State Highway 202 (SH 202) is a Texas state highway between Beeville and Refugio. The route was designated on January 9, 1934 from George West to Beeville as a restoration of the easternmost portion of the old SH 127 (which was reused on another road in 1932).[2] On November 19, 1935, it was extended west to Fowlerton.[3] On December 21, 1936, it was extended east to Refugio.[4] By 1938, SH 202 was extended west to Cotulla (restoring more of the old SH 127) and east to Refugio. On September 26, 1939, the section of SH 202 west of George West was transferred to SH 72. On October 30, 1939, before signage was changed, SH 202 was extended to Laredo, replacing SH 257 (note that SH 202 east of George West was to be transferred to SH 257 on September 26, 1939). On August 24, 1954, the section from Laredo to Beeville became the new routing of U.S. Route 59, and was pared back to its present routing.
State Highway 202 | ||||
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 SH 202, highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 29.767 mi[1] (47.905 km) | |||
| Existed | 1939–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |      Future I-69W / US 59 / Bus. US 181 in Beeville | |||
| US 181 in Beeville | ||||
| East end |    US 183 / US 77 Alt. in Refugio | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
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Route description edit
SH 202 begins at a junction with US 59 (Future I-69W) and US 181 Bus. in Beeville. It heads south from this junction through Beeville briefly concurrent with US 181 Bus. until the two split with US 181 Bus. heading south and SH 202 heading east. The highway continues to the east through Beeville to an intersection with FM 351. Heading towards the east, the highway continues to a junction with US 181. The highway continues to the east to an intersection with FM 2441. SH 202 reaches its eastern terminus at US 183 and US 77 Alt. in Refugio.
Junction list edit
This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Bee | Beeville | US 59 (Future I-69W) / Bus. US 181 | West end of US 181 Bus. concurrency; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69W | ||
| Bus. US 181 | East end of US 181 Bus. concurrency | ||||
 FM 351 | |||||
| | US 181 | ||||
| |  FM 2441 | ||||
| Refugio | Refugio | US 183 / US 77 Alt. | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References edit
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 202". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. January 8, 1934. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 18, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 21, 1936. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2023.