Texas State Highway Spur 273

State Highway Spur 273
Route information
Length: 0.332 mi[1] (0.53 km)
Existed: 1953 – present
Major junctions
South end: SH 6 in Alvin
North end: Bus. SH 35-C in Alvin
Highway system

Highways in Texas
Interstate • U.S. • TX (Loops – Spurs – Rec – FM)

← Spur 271 Spur 274 →

Texas State Spur 273 is a state highway the U.S. state of Texas. State Highway Spur 273 or Spur 273 is a short connector route from Business 35 to State Highway 6 in the center of Alvin. Also, one may gain quick access to FM 517 by using a city street called Dickinson Road, which intersects Spur 273 before SH 6. A hospital also once existed along Spur 273.

Contents

Route description

Spur 273 begins at an intersection with SH 6 in Alvin, Brazoria County, heading northwest on two-lane undivided Dilling Street. The road passes businesses before heading between commercial areas to the southwest and wooded areas of homes to the northeast. Spur 273 comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with Bus. SH 35-C.[1][2][3]

History

Spur 273 was created in 1953 along its current alignment connecting SH 6 to SH 35 (now Bus. SH 35-C).[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Alvin, Brazoria County.

Mile[1] Destinations Notes
0.000 SH 6
0.332 Bus. SH 35-C
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

List of state highways in the United States shorter than one mile

References

  1. ^ a b c d Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - State Highway Spur No. 273". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SS/SS0273.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2010. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (2010). County Grid Map 563 (Map). http://www.txdot.gov/travel/countymapbook2006/Pages/563.pdf. Retrieved October 10, 2011. 
  3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Texas State Highway Spur 273 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=TX-6+N&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&ll=29.430076,-95.242538&spn=0.004532,0.010568&sll=29.430497,-95.240564&sspn=0.004532,0.010568&geocode=FdAIwQEd8L1S-g%3BFbAZwQEdvq9S-g&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=17. Retrieved October 10, 2011. 
Brazoria County highways
State Highways
State Highway Business Routes
  • Bus. SH 35-C
  • Bus. SH 288-B
State Loops and Spurs
Park and Recreational Roads
  • PR 51
Farm and Ranch to Market Roads