Texas State Highway 97
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| State Highway 97 | |||||||||
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| Length: | 143.75[1] mi (231.34 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | by 1933 | ||||||||
| Southwest end: | Image:I-35.svg I-35 at Cotulla | ||||||||
| Major junctions: | Image:US 281.svg US 281 Image:I-37.svg I-37 | ||||||||
| Northeast end: | Image:US 90.svg US 90 at Waelder | ||||||||
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State Highway 97 or SH 97 is a state highway running 143 miles from Cotulla to Waelder in the U.S. state of Texas.
[edit] Route history
By 1933, SH 97 was originally planned on two sections; between Rio Grande City and Hebbronville, and from Fowlerton and Pleasanton, with the possibility of these section being connected in the future. Likely due to the desolation of the southern stretch, the southern portion went unconstructed. The northern branch was slowly constructed, initially between Stockdale and Fowlerton by 1939. In 1942, a section of decommissioned SH 72 between Fowlerton and Cotulla was added. It was extended to its current terminus in Waelder in 1952, replacing the western portions of SH 200 and SH 3.
[edit] Counties and junctions
| County | Junction | Notes |
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| La Salle | Image:I-35.svg I 35 – Cotulla | |
| McMullen | Image:Texas 72.svg SH 72 | |
| Atascosa | Image:Texas 85.svg SH 85 – Charlotte | |
| Image:Texas 16.svg SH 16 – Jourdanton | ||
| Image:US 281.svg US 281 – Pleasanton | ||
| Image:I-37.svg I 37 – Pleasanton | ||
| Wilson | Image:US 181.svg US 181 – Floresville | |
| Image:US 87.svg US 87 | ||
| Image:Texas 123.svg SH 123 – Stockdale | ||
| Image:Texas 119.svg SH 119 – Stockdale | ||
| Gonzales | Image:Texas 80.svg SH 80 – Nixon | |
| Image:US 183.svgImage:Texas 111.svg US 183/SH 111 – Gonzales | ||
| Image:Alt sign.svg Image:US 90.svg Alt. US 90 – Gonzales | ||
| Image:Texas 304.svg SH 304 | ||
| Image:I-10.svg I 10 – Waelder | ||
| Image:US 90.svg US 90 at Waelder |
[edit] References
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