Texas State Highway 31
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Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 149.813 mi[1] (241.101 km) | |||
Existed | 1919–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Counties | McLennan, Hill, Navarro, Henderson, Smith, Gregg | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 31 (SH 31) runs from U.S. 84 northeast of Waco via Corsicana, Athens, Tyler, Kilgore to U.S. 80 in Longview.
History
[edit]![Historic SH 31](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Old_Texas_31.svg/50px-Old_Texas_31.svg.png)
SH 31 was a route proposed on October 9, 1917 to run from Waco northeast via Corsicana and Athens to Tyler, which remains the western portion of its current route to this day.[2] On November 27, 1922, the route had been extended northeast to Gladewater, replacing part of SH 15 so that SH 15 had only one route west of Gladewater. On October 26, 1932, SH 31 Spur was designated through Malakoff.[3] On September 26, 1939, the section from Tyler to Gladewater was reassigned to U.S. 271 (which it had been cosigned with earlier), with SH 31 now being extended east to Kilgore over former SH 176. SH 31 Spur was renumbered as Spur 63. On June 30, 1971, SH 31 was extended north to I-20 concurrent with US 259. When U.S. 259 was rerouted on July 25, 1985, SH 31 was extended northeast into Longview. In 2013, a new route was designated around Corsicana for a proposed bypass. Construction on the bypass began in 2016 and opened to traffic in 2021.[4][5]
Route description
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Athens_October_2017_03_%28E_Tyler_Street%29.jpg/220px-Athens_October_2017_03_%28E_Tyler_Street%29.jpg)
SH 31 begins at an interchange with US 84 northeast of Waco. The highway travels through rural areas of McLennan County, passing just north of Axtell. SH 31 intersects FM 939 then enters Hill County. In Hill County, the highway bypasses the towns of Mount Calm and Hubbard. Entering Navarro County, SH 31 runs through Dawson and has an overlap with FM 709 through the town then intersects FM 667 near Navarro Mills Lake. The highway then bypasses Corsicana, passing near or through the towns of Oak Valley, Retreat, and Mildred and intersects I-45 and US 287 in southeast Corsicana. SH 31 passes just north of the Richland-Chambers Reservoir before entering the town of Powell. The highway then travels through the town of Kerens before crossing the Trinity River into Henderson County.
In Henderson County, the route becomes less rural. SH 31 passes just south of the Cedar Creek Reservoir while serving the towns of Trinidad and Malakoff. The highway then enters Athens, bypassing the town on Loop 7; along with Loop 7, SH 31 also has overlaps with US 175 and SH 19 around Athens. SH 31 then leaves the loop in northeast Athens near an intersection with FM 317 then travels through the towns of Murchison and Brownsboro. The highway crosses over the northwestern segment of Lake Palestine, travels through Chandler, then crosses the Neches River into Smith County. SH 31 intersects Loop 49 Toll and travels through suburban areas of Smith County before entering Tyler. The highway travels through Tyler along Front Street, passing just south of the downtown area and serves as the southern terminus of US 271 near The Health Science Center at UT Tyler, then leaves the city just after intersecting Loop 323 for a second time. Leaving Tyler, the highway's route becomes more rural again, traveling through wooded areas before entering Kilgore. In Kilgore, SH 31 has a brief overlap with US 259 that lasts until I-20. The highway has an interchange with Loop 281 then enters Longview. SH 31 turns in a more northward direction at South Street then ends at US 80 near downtown, with the road continuing north as Spur 63.
