Texas State Highway 71

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State Highway 71 (SH 71) is a Texas state highway that runs 253 miles (407 km). The northern terminus is at US 87 and US 377 south of Brady and its southern terminus is at SH 35 near Blessing. This highway is designated the "10th Mountain Division Highway" from SH 95 to Interstate 35.

State Highway 71 marker

State Highway 71

Map
SH 71 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length253.199 mi[1] (407.484 km)
Existed1923–present
Major junctions
West end US 87 / US 377 near Brady
Major intersections
East end SH 35 at Blessing
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesMcCulloch, Mason, San Saba, Llano, Burnet, Blanco, Travis, Bastrop, Fayette, Colorado, Wharton, Matagorda
Highway system
SH 70 SH 72

History edit

 
The intersection between IH35 and Texas State Highway 71

SH 71 was originally designated on August 21, 1923 from Austin to Columbus, replacing SH 3D and the western half of SH 3A.[2] On June 8, 1925, SH 71 was extended to Midfield, though this was not effective until 1926.[3] On March 19, 1928, it was extended south to its current end. On June 21, 1938, SH 71 Spur was designated in Columbus.[4] In 1935, U.S. Highway 290 was codesignated along the stretch from Austin to Bastrop, dropping SH 71 from this section completely on September 26, 1939. SH 71 Spur was renumbered as Spur 52. On May 23, 1951, this section was restored when US 290 was rerouted farther north. On October 24, 1955, SH 71 was signed, but not designated along Ranch to Market Road 93 to Llano. On October 31, 1965, the highway was extended to its current designation over the cancelled Ranch to Market Road 93 and Ranch to Market Road 734. On February 16, 1982, SH 71 was relocated in Columbus.

Austin edit

Through Austin, SH 71 is known as Ben White Boulevard and is one of Austin's newest freeways. Sections have opened regularly since 1996, when the first section west of Interstate 35 was opened. A five-level stack was completed at Interstate 35 in December 2011, and the freeway east of Interstate 35 to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was completed in 2014. Construction commenced in 2015 east of US 183 (Bastrop Freeway) where a section of SH 71 to the SH 130 tollway has been converted into a tollway with a two lane bridge crossing SH 130.

Major displacements of commercial properties were required to build the Austin expansions. Most of the freeway had a 150-foot (46 m) wide right-of-way which was expanded to over 300 feet (91 m), and the western segment, which opened in 1998, was built on an 80-foot (24 m) right-of-way. The section at the western end required many more business displacements. The new freeway features depressed sections, elevated sections, and partial stack interchanges.

Business routes edit

SH 71 has two business routes.

La Grange business loop edit

 

Business State Highway 71-E (Bus. SH 71-E) is a business loop that runs through La Grange. The road was designated in 1991 upon completion of a bypass around the city.[5]

Columbus business loop edit

 

Business State Highway 71-F (Bus. SH 71-F) is a business loop that runs through Columbus. The city was bypassed on February 16, 1982, and the original route was designated as Loop 329. The route received the Bus. SH 71-F designation on June 21, 1990.[6][7]

Major intersections edit

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
McCullochBrady   US 87 / US 377 – Brady, Mason
 
 
FM 2309 north – Brady
  FM 1851 – Voca
 
 
FM 1851 south – Voca
 
 
FM 3293 west
MasonFredonia 
 
RM 386 south – Mason
San Saba
No major junctions
MasonPontotoc 
 
RM 501 east – Cherokee
Llano 
 
SH 29 west – Mason
West end of SH 29 overlap
Llano 
 
 
 
SH 16 north / SH 29 east – San Saba, Burnet
East end of SH 29 overlap; west end of SH 16 overlap
 
 
RM 152 west – Castell
 
 
SH 16 south – Fredericksburg
East end of SH 16 overlap
 
 
FM 2333 east – Sunrise Beach Village
 
 
RM 962 east – Round Mountain
 
 
RM 2831 north
 
 
RM 2147 east – Horseshoe Bay, Cottonwood Shores
BurnetMarble Falls  US 281 – Marble Falls, Burnet, Johnson City, San AntonioCloverleaf Interchange
Blanco
No major junctions
Travis 
 
RM 2322 north (Pace Bend Road) – Briarcliff, Pace Bend State Park
Bee Cave 
 
RM 3238 west (Hamilton Pool Road)
 
