Texas State Highway 316

State Highway 316 marker

State Highway 316
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 9.065 mi[1] (14.589 km)
Existed: by 1939 – present
Major junctions
West end: SH 238 near Port Lavaca
East end: Matagorda Bay near Indianola
Highway system
SH 315SH 317

State Highway 316 or SH 316 is a Texas state highway that runs from near Port Lavaca southeast to the ghost town of Indianola. This route was designated by 1939.

Route description

SH 316 begins at a junction with SH 238. It heads southeast from this junction to an intersection with FM 2717. The highway continues to the east to an intersection with FM 2760. SH 316 reaches its eastern terminus at Matagorda Bay.[2] The road officially loops around the Indianola historical marker though the eastern side of the loop is closed off to vehicles.[3][4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Calhoun County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
 0.00.0 SH 238 Seadrift, Port O'Connor
 2.54.0 FM 2717 north (Washington Avenue)Southern terminus of FM 2717
 5.69.0 To FM 2760 (Margie Tewmey Road)
Indianola9.114.6Indianola Historical Marker
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "State Highway No. 316". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Google (2008-03-21). "overview map of SH 316" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  3. Texas Historical Marker - Indianola
  4. Texas Department of Transportation - County Grid Map #523