Texas State Highway Spur 537

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State Highway Spur 537
San Pedro Avenue
Route information
Length1.548 mi [1] (2.491 km)
Existed1978 [1] –2014 [2]
Major junctions
South endI-410.svg I-410
North endUS 281.svg US 281
Location
Counties Bexar
Highway system
Texas Spur 536.svg Spur 536 Loop 538 Texas Loop 538.svg

Spur 537 was a state highway spur in San Antonio, Texas. [1]

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Route description

Spur 537 began at an intersection with Loop 410 and San Pedro Avenue in Uptown San Antonio, near North Star Mall. [3] It followed San Pedro Avenue northbound until its terminus at the US 281 freeway, just west of the runways of San Antonio International Airport. [1]

The junction with US 281 is incomplete by design: northbound San Pedro Avenue merges onto the northbound lanes of US 281, while the beginning of southbound San Pedro Avenue is only accessible via an exit from southbound US 281.

History

Spur 537 was designated on February 23, 1978, along with Spur 536, after US 281 was rerouted along the McAllister Freeway through the north side of San Antonio. [1] The Spur 537 designation, along with those of several other routes in Bexar County, was cancelled on December 18, 2014; control was returned to the city of San Antonio as part of TXDOT's San Antonio turnback program, which gave 21.8 miles of roads to the city. [4] The cancellation occurred when the project along the road was completed. [2]

Major intersections

The entire route was in San Antonio, Bexar County.

mi [5] kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0I-410.svg I-410 (Connally Loop)I-410 exit 20 eastbound, 20A westbound; southern terminus, continues as San Pedro Ave.
0.20.32Isom Rd. / Lockhill-Selma Rd
0.60.97McCarty Rd.
0.81.3Ramsey Rd.
1.52.4Nakoma Dr.Northbound exit
US 281.svg US 281 north Johnson City Northern terminus, traffic merges onto US 281 northbound
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 Spur No. 537". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  2. 1 2 "Minute Order 114173" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. December 18, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 339. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  4. https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-approves-switch-in-road-maintenance-5189753.php.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Google (2011-01-07). "Overview map of Texas State Highway Spur 537 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2011-01-07.