Texas State Highway Spur 527

State Highway Spur 527
Route information
Length: 0.863 mi[1] (1.389 km)
Existed: 1976 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 59
North end: Elgin Street at Bagby Street and Brazos Street
Highway system

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Spur 527 is a 0.863-mile (1.389 km) spur route in Midtown Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. The roadway is a freeway spur that feeds traffic from the Southwest Freeway (U.S. Highway 59) into Downtown Houston.

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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]

Route description

Spur 527 branches off US 59 on the west side of Midtown and heads northeast, feeding traffic into downtown. 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 Midtown, the spur provides access 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]

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

See also

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

References

  1. ^ a b Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - State Highway Spur No. 527". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SS/SS0527.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-12. 
  2. ^ Humble Oil (1965). Houston road map (Map). http://www.texasfreeway.com/Houston/historic/road_maps/images/1965_houston_humble_highres.jpg. Retrieved 2008-03-05. 
  3. ^ "Richmond Avenue overpass". National Bridge Inventory. http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=48&struct=121020002715277. Retrieved 2008-03-05. 
  4. ^ "Alabama Street overpass". National Bridge Inventory. http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=48&struct=121020002715278. Retrieved 2008-03-05. 
  5. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of Spur 527 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=8580817028016558059,29.732530,-95.386863%3B7312271972478417449,29.744232,-95.381380&saddr=Unknown+road+%4029.732530,+-95.386863&daddr=TX-527-SPUR+N+%4029.744232,+-95.381380&doflg=ptm&sll=29.73838,-95.38412&sspn=0.022768,0.030856&ie=UTF8&z=15. Retrieved 2008-03-04. 
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