Loop 7 is a beltway in the U.S. state of Texas around the town of Athens. The highway additionally serves as a bypass for U.S. Highway 175 (US 175), State Highway 19 (SH 19), and SH 31 around the town.

Route description

Loop 7 officially begins at an interchange with SH 31 (West Corsicana Street) west of downtown Athens. SH 31 overlaps with Loop 7 and the two highways turn northeast before having an interchange with US 175; that highway then joins the overlap as well. The beltway turns towards the east and has an interchange with SH 19; SH 19 joins the beltway. Loop 7 continues to run east with SH 31 leaving at an interchange with Business SH 31 (Bus. SH 31, East Tyler Street). Loop 7 turns south at the interchange and has an interchange with Farm to Market Road 2495 (FM 2495). Loop 7 starts turning southeast with US 175 leaving at an interchange with Bus. US 175 (E. Corsicana Street). After US 175 leaves the beltway, Loop 7 turns west with SH 19 leaving at an interchange with Bus. SH 19 (South Palestine Street). After SH 19 leaves the beltway, Loop 7 travels without any concurrences and has an interchange with FM 59 and FM 2494. After the FM 2494 interchange, Loop 7 turns north before arriving back at its start point with SH 31 (West Corsicana Street).

History

Previous route

Loop 7 (1939)

This paragraph is an excerpt from List of state highway loops in Texas (1–99) § Loop 7 (1939).[]
A previous route numbered Loop 7 was designated on September 26, 1939, as a loop off US 59 (now US 96) through Jasper as a renumbering of SH 8 Spur. On June 12, 1945, the road was reassigned to old US 96 while the former route of Loop 7 became a portion of US 96.[2] This Loop 7 was cancelled on January 26, 1965.[3]

Current route

The section of Loop 7 from SH 31 (West Corsicana Street) to FM 317 was originally the westernmost section of FM 317. This portion of FM 317 was redesignated as Loop 7 on January 28, 2005.[4] On May 30, 2013, SH 31 was rerouted around Athens, bypassing the town and overlapping with Loop 7.[5]

Junction list

The entire route is in Henderson County. All exits are unnumbered.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Athens0.00.0


 SH 31 west / Bus. SH 31 east – Corsicana, Athens		Interchange; counter-clockwise end of SH 31 concurrency



 US 175 west / Bus. US 175 east – Mabank, Athens		Interchange; counter-clockwise end of US 175 concurrency



 SH 19 north / Bus. SH 19 south – Canton, Athens		Interchange; counter-clockwise end of SH 19 concurrency

 FM 1616 north – Murchison



 SH 31 east / Bus. SH 31 west – Tyler, Athens		Interchange; clockwise end of SH 31 concurrency
FM 2495 – Texas Freshwater Fisheries CenterInterchange



 US 175 west / Bus. US 175 east – Jacksonville, Athens		Interchange; clockwise end of US 175 concurrency



 SH 19 south / Bus. SH 19 north – Palestine, Athens		Interchange; clockwise end of SH 19 concurrency
​ FM 59 – Cayuga, AthensInterchange
​16.626.7 FM 2494Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 7". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 12, 1945. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. January 25, 1965. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 317". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  5. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 31". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_State_Highway_Loop_7
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