| State Highway 288 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 60.01 mi[1] (96.58 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1939 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | FM 1495 in Freeport | |||
| Sam Houston Tollway / Beltway 8 I-610 in Houston US 59 in Houston |
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| North end: | I-45 in Houston | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Brazoria, Harris | |||
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Highways in Texas
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State Highway 288, or SH 288, is a north–south highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Texas, between I-45 in downtown Houston and Freeport, where it terminates on FM 1495. The route was originally designated by 1939, replacing the southern portion of SH 19.
In Harris County, SH 288 is the South Freeway, a divided freeway known for having one of the widest medians of the local road system. It retains freeway status from its northern terminus up to SH 6. From the Harris-Brazoria County Line to Freeport, it is referred to as the Nolan Ryan Expressway, in recognition of Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan of Alvin, Texas, which is not directly on this road. In Freeport, it is known as Brazosport Boulevard.
To help alleviate congestion on SH 288, HCTRA plans to construct toll lanes in the median of the existing freeway. The route will begin at US 59 just south of Midtown and terminate at the intersection of the proposed Grand Parkway (SH 99) for a total length of 26 miles (41.8 km). The entire length of the project will have 4 lanes with interchanges at IH-610 and at Beltway 8. Construction is estimated to begin in 2012.[2]
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Nolan Ryan Expressway | ||||
| Brazoria | Freeport | 0.0 | FM 1495 | South end of SH 36 overlap |
| 0.0 | SH 36 west | North end of SH 36 overlap | ||
| 1.9 | FM 523 north – Surfside | |||
| Frontage Road | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
| 4.4 | Bus. SH 288-B north – Angleton | Interchange | ||
| 4.9 | SH 332 east – Surfside | Interchange; south end of SH 332 overlap | ||
| Frontage Road | Interchange; northbound exit only | |||
| Lake Jackson | 10.1 | SH 332 west / Oyster Creek Drive – Brazoria | Interchange; north end of SH 332 overlap | |
| 11.0 | FM 2004 – Richwood | Interchange | ||
| 15.6 | County Road 220 | Interchange | ||
| 17.0 | County Road 290 | Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| Angleton | 18.2 | SH 35 – Angleton, West Columbia, Bay City | Interchange | |
| 19.7 | County Road 44 | Interchange; southbound exit is via FM 523 exit | ||
| 20.5 | FM 523 – Angleton, Alvin | Interchange | ||
| 24.9 | FM 521 / Bus. SH 288-B – Rosharon, Angleton, Freeport | Interchange | ||
| 31.6 | FM 1462 – Rosharon, Alvin | Interchange | ||
| Iowa Colony | 33.6 | County Road 60 – Iowa Colony | SH 36 west | |
| 35.3 | County Road 62 – Iowa Colony | |||
| ? | SH 99 Grand Parkway | Proposed | ||
| 36.7 | County Road 64 – Iowa Colony | |||
| Manvel | 41.1 | SH 6 – Alvin, Sugar Land | Interchange | |
| 45.4 | County Route 59 (Southfork Drive) | |||
| Pearland | 46.4 | FM 518 – Pearland | ||
| 48.1 | FM 2234 (Shadow Creek Parkway) / McHard Road | |||
| South Freeway | ||||
| Harris | Houston | 49.2 | Sam Houston Tollway / Beltway 8 | |
| 50.4 | Almeda-Genoa Road | |||
| 51.3 | Orem Drive | |||
| 52.4 | Airport Boulevard | |||
| 53.4 | Reed Road | |||
| 54.2 | Bellfort Avenue | |||
| 55.1 | I-610 | |||
| 55.5 | Holly Hall Drive | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 56.3 | Yellowstone Boulevard | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 56.5 | US 90 Alt. (Old Spanish Trail) / Holcombe Boulevard |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| 57.3 | South MacGregor Way, North MacGregor Way – Texas Medical Center | |||
| 57.8 | Binz Street, Calumet Street | Southbound exit is via the Southmore Street exit | ||
| 58.0 | Southmore Street, Blodgett Street | |||
| 58.6 | US 59 south – Victoria | |||
| 58.7 | US 59 north – Cleveland | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 58.8 | Elgin Avenue, Tuam Avenue | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 58.8 | Chenevert Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 59.6 | I-45 – Galveston, Dallas | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
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