Texas State Highway Loop 493

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State Highway Loop 493
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length 1.087 mi [1] (1.749 km)
Existed 1970 – present
Major junctions
South endUS 87.svg US 87 south of Woodrow
North endUS 87.svg US 87 north of Woodrow
Location
Counties Lubbock
Highway system
← Texas Spur 492.svg Spur 492 Loop 494 Texas Loop 494.svg →

Loop 493 is a state highway loop in southern Lubbock County, Texas. It is 1.087 miles (1.749 km) in length and is a former routing of US 87 through the community of Woodrow. [1]

Lubbock County, Texas county in Texas, USA

Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 278,831. Its county seat is Lubbock. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. It is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a Confederate colonel and Texas Ranger.

U.S. Route 87 in Texas highway in Texas

In the U.S. state of Texas, U.S. Highway 87 is a north–south U.S. Highway that begins near the Gulf Coast in Port Lavaca, Texas and heads north through San Antonio, Lubbock, Amarillo, and Dalhart to the New Mexico border near Texline.

Woodrow, Texas community in Texas, United States

Woodrow is an unincorporated community in southern Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It lies on U.S. Route 87, ten miles south of Lubbock, and has an estimated population of 85. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents

Route description

Loop 493 begins at US 87 south of Woodrow. [2] It travels to the north, paralleling US 87 to its east. In Woodrow, the route passes Lubbock-Cooper High School at Woodrow Road. Loop 493 then curves back to the north and ends at another point on US 87. [3]

Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (LCISD) is a 5-A school district located south of the city of Lubbock, Texas (USA), centered on the small community of Woodrow. School colors are red and black, and the mascot is the Fighting Pirates. According to the Fast Growth School Coalition, Lubbock-Cooper ISD is the second fastest-growing school district in Texas.

History

Loop 493 was designated on October 2, 1970 when US 87 was upgraded between Lubbock and Tahoka and moved to the east of Woodrow. [1]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Lubbock County.

Locationmi [4] kmDestinationsNotes
​0.00.0US 87.svg US 87  – Tahoka Southern terminus
Woodrow 0.40.64CR 8082 (E. Woodrow Rd.)
​1.11.8US 87.svg US 87  – Lubbock Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 493". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 126. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 125. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ Google (October 29, 2012). "Loop 493 Overview Map with Major Intersections" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
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