Texas State Highway Loop 281

State Highway Loop 281
Route information
Length: 19.3 mi[1] (31.1 km)
Existed: 1960 – present
Major junctions
CCW end: I-20 / US 259 / SH 322 at Longview
 

SH 31 in Longview
US 80 in Longview
US 259 in Longview

US 80 in Longview
CW end: I-20 / FM 968 near Longview
Location
Counties: Gregg, Harrison
Highway system

Highways in Texas
Interstate • U.S. • TX (LoopsSpursRecFM)

← Spur 280 Loop 282 →

State Highway Loop 281 or Loop 281 is a Texas state highway loop around the city of Longview. It runs from I-20 / US 259 / SH 322 in a clockwise direction back to I-20 near Longview. It is also known as Tomlinson Parkway in northern Longview.

History

Loop 281 was previously designated in 1957 on a route from US 82 / US 287 northwest to US 281 in Wichita Falls. The route was redesignated in 1959 as Loop 165 (modern-day US 287 Bus. and SH 240) "to avoid confusion with US 281 by the traveling public."[1]

Counties and junctions

County Location Mile Destinations Notes
Gregg
Longview   I-20 / US 259 / SH 322 south (Estes Pkwy) – Liberty City, Marshall, Kilgore Interchange
  FM 2087 south (Sabine St)  
  SH 31 – Kilgore Interchange
  FM 2205 east (Jaycee Rd)  
  FM 2206 west (Harrison Rd)  
  US 80 (Marshall Ave) – White Oak, Hallsville  
  FM 1845 (Pine Tree Rd)  
  SH 300 north (Gilmer Rd)  
  Spur 63 (McCann Rd)  
  Spur 502 (Judson Rd)  
  US 259 (Eastman Rd) – Ore City, Kilgore Interchange
  Tryon Rd Interchange
  FM 2208 (Alpine Rd) Interchange
Harrison
  US 80 (Marshall Ave) – Longview, Hallsville Interchange
    I-20 / FM 968 (Gum Springs Rd) – Longview, Marshall Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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