U.S. Route 57

US Highway 57
Route information
	Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	98.095 mi (157.87 km)
Existed:	1970 – present
Major junctions
South end:	MX 57 at Piedras Negras, Mexico
	US 277 in Eagle Pass; US 83 in La Pryor
North end:	I-35 near Moore
Highway system

U.S. Highway 57 is a north–south United States highway that follows a nearly east–west route in southwest Texas. The highway's northern (eastern) terminus is about 50 miles (80 km) south of San Antonio, Texas, between Devine and Pearsall, at an intersection with Interstate 35 (old U.S. Highway 81). Its southern (western) terminus is in Eagle Pass, at the Rio Grande (Río Bravo), where it continues into Piedras Negras, Coahuila, as Mexican Federal Highway 57.

History[edit]

This 98-mile (158 km) route was originally designated by 1933 as Texas State Highway 76, which was previously designated in 1926 on a route from Nacogdoches to Joaquin which was replaced by SH 7 in 1933. From 1942 to 1964, its eastern half was reassigned to Farm to Market Road 394. In 1966, the state changed the route's number to 57 to provide continuity with a similarly-numbered route across the Mexican border.

In 1970, the route was commissioned as a United States Highway, and retained its "57" designation to prevent confusion. The route is signed north–south, even though most of the route is due east–west. However, Mexican Federal Highway 57 heads south to Mexico City, so the unusual directional signing again prevents confusion.

Route description[edit]

U.S. Route 57 begins at the Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge in Eagle Pass. The route travels eastward through Eagle Pass on Garrison Street. On the east side of town, it turns northeast briefly and intersect with Business Route 277 on Main Street, turning back to the east. Six blocks later it reaches the intersection with the main branch of U.S. Route 277 and FM 3443. US 57 continues east, now concurrent with south US 277. About a mile further, the highways diverge, with US 57 veering to the northeast. The route continues northeast, travelling through ranchland, before entering croplands around the town of La Pryor. In La Pryor, the route intersects with U.S. Route 83. The route continues eastward through ranch and farmlands, intersecting various Farm to Market roads, before reaching its eastern terminus, intersecting with Interstate 35 just southwest of the town of Moore.

Major junctions[edit]

County	Location	Mile^[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Maverick	Eagle Pass	0.0	0.0	Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge ( MX 57 south)	Mexico–United States border
		0.4	0.6	Spur 240 north (Commerce Street)	Southern terminus of Spur 240
		0.7	1.1	FM 1021 (Monroe Street) – Del Rio, El Indio
		1.7	2.7	US 277 Bus. north (Main Street)	Southern end of US 277 Bus. concurrency
		1.8	2.9	FM 375 south (Bibb Avenue)	Northern terminus of FM 375
		2.2	3.5	US 277 north / FM 3443 south (Veterans Boulevard) – Del Rio	Northern end of US 277 Bus. concurrency, southern end of US 277 concurrency, northern terminus of FM 3443
		2.9	4.7	US 277 south – Carrizo Springs	Northern end of US 277 concurrency
		3.7	6.0	Spur 216 west (2nd Street)	Eastern terminus of Spur 216, formerly Spur 16
		14.7	23.7	FM 481 north – Uvalde	Southern terminus of FM 481
Zavala	La Pryor	46.3	74.5	FM 1436 north (J.A. Gutierrez Street)	Southern terminus of FM 1436
		46.3	74.5	US 83 – Uvalde, Crystal City
		46.8	75.3	Loop 305 north (Pryor Avenue)	Southern terminus of Loop 305
	Batesville	61.0	98.2	FM 117 – Uvalde, Dilley
		61.9	99.6	RM 187 north – Sabinal	Southern terminus of RM 187
		65.2	104.9	FM 1866 west – Sabinal	Eastern terminus of FM 1866
Frio		85.1	137.0	FM 140 – Pearsall, Uvalde	Interchange
		85.1	137.0	FM 3352 south	Northern terminus of FM 3352
		98.1– 98.2	157.9– 158.0	I-35 – Moore, Pearsall, San Antonio	Exit 111 (I-35)
Concurrency terminus Closed/former HOV only Incomplete access Tolled/ETC Unopened