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State Highway 35 (SH 35) is a 206.5-mile (332.3 km) state highway near the southeastern edge of Texas, United States, that is maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). It runs primarily south–north, paralleling the Gulf of Mexico for much of its length, from a junction with Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi to Interstate 45 in southeastern Houston.

Quick Facts State Highway 35, Route information ...
State Highway 35 marker
State Highway 35
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length206.5 mi[1] (332.3 km)
Existed1917–present
Major junctions
South end I-37 / US 181 near Corpus Christi
Major intersections
North end I-45 in Houston
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system
I-35W SH 36
Loop 5Spur 5 FM 5
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Route description

The southern terminus of SH 35 is at an interchange with Interstate 37 (I-37) near downtown Corpus Christi, concurrent with U.S. Route 181 (US 181).[2] The two highways run as a freeway near Corpus Christi Bay before crossing Nueces Bay on the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge and entering Portland. In Gregory, the two routes separate, with US 181 traveling towards Sinton, and the freeway segment of SH 35 ends shortly thereafter.[3] After crossing FM 136, SH 35 runs eastward to Aransas Pass before turning towards the northeast.[4] In Rockport, SH 35 runs as a divided expressway. After passing through Fulton, the highway crosses Copano Bay.[5] SH 35 runs along the western edge of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge before entering Refugio County.[6] In Calhoun County, SH 35 has a junction with US 87 in Port Lavaca[7] before crossing Lavaca Bay.[8] The route then runs east to Palacios before turning north[9] toward Blessing, where it resumes its northeasterly trajectory[10] toward Bay City[11] and Angleton.[12] From here, SH 35 takes a turn to the north-northwest toward Alvin[13] before heading north through Pearland and crossing the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8) into Houston.[14] SH 35 then crosses I-610 before reaching its northern terminus at I-45.[15]

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History

SH 35 was originally proposed on November 19, 1917 as a route from Paris to Houston.[16] On September 17, 1918, the section of the road from Liberty to Houston was cancelled (as it overlapped SH 12), and the road was rerouted south to Anahuac.[17] On January 20, 1919, the highway was rerouted through Coldspring, Cleveland, and Humble to end in Houston, while the old route was replaced by the new SH 35A. On August 21, 1923, the northern half of the highway had been renumbered as SH 49, with the new northern end now going east to the Louisiana state line.[18] On November 14, 1927, it was extended to Alvin.[19] On April 10, 1934, it had been extended southwest along cancelled SH 58 and SH 57, ending in Gregory.[20] SH 35 Spur was designated from 35 to the Retrieve Prison Farm. This SH 35 Spur was cancelled on July 15, 1935. On February 21, 1938, a new SH 35 Spur was designated to Danbury, as SH 35 was rerouted to bypass Danbury. On September 26, 1939, the section north of Houston was removed when it was renumbered as U.S. Highway 59 and U.S. Highway 84. SH 35 Spur was renumbered as Spur 28. On October 5, 1972, SH 35 was extended to Corpus Christi along US 181. On January 15, 1986, an Angleton bypass opened, with the old route becoming Loop 558. On February 25, 1987, SH 35 was rerouted back over Loop 558, and the bypass became Loop 558 instead (now FM 523). On April 27, 1995, another bypass opened, so that SH 35 no longer goes through Aransas Pass or Rockport. On March 29, 2007, an Old Ocean bypass opened, with the old route becoming Loop 419 (now Spur 419).

SH 35A was a proposed spur route off SH 35 designated on March 18, 1918, with a route splitting off at Livingston, and travelling west to New Waverly.[21] On January 20, 1919, the section of SH 35A south of Coldspring was cancelled, and the section north of Coldspring became the main route. The section of SH 35 from Livingston via Liberty to Anahuac was routed through Devers and was renamed SH 35A. On August 21, 1923, the section from Anahuac to Devers was renumbered as SH 61, and the section north of Devers was cancelled.[18] By 1928, the Livingston to Liberty section was restored as SH 132. By 1933, that became a portion of SH 146.

SH 35B was a spur of SH 35 designated on November 27, 1922 from Jefferson to the Louisiana state line.[22] On August 21, 1923, this was renumbered as SH 49.

