Texas State Highway 31
State Highway 31 (SH 31) runs from U.S. 84 northeast of Waco via Corsicana, Athens, Tyler, Kilgore to U.S. 80 in Longview.
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 149.813 mi[1] (241.101 km) | |||
| Existed | 1919–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 84 near Waco | |||
  I-45 / US 287 in Corsicana
 I-20 near Kilgore | ||||
| East end |   US 80 / Spur 63 at Longview | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | McLennan, Hill, Navarro, Henderson, Smith, Gregg | |||
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History
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
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Business routes
SH 31 has three business routes.
Corsicana business loop
State Highway Business 31-D is a business loop that runs through Corsicana. The route was designated in 2013.[1]
Athens business loop
State Highway Business 31-H is a business loop that runs through Athens. The route was created in 2004.[6]
Mount Calm business loop
State Highway Business 31-K is a business loop that runs near Mount Calm. The road was bypassed on July 30, 2015 by SH 31 when it was rerouted west.[7]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLennan | | 0.0– 0.4 | 0.0– 0.64 | US 84 / League Ranch Road – Waco, Mexia, Fairfield | Interchange |
| | 3.2 | 5.1 |  FM 1330 south – Axtell | Interchange | |
| | 5.0 | 8.0 |  FM 2311 west / Sutherland Road – Leroy | ||
| | 7.8 | 12.6 |  FM 939 south / County Line Road – Mart | ||
| Hill | | 12.1 | 19.5 |    SH 31 Bus. to FM 339 – Mount Calm, Birome | Interchange; eastbound exit and entrance |
| | 12.5 | 20.1 | FM 339 – Mount Calm, Birome | Interchange; westbound exit and entrance | |
| | 13.0 | 20.9 | SH 31 Bus. | Interchange; eastbound exit and entrance | |
| | 16.9 | 27.2 | SH 31 Bus. | Interchange | |
| | 18.4 | 29.6 |  FM 936 | Interchange | |
| Hubbard | 20.3 | 32.7 |  SH 171 – Hubbard, Coolidge | Interchange | |
| | 22.2 | 35.7 | SH 31 Bus. | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| Navarro | | 24.1 | 38.8 |  FM 709 east | |
| Dawson | 26.5 | 42.6 | FM 709 east – Dawson | West end of FM 709 overlap | |
| 26.7 | 43.0 | FM 709 west – Spring Hill, Navarro County | East end of FM 709 overlap | ||
| | 30.8 | 49.6 |  FM 667 north – Navarro Mills | ||
| | 33.5 | 53.9 |  FM 55 north – Blooming Grove | West end of FM 55 overlap | |
| | 33.9 | 54.6 | FM 55 south | East end of FM 55 overlap | |
| | 38.9 | 62.6 |  FM 1126 – Barry | ||
| | 40.3 | 64.9 |  FM 2452 south – Corbet | ||
| | 41.1 | 66.1 | SH 31 Bus. east | ||
| Retreat | 44.0 | 70.8 |  FM 2555 | Interchange | |
| 45.5 | 73.2 | FM 709 | Interchange | ||
| Corsicana | 46.7 | 75.2 | I-45 | I-45 exit 227 | |
| 48.0 | 77.2 | US 287 – Corsicana, Palestine | Interchange | ||
| | 52.9 | 85.1 | SH 31 Bus. west | ||
| | 55.0 | 88.5 |  FM 1129 north – Roane | ||
| Powell | 56.2 | 90.4 |   FM 633 south to FM 1393 | ||
| | 58.2 | 93.7 | FM 1393 south to FM 633 | ||
| Kerens | 61.9 | 99.6 |  FM 636 north | ||
| 62.3 | 100.3 |  SH 309 south to US 287 – Goodlow | |||
| | 67.5 | 108.6 |  FM 3096 south – Samaria | ||
| Henderson | Trinidad | 70.2 | 113.0 |   SH 274 north / FM 764 south – Seven Points, Tool, Trinidad Business District | |
| 70.9 | 114.1 |  FM 1667 south | |||
| Malakoff | 75.2 | 121.0 |   SH 198 north / FM 2636 south – Gun Barrel City, Caney City, Log Cabin, Cross Roads | ||
