followed present-day US 75 from Oklahoma to Dallas, then US 77 to Waco.
Current routes
edit State Highway 157 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stephens and Throckmorton counties |
| Existed | 1939–1945[4] |
On August 21, 1923, SH 6 was extended along the eastern Gulf Division branch of SH 2 to keep SH 2 from having two separate highways with the same number.[5] In 1926, US 75 and US 77 were overlaid on northern SH 6 from Waco northward through the Dallas area to Denison, and US 75 was overlaid on the section from Houston to Galveston. In 1935, US 290 was overlaid on the section from Hempstead to Houston. While the routes were marked concurrently, the concurrent SH 6 kept its numbering until September 26, 1939, when SH 6 was truncated to the Gulf Division routing ending at Waco. It was rerouted south from Hempstead to Galveston, replacing SH 242 and SH 38.
On September 26, 1945, the roadway was extended northwest to Breckenridge over SH 67, continuing northwest to near Throckmorton along SH 157, which was decommissioned. That same day, the section in southeast Texas between Hempstead and Sugar Land was canceled, as it was redundant with the new FM 359. On August 20, 1952, the route was truncated on the north side, ending near Breckenridge. This section was transferred to US 183. On September 26, 1967, SH 6 was rerouted to bypass Bremond, with the old route through Bremond transferred to SH 14 and FM 46. On November 1, 1968, the section between Hempstead and Sugar Land was re-established, as it was routed along US 290 until it reached FM 1960, then replacing FM 1960 southward to where the southern branch of SH 6 intersected to what is now I-69/US 59 in Sugar Land. That portion of FM 1960 from US 290 to then US 90 at Addicks was built in the 1950s, replacing and rerouting some of what was known as Jackrabbit Road. In the early 1970s, the northern section underwent a massive rerouting due to realignments of numerous U.S. and state highways. On August 4, 1971, the section from Breckenridge south to Eastland was redesignated as SH 69. SH 6 was instead rerouted west along US 80 to Cisco, then replaced US 380 northwest to near Old Glory. The route was again extended on July 31, 1975, replacing SH 283 between Old Glory and Stamford northward to the Texas–Oklahoma border, completing the current routing of SH 6. The old route of SH 6 was transferred to new SH 283. On October 27, 1989, a section from US 90A to McKeever Road (McKeever Bypass) was added.[1]
A spur, SH 6A was designated on August 1, 1928, from SH 6 to Texas City.[6] On March 19, 1930, this route was renumbered as SH 146.
In June 2016, a section of the highway in Eastland County between Cisco and Albany was destroyed due to major flooding.[7]
Route description
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SH 6 begins at an intersection with I-45 and SH 3 in Bayou Vista, and proceeds to the northwest, paralleling the ATSF railroad tracks. The highway makes a mostly straight line through Galveston, Brazoria, and Fort Bend Counties, passing through the city of Alvin. As the highway traverses through Sugar Land, it makes a turn to the north after passing intersections with I-69/US 59 and Alternate US 90. The highway continues north into western Harris County, reaching the Westpark Tollway and I-10. It then intersects US 290 in CyFair, joining it as they travel to the northwest, thus finishing a large routing around the southern and western portions of Houston. The route continues northwest with US 290 as a limited-access highway. At Hockley, the highway veers to the right, forking from an old alignment of the highway, and bypassing the cities of Waller and Hempstead to the north. At Hempstead, it splits from US 290 and turns northward into Grimes County, where it bypasses the city of Navasota, while Business SH 6 passes through town. The highway then turns northwest again, crossing into Brazos County. The highway starts another bypass here, going around the Bryan–College Station area to the northeast, while the business route goes through these cities. On the northeast side of Bryan, the highway meets US 190, and they travel together to the northwest out of the region. SH 6 splits with US 190 in the town of Hearne, but joins US 79 before that route splits to the northeast about a mile north of town. SH 6 then continues northwest, traveling through lesser populated farmlands, before approaching Waco. Before entering Waco, it turns southwest on Loop 340, and bypasses Waco to the south. It reaches an intersection with I-35, and then turns to the northwest again, crossing over Lake Waco. The highway continues northwest and west through more farmland regions in Central Texas, before reaching an intersection with I-20 just south of Eastland. The route briefly turns west, traveling along the former route of US 80, before turning back to the northwest at Cisco. As it continues, it is briefly concurrent with US 180/US 277 in north central Texas. Just northwest of Stamford, the highway makes its final turn to the north at an intersection with SH 283. The highway then travels through sparsely populated areas of Haskell, Knox, Foard, and Hardeman counties before ending north of Quanah at the Red River, where it meets Oklahoma State Highway 6.
