Texas State Highway Spur 422

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State Highway Spur 422

Poteet-Jourdanton Freeway
Texas State Highway Spur 422
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length1.660 mi [1]  (2.672 km)
Existed1965–present
Major junctions
South endI-410.svgTexas 16.svg I-410  / SH 16
North endI-35.svg I-35
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Bexar
Highway system
Texas Spur 421.svg Spur 421 Texas Spur 423.svg Spur 423

State Highway Spur 422 (Spur 422) is a state highway spur in San Antonio, Texas. It is known locally as the Poteet-Jourdanton Freeway. [1]

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Route description

Spur 422 begins at an intersection with Loop 410 and SH 16, near Palo Alto College. Northbound SH 16 follows westbound Loop 410, while northbound Spur 422 continues north along the Poteet-Jourdanton Freeway. The short route ends at an intersection with I-35. [1] [2]

History

Spur 422 is a former route of SH 16, and was designated (along with Spur 421 [3] ) on November 16, 1965, after SH 16 was rerouted around the west side of San Antonio along the Loop 410 freeway. [1]

Originally, the highway had a direct interchange with I-35 at its northern end. There are still many stubs, bridges, and grading for the ramps.

Major intersections

The entire route is in San Antonio, Bexar County.

mi [4] kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0I-410.svgTexas 16.svgTexas 130.svg I-410  / SH 16  / SH 130 Southern terminus; continues south as SH 16; I-410 exit 49
0.40.64West Villaret Boulevard
0.71.1Gillette Boulevard
1.01.6Hunter Boulevard
1.32.1Patron Drive
1.62.6I-35.svg I-35 (Pan Am Expressway) San Antonio Northern terminus; continues north as Palo Alto Road; I-35 exit 148
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 422". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1906. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 421". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  4. Google (January 7, 2011). "Overview map of Texas State Highway Spur 422 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 7, 2011.