Texas State Highway 285

This article is about the current state highway. For the U.S. Highway, see U.S. Route 285 in Texas.

State Highway 285 (SH 285) is a state highway that runs from Riviera in southern Texas, near Corpus Christi, west to Hebbronville.

State Highway 285
SH 285, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	56.866 mi[1] (91.517 km)
Existed	by 1939–present
Major junctions
West end	SH 16 at Hebbronville
Major intersections	SH 339 east of Hebbronville Future I-69C / US 281 at Falfurrias
East end	Future I-69E / US 77 at Riviera
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← US 285 → SH 286

Route description

Beginning at a junction with US 77 (Future I-69E) at Riviera in Kleberg County, SH 285 runs southwest and west to a junction with US 281 (Future I-69C) at Falfurrias in Brooks County. In Riviera the highway is known as Olive Avenue; in Falfurrias it is known as Rice Street. SH 285 continues northwest and west to a junction with SH 339 and then to its final junction with SH 16 at Hebbronville in Jim Hogg County, where the route is known as Fal Street. SH 285 was designated on March 31, 1939, from Falfurrias to Hebbronville.^[2] On September 26, 1939 as part of a general redescription of the state highway system, SH 285 was extended east to its current end, replacing a part of SH 16. Most of the terrain covered by SH 285 is lightly populated ranch and oil country.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Jim Hogg	​			SH 16
	​			FM 1017
Brooks	​			SH 339
	​			FM 1329
	​			FM 1538
	​			FM 754
	Falfurrias			Bus. US 281
				US 281 (Future I-69C)	U.S. 281 is the future Interstate 69C
	​			FM 1418
	​			FM 2191
Kleberg	​			US 77 (Future I-69E)	U.S. 77 is the future Interstate 69E
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 285". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
2. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 31, 1939. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

External links

• Texas official travel map at the Texas Department of Transportation (Adobe Acrobat format, magnification required for legibility)
• Satellite image of junction of SH 285 with US 281 at Google Maps