Texas State Highway Loop 79

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State Highway Loop 79

Texas State Highway Loop 79
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length12.00 mi [1]  (19.31 km)
ExistedApril 2012 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endUS 277.svg US 277 southeast of Del Rio
Major intersections
North endUS 90.svg US 90 north of Del Rio
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Val Verde
Highway system
Texas Spur 78.svg Spur 78 Texas Spur 80.svg Spur 80

Texas State Highway Loop 79 (Loop 79) is a state highway loop in Val Verde County in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] The highway, which opened in 2012, serves as a bypass of Del Rio, and provides access to Laughlin Air Force Base near its southern terminus.

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Route description

Loop 79 begins at an intersection with US 277 southeast of Del Rio. [3] The roadway travels to the north past the western edge of Laughlin Air Force Base; an interchange with Spur 317, whose designation was extended to connect to the then-proposed Loop 79 in 2008, provides access to the military facility. [4] Loop 79 then briefly enters Del Rio city limits, where it has an interchange with US 90, before curving to the northwest and intersecting RM 2523, known locally as Hamilton Lane. [5] The route then travels through sparsely populated Val Verde County before turning to the west, crossing US 277  / US 377 at an interchange before reaching its northern terminus at an intersection with US 90. [1]

History

A route numbered Loop 79 was originally designated on September 25, 1939, and served as a loop in Stinnett. That designation was cancelled on June 21, 1990, when that roadway became a business route of SH 152. [1]

The present Loop 79 was designated by TxDOT on June 26, 2008. [1] Construction on the route began in March 2010 and the roadway opened to traffic in April 2012. [2] Loop 79 is classified as a super-2 highway, with interchanges at US 277 / US 377 in the north, US 90 in the east, and at the access road to Laughlin Air Force Base.

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Val Verde County.

Locationmi [6] kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0US 277.svg US 277 (Dr. Fermin Calderon Boulevard) Eagle Pass, Del Rio Southern terminus
1.11.8Texas Spur 317.svg Spur 317Laughlin Air Force Base Interchange
Del Rio 2.94.7US 90.svg US 90  Del Rio, Brackettville, San AntonioInterchange
4.26.8Texas RM 2523.svg RM 2523 (Hamilton Lane) Carta Valley, Rocksprings
11.518.5US 277.svgUS 377.svg US 277  / US 377  Rocksprings, Sonora, San AngeloInterchange
12.019.3US 90.svg US 90  Del Rio, Comstock, Lake AmistadNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 79". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Gleason, Karen (April 18, 2012). "State Loop 79 opens". Del Rio News-Herald. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1896. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 317". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1858. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
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