Texas State Highway 105

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State Highway 105

Texas State Highway 105
SH 105; mainline in red, business route in blue
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length150.4 mi [1]  (242.0 km)
Existed1925–present
Major junctions
West endBusiness plate.svg
US 290.svg
Bus. US 290 at Brenham
Major intersectionsTexas 6.svg SH 6 in Navasota
Texas 249.svg SH 249 near Navasota
I-45.svg I-45 in Conroe
Future plate blue.svg
I-69.svg
US 59.svg Future I-69  / US 59 in Cleveland
East endUS 69.svgUS 96.svgUS 287.svg US 69  / US 96  / US 287 at Beaumont
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Washington, Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Liberty, Hardin, Jefferson
Highway system
Texas 104.svg SH 104 Texas 106.svg SH 106

State Highway 105 (SH 105) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Brenham to the outskirts of Beaumont. The route was originally proposed in 1925 and took its current routing in 1984.

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Route description

SH 105 begins as a pair of one-way roads at an intersection with Business U.S. Route 290 in downtown Brenham. It then progresses northeast out of Brenham through mainly farming lands. It passes near Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, which is the birthplace of Texas as the location of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence. It then crosses the Brazos River before passing through Navasota. The route briefly joins SH 6 before proceeding east again. It passes near Lake Conroe before entering the city of Conroe and an intersection with Interstate 45. The route continues east, passing through the very southern edge of Sam Houston National Forest before reaching Cleveland and an intersection with Future Interstate 69/U.S. Route 59. The route continues east out of Cleveland, briefly coinciding with SH 321, passing through a large section of East Texas Piney Woods, before reaching its eastern terminus at U.S. Routes 69, 96, and 287 on the far northern edge of Beaumont.

Route history

The highway was originally proposed on June 8, 1925 from Brenham east through Navasota and Conroe to Cleveland, roughly paralleling a local railroad line. [2] By 1926, the section from Brenham to Navasota was transferred to SH 90. On April 6, 1932, a proposed extension east to Moss Hill was designated. [3] On July 12, 1933, a new section of SH 105 was under construction, being built westward from Beaumont to Moss Hill, replacing SH 133. [4] On March 19, 1935, it was shifted north through Rye. [5] On July 15, 1935, all of SH 105 east of Cleveland was cancelled. [6] On February 11, 1937, the section from Moss Hill to Beaumont was restored (but not Cleveland to Rye, so a gap was created). [7] On February 25, 1937, SH 105 Loop was designated through Conroe. [8] On June 21, 1938, the Cleveland-Neville's Ferry Road from Cleveland to Rye had its routing approved, and construction started on it. [9] On March 18, 1947, SH 105 was routed on the Cleveland-Neville's Ferry Road, closing the gap. [10] Construction was sporadic, with the section between Conroe and Beaumont not completed until the 1960s. On March 26, 1962, the section of SH 105 from Moss Hill and on a line equidistant between Batson and Saratoga to FM 770 was cancelled, creating a gap. On February 28, 1973, the section of SH 90 from Navasota to Brenham was transferred back to SH 105 and the section of SH 105 from SH 6 west to Loop 508 (now Business SH 6) was transferred to Spur 515. The current route was set on December 21, 1984 with the highway replacing FM 162 and shortening the route from Cleveland to Beaumont. The old route became part of FM 787. One portion of FM 162 was originally designated as FM 1935. On August 25, 2005, a new routing around Cleveland was approved for construction, while the section through Cleveland was designated as a business route of 105: 105-T. Construction has been completed.

Business routes

Texas Business 105-T.svg

SH 105 has one business route.