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi[8] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston | La Marque | 0.0 | 0.0 |    I-45 / SH 146 north – Houston, Galveston, Texas City | I-45 exit 7B | ||
| Hitchcock | 4.9 | 7.9 |   FM 519 east – La Marque | ||||
| 5.9 | 9.5 |   FM 2004 to I-45 – Lake Jackson, Freeport | |||||
| Santa Fe | 9.2 | 14.8 |   FM 646 south – Lake Jackson, Freeport | Southern end of FM 646 concurrency | |||
| 9.7 | 15.6 | FM 646 north – Dickinson | Northern end of FM 646 concurrency | ||||
| 11.2 | 18.0 |  FM 1764 east – Texas City | |||||
| Brazoria | Alvin | 18.7 | 30.1 |  SH 35 – Angleton, Houston | Interchange | ||
| 19.6 | 31.5 |  Spur 273 north | |||||
| 19.8 | 31.9 |  Bus. SH 35 – Angleton, Houston | |||||
| Manvel | 27.0 | 43.5 |  FM 1128 north – Pearland | ||||
| 29.8 | 48.0 |  SH 288 – Angleton, Houston | Interchange | ||||
| Fort Bend | Arcola | 33.9 | 54.6 |   FM 521 (McKeever Road) – Houston Southwest Airport | Interchange | ||
| Missouri City | 37.0 | 59.5 | Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road | Interchange | |||
| 41.6 | 66.9 |  FM 1092 north – Stafford | |||||
| Sugar Land | 45.7 | 73.5 |   I-69 / US 59 – Victoria, Houston | I-69/US 59 exit 109; interchange. | |||
| 46.6 | 75.0 | Brooks Street | Former Spur 58[9][10] | ||||
| 47.0 | 75.6 | University Boulevard | Interchange | ||||
| 47.8 | 76.9 |   US 90 Alt. | Interchange | ||||
| Harris | Houston | 54.3 | 87.4 |  Westpark Tollway / Alief Clodine | Interchange | ||
| 56.3 | 90.6 |  FM 1093 (Westheimer Road) – Fulshear, Houston | |||||
| 59.7 | 96.1 |  I-10 (US 90) / Grisby Road / Park Row Boulevard | I-10 exit 751 | ||||
| 66.3 | 106.7 |  FM 529 (Spencer Road) | |||||
| 69.1 | 111.2 | Hempstead Highway / Jackrabbit Road | Interchange | ||||
| 69.6 | 112.0 |   US 290 east / FM 1960 east – Humble, Houston | Southern end of US 290 concurrency; interchange | ||||
| see US 290 | |||||||
| Waller | Hempstead | 101.1 | 162.7 |  US 290 west / Bus. US 290 east – Brenham, Austin, Hempstead, Bellville | Northern end of US 290 concurrency; interchange | ||
| Howth | 104.6 | 168.3 |  FM 1736 | ||||
| | 107.4 | 172.8 |    FM 2979 east to FM 362 | ||||
| Grimes | | 112.3 | 180.7 |  FM 2 – Camp Allen, Luther Unit | Interchange under construction[11] | ||
| | 114.1 | 183.6 |  FM 1227 west – Wallace Pack Unit | ||||
| | 114.8 | 184.8 |  FM 2988 east – Whitehall | ||||
| | 117.1 | 188.5 |  Bus. SH 6 north (LaSalle Street) | Interchange; no northbound entrance | |||
| Navasota | 119.4 | 192.2 |   SH 105 east / Spur 515 – Conroe | Interchange | |||
| 120.6 | 194.1 |  SH 90 / SH 105 west – Anderson, Brenham | Interchange | ||||
| 122.0 | 196.3 |  FM 3090 | Interchange | ||||
| 123.6 | 198.9 | Bus. SH 6 south (LaSalle Street) – Navasota, truck route to SH 105 west | Interchange; southbound exit only and northbound entrance | ||||
| Brazos | | 124.4 | 200.2 |  FM 2154 – Millican | Interchange; southern end of freeway | ||
| | 128.6 | 207.0 | Westward Ho | ||||
| | 131.5 | 211.6 |  FM 159 – Millican | ||||
