Texas State Highway 237

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State Highway 237

Texas State Highway 237
SH 237, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length16.08 mi [1]  (25.88 km)
Existed1936 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endTexas 159.svg SH 159 near Oldenburg
North endUS 290.svg US 290 near Carmine
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Fayette, Washington
Highway system
Texas 236.svg SH 236 Texas 238.svg SH 238

State Highway 237 (SH 237) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from near La Grange northeast to US 290 near Carmine.

Contents

Route description

SH 237 begins at SH 159 near Oldenburg, northeast of La Grange. [3] It takes a northeasterly path through rural Fayette County, intersecting FM 1291 and FM 954, before entering the town of Round Top, where it intersects FM 1457. [4] Near the Washington County line, Spur 458, a former routing of US 290, provides a connection to Carmine. [5] [6] After entering Washington County, SH 237 ends at US 290, with northbound SH 237 traffic merging onto eastbound US 290 toward Brenham. [6]

History

SH 237 was designated on December 22, 1936 as a renumbering of SH 128 (which replaced this section of SH 72 on November 24, 1936) to avoid confusion with the recently-cancelled SH 128. [7] On September 26, 1939, the section southwest of SH 159 was transferred to SH 159. [8]

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Fayette 0.00.0Texas 159.svg SH 159  La Grange, Fayetteville
3.65.8Texas FM 1291.svg FM 1291  Ledbetter, Fayetteville
4.97.9Texas FM 954.svg FM 954  Willow Springs
Round Top 8.413.5Texas FM 1457.svg FM 1457  Winedale
13.321.4Texas Spur 458.svg Spur 458  Carmine
Washington 16.125.9US 290.svg US 290  Giddings, Brenham
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. 237". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved April 3, 2008.
  2. Texas State Highway Department. "Minute Orders of the December 21, 1936 Meeting of the Texas State Highway Department" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1694. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1695. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 458". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1695. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  7. Texas State Highway Department. "Minute Orders of the November 23, 1936 Meeting of the Texas State Highway Department" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  8. Texas State Highway Department. "Minute Orders of the September 25, 1939 Meeting of the Texas State Highway Department" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department. Retrieved August 19, 2020.