Texas State Highway 21

State Highway 21 marker

State Highway 21
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 272.7 mi[1] (438.9 km)
Existed: before 1917 – present
Major junctions
West end: I-35 at San Marcos
 

SH 130 Toll / US 183 in Mustang Ridge
US 290 near Paige
US 77 near Lincoln
SH 6 / US 190 in Bryan
I-45 / US 190 in Madisonville
US 287 in Crockett
US 69 in Alto

I-69 / US 59 in Nacogdoches

US 96 in San Augustine
East end: LA 6 near Milam
Location
Counties: Hays, Caldwell, Bastrop, Lee, Burleson, Brazos, Madison, Houston, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine
Highway system
SH 20SH 22

State Highway 21, or SH 21, runs from the Texas-Louisiana boundary east of San Augustine to San Marcos in east and central Texas. SH 21 mostly follows the alignment of the Old San Antonio Road and the El Camino Real, except for the portion between Midway and Bryan, where the Old San Antonio Road took a more northerly route, and SH 21 follows a more direct route. That section of the Old San Antonio Road is served by Texas State Highway OSR.

History

Southbound Highway 21 through the "Lost Pines" north of Bastrop.

SH 21 was one of the original 26 routes proposed in Texas in 1917 along a route from St. Augustine to Gonzales. There was proposed extension southward to Karnes City by 1922, but most of it was transferred to SH 80 instead. In 1926, the terminus was shortened to Giddings. By 1943, the western terminus had been rerouted through Paige to end in San Marcos, along its current route.

In 2010, the SH 21 designation was extended along SH 80 and SH 142 to end at I-35.[2][3]

Business routes

SH 21 has one business route.

Business State Highway 21-H is a Business Loop that runs through Kurten in central Texas. The road was bypassed in 2002 by SH 21.[4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
HaysSan Marcos I-35 / SH 80 north Wimberley, San Antonio, AustinI-35 exit 205; west end of SH 80 / SH 142 overlap
SH 80 south / SH 142 east Lockhart, Luling, MartindaleInterchange; east end of SH 80 / SH 142 overlap
CaldwellHays
county line
FM 1966 east Maxwell
RM 150 west Kyle
HaysUhland FM 2720 south to SH 142
CaldwellNiederwald FM 2001 east LockhartWest end of FM 2001 overlap
CaldwellHays
county line
FM 2001 west BudaEast end of FM 2001 overlap
CaldwellMustang Ridge SH 130 Toll / US 183 Austin, LockhartInterchange; SH 130 exit 461/463
FM 1854 south Lytton Springs
Bastrop FM 812 Elroy, Red RockInterchange
Cedar Creek FM 535 Rosanky, Rockne
FM 1209 north
SH 71 west AustinInterchange; west end of SH 71 overlap
FM 20 south Lockhartinterchange; west end of freeway
Bastrop SH 304 south (Ed Burleson Lane)
Loop 150 east / Hasler Boulevard / Childers StreetInterchange; east end of freeway
SH 71 east / SH 95 south SmithvilleEast end of SH 71 overlap; west end of SH 95 overlap
SH 95 north / Loop 150 west Elgineast end of SH 95 overlap; west end of Loop 150 overlap
Loop 150 east SmithvilleEast end of Loop 150 overlap
PR 1A Bastrop State Park
Circle D-KC Estates FM 1441 west Lake Bastrop, Lost Pines Scout Reservation
US 290 Austin, Paige, GiddingsInterchange
Lee FM 2440 east Giddings
FM 1624 – Fedor, Giddings
US 77 Giddings, Lexington, RockdaleInterchange
FM 3403 west
FM 141 south Dime Box, Nails Creek State Park
Burleson FM 696 north Lexington
FM 60 south Deanville, Lake Somerville State Park
FM 908 north Rockdale
Caldwell FM 975 (Banks Street)
Loop 83 (Main Street) – Business District
SH 36 Cameron, Brenham
FM 2000
FM 1362 northWest end of FM 1362 overlap
Cooks Point FM 1362 southEast end of FM 1362 overlap
FM 50 south IndependenceWest end of FM 50 overlap
Brazos FM 50 north MumfordEast end of FM 50 overlap
SH OSR east
SH 47 south College Station, Texas A&M UniversityInterchange
Bryan FM 2818 (North Harvey Mitchell Parkway) College StationInterchange
FM 158 east (West William J. Bryan Parkway) / FM 1687 west (Sandy Point Road) Huntsville, Lake Bryan, Hamilton Unit, Downtown Bryan

