State Highway 188 (SH 188) is a state highway in the Coastal Bend region of Texas. It runs 41.327 miles (66.509 km) from Mathis east to Aransas Bay between Rockport and Port Aransas. SH 188 was established in its current form in 1992, after a previous incarnation existed from 1932 to 1942.
State Highway 188 | ||||
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 SH 188, highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 41.327 mi[1] (66.509 km) Excludes length of US 181 overlap in Sinton | |||
| Existed | 1993–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-37 south of Mathis | |||
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| East end |   Bus. SH 35 northeast of Aransas Pass | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History edit
Previous route edit
SH 188 was previously designated on November 30, 1932, as a connector route between then-SH 5 and Roxton.[2] This route was canceled on April 29, 1942, and was replaced by FM 38.
Current route edit
SH 188 was designated on December 22, 1992, replacing part of FM 881 and part of FM 1069, of which SH 188 was concurrent with. On June 29, 1993, SH 188 was extended 1.8 miles (2.9 km) over another part of FM 1069, canceling the section of FM 1069 east of the junction with SH 188, transferring it to SH 188, and the remainder of FM 881 was redesignated as part of FM 1069.[1]
Major intersections edit
This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| San Patricio | | I-37 | I-37 exit 31; western terminus. | ||
| |  FM 796 | ||||
| |  FM 630 | ||||
| Sinton |    US 77 / Future I-69E | ||||
   US 181 north / Bus. US 77 south | West end of US 181 & Bus. US 77 overlaps | ||||
| Bus. US 77 | East end of Bus. US 77 overlap | ||||
 FM 2046 | |||||
 US 181 south / SH 89 | East end of US 181 overlap | ||||
| |  FM 631 | ||||
| |  FM 136 | ||||
| Aransas | |  FM 1069 | |||
| | SH 35 | ||||
| | Bus. SH 35 | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 188". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 28, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Texas State Highway 188 at Wikimedia Commons