Texas State Highway Loop 20

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State Highway Loop 20

Bob Bullock Loop

Length:

16.6 mi (27 km)

Formed:

1939

CW end:

World Trade International Bridge

Major
junctions:

I-35

US 59

CCW end:

US 83

Highways in Texas
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Interstate 35 - Loop 20 intersection

Loop 20,^[1] also known as the Bob Bullock Loop, is a highway loop that encircles the city of Laredo, Texas. Loop 20 runs from the World Trade International Bridge at its northern point to U.S. Highway 83 at its southern point. Loop 20 is a six-lane divided highway.

In recent years, much of Laredo's growth has been along Loop 20, with the construction of a new passenger terminal at Laredo International Airport, the Laredo Entertainment Center, the new campus of Texas A&M International University, and Doctors Hospital being the most prominent projects.

The Texas Department of Transportation's Laredo District is preparing for future growth with plans to upgrade Loop 20 into a freeway by building overpasses at major intersections and constructing frontage roads.^[2] A short freeway section currently exists from the World Trade International Bridge east to the Milo Interchange at Interstate 35, and TxDOT recently constructed a diamond interchange at Loop 20's intersection with U.S. Highway 59 in eastern Laredo^[3] and is currently constructing a stacked interchange at Loop 20 interchange with Interstate 35.

[edit] Previous Routes

The northwest section of Loop 20 west of I-35 to Farm to Market Road 1472 was originally part of Urban Road 3464 or Farm to Market Road 3464,^[4] a 1.15-mile (1.9 km) road built in 1995 to connect I-35 to FM 1472 in northern Laredo, Texas. On December 19, 2000 it was redesignated as part of Loop 20.

[edit] Future Extension

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It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the road's construction or completion approaches and more information becomes available.

Laredo has proposed extending Loop 20 south by approximately 10 miles (16 km) from a future interchange at SH 359 along the planned Cuatro Vientos Road, to provide an eastern bypass for south Laredo and improved access to the proposed Laredo International Bridge 5; the existing route from US 83 to SH 359 would be redesignated as a state highway spur.^[5]^[6]