An overlap of SH 35 with the Gulf Freeway was constructed in the 1980s. This portion extends from Spur 5 to Dowling Street (now Emancipation Avenue), a distance of about 1.6 miles (2.6 km). This section contains three elevated lanes in each direction (briefly four southbound lanes near the southern terminus). This overlap section is 22 lanes wide, including mainlanes, feeder roads, and a reversible HOV lane.[23]

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Future

Quick Facts State Highway Spur 5, Location ...
State Highway Spur 5 marker
State Highway Spur 5
LocationHouston
Length2.929 mi[24] (4.714 km)
Existed1998–present
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In Houston, SH 35 is Telephone Road and Reveille Street from its northern terminus at I-45. An upgrade of the facility (in a slightly different corridor) to freeway standards is planned, tentatively named the Alvin Freeway. As of 2006, only 1.3 miles (2.1 km) had been built, under the sign Spur 5 (constructed between 1996–99; officially opened September 1999; designated 1998). However, the mainlanes extend less than half a mile south of Interstate 45 adjacent to the University of Houston campus.

In early 2023, TxDOT unveiled construction bids for the first phase of the project, which will extend Spur 5 from its current southern terminus at US 90 Alt (Old Spanish Trail) to Griggs Road, just north of I-610. Phase 2 of the project will extend the freeway from Griggs Road to Dixie Drive. The estimated cost for the entire project is $366 million.[25]

Exit list (State Highway Spur 5)

The entire route is in Houston, Harris County.

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mikmExitDestinationsNotes

US 90 Alt. (Old Spanish Trail)
Current southern terminus; at-grade intersection
Wheeler StreetCurrent at-grade intersection
University DriveCurrent at-grade intersection

I-45 south / Elgin Street Galveston, Hobby Airport
Current southern terminus of freeway; no northbound entrance

I-45 north Dallas
Northbound exit and southbound entrance; freeway begins to run parallel to I-45; I-45 exit 44B southbound
Scott Street  Texas Southern UniversityNorthbound exit and southbound entrance

I-69 / US 59 / SH 288 south Victoria, Cleveland, Lake Jackson, Freeport
Northern terminus; northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-69 exits 129A-B
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Junction list

All exits are unnumbered.

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
NuecesCorpus Christi

I-37 north / Spur 544 west San Antonio
I-37 exit 0 southbound; southern end of US 181 concurrency; continues south as Spur 544.
Belden StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Burleson Street, Causeway BoulevardNo northbound entrance
Beach AvenueNo southbound entrance
San PatricioPortlandNueces Bay
Frontage RoadSouthbound exit and entrance
FM 893 (Moore Avenue) TaftNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
FM 2986 (Wildcat Drive)
Frontage RoadNo northbound entrance
FM 3239 (Buddy Ganem Drive) / Broadway Boulevard
Frontage RoadNorthbound exit only
Gregory
US 181 north Sinton
Northern end of US 181 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
FM 3284 (Gregory Street)Southbound exit and northbound entrance


SH 361 south / Spur 202 west Aransas Pass, Port Aransas, Gregory
No northbound entrance
FM 136 BaysideNo northbound exit; north end of freeway

FM 3512 south Ingleside


Bus. SH 35-L north Aransas Pass
Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Aransas Pass FM 1069 InglesideInterchange; no northbound exit
Aransas SH 188 SintonInterchange
Rockport FM 1069 (Market Street) RockportInterchange
FM 2165 RockportInterchange

FM 3036 west
Southern end of FM 3036 concurrency



Bus. SH 35-L south / FM 3036 east Rockport
Northern end of FM 3036 concurrency
Loop 1781 southPrior to 2011, FM 1781
Lamar
PR 13 east Goose Island State Park
Refugio FM 774 Refugio, Austwell

FM 1684 east

SH 239 south Austwell
Southern end of SH 239 concurrency
Tivoli
SH 239 north Goliad
Northern end of SH 239 concurrency
Calhoun
SH 185 south Seadrift, Port O'Connor
Southern end of SH 185 concurrency

SH 185 north Victoria
Northern end of SH 185 concurrency

FM 1679 north

FM 2235 south

FM 2541 south
FM 2433 Victoria, Indianola
Port Lavaca US 87 Victoria, Port Lavaca

FM 3084 west (Half League Road)
FM 1090 (Virginia Street)

SH 238 south Port Lavaca, Seadrift
Point Comfort FM 1593 Lolita, Matagorda Bay

FM 2143 east
Jackson SH 172 La Ward

FM 1862 north Blessing

FM 3280 south
MatagordaPalacios

Bus. SH 35-H north Palacios


Bus. SH 35-H south Palacios

FM 2853 north

FM 521 north Simpsonville
Blessing
FM 2853 south

FM 616 west La Ward

SH 71 west El Campo
Elmaton
FM 1095 south Simpsonville
Markham
FM 1468 south
Southern end of FM 1468 concurrency

FM 1468 north Markham
Northern end of FM 1468 concurrency
Colorado River TurnaroundInterchange
Bay City SH 60 Wharton, Matagorda

