Texas State Highway 242

State Highway 242
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 21.633 mi[1] (34.815 km)
Existed: 1985 – present
Major junctions
West end: FM 1488 in The Woodlands
  I-45 in Conroe
East end: US 59 in Patton Village
Location
Counties: Montgomery
Highway system

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

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State Highway 242 (SH 242) is a Texas state highway connecting The Woodlands and Patton Village in southeast Texas.

Contents

Route description

SH 242 begins at FM 1488 in The Woodlands.[2] The roadway, also known locally as College Park Drive, curves to the southeast and passes to the south of W. G. Jones State Forest. It then turns to the east and crosses I-45 in the southern outskirts of Conroe. The route continues to the east, crossing FM 1314 and FM 1485, before reaching its eastern terminus at US 59 in Patton Village.[3]

History

SH 242 was designated between IH 45 and US 59 in 1985. The westward extension to FM 1488 occurred in 1986.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Montgomery County.

Location Mile[4] Destinations Notes
The Woodlands 0.0 FM 1488 – Magnolia, Conroe Western terminus
Conroe 4.4 I-45 – Houston, Dallas  
  10.5 FM 1314 – Conroe, Porter  
  15.2 FM 1485 – New Caney  
Patton Village 21.6 US 59 – Houston, Cleveland Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 242". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0242.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 560. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-25. 
  3. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 580. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-25. 
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – State Highway 242 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=TX-242+E&daddr=TX-242+E+to:TX-242+E+to:TX-242+E+to:TX-242+E&hl=en&ll=30.190541,-95.306396&spn=0.276574,0.528374&sll=30.193916,-95.189452&sspn=0.017285,0.033023&geocode=FbZDzQEdnptO-g%3BFe7szAEdEnJP-g%3BFVEDzQEdQfRQ-g%3BFU0LzQEdmiNS-g%3BFRq2zAEdS35T-g&vpsrc=6&mra=dme&mrsp=4&sz=16&t=m&z=12. Retrieved 2011-11-25. 
Interstates
U.S. Highways
Bannered U.S. Highways
  • Bus. US 59-L
State Highways
State Loops and Spurs
Farm and Ranch to Market Roads