Texas State Highway Loop 368

Loop 368 is a 8.115-mile (13.060 km) loop route in the U.S. state of Texas that follows a former route of U.S. Highway 81 (US 81) in San Antonio. Loop 368 follows Broadway Street from Interstate 35 (I-35) northeast of downtown San Antonio towards the northeast and follows Austin Highway before ending near the interchange of I-35 and I-410 in Fratt. The road is still a major arterial for the city, providing access to Brackenridge Park, the San Antonio Zoo and the University of the Incarnate Word.

History

Loop 368 follows the original routing of US 81 on the northeast side of San Antonio.^[1] US 81 was first designated along this stretch in 1927 and is the basis of the naming of the road Austin Highway due to US 81 passing through Austin northeast of San Antonio.^[2] In 1962, when US 81 was rerouted onto the freeway to the east, the old segment was designated as Business U.S. 81. Once U.S. 81 was decommissioned, it's now designated as Loop 368.^[1]

Route description

Loop 368 begins northeast of downtown San Antonio at I-35 near the U.S. Highway 281/I-35/I-37 interchange. The loop heads northeast along Broadway Street passing to the east of Brackenridge Park, the San Antonio Zoo and University of the Incarnate Word. The road continues towards the northeast passing through the cities of Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills. At an intersection of Broadway Street and Austin Highway, Loop 368 begins to follow Austin Highway towards the northeast. The highway continues to the northeast to its northern terminus at the interchange of I-35 and I-410.^[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Bexar County.

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