Texas State Highway Spur 527

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State Highway Spur 527
Length: 0.863 mi[1] (1.389 km)
Formed: 1976
South end: US 59
North end: Elgin Street at Bagby Street and Brazos Street
Highways in Texas
< Loop 526 Loop 528 >

Spur 527 is a 0.863-mile (1.389 km) spur route in Downtown Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. Spur 527 is a freeway spur that connects the Southwest Freeway (U.S. Highway 59) to Downtown Houston.

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[edit] History

In 1976, Spur 527 was designated as a spur of US 59 in Houston.[1] The freeway was the originally routing of US 59 into downtown before being rerouted further east.[2] The freeway was built in the early 1960s as the overpasses at Richmond Avenue and Alabama Street had been completed by 1961.[3][4]

[edit] Route description

Spur 527 is a short freeway spur of US 59 in Houston. It branches off US 59 on the south side of downtown and heads northeast. It provides access to Richmond Avenue and Travis Street before curving towards the north as it passes over Alabama Street. As it continues north through downtown, the spur provides assess to Louisiana Street before coming to an end at Elgin Street. The northbound lanes continue onto Brazos Street past Elgin Street and Bagby Street becomes the southbound lanes of Spur 527 after crossing Elgin Street.[5]

[edit] Exit list

County Location Mile[5] Destinations Notes
Harris Houston US 59 south Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Richmond Avenue Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Travis Street Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Louisiana Street - Downtown Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Brazos Street Northbound exit and southbound entrance

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Texas Department of Transportation. Highway Designation File - State Highway Spur No. 527. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  2. ^ Humble Oil. Houston road map [map]. (1965) Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
  3. ^ Richmond Avenue overpass. National Bridge Inventory. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
  4. ^ Alabama Street overpass. National Bridge Inventory. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
  5. ^ a b Google Maps. Overview Map of Spur 527 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
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