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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McLennan | | 0.0– 0.4 | 0.0– 0.64 | ![]() | Interchange |
| 3.2 | 5.1 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange | |
| 5.0 | 8.0 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 7.8 | 12.6 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Hill | | 12.1 | 19.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; eastbound exit and entrance |
| 12.5 | 20.1 | ![]() | Interchange; westbound exit and entrance | |
| 13.0 | 20.9 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; eastbound exit and entrance | |
| 16.9 | 27.2 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange | |
| 18.4 | 29.6 | ![]() | Interchange | |
Hubbard | 20.3 | 32.7 | ![]() | Interchange | |
| 22.2 | 35.7 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
Navarro | | 24.1 | 38.8 | ![]() ![]() | |
Dawson | 26.5 | 42.6 | ![]() ![]() | West end of FM 709 overlap | |
26.7 | 43.0 | ![]() ![]() | East end of FM 709 overlap | ||
| 30.8 | 49.6 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 33.5 | 53.9 | ![]() ![]() | West end of FM 55 overlap | |
| 33.9 | 54.6 | ![]() ![]() | East end of FM 55 overlap | |
| 38.9 | 62.6 | ![]() | ||
| 40.3 | 64.9 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 41.1 | 66.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Retreat | 44.0 | 70.8 | ![]() | Interchange | |
45.5 | 73.2 | ![]() | Interchange | ||
Corsicana | 46.7 | 75.2 | ![]() | I-45 exit 227 | |
48.0 | 77.2 | ![]() | Interchange | ||
| 52.9 | 85.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
| 55.0 | 88.5 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Powell | 56.2 | 90.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
| 58.2 | 93.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Kerens | 61.9 | 99.6 | ![]() ![]() | ||
62.3 | 100.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
| 67.5 | 108.6 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Henderson | Trinidad | 70.2 | 113.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
70.9 | 114.1 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Malakoff | 75.2 | 121.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
| 79.7 | 128.3 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Athens | 81.5 | 131.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; west end of Loop 7 overlap; access to UT Health Athens | |
83.9 | 135.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; west end of US 175 overlap | ||
85.6 | 137.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; west end of SH 19 overlap | ||
87.5 | 140.8 | ![]() | |||
88.0 | 141.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; east end of Loop 7, US 175, and SH 19 overlaps; access to UT Health Athens | ||
88.4 | 142.3 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Murchison | 93.3 | 150.2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 95.5 | 153.7 | ![]() ![]() | West end of FM 1803 overlap | |
| 96.3 | 155.0 | ![]() ![]() | East end of FM 1803 overlap | |
Brownsboro | 100.6 | 161.9 | ![]() ![]() | ||
101.7 | 163.7 | ![]() | |||
102.1 | 164.3 | ![]() ![]() | |||
| 107.0 | 172.2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Chandler | 109.8 | 176.7 | ![]() | ||
Smith | | 112.4 | 180.9 | ![]() | |
| 113.7 | 183.0 | ![]() | ||
| 115.0 | 185.1 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 115.6 | 186.0 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 116.1 | 186.8 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Tyler | 118.4 | 190.5 | ![]() | ||
118.8 | 191.2 | ![]() ![]() | |||
120.0 | 193.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
121.2 | 195.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access to The Health Science Center at UT Tyler | ||
121.4 | 195.4 | Saunders Avenue / Fleishel Avenue | Interchange | ||
122.4 | 197.0 | ![]() ![]() | |||
122.8 | 197.6 | ![]() | |||
| 125.6 | 202.1 | ![]() ![]() | West end of FM 850 overlap | |
| 125.7 | 202.3 | ![]() ![]() | East end of FM 850 overlap | |
| 128.5 | 206.8 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 132.1 | 212.6 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Gregg | | 140.3 | 225.8 | ![]() ![]() | |
| 140.7 | 226.4 | ![]() | ||
| 142.8 | 229.8 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 142.9 | 230.0 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Kilgore | 145.1 | 233.5 | ![]() | Interchange | |
146.6 | 235.9 | ![]() | |||
147.8 | 237.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | West end of US 259 Bus. overlap | ||
149.1 | 240.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; east end of US 259 Bus. overlap; west end of US 259 overlap | ||
| 149.9 | 241.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-20 exit 589 westbound, 589A-B eastbound; east end of US 259 overlap | |
| 150.3 | 241.9 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Longview | 154.4 | 248.5 | ![]() | Interchange | |
155.7 | 250.6 | ![]() ![]() | |||
156.5 | 251.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business routes
[edit]SH 31 has four business routes.
