Texas State Highway 288

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State Highway 288
Length:	60.01 mi[1] (96.58 km)
Formed:	1939
South end:	FM 1495 in Freeport
Major junctions:	Sam Houston Tollway / Beltway 8 I-610 in Houston US 59 in Houston
North end:	I-45 in Houston
Highways in Texas < SH 287 SH 289 >

State Highway 288, or SH 288, is a north-south highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Texas, between I-45 in downtown Houston and Freeport, where it terminates on FM 1495. The route was originally designated by 1939, replacing the southern portion of SH 19.

In Harris County, SH 288 is the South Freeway, a divided freeway known for having one of the widest medians of the local road system. It retains freeway status from its northern terminus up to SH 6. From the Harris-Brazoria County Line to Freeport, it is referred to as the Nolan Ryan Expressway, in recognition of Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan of Alvin, Texas, which is not directly on this road.

[edit] Junction list

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Brazoria	Freeport		FM 1495	South end of SH 36 concurrency
			SH 36	North end of SH 36 concurrency
			FM 523
			Image:Texas Business 288-B.svg Bus. 288-B
			SH 332	South end of SH 332 concurrency
	Lake Jackson		SH 332	North end of SH 332 concurrency
			FM 2004
	Angleton		SH 35
			FM 523
			Image:Texas Business 288-B.svg Bus. 288-B
			FM 1462
	Manvel		SH 6
	Pearland		South end of freeway
			FM 518 – Pearland
			FM 2234 (McHard Road, Shadow Creek Parkway)
Harris			Sam Houston Tollway / Beltway 8
	Houston		Almeda-Genoa Road
			Orem Drive
			Airport Boulevard
			Reed Road
			Bellfort Avenue
			I-610
			Holly Hall Drive	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
			Yellowstone Boulevard	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
			US 90 Alt. (Old Spanish Trail) / Holcombe Boulevard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
			South MacGregor Way, North MacGregor Way - Texas Medical Center
			Binz Street, Calumet Street	Southbound exit is via the Southmore Street exit
			Southmore Street, Blodgett Street
			US 59 south – Victoria
			US 59 north – Cleveland	Northbound exit and southbound entrance, south end of US 59 concurrency
			Elgin Avenue, Tuam Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
			Chenevert Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
			I-45 – Galveston, Dallas	Northbound exit and southbound entrance, north end of US 59 concurrency

[edit] References

v • d • e Freeways in the Houston area Radial South (SH 288) · Fort Bend · Southwest (US 59) · Spur 527 · Westpark · Katy (I-10) · Northwest (US 290) · Tomball (SH 249) · North (I-45) · Hardy · Eastex (US 59) · Crosby (US 90) · Baytown East (I-10) · Spur 330 · La Porte (SH 225) · Lowry (FM 1764) · Gulf (I-45) · Alvin (Spur 5) Belt I-610 · Sam Houston (Beltway 8) · SH 146 · Grand (SH 99) Other limited-access roads S. Main (US 90 Alt.) · Allen · Memorial · Westheimer (parts are also FM 1093) Other articles Road construction and renovation in Houston

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