| | 79.7 | 128.3 |  FM 753 south | ||
| Athens | 81.5 | 131.2 |    Loop 7 west / SH 31 Bus. east – Downtown Athens, Airport | Interchange; west end of Loop 7 overlap; access to UT Health Athens | |
| 83.9 | 135.0 |  US 175 west / US 175 Bus. east – Mabank, Downtown Athens | Interchange; west end of US 175 overlap | ||
| 85.6 | 137.8 |  SH 19 north / SH 19 Bus. south – Canton, Downtown Athens | Interchange; west end of SH 19 overlap | ||
| 87.5 | 140.8 |  FM 1616 | |||
| 88.0 | 141.6 | SH 31 Bus. west / Loop 7 south (US 175 east / SH 19 south) – Airport | Interchange; east end of Loop 7, US 175, and SH 19 overlaps; access to UT Health Athens | ||
| 88.4 | 142.3 |  FM 317 east – Leagueville | |||
| Murchison | 93.3 | 150.2 |  FM 773 north (North Second Street) – Ben Wheeler | ||
| | 95.5 | 153.7 |  FM 1803 south / County Road 3823 | West end of FM 1803 overlap | |
| | 96.3 | 155.0 | FM 1803 north / County Road 3622 | East end of FM 1803 overlap | |
| Brownsboro | 100.6 | 161.9 |  FM 607 south – Leagueville, La Rue | ||
| 101.7 | 163.7 |  FM 314 – Edom, Poynor, Moore Station | |||
| 102.1 | 164.3 |  FM 3204 east | |||
| | 107.0 | 172.2 | FM 3204 west | ||
| Chandler | 109.8 | 176.7 |  FM 315 (North Broad Street) | ||
| Smith | | 112.4 | 180.9 |  FM 2661 | |
| | 113.7 | 183.0 |  Loop 49 Toll | ||
| | 115.0 | 185.1 |  Spur 364 east | ||
| | 115.6 | 186.0 |  FM 206 south | ||
| | 116.1 | 186.8 |  Spur 164 south / County Road 1125 | ||
| Tyler | 118.4 | 190.5 |  Loop 323 | ||
| 118.8 | 191.2 |  Spur 235 east (Chandler Highway) | |||
| 120.0 | 193.1 |    US 69 / SH 64 / SH 110 (South Glenwood Boulevard) | |||
| 121.2 | 195.1 |   SH 155 / US 271 north (South Beckham Avenue) | Access to The Health Science Center at UT Tyler | ||
| 121.4 | 195.4 | Saunders Avenue / Fleishel Avenue | Interchange | ||
| 122.4 | 197.0 |  Loop 124 east (Old Henderson Highway) – Henderson | |||
| 122.8 | 197.6 | Loop 323 (South Southeast Loop 323) | |||
| | 125.6 | 202.1 |  FM 850 west | West end of FM 850 overlap | |
| | 125.7 | 202.3 | FM 850 east – Overton | East end of FM 850 overlap | |
| | 128.5 | 206.8 |  FM 2908 north | ||
| | 132.1 | 212.6 |  FM 757 north / County Road 21 – Starrville | ||
| Gregg | | 140.3 | 225.8 |  FM 2767 west | |
| | 140.7 | 226.4 |  FM 3053 – Liberty City, Overton | ||
| | 142.8 | 229.8 |  FM 1639 south | ||
| | 142.9 | 230.0 |  FM 2012 south | ||
| Kilgore | 145.1 | 233.5 |  SH 135 – Gladewater, Overton | Interchange | |
| 146.6 | 235.9 |  SH 42 – White Oak, Kilgore Business District | |||
| 147.8 | 237.9 |   US 259 Bus. south / FM 349 east – Kilgore | West end of US 259 Bus. overlap | ||
| 149.1 | 240.0 | US 259 south – Henderson | 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 / US 259 north – Dallas | I-20 exit 589 westbound, 589A-B eastbound; east end of US 259 overlap | |
| | 150.3 | 241.9 |  FM 1252 west | ||
| Longview | 154.4 | 248.5 |  Loop 281 | Interchange | |
| 155.7 | 250.6 |  FM 2205 west | |||
| 156.5 | 251.9 | US 80 (West Marshall Avenue) / Spur 63 north – Gladewater, Marshall | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 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.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 31-H". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 31-K". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
External links
Media related to Texas State Highway 31 at Wikimedia Commons