 
RM 620 north – Lakeway, Round Rock
 
 
RM 2244 east – West Lake Hills
Austin 
 
US 290 west – Johnson City, Fredericksburg
West end of US 290 overlap
See US 290
  
 
I-35 / US 290 east – Waco, San Antonio
East end of US 290 overlap
Woodward Street / Todd Lane / Burleson Road
Montopolis Drive
Riverside Drive
   US 183 (Bastrop Highway) / 183 Toll Road (Bergstrom Expressway) – Lampasas, LockhartEast end of freeway
   Spirit of Texas Drive – Austin-Bergstrom International AirportInterchange; no direct westbound exit and eastbound entrance (signed at Presidential Boulevard / Cardinal Loop)
   Cardinal Loop / Presidential Boulevard – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Del ValleInterchange; West end of 71 Toll Lanes
  FM 973 – Manor, Mustang RidgeInterchange; no direct westbound exit and eastbound entrance (signed at SH 130)
 
 
 
 
SH 45 Toll north / SH 130 Toll north – Waco
Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; SH 130 exit 449
   SH 45 Toll / SH 130 Toll – Bastrop, San AntonioSH 130 exit 449; East end of 71 Toll Lanes
Ross Road / Kellam RoadInterchange under construction[8]
Bastrop  FM 1209 – Webberville
 
 
SH 21 west – San Marcos
Interchange; west end of SH 21 overlap
 
 
 
 
 
FM 20 south to FM 969 north – Lockhart, Webberville
West end of expressway
Bastrop 
 
 
 
SH 304 south to FM 969 – Gonzalez
 
 
Loop 150 east / Hasler Boulevard / Childers Drive – Bastrop, Bastrop State Park
East end of expressway
 
 
 
 
SH 21 east / SH 95 north – Bryan, Elgin
Interchange; east end of SH 21 overlap; west end of SH 95 overlap
 
 
Loop 150 west / Tahitian Drive – Bastrop, Bastrop State Park
Interchange
 
 
 
 
 
 
SH 95 south / FM 153 east / Loop 230 east – Smithville, Flatonia, Winchester
Interchange; east end of SH 95 overlap
SmithvilleColorado Street (County Road 319)Interchange
 
 
Loop 230 west – Smithville
Interchange
Fayette 
 
Loop 543 east – West Point
  FM 154 – West Point, Muldoon
 
 
Loop 543 west – West Point
 
 
Loop 220 east – Plum
 
 
Loop 220 west – Plum
 
 
 
Bus. SH 71 east – La Grange
West end of freeway
La Grange   US 77 / Von Minden Street – Giddings, SchulenburgAccess to St Mark's Medical Center
  SH 159 – Bellville, La Grange
 
 
 
Bus. SH 71 west – La Grange
East end of freeway
 
 
FM 955 north – Fayetteville
Ellinger 
 
FM 2503 north
ColoradoHillcrest 
 
FM 1890 west (Shaws Bend Road)
 
 
 
Bus. SH 71 east – Columbus
Interchange
ColumbusRound House RoadInterchange
  US 90 – Weimar, SealyInterchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
 
 
I-10 west – San Antonio
Interchange; west end of I-10 overlap, exit 693 eastbound, 695 westbound; no eastbound entrance
Columbus 
 
 
 
 
I-10 east / Bus. SH 71 west – Houston, Columbus
East end of I-10 overlap, exit 696
Altair 
 
US 90 Alt. – Hallettsville, Eagle Lake
 
 
FM 1693 west
Garwood 
 
FM 950 east – Matthews
 
 
FM 333 west
Wharton 
 
FM 1160 south – Louise
 
 
FM 961 east – Wharton
  FM 2546 – Jones Creek
 
 
FM 2546 north – Jones Creek
 
 
FM 1300 west
El Campo  FM 2765 (Loop Street)
 
 
FM 653 south (Wharton Street)
  
 
I-69 BL / Bus. US 59 – Pierce, Louise
 
 
FM 1163 south (2nd Street)
 
 
FM 653 north (Wharton Street)
 
 
  Future I-69 / US 59 – Houston, Wharton, Ganado
I-69/US 59 exit 62; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69
 
 
FM 2674 south
Danevang 
 
FM 441 north – Hillje
Matagorda 
 
FM 1468 east – Markham
Midfield 
 
 
 
SH 111 west / FM 2431 east – Edna, Markham
 
 
FM 456 east
Blessing  SH 35 – Bay City, Palacios
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References edit

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 71". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ "Minutes of the Seventy-Third and First Adjourned Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Minutes of the Seventy-Sixth and Special Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Minutes of the Two Hundred Fifty-fourth Regular Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF).
  5. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 71-E". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  6. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 329". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  7. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 71-F". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  8. ^ "SH 71 East Corridor". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
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