Bus. SH 6 (Texas Avenue) Hearne, College Station, Downtown Bryan
FM 974 east (Tabor Road) – Tabor
US 190 west / SH 6 Waco, HoustonInterchange; west end of US 190 overlap
Wixon Valley FM 2776 north

Bus. SH 21 east Kurten
Kurten FM 2038 Kurten

Bus. SH 21 west
FM 974 west Edge
Madison FM 2865 north
North Zulch FM 39 Normangee, IolaInterchange
Loop 160 east (Trinity Avenue)
Loop 160 west (Fifth Street)
FM 1372 west
FM 1452 westWest end of FM 1452 overlap
FM 1452 eastEast end of FM 1452 overlap
Madisonville FM 978 west (Woodrow Street)
Spur 174 south (Madison Street)
SH 75 (May Street) to I-45 north / SH 90 Buffalo, Huntsville, Navasota
I-45 / US 190 east Dallas, HoustonI-45 exit 142; east end of US 190 overlap
Jenkins FM 2346 north
FM 1428 east
FM 2158 south
Midway SH OSR west Normangee
FM 247 south Ferguson Unit
FM 2548 east / FM 3060 north
FM 2548 west
Houston FM 2498 north
Mapleton FM 3275 south
Austonio FM 1280 westwest end of FM 1280 overlap
FM 1280 easteast end of FM 1280 overlap
FM 2967 north Porter Springs
SH 7 west CentervilleWest end of SH 7 overlap
Crockett Loop 304 (truck route)
FM 229 to FM 2076
US 287 / SH 7 east / SH 19East end of SH 7 overlap; traffic circle around Houston County Courthouse
FM 2022 north (North Sixth Street)
Loop 304 (truck route)
FM 3187 south
FM 1733
FM 227 east RatcliffWest end of FM 227 overlap
FM 227 west Grapeland, AugustaEast end of FM 227 overlap
Weches PR 44 Mission Tejas State Park
Cherokee FM 220 south – Cold Springs
Alto SH 294 west (Elkhart Street) Elkhart
US 69 (Marcus Street) Rusk, Lufkin
Linwood FM 241 north Salem
FM 2708 south
NacogdochesDouglass FM 225 southWest end of FM 225 overlap
FM 225 north CushingEast end of FM 225 overlap
Nacogdoches US 59 / Loop 224 to SH 7 east / SH 21 eastInterchange
FM 225 west (Durst Street)

Bus. US 59 / SH 7 west (North Street / South Street) Stephen F. Austin State University
West end of SH 7 overlap
FM 1275 (University Drive)
FM 2259 south (Shawnee Street)
SH 7 east (Center Road)East end of SH 7 overlap
Loop 224 to SH 7 / SH 21 west / US 59 / US 259Interchange
Oak Ridge FM 226 south Woden, Etoile
Melrose FM 3276 north
Chireno FM 95 / Loop 34 south Martinsville, Chireno
Loop 34 south Chireno
San Augustine FM 1196 south
Denning FM 354 north
FM 3409 south
Spur 85 south
San Augustine US 96 Center, Jasper
Loop 547 east (West Columbia Street)
SH 147 south (South Broadway Street) – El Camino Real Tourist Center (Mission Dolores)West end of SH 147 overlap; west end of Loop 547 east overlap (eastbound only)
FM 3230 north (South Harrison Street) / Loop 547east end of Loop 547 east overlap (eastbound only)
FM 2213 south (South Liberty Street)
SH 147 north (South Clark Street)East end of SH 147 overlap
Loop 547 west (East Columbia Street) to SH 147 north
FM 3483 south
FM 3153 east
Fords Corner FM 1 south Hemphill, Pineland, Bronson
Sabine Spur 35 south – McMahan Chapel
FM 3448 north
Geneva FM 330 north (Geneva Sexton Road)
SH 103 west Lufkin
Milam SH 87 – Red Hill Lake, Center, Hemphill, Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum
FM 3121 south – Indian Mounds Wilderness
LA 6 east ManyLouisiana state line (bridge over Sabine River (Toledo Bend Reservoir))
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 21". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  2. "Texas Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes, June 24, 2010" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. pp. 226–227. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 368. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 21-H". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 25, 2010.

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