Texas State Highway Loop 340

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Texas Loop 340.svg

State Highway Loop 340
Route information
Length 5.266 mi [1] (8.475 km)
Existed 1986 – present
Major junctions
South endUS 84.svgTexas 6.svg US 84 / SH 6 in Waco
North endBusiness plate.svgNo image wide.svg
US 77.svgTexas FM 3051.svg Bus. US 77 / FM 3051 in Waco
Highway system
← Texas Loop 339.svg Loop 339 Loop 341 Texas Loop 341.svg →

Texas State Highway Loop 340 circles the city of Waco in McLennan County, Texas.

Waco, Texas City in Texas, United States

Waco is a city in central Texas and is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2010 population of 124,805, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the state. The 2017 US Census population estimate is 136,436 The Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of McLennan and Falls Counties, which had a 2010 population of 234,906. Falls County was added to the Waco MSA in 2013. The 2017 US Census population estimate for the Waco MSA is 268,696.

McLennan County, Texas county in Texas, USA

McLennan County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 234,906. Its county seat is Waco. The U.S. census 2017 county population estimate is 251,259. The county is named for Neil McLennan, an early settler.

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History

Loop 340 was designated on September 27, 1960, running from US 84 southeastward and eastward to US 77 south of Waco. On February 26, 1964, Loop 340 extended north to SH 6 and Loop 232, and Loop 232 from SH 6 to US 84 and FM 2418 was cancelled and combined with Loop 340. On February 29, 1968, it extended southwest to FM 3051. On September 25, 1984, SH 6 was rerouted concurrent with Loop 340. The old route of SH 6 became Loop 484.

Texas State Highway Loop 484 is a 2.5 mile stretch of highway located in eastern Waco, Texas. The highway connects US Bus. 77-N and Texas State Highway 6.

Junction list

The entire route is in McLennan County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Waco US 84.svgTexas 6.svgHospital sign.svg US 84 / SH 6 north – Gatesville, Waco, Meridian Southern terminus; continues as SH 6, access to Providence Medical Center
Imperial DriveNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Beverly DriveSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Bagby AvenueNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
I-35.svg I-35 north – Fort Worth, Dallas Northbound exit and southbound entrance
I-35.svgHospital sign.svg I-35  – Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin North end of freeway, access to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center
Robinson US 77.svg US 77  – Waco, Cameron Interchange
12th Street RoadSouth end of freeway
Waco Texas FM 434.svgTexas FM 3400.svg FM 434 (3rd Street Road) / FM 3400 (University Parks Drive) – Baylor University
Brazos River turnaroundNorth end of freeway; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Texas 6.svgTexas Loop 484.svg SH 6 south / Loop 484 west – Marlin North end of SH 6 overlap
Bellmead US 84.svg US 84  – Waco, Mexia Interchange
I-35.svg I-35  – Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas Interchange
Waco Business plate.svgNo image wide.svg
US 77.svgTexas FM 3051.svg Bus. US 77 / FM 3051 west – Lake Waco 		Northern terminus
Split intersection
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 Loop No. 340". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved December 19, 2012.
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