State Highway 35 (SH 35) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas, maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). It runs primarily south–north, paralleling the Gulf of Mexico for much of its length, from a junction with Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi to Interstate 45 in southeastern Houston.
State Highway 35 | ||||
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 206.5 mi[1] (332.3 km) | |||
| Existed | 1917–present | |||
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| South end |   I-37 / US 181 near Corpus Christi | |||
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| North end |  I-45 in Houston | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
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Route description edit
The southern terminus of SH 35 is at an interchange with Interstate 37 (I-37) near downtown Corpus Christi, concurrent with U.S. Route 181 (US 181).[2] The two highways run as a freeway near Corpus Christi Bay before crossing Nueces Bay on the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge and entering Portland. In Gregory, the two routes separate, with US 181 traveling towards Sinton, and the freeway segment of SH 35 ends shortly thereafter.[3] After crossing FM 136, SH 35 runs eastward to Aransas Pass before turning towards the northeast.[4] In Rockport, SH 35 runs as a divided expressway. After passing through Fulton, the highway crosses Copano Bay.[5] SH 35 runs along the western edge of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge before entering Refugio County.[6] In Calhoun County, SH 35 has a junction with US 87 in Port Lavaca[7] before crossing Lavaca Bay.[8] The route then runs east to Palacios before turning north[9] toward Blessing, where it resumes its northeasterly trajectory[10] toward Bay City[11] and Angleton.[12] From here, SH 35 takes a turn to the north-northwest toward Alvin[13] before heading north through Pearland and crossing the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8) into Houston.[14] SH 35 then crosses I-610 before reaching its northern terminus at I-45.[15]
History edit
SH 35 was originally proposed on November 19, 1917 as a route from Paris to Houston.[16] On September 17, 1918, the section of the road from Liberty to Houston was cancelled (as it overlapped SH 12), and the road was rerouted south to Anahuac.[17] On January 20, 1919, the highway was rerouted through Coldspring, Cleveland, and Humble to end in Houston, while the old route was replaced by the new SH 35A. On August 21, 1923, the northern half of the highway had been renumbered as SH 49, with the new northern end now going east to the Louisiana state line.[18] On November 14, 1927, it was extended to Alvin.[19] On April 10, 1934, it had been extended southwest along cancelled SH 58 and SH 57, ending in Gregory.[20] SH 35 Spur was designated from 35 to the Retrieve Prison Farm. This SH 35 Spur was cancelled on July 15, 1935. On February 21, 1938, a new SH 35 Spur was designated to Danbury, as SH 35 was rerouted to bypass Danbury. On September 26, 1939, the section north of Houston was removed when it was renumbered as U.S. Highway 59 and U.S. Highway 84. SH 35 Spur was renumbered as Spur 28. On October 5, 1972, SH 35 was extended to Corpus Christi along US 181. On January 15, 1986, an Angleton bypass opened, with the old route becoming Loop 558. On February 25, 1987, SH 35 was rerouted back over Loop 558, and the bypass became Loop 558 instead (now FM 523). On April 27, 1995, another bypass opened, so that SH 35 no longer goes through Aransas Pass or Rockport. On March 29, 2007, an Old Ocean bypass opened, with the old route becoming Loop 419 (now Spur 419).
SH 35A was a proposed spur route off SH 35 designated on March 18, 1918, with a route splitting off at Livingston, and travelling west to New Waverly.[21] On January 20, 1919, the section of SH 35A south of Coldspring was cancelled, and the section north of Coldspring became the main route. The section of SH 35 from Livingston via Liberty to Anahuac was routed through Devers and was renamed SH 35A. On August 21, 1923, the section from Anahuac to Devers was renumbered as SH 61, and the section north of Devers was cancelled.[18] By 1928, the Livingston to Liberty section was restored as SH 132. By 1933, that became a portion of SH 146.
SH 35B was a spur of SH 35 designated on November 27, 1922 from Jefferson to the Louisiana state line.[22] On August 21, 1923, this was renumbered as SH 49.
An overlap of SH 35 with the Gulf Freeway was constructed in the 1980s. This portion extends from Spur 5 to Dowling Street (now Emancipation Avenue), a distance of about 1.6 miles (2.6 km). This section contains three elevated lanes in each direction (briefly four southbound lanes near the southern terminus). This overlap section is 22 lanes wide, including mainlanes, feeder roads, and a reversible HOV lane.[23]
Future edit
State Highway Spur 5 | |
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| Location | Houston |
| Length | 2.929 mi[24] (4.714 km) |
| Existed | 1998–present |
In Houston, SH 35 is Telephone Road and Reveille Street from its northern terminus at I-45. An upgrade of the facility (in a slightly different corridor) to freeway standards is planned, tentatively named the Alvin Freeway. As of 2006, only 1.3 miles (2.1 km) had been built, under the sign Spur 5 (constructed between 1996–99; officially opened September 1999; designated 1998). However, the mainlanes extend less than half a mile south of Interstate 45 adjacent to the University of Houston campus.