| | 133.5 | 214.8 | Mesa Verde Drive / Southern Pointe Parkway | ||||
| College Station | 135.6 | 218.2 | Nantucket Drive | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
| 136.1 | 219.0 |  SH 40 (William D. Fitch Parkway) | |||||
| 137.4 | 221.1 | Barron Road | |||||
| 138.8 | 223.4 |  Rock Prairie Road | Access to College Station Medical Center | ||||
| 139.7 | 224.8 |  FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway) / Emerald Parkway | |||||
| 140.0 | 225.3 | Bus. SH 6 north (Texas Avenue) / Deacon Drive – Texas A&M University | |||||
| 142.0 | 228.5 | Southwest Parkway / Raintree Drive | |||||
| 142.1 | 228.7 |  SH 30 (Harvey Road) – Huntsville | |||||
| 143.1 | 230.3 |  FM 60 (University Drive) – Texas A&M University | |||||
| Bryan | 144.2 | 232.1 |  FM 1179 (Briarcrest Drive) | Access to St. Joseph Regional Health Center | |||
| 145.7 | 234.5 |  FM 158 (William J. Bryan Parkway / Boonville Road) | |||||
| 146.5 | 235.8 | Old Reliance Road / MLK Jr. Street | |||||
| 147.9 | 238.0 |   US 190 east / SH 21 – Madisonville, Caldwell, Airport | Southern end of US 190 concurrency | ||||
| 149.6 | 240.8 |  FM 974 (Tabor Road) | |||||
| 150.5 | 242.2 | Woodville Road | |||||
| 152.5 | 245.4 | Bus. SH 6 south – Bryan | No northbound exit | ||||
| 153.0 | 246.2 | FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway) | Interchange; northern end of freeway | ||||
| Brazos–Robertson county line | Benchley | 155.3 | 249.9 |   SH OSR / Spur 231 | Interchange | ||
| Robertson | | 162.6 | 261.7 |  FM 2549 north | |||
| Hearne | 167.9 | 270.2 |   US 79 south / US 190 west / FM 391 east – Milano, Wheelock | Northern end of US 190 concurrency; southern end of US 79 concurrency; interchange | |||
| 169.5 | 272.8 |  FM 485 west – Cameron, Hearne Municipal Airport | |||||
| | 169.8 | 273.3 | US 79 north – Franklin, Buffalo, Palestine | Northern end of US 79 concurrency; interchange | |||
| Calvert | 176.5 | 284.0 |  FM 1644 south (Texas Street) | Southern end of FM 1644 concurrency | |||
| 176.6 | 284.2 | FM 1644 north (Hanna Street) | Northern end of FM 1644 concurrency | ||||
| 177.0 | 284.9 |  FM 979 (Browning Street) | |||||
| | 180.2 | 290.0 |  FM 2159 north | ||||
| Bremond | 186.7 | 300.5 |  SH 14 north – Bremond, Mexia | ||||
| 187.0 | 300.9 | FM 2159 east | |||||
| 188.6 | 303.5 |  FM 1373 – Bremond | |||||
| Falls | 191.0 | 307.4 |  FM 46 south – Bremond | ||||
| | 192.6 | 310.0 | FM 1373 south – Rosebud | ||||
| Reagan | 194.7 | 313.3 |  FM 413 – Reagan | Interchange; northbound access via Bus. SH 6 | |||
| Marlin | 201.3 | 324.0 | Bus. SH 6 north – Marlin | Interchange | |||
| 203.6 | 327.7 |  SH 7 – Bruceville-Eddy, Centerville | Interchange | ||||
| 204.9 | 329.8 |  FM 147 | Interchange | ||||
| 206.0 | 331.5 | Bus. SH 6 south – Marlin | Interchange | ||||
| | 209.3 | 336.8 |  FM 2307 east – St. Paul | ||||
| Perry | 212.2 | 341.5 |  FM 1240 east – Otto | ||||
| McLennan | Riesel | 216.4 | 348.3 |  FM 1860 – Lake Creek, Mart | |||