Business State Highway 105-T is a Business Loop that runs on the former routing of SH 105 through Cleveland in southeast Texas. The road was designated in 2005, in preparation of the bypass routing of the main highway south of Cleveland. [11]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [12] kmDestinationsNotes
Washington Brenham 0.00.0Business plate.svg
US 290.svg
Bus. US 290 (Market Street / East Main Street)
0.81.3Texas FM 577.svgTo plate.svg
US 290.svg
To plate.svg
Texas 36.svg
FM 577 (Blue Bell Road) to US 290  / SH 36
2.74.3North plate.svg
Texas FM 50.svg
FM 50 north Independence, Brenham Airport
8.213.2East plate.svg
Texas FM 2193.svg
FM 2193 east
9.214.8West plate.svg
Texas FM 390.svg
FM 390 west
13.822.2East plate.svg
Texas FM 912.svg
FM 912 east Washington on the Brazos State Park
18.329.5South plate.svg
Texas FM 1155.svg
FM 1155 south Washington, Washington on the Brazos State Park
Brazos 20.633.2North plate.svg
Texas FM 159.svg
FM 159 north Millican
Grimes Navasota 24.038.6South plate.svg
Texas FM 379.svg
FM 379 south / Fifth Street / truck route Wallace Pack Unit
24.539.4Business plate.svg
Texas 6.svg
Bus. SH 6 (La Salle Street) College Station, Hempstead
25.641.2North plate.svg
Texas 6.svg
North plate.svg
Texas 90.svg
SH 6 north / SH 90 north Anderson, Waco, College Station
Interchange
27.143.6South plate.svg
Texas 6.svg
West plate.svg
Texas Spur 515.svg
SH 6 south / Spur 515 west (truck route) Houston, Navasota
Interchange
South plate.svg
Texas FM 362.svg
FM 362 south Camp Allen, Whitehall
South plate.svg
Texas FM 1748.svg
FM 1748 south
South plate.svg
Texas 249.svg
SH 249 south (Aggie Expressway) Magnolia, Tomball, Houston
Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
North plate.svg
Texas FM 2445.svg
FM 2445 north
South plate.svg
Texas Spur 234.svg
To plate.svg
South plate.svg
Texas 249.svg
Spur 234 south to SH 249 south Stoneham
Provides westbound access to SH 249 southbound via Spur 234 south and CR 306 west
Plantersville Texas FM 1774.svg FM 1774  Anderson, Magnolia, Fanthrop Inn State Park
Montgomery Dobbin Texas FM 1486.svg FM 1486  Dacus, Magnolia
Montgomery Texas FM 149.svg FM 149 (The Montgomery Trace) Richards, Tomball
East plate.svg
Texas FM 2854.svg
FM 2854 east / Lone Star Parkway
Conroe South plate.svg
Texas FM 3083.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-45.svg
FM 3083 south (Carter Moore Drive) to I-45
Texas Loop 336.svg Loop 336  Cleveland
I-45.svg I-45  Huntsville, Houston I-45 exit 87A
Texas 75.svg SH 75 (North Frazier Street)
South plate.svg
Texas FM 1314.svg
FM 1314 south Porter
Texas FM 3083.svg FM 3083  Grangerland
Texas Loop 336.svgTo plate blue.svg
North plate blue.svg
I-45.svg
Loop 336 to I-45 north Navasota
Cut and Shoot South plate.svg
Texas FM 1485.svg
FM 1485 south New Caney
West plate.svg
Texas FM 1484.svg
FM 1484 west Groceville
Liberty East plate.svg
Business plate.svg
Texas 105.svg
Bus. SH 105 east Cleveland
at-grade intersection; west end of freeway
Future plate blue.svg
I-69.svg
US 59.svg Future I-69  / US 59  Houston, Lufkin
I-69/US 59 exit 171; interchange; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69
Texas FM 1010.svg FM 1010  Cleveland, Plum Grove interchange
Cleveland West plate.svg
Business plate.svg
Texas 105.svg
North plate.svg
Texas 321.svg
Bus. SH 105 west / SH 321 north Cleveland, Conroe
at-grade intersection; east end of freeway; west end of SH 321 overlap
South plate.svg
Texas 321.svg
SH 321 south Dayton
East end of SH 321 overlap
Texas FM 2518.svgTo plate.svg
Texas FM 787.svg
FM 2518 to FM 787  Romayor, Tarkington
Moss Hill Texas 146.svg SH 146  Rye, Hardin
Hardin Batson South plate.svg
Texas FM 770.svg
FM 770 south Hull
West end of FM 770 overlap
North plate.svg
Texas FM 770.svg
FM 770 north Saratoga
East end of FM 770 overlap
Sour Lake Texas 326.svg SH 326  Kountze, Nome
Jefferson Beaumont Texas FM 364.svgTo plate.svg
US 90.svg
FM 364 (Major Drive) to US 90
US 69.svgUS 96.svgUS 287.svg US 69  / US 96  / US 287  Lumberton, Port Arthur Interchange
Concord RoadContinuation beyond U.S. Routes 69, 96, and 287
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 105". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  2. "Minutes of the June 8, 1925 State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF).
  3. "Minutes of the April 4, 1932 State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF).
  4. "Minutes of the July 10, 1933 State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF).
  5. "Minutes of the March 11, 1935 State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF).
  6. "Minutes of the July 15, 1935 State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF).
  7. "Minutes of the December 21, 1936 State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF).
  8. "Minutes of the February 25, 1937 State Highway Commission meeting" (PDF).
  9. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676245.pdf.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676358.pdf.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 105-T". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  12. "South Chappell Hill Street to Texas 515 Spur".