FM 2668 south

FM 457 east Cedar Lane
Van Vleck
FM 2540 south

FM 1728 north Pledger
Brazoria
Loop 419 east Old Ocean
Old Ocean
FM 524 north Danciger
Southern end of FM 524 concurrency

Loop 419 west Old Ocean

FM 524 south Sweeny
Northern end of FM 524 concurrency
FM 1459 Sweeny


Bus. SH 35-E north West Columbia
West Columbia SH 36 Rosenberg, Freeport


Bus. SH 35-E south (17th Street)

FM 2851 north Varner-Hogg Plantation
Bailey's Prairie
FM 521 south Brazoria
Southern end of FM 521 concurrency

FM 521 north Rosharon
Northern end of FM 521 concurrency
Angleton SH 288 (Nolan Ryan Expressway) Houston, Freeport
Loop 274 (Hancock Street)

Bus. SH 288-B Houston, Lake Jackson
FM 523 (Highway 35 Bypass) Freeport

Spur 28 south Danbury

FM 2917 south
Alvin
FM 2403 south


Bus. SH 35-C north Alvin

FM 1462 west
SH 6 Sugar Land, GalvestonInterchange
FM 517 (Dickinson Road) League City
FM 528 (Friendswood Road) Friendswood, Webster


Bus. SH 35-C south Alvin
Interchange

FM 2351 north Friendswood
Pearland FM 518 Friendswood
HarrisHouston Beltway 8 (Frontage Road) / Sam Houston Tollway


I-610 (South Loop Freeway) to I-45 south (Gulf Freeway) Galveston
I-610 exit 32B; interchange; northbound entrance from I-45 closed until April 2018

I-45 north (Gulf Freeway) Downtown Houston
I-45 exit 40 southbound; interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business routes

SH 35 has four business routes and one former business route.

Alvin business loop

Quick Facts Business State Highway 35-C, Location ...
Business plate.svg
Business State Highway 35-C marker
Business State Highway 35-C
LocationAlvin
Length4.146 mi[26] (6.672 km)
Existed1990–present
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Business State Highway 35-C (Bus. SH 35-C), formerly Loop 409, is a 4.146-mile-long (6.672 km) business loop that runs through Alvin. The road was bypassed on April 1, 1965, by SH 35 and designated Loop 409. The road was redesignated as Business SH 35-C on June 21, 1990.[26]

West Columbia business loop

Quick Facts Business State Highway 35-E, Location ...
Business plate.svg
Business State Highway 35-E marker
Business State Highway 35-E
LocationWest Columbia
Length2.011 mi[27] (3.236 km)
Existed1998–present
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Business State Highway 35-E (Bus. SH 35-E) is a 2.011-mile-long (3.236 km) business loop that runs through West Columbia. The route was created in 1998 when SH 35 was rerouted north and west of town.[27]

Palacios business loop

Quick Facts Business State Highway 35-H, Location ...
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Business State Highway 35-H marker
Business State Highway 35-H
LocationPalacios
Length3.648 mi[28] (5.871 km)
Existed1990–present
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Business State Highway 35-H (Bus SH 35-H), formerly Loop 141, is a 3.648-mile-long (5.871 km) business loop that runs through Palacios. The road was bypassed on September 21, 1944 by SH 35 and designated Loop 141. The road was redesignated as Business SH 35-H on June 21, 1990.[29]

Rockport–Aransas Pass business loop

Quick Facts Business State Highway 35-L, Location ...
Business plate.svg
Business State Highway 35-L marker
Business State Highway 35-L
LocationAransas County
Length16.083 mi[30] (25.883 km)
Existed1990–present
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Business State Highway 35-L (Bus. SH 35-L), formerly Loop 70, is a 16.083-mile-long (25.883 km) business loop that runs through Rockport. The road was created in 1939 when SH 35 was rerouted south and east of town. The route was redesignated as Business SH 35-L on June 21, 1990. On April 27, 1995 the route was extended north to SH 35 and FM 3036 and south to SH 35 in Aransas Pass over former SH 35 and was also rerouted in Rockport with the old route redesignated as Loop 70.[30]

Former Aransas Pass business loop

Quick Facts Business State Highway 35-M, Location ...
Business State Highway 35-M marker
Business State Highway 35-M
LocationAransas Pass
Length1.387 mi[31] (2.232 km)
Existed1990–1995
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Business State Highway 35-M (Bus. SH 35-M), formerly Loop 81, was a 1.387-mile-long (2.232 km) business loop that ran through Aransas Pass. The route was created in 1939 when SH 35 was rerouted in the city. The route was redesignated as Business SH 35-M on June 21, 1990, but was redesignated as Loop 90 on April 27, 1995.[29]

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