| | 219.8 | 353.7 |  SH 164 – Mart, Groesbeck | Interchange | |||
| | 221.8 | 357.0 |  FM 3222 east (Hallsburg Road) | ||||
| | 223.4 | 359.5 | FM 1860 south | ||||
| Waco | 226.7 | 364.8 |    Loop 340 north / Loop 484 north to Bus. US 77 – Waco, Bellmead | Interchange; southern end of Loop 340 concurrency | |||
| | 227.9 | 366.8 | Frontage Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; interchange | |||
| Waco | 228.2 | 367.3 |   FM 434 (3rd Street) / FM 3400 (University Parks Drive) | Interchange | |||
| 229.6 | 369.5 | 12th Street | Interchange | ||||
| Robinson | 231.7 | 372.9 | US 77 – Cameron, Waco | Interchange | |||
| 232.9 | 374.8 |  I-35 – Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin | Southern end of freeway; I-35 exit 330, access to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center | ||||
| Waco | 234.4 | 377.2 |  FM 3476 (Bagby Avenue) | No direct northbound exit (signed at I-35) | |||
| 234.6 | 377.6 | Beverly Drive | No southbound exit | ||||
| 235.4 | 378.8 |  FM 3223 (Imperial Drive) | |||||
| 236.0 | 379.8 |   US 84 (Waco Drive) / Spur 298 (Franklin Avenue) | Northern end of Loop 340 concurrency, access to Providence Medical Center | ||||
| 236.4 | 380.4 | Sanger Avenue | Access to Providence Medical Center | ||||
| 237.5 | 382.2 |  Loop 396 (Bosque Boulevard) | |||||
| 238.3 | 383.5 | Lake Waco, Midway Park | |||||
| 239.7 | 385.8 | Lake Waco, Speegleville Park | |||||
| | 241.5 | 388.7 | Speegleville Road | ||||
| | 243.2 | 391.4 |  Spur 412 (McLaughlin Road) | Interchange; northern end of freeway | |||
| | 244.9 | 394.1 |  FM 185 – Crawford, China Spring | ||||
| Bosque | Valley Mills | 256.0 | 412.0 |  SH 317 south (Seventh Street) – Crawford, McGregor | |||
| 256.2 | 412.3 |  FM 56 north (Fourth Street) – Laguna Park | |||||
| | 256.8 | 413.3 |  FM 217 west – Gatesville | ||||
| | 259.2 | 417.1 |  FM 854 south | ||||
| | 263.6 | 424.2 |  FM 2602 south | ||||
| Clifton | 267.5 | 430.5 |  FM 219 (5th Street) – Cranfills Gap, Airport | ||||
| 268.4 | 431.9 |  FM 3220 south | |||||
| | 271.3 | 436.6 |  FM 2136 west | ||||
| Meridian | 278.5 | 448.2 |  SH 22 (West Morgan Street) – Hamilton, Meridian, Glen Rose, Hillsboro, Cleburne | ||||
| Iredell | 291.6 | 469.3 |  FM 927 east – Walnut Springs | ||||
| | 292.1 | 470.1 |  FM 1238 – Cranfills Gap, Iredell | ||||
| Hamilton | Hico | 301.0 | 484.4 |  SH 220 north – Glen Rose | |||
| 301.3 | 484.9 |  US 281 south (Walnut Street) – Hamilton | Southern end of US 281 concurrency | ||||
| Erath | | 305.8 | 492.1 | US 281 north – Stephenville | Northern end of US 281 concurrency | ||
| Alexander | 313.4 | 504.4 |  FM 914 – Carlton, Stephenville | ||||
| Dublin | 321.6 | 517.6 |  FM 847 east (North Norton) – Stephenville | ||||
| 321.7 | 517.7 | FM 219 south (Liberty) – Carlton, Airport | Southern end of FM 219 concurrency | ||||
| 322.2 | 518.5 |  Bus. US 67 / FM 219 north (Patrick Street) | Northern end of FM 219 concurrency | ||||
| | 323.8 | 521.1 |  US 67 / US 377 – Comanche, Stephenville | Interchange | |||