Hubbard business loop
[edit]Location | Hubbard |
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Length | 4.6 mi[6] (7.4 km) |
Business State Highway 31-C (Bus. SH 31-C) is a business loop that runs through Hubbard. The highway is known locally as North 4th Street.
- Junction list
The entire route is in Hill County.
Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Interchange | |
| 1.5 | 2.4 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Hubbard | 3.4 | 5.5 | ![]() | ||
| 4.6 | 7.4 | ![]() | Interchange | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Corsicana business loop
[edit]Location | Navarro County |
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Length | 10.5 mi[7] (16.9 km) |
Existed | 2013[1]–present |
Business State Highway 31-D (Bus. SH 31-D) is a business loop that runs through Corsicana. The route was designated in 2013.
The highway is known locally as 7th Avenue or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Just east of FM 2555 (45th Street) the road passes by Navarro College.
- Junction list
The entire route is in Navarro County.
Location | mi[7] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | ||
Corsicana | 2.9 | 4.7 | ![]() ![]() | Access to Navarro Regional Hospital | |
5.3 | 8.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access to Navarro Regional Hospital | ||
5.9 | 9.5 | ![]() | Interchange | ||
7.0 | 11.3 | ![]() | I-45 exit 231 | ||
| 10.5 | 16.9 | ![]() | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Athens business loop
[edit]Location | Athens |
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Length | 5.754 mi[8] (9.260 km) |
Existed | May 27, 2004[8]–present |
Business State Highway 31-H (Bus. SH 31-H) is a business loop that runs through Athens. The route was designated in 2004 when SH 31 was re-routed along Loop 7.
The highway is known locally as Corsicana Street west of downtown and east of downtown it is known as Tyler Street and briefly runs along Prairieville Street for a block near the Henderson County Courthouse. SH 31 Bus. H has an overlap with US 175 Bus. in the western part of town.
- Junction list
The entire route is in Athens, Henderson County.
mi[9] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange | ||
2.4 | 3.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | West end of US 175 Bus. overlap | ||
3.2 | 5.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of US 175 Bus. overlap | ||
3.4 | 5.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access to UT Health Athens | ||
4.8 | 7.7 | ![]() ![]() | |||
5.5 | 8.9 | ![]() ![]() | |||
6.4 | 10.3 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Mount Calm business loop
[edit]Location | Mount Calm |
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Length | 0.8 mi[10] (1,300 m) |
Existed | July 30, 2015[10]–present |
Business State Highway 31-K (Bus. SH 31-K) is a business loop that runs near Mount Calm. The road was designated on July 30, 2015 when SH 31 was rerouted to the west.
Both ends of the highway have no access to westbound SH 31 with traffic only be able to access eastbound SH 31. The only highway SH 31 Bus. K intersects between its termini is FM 339.
- Junction list
The entire route is in Hill County.
Location | mi[11] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Mount Calm | 0.3 | 0.48 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
| 0.8 | 1.3 | ![]() ![]() | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 31". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "Minutes for State Highway Commission - February 20, 1918" (PDF).
- ^ "Minutes for State Highway Commission - October 24, 1932" (PDF).
- ^ "No Matter What Happens, Corsicana Team Is Building This Bypass". Sundt Construction Company. July 8, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ Kormos, Michael (October 23, 2021). "TxDOT opens Hwy 31 relief route to traffic". Corsicana Daily Sun. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Overview Map of SH 31 Bus. C" (Map). Google Maps. Google. July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Overview Map of SH 31 Bus. D" (Map). Google Maps. Google. July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 31-H". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Overview Map of SH 31 Bus. H" (Map). Google Maps. Google. July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 31-K". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Overview Map of SH 31 Bus. K" (Map). Google Maps. Google. July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
External links
[edit] Media related to Texas State Highway 31 at Wikimedia Commons