In early 2023, TxDOT unveiled construction bids for the first phase of the project, which will extend Spur 5 from its current southern terminus at US 90 Alt (Old Spanish Trail) to Griggs Road, just north of I-610. Phase 2 of the project will extend the freeway from Griggs Road to Dixie Drive. The estimated cost for the entire project is $366 million.[25]
- Junction list
This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
The entire route is in Houston, Harris County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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  US 90 Alt. (Old Spanish Trail) | Current southern terminus; at-grade intersection | ||||
| Wheeler Street | Current at-grade intersection | ||||
| University Drive | Current at-grade intersection | ||||
  I-45 south / Elgin Street – Galveston, Hobby Airport | Current southern terminus of freeway; no northbound entrance | ||||
 I-45 north – Dallas | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; freeway begins to run parallel to I-45; I-45 exit 44B southbound | ||||
| Scott Street – Texas Southern University | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
    I-69 / US 59 / SH 288 south – Victoria, Cleveland, Lake Jackson, Freeport | Northern terminus; northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-69 exits 129A-B | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Business routes edit
SH 35 has four business routes and one former business route.
Alvin business loop edit
Business State Highway 35-C | |
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| Location | Alvin |
| Length | 4.146 mi[26] (6.672 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present |
Business State Highway 35-C (Bus. SH 35-C), formerly Loop 409, is a 4.146-mile-long (6.672 km) business loop that runs through Alvin. The road was bypassed on April 1, 1965, by SH 35 and designated Loop 409. The road was redesignated as Business SH 35-C on June 21, 1990.[26]
West Columbia business loop edit
Business State Highway 35-E | |
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| Location | West Columbia |
| Length | 2.011 mi[27] (3.236 km) |
| Existed | 1998–present |
Business State Highway 35-E (Bus. SH 35-E) is a 2.011-mile-long (3.236 km) business loop that runs through West Columbia. The route was created in 1998 when SH 35 was rerouted north and west of town.[27]
Palacios business loop edit
Business State Highway 35-H | |
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| Location | Palacios |
| Length | 3.648 mi[28] (5.871 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present |
Business State Highway 35-H (Bus SH 35-H), formerly Loop 141, is a 3.648-mile-long (5.871 km) business loop that runs through Palacios. The road was bypassed on September 21, 1944 by SH 35 and designated Loop 141. The road was redesignated as Business SH 35-H on June 21, 1990.[29]
Rockport–Aransas Pass business loop edit
Business State Highway 35-L | |
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| Location | Rockport |
| Length | 16.083 mi[30] (25.883 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present |
Business State Highway 35-L (Bus. SH 35-L), formerly Loop 70, is a 16.083-mile-long (25.883 km) business loop that runs through Rockport. The road was created in 1939 when SH 35 was rerouted south and east of town. The route was redesignated as Business SH 35-L on June 21, 1990. On April 27, 1995 the route was extended north to SH 35 and FM 3036 and south to SH 35 in Aransas Pass over former SH 35 and was also rerouted in Rockport with the old route redesignated as Loop 70.[30]
Former Aransas Pass business loop edit
Business State Highway 35-M | |
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| Location | Aransas Pass |
| Length | 1.387 mi[31] (2.232 km) |
| Existed | 1990–1995 |
Business State Highway 35-M (Bus. SH 35-M), formerly Loop 81, was a 1.387-mile-long (2.232 km) business loop that ran through Aransas Pass. The route was created in 1939 when SH 35 was rerouted in the city. The route was redesignated as Business SH 35-M on June 21, 1990, but was redesignated as Loop 90 on April 27, 1995.[29]
Junction list edit
This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Nueces | Corpus Christi |   I-37 north / Spur 544 west – San Antonio | I-37 exit 0 southbound; South end of US 181 overlap; continues south as Spur 544. | ||
| Belden Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
| Burleson Street, Causeway Boulevard | No northbound entrance | ||||
| Beach Avenue | No southbound entrance | ||||
| San Patricio | Portland | Nueces Bay | |||
| Frontage Road | Southbound exit and entrance | ||||
 FM 893 (Moore Avenue) – Taft | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
 FM 2986 (Wildcat Drive) | |||||
| Frontage Road | No northbound entrance | ||||
 FM 3239 (Buddy Ganem Drive) / Broadway Boulevard | |||||
| Frontage Road | Northbound exit only | ||||
| Gregory |  US 181 north – Sinton | North end of US 181 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
 FM 3284 (Gregory Street) | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
  SH 361 south / Spur 202 west – Aransas Pass, Port Aransas, Gregory | No northbound entrance | ||||
 FM 136 – Bayside | No northbound exit; north end of freeway | ||||
| |  FM 3512 south – Ingleside | ||||
| |   Bus. SH 35-L north – Aransas Pass | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
| Aransas Pass |  FM 1069 – Ingleside | Interchange; no northbound exit | |||
| Aransas | |  SH 188 – Sinton | Interchange | ||
| Rockport | FM 1069 (Market Street) – Rockport | Interchange | |||
 FM 2165 – Rockport | Interchange | ||||