| Comanche | | 329.2 | 529.8 |  FM 1496 south – Comyn, Proctor | |||
| De Leon | 334.2 | 537.8 |  SH 16 south (Texas Street) – Comanche, Business District | Southern end of SH 16 concurrency | |||
| 334.8 | 538.8 | SH 16 north – Desdemona, Strawn | Northern end of SH 16 concurrency | ||||
| Eastland | Gorman | 344.3 | 554.1 |  FM 2921 east | |||
| 344.8 | 554.9 |  FM 8 east – Desdemona | Southern end of FM 8 concurrency | ||||
| 345.2 | 555.5 | FM 8 west – Duster | Northern end of FM 8 concurrency | ||||
| | 349.0 | 561.7 | FM 8 east | ||||
| | 354.4 | 570.4 |  Loop 389 west | ||||
| Carbon | 355.4 | 572.0 |  Loop 389 east / FM 2526 – Carbon | ||||
| Punkin Center | 358.6 | 577.1 |  FM 2563 east | ||||
| | 362.5 | 583.4 |  I-20 – Cisco, Ranger | I-20 exit 340 | |||
| Eastland | 364.7 | 586.9 |  SH 112 to I-20 – Airport | ||||
| 365.5 | 588.2 |  FM 3101 north | |||||
| | 368.9 | 593.7 |  Spur 490 south | ||||
| Cisco | 374.2 | 602.2 |   US 183 Truck north (Avenue A) | Southern end of US 183 Truck concurrency | |||
| 374.4 | 602.5 |  US 183 south / SH 206 south to I-20 | Northern end of US 183 Truck concurrency; southern end of US 183 concurrency | ||||
| 374.6 | 602.9 | US 183 north – Breckenridge | Northern end of US 183 concurrency | ||||
| | 376.9 | 606.6 |  FM 2807 west – Lake Cisco, Airport | ||||
| | 382.7 | 615.9 |  FM 1853 north | ||||
| Callahan | | 389.9 | 627.5 |   FM Spur 880 west to FM 880 – Putnam | |||
| Shackelford | Moran | 392.7 | 632.0 |  FM 2408 east | |||
| 393.0 | 632.5 |  FM 576 – Eolian | |||||
| Sedwick | 397.6 | 639.9 |  FM 2312 south | ||||
| | 406.7 | 654.5 |  FM 601 east – Eolian, Ibex | ||||
| Albany | 408.2 | 656.9 |    US 180 east / US 283 north / FM 1084 north – Breckenridge, Throckmorton | Southern end of US 180 / US 283 concurrency | |||
| 408.7 | 657.7 | US 283 south – Baird | Northern end of US 283 concurrency | ||||
| | 415.8 | 669.2 |  SH 351 – Abilene | Interchange | |||
| | 426.7 | 686.7 | US 180 west – Anson | Northern end of US 180 concurrency | |||
| | 429.0 | 690.4 |  FM 142 north | ||||
| Jones | Lueders | 430.2 | 692.3 |  FM 1597 west | |||
| | 436.9 | 703.1 |  FM 600 south – Nugent | Southern end of FM 600 concurrency | |||
| Avoca | 437.3 | 703.8 |  FM 600 north / FM 1636 west | Northern end of FM 600 concurrency | |||
| | 440.8 | 709.4 |  FM 704 south – Airport | ||||
| | 442.5 | 712.1 |  FM 2702 west – Hamlin, truck route to SH 6 north / US 277 | ||||
| Stamford | 444.0 | 714.5 | FM 142 east | ||||
| 445.1 | 716.3 |   Bus. US 277 south (McHarg) / FM 1226 south (Swenson) – Anson, Funston | Southern end of US 277 Bus. concurrency; traffic circle around U.S. Post Office | ||||
| Haskell | 446.8 | 719.1 | US 277 – Haskell, Anson | Interchange; northern end of US 277 Bus. concurrency; southern end of SH 283 concurrency | |||
| | 454.3 | 731.1 |  SH 283 west – Aspermont | Northern end of SH 283 concurrency | |||
| | 457.9 | 736.9 |  FM 1661 south – Sagerton | ||||
| | 458.2 | 737.4 |  FM 1225 east | ||||
| Rule | 466.2 | 750.3 |  US 380 (Fifth Street) – Aspermont, Haskell | ||||
