Texas State Highway 47

State Highway 47 marker

State Highway 47
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length 7.146 mi[1] (11.500 km)
Existed 1987–present
Major junctions
West end SH 21 near Bryan
 

FM 1688 in Bryan

FM 1179 in Bryan
East end FM 60 at College Station
Location
Counties Brazos
Highway system
← SH 46SH 48 →

State Highway 47, or SH 47, runs from SH 21 at Texas A&M University-Riverside near Bryan southeastward to FM 60 near Easterwood Airport and Texas A&M University Research Park in College Station. This highway was designated on January 28, 1987.

Previous routes

SH 47 was originally planned on August 21, 1923, along a previous section of SH 1A and SH 1C from near the intersection of the Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana state borders, northwest through Atlanta, then northeast through Texarkana to the Arkansas border north of Texarkana.[2] On June 24, 1931, the highway was rerouted west from Atlanta to Daingerfield, replacing SH 48, while the old route southeast of Atlanta becoming part of SH 77[3] On April 19, 1938, SH 47 Bypass was designated from SH 47 to SH 1.[4] SH 47 Bypass extended north to SH 5 on October 24, 1938.[5] On September 26, 1939, this classification was canceled when the route was transferred to SH 11. SH 47 Bypass became Loop 14.

Junction list

The entire route is in Brazos County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
​ SH 21 – Caldwell, BryanInterchange
Bryan FM 1688 east (Leonard Rd)
FM 1179 east (Villa Maria Rd) / Jones RdInterchange
HSC ParkwayInterchange
College Station FM 60 (Raymond Stotzer Pkwy)Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 47". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673804.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676243.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676251.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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