 FM 3036 west | South end of FM 3036 overlap | ||||
 Bus. SH 35-L south / FM 3036 east – Rockport | North end of FM 3036 overlap | ||||
| |  FM 1781 south | ||||
| Lamar |  PR 13 east – Goose Island State Park | ||||
| Refugio | |  FM 774 – Refugio, Austwell | |||
| |  FM 1684 east | ||||
| |  SH 239 south – Austwell | South end of SH 239 overlap | |||
| Tivoli | SH 239 north – Goliad | North end of SH 239 overlap | |||
| Calhoun | |  SH 185 south – Seadrift, Port O'Connor | South end of SH 185 overlap | ||
| | SH 185 north – Victoria | North end of SH 185 overlap | |||
| |  FM 1679 north | ||||
| |  FM 2235 south | ||||
| |  FM 2541 south | ||||
| |  FM 2433 – Victoria, Indianola | ||||
| Port Lavaca |  US 87 – Victoria, Port Lavaca | ||||
 FM 3084 west (Half League Road) | |||||
 FM 1090 (Virginia Street) | |||||
 SH 238 south – Port Lavaca, Seadrift | |||||
| Point Comfort |  FM 1593 – Lolita, Matagorda Bay | ||||
| |  FM 2143 east | ||||
| Jackson | |  SH 172 – La Ward | |||
| |  FM 1862 north – Blessing | ||||
| |  FM 3280 south | ||||
| Matagorda | Palacios |  Bus. SH 35-H north – Palacios | |||
| Bus. SH 35-H south – Palacios | |||||
| |  FM 2853 north | ||||
| |  FM 521 north – Simpsonville | ||||
| Blessing | FM 2853 south | ||||
 FM 616 west – La Ward | |||||
 SH 71 west – El Campo | |||||
| Elmaton |  FM 1095 south – Simpsonville | ||||
| Markham |  FM 1468 south | South end of FM 1468 overlap | |||
| FM 1468 north – Markham | North end of FM 1468 overlap | ||||
| | Colorado River Turnaround | Interchange | |||
| Bay City |  SH 60 – Wharton, Matagorda | ||||
 FM 2668 south | |||||
 FM 457 east – Cedar Lane | |||||
| Van Vleck |  FM 2540 south | ||||
| |  FM 1728 north – Pledger | ||||
| Brazoria | |  Loop 419 east – Old Ocean | |||
| Old Ocean |  FM 524 north – Danciger | South end of FM 524 overlap | |||
| | Loop 419 west – Old Ocean | ||||
| | FM 524 south – Sweeny | North end of FM 524 overlap | |||
| |  FM 1459 – Sweeny | ||||
| |  Bus. SH 35-E north – West Columbia | ||||
| West Columbia |  SH 36 – Rosenberg, Freeport | ||||
| Bus. SH 35-E south (17th Street) | |||||
 FM 2851 north – Varner-Hogg Plantation | |||||
| Bailey's Prairie | FM 521 south – Brazoria | South end of FM 521 overlap | |||
| FM 521 north – Rosharon | North end of FM 521 overlap | ||||
| Angleton | SH 288 (Nolan Ryan Expressway) – Houston, Freeport | ||||
 Loop 274 (Hancock Street) | |||||
 Bus. SH 288-B – Houston, Lake Jackson | |||||
 FM 523 (Highway 35 Bypass) – Freeport | |||||
| |  Spur 28 south – Danbury | ||||
| |  FM 2917 south | ||||
| Alvin |  FM 2403 south | ||||
 Bus. SH 35-C north – Alvin | |||||
 FM 1462 west | |||||
 SH 6 – Sugar Land, Galveston | Interchange | ||||
 FM 517 (Dickinson Road) – League City | |||||
 FM 528 (Friendswood Road) – Friendswood, Webster | |||||
| Bus. SH 35-C south – Alvin | Interchange | ||||
| |  FM 2351 north – Friendswood | ||||
| Pearland |  FM 518 – Friendswood | ||||
| Harris | Houston |   Beltway 8 (Frontage Road) / Sam Houston Tollway | |||
  I-610 (South Loop Freeway) to I-45 south (Gulf Freeway) – Galveston | I-610 exit 32B; interchange; northbound entrance from I-45 closed until April 2018 | ||||
| I-45 north (Gulf Freeway) – Downtown Houston | I-45 exit 40 southbound; interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 35". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2140. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2125. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2126. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2110. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2093. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2053. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2030. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2032. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1982. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1954. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1883. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1844. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1800. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Minutes from 6th State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF). November 19, 1917.
- ^ "Minutes from 16th State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF). September 17, 1918.
- ^ a b "Minutes from 73rd State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF). August 21, 1923.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 14, 1927. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 9, 1934. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes from 10th State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF). March 18, 1918.
- ^ "Minutes from 70th State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF). May 21, 1923.
- ^ Chapter 4, The Spokes Archived 2006-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, p. 163 Houston Freeways, Erik Slotboom.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 5". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Zuvanich, Adam (March 16, 2023). "TxDOT inching forward on Spur 5/SH 35 highway project in South Houston". Houston Public Media. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 35-C". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 35-E". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 35-H". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 35-M". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 35-L". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 90". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
External links edit
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