| | 469.7 | 755.9 |  FM 2407 west | Southern end of FM 2407 concurrency | |||
| | 470.0 | 756.4 | FM 2407 east – Haskell | Northern end of FM 2407 concurrency | |||
| Rochester | 473.7 | 762.3 |  FM 617 – Weinert | ||||
| O'Brien | 478.2 | 769.6 |  FM 2229 | ||||
| Knox | Knox City | 481.3 | 774.6 |  SH 222 | |||
| | 483.3 | 777.8 |  FM 1292 west | ||||
| | 486.2 | 782.5 |  FM 2534 east | ||||
| Benjamin | 493.4 | 794.1 |   US 82 / SH 114 – Guthrie, Seymour | ||||
| | 504.3 | 811.6 |  FM 1756 east – Gilliland | Southern end of FM 1756 concurrency | |||
| | 505.2 | 813.0 | FM 1756 west – Truscott, Truscott Brine Lake | Northern end of FM 1756 concurrency | |||
| Foard | |  FM 263 west | |||||
| |  FM 1863 east | ||||||
| |  FM 2003 west | ||||||
| |  FM 98 east | ||||||
| Crowell |  US 70 – Paducah, Vernon | ||||||
| |  FM 3103 east – Margaret | ||||||
| Hardeman | |  PR 62 west – Copper Breaks State Park | |||||
| |  FM 2568 – Airport | ||||||
| Quanah |  FM 104 west – Paducah | ||||||
 US 287 (11th Street) – Childress, Vernon | |||||||
 Spur 133 west (3rd Street) | Southern end of Spur 133 concurrency | ||||||
| Spur 133 east (Nelson Street) | Northern end of Spur 133 concurrency | ||||||
 FM 2640 east | |||||||
| |  FM 2533 east | ||||||
| |  FM 1166 south | ||||||
| |  SH-6 north – Altus | Oklahoma state line (Red River bridge) | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business routes
editSH 6 has four business routes.
Marlin business loop
edit  Business State Highway 6-N | |
|---|---|
| Location | Marlin |
| Length | 5.328 mi[12] (8.575 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present |
Business State Highway 6-N (Bus. SH 6-N, formerly Loop 23) is a business loop that runs from SH 6 near Marlin in central Texas. The road was bypassed on November 30, 1978 by SH 6 and designated Loop 23. The road was redesignated as Business SH 6-N on June 21, 1990.[12][13]
The entire route is in Falls County.
| Location | mi[14] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 6 – Waco, Hearne | Interchange | |
| | 1.2 | 1.9 |  FM 712 west – Falls On the Brazos Park, William P. Hobby Unit | ||
| Marlin | 3.3 | 5.3 | SH 7 (Bridge Street) | ||
| 3.8 | 6.1 |  FM 2117 north (Anders Street) | |||
| 4.4 | 7.1 |  FM 2308 east – Groesbeck | |||
| | 5.3 | 8.5 | SH 6 | Interchange | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Reagan business loop
edit  Business State Highway 6-P | |
|---|---|
| Location | Reagan |
| Length | 0.754 mi[15] (1,213 m) |
| Existed | 2015–present |
Business State Highway 6-P (Bus. SH 6-P) is a 0.754-mile-long (1.213 km) business loop that runs near Reagan. The road was bypassed on June 25, 2015, by SH 6 when it was rerouted west.[16] Bus. SH 6-P shares a short, one-block concurrency with FM 413 through Reagan. Both ends of the route are only accessible directly from SH 6 northbound. Access to SH 6 southbound can only be reached via an interchange with SH 6 and FM 413.[15]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Reagan, Falls County.
