Texas State Highway Loop 306

State Highway Loop 306 marker

State Highway Loop 306
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length 11.666 mi[1][lower-alpha 1] (18.775 km)
Existed October 24, 1956[1]–present
Major junctions
West end
US 67 / Bus. US 67 in San Angelo
East end US 67 / US 277 in San Angelo
Highway system
← Loop 305Loop 307 →
State Loop 306 before U.S. 277/87 interchange

Loop 306 is a state loop that encircles much of San Angelo, Texas.

Route description

Loop 306 begins on the north side of San Angelo, at the U.S. 67/277 interchange, and continues south on the eastern edge of town. The highway multiplexes with U.S. 87 while being routed west. The multiplex ends at the U.S. 87/277/Loop 306 interchange, with 306 routed northwest. Loop 306 ends at the Business 67 (Sherwood Way) overpass, however the freeway continues and is signed as US 67, Houston Harte Expressway; named after the San Angelo-native publishing magnate. The route is often referred to locally as "the Loop" or "Loop 306", despite the terminus of Loop 306 at Sherwood Way. TxDOT upgraded portions of Loop 306 to expand it from a two-lane road to a four-lane divided highway. From the US 67/277 interchange, Loop 306 continues as a four-lane divided highway all the way to U.S. 87. The upgrades included adding two overpasses and improvements to a divided highway.

History

Loop 306 was designated as a San Angelo Loop on October 24, 1956. On July 30, 1976, the section from US 67 west and southwest to US 67 was transferred to rerouted US 67.

Junction list

The entire route is in San Angelo, Tom Green County.

mi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0
US 67 (Sherwood Way) / Bus. US 67 east – Mertzon		Western terminus
0.50.80Southwest Boulevard
1.21.9College Hills Boulevard
2.03.2 RM 584 (Knickerbocker Road)Access to San Angelo Community Medical Center
3.04.8Foster Road
4.36.9 US 87 north / US 277 north (Bryant Boulevard) / Ben Ficklin Road – San AngeloEast end of freeway; west end of US 87/US 277 concurrency
5.08.0 US 277 south / Loop 378 – EldoradoEast end of US 277 concurrency
8.714.0 US 87 south / FM 1223 – EdenEast end of US 87 concurrency
11.017.7 FM 765Interchange
12.620.3 FM 388 (Paint Rock Road) – Goodfellow AFBInterchange
14.723.7 FM 380 (Pulliam Street)Interchange
15.024.1 US 67 / US 277 (Houston Harte Expressway)Interchange; eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. ↑ The certified mileage given is shorter than the actual mileage as TxDOT considers Loop 306 to be discontinuous at rather than concurrent with US 87 and US 277.

References

  1. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 306". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Google (26 December 2014). "Overview map of SL 306" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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