| mi[15] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 0.000 | SH 6 north – Marlin | Western terminus; access to SH 6 north only | ||
| 0.246 | 0.396 | FM 413 south to SH 6 south / County Road 2903 – Calvert | Western end of FM 413 concurrency; access to SH 6 south via FM 413 | ||
| 0.312 | 0.502 | FM 413 north / County Road 2902 – Kosse | Eastern end of FM 413 concurrency | ||
| 0.754 | 1.213 | SH 6 north – Marlin | Western terminus; access to SH 6 north only | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Bryan-College Station business loop
edit  Business State Highway 6-R | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bryan-College Station |
| Length | 12.477 mi[17] (20.080 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present |
Business State Highway 6-R (Bus. SH 6-R, formerly Loop 507) is a business loop that runs through the cities of Bryan and College Station. The highway is known locally as Texas Avenue in both cities and runs along the eastern boundary of Texas A&M University in College Station.
The route was created in 1990 with the re-designation of Loop 507. Loop 507 was designated in 1972 when SH 6 was re-routed along a bypass around Bryan and College Station.[18]
- Junction list
The entire route is in Brazos County.
| Location | mi[19] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Station | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 6 south | Southern terminus; access to SH 6 south only | |
| 1.1 | 1.8 | FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway) | |||
| 2.5 | 4.0 | SH 30 east (Harvey Road) | |||
| 2.9 | 4.7 |  FM 2347 west (George Bush Drive) / George Bush Drive East | |||
| 3.8 | 6.1 | FM 60 (University Drive) | |||
| Bryan | 5.4 | 8.7 | FM 1179 (Villa Maria Road) | ||
| 7.9 | 12.7 | FM 158 (William J. Bryan Parkway) | |||
| 8.9 | 14.3 | SH 21 | |||
| 12.5 | 20.1 | US 190 / SH 6 | Interchange; northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Navasota business loop
edit  Business State Highway 6-S | |
|---|---|
| Location | Navasota |
| Length | 6.316 mi[20] (10.165 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present |
Business State Highway 6-S (Bus. SH 6-S, formerly Loop 508) is a business loop that runs through Navasota on La Salle Avenue. The route was created in 1972 when SH 6 was rerouted further north and east around town; it is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) long. The road was redesignated as Bus. SH 6-S on June 21, 1990.[20]
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ The certified mileage given is shorter than the actual mileage as TxDOT considers SH 6 to be discontinuous at rather than concurrent with US 79, US 180, US 183, US 190, US 277, US 281, US 283, and US 290.
References
edit- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 6". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- ^ "§ 225.034". Texas Transportation Code. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Casetext.
- ^ Texas State Highway Department. "Minute Orders of the June 21, 1917 Meeting of the Texas State Highway Department" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 157". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ Texas State Highway Department. "Minute Orders of the August 21, 1923 Meeting of the Texas State Highway Department" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Texas State Highway Department. "Minute Orders of the August 1, 1928 Meeting of the Texas State Highway Department" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Axford, William (June 3, 2016). "Part of Highway 6 in Eastland County disappears after rain". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Hwy 6, Texas" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "USGS Map Name: Missouri City, Texas". TopoQuest Map Viewer. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "Sugar Land" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "SH 6 and FM 2 Intersection - Grimes County". Texas Department of Transportation. February 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 6-N". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 23". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Overview Map of Bus. SH 6-N" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c Texas Department of Transportation (2018). "Statewide Planning Map LRS Readout (ArcGIS)". Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ |Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 6-P". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 6-R". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 507". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Overview Map of Bus. SH 6-R" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 6-S". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
External links
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Geographic data related to Texas State Highway 6 at OpenStreetMap
