Texas State Highway 71
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SH 71 highlighted in red | ||||
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Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 253.199 mi[1] (407.484 km) | |||
Existed | 1923–present | |||
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Counties | McCulloch, Mason, San Saba, Llano, Burnet, Blanco, Travis, Bastrop, Fayette, Colorado, Wharton, Matagorda | |||
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State Highway 71 (SH 71) is a Texas state highway that runs 253 miles (407 km). The northern terminus is at US 87 and US 377 south of Brady and its southern terminus is at SH 35 near Blessing. This highway is designated the "10th Mountain Division Highway" from SH 95 to Interstate 35.
History[]
SH 71 was originally designated on August 21, 1923 from Austin to Columbus, replacing SH 3D and the western half of SH 3A.[2] On June 8, 1925, SH 71 was extended to Midfield, though this was not effective until 1926.[3] On March 19, 1928, it extended south to its current end. On June 21, 1938, SH 71 Spur was designated in Columbus.[4] In 1935, U.S. Highway 290 was codesignated along the stretch from Austin to Bastrop, dropping SH 71 from this section completely on September 26, 1939. SH 71 Spur was renumbered as Spur 52. On May 23, 1951, this section was restored when US 290 was rerouted farther north. On October 24, 1955, SH 71 was signed, but not designated along Ranch to Market Road 93 to Llano. On October 31, 1965, the highway was extended to its current designation over the cancelled Ranch to Market Road 93 and Ranch to Market Road 734. On February 16, 1982, SH 71 was relocated in Columbus.
Austin[]
Through Austin, SH 71 is known as Ben White Boulevard and is one of Austin's newest freeways. Sections have opened regularly since 1996, when the first section west of Interstate 35 was opened. A 5-level stack was completed at Interstate 35 in December 2011, and the freeway east of Interstate 35 to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was completed in 2014. Construction commenced in 2015 east of US 183 (Bastrop Freeway) where a section of SH 71 to the SH 130 tollway has been converted into a tollway with a two lane bridge crossing SH 130.
Major displacements of commercial properties were required to build the Austin expansions. Most of the freeway had a 150-foot (46 m) wide right-of-way which was expanded to over 300 feet (91 m), and the western segment, which opened in 1998, was built on an 80-foot (24 m) right-of-way. The section at the western end required many more business displacements. The new freeway features depressed sections, elevated sections, and partial stack interchanges.
Business routes[]
SH 71 has two business routes.
![Texas Business 71-E.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Texas_Business_71-E.svg/70px-Texas_Business_71-E.svg.png)
Business State Highway 71-E is a business loop that runs through La Grange. The road was designated as Business SH 71-E in 1991 upon completion of a bypass around the city.[5]
![Texas Business 71-F.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Texas_Business_71-F.svg/70px-Texas_Business_71-F.svg.png)
Business State Highway 71-F is a business loop that runs through Columbus.
![Texas Loop 329.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Texas_Loop_329.svg/50px-Texas_Loop_329.svg.png)
The city was bypassed on February 16, 1982 and the original route was designated as Loop 329. The road was redesignated as Business SH 71-F on June 21, 1990.[6][7]
Junction list[]
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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McCulloch | Brady | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
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Mason | Fredonia | ![]() | ||||||
San Saba |
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Mason | Pontotoc | ![]() | ||||||
Llano | | ![]() | West end of SH 29 overlap | |||||
Llano | ![]() ![]() | East end of SH 29 overlap; west end of SH 16 overlap | ||||||
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![]() | East end of SH 16 overlap | |||||||
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Burnet | Marble Falls | ![]() | Interchange | |||||
Blanco |
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Austin | ![]() | West end of US 290 overlap | ||||||
See US 290 | ||||||||
![]() ![]() | East end of US 290 overlap | |||||||
Woodward Street, Todd Lane, Burleson Road | ||||||||
Montopolis Drive | ||||||||
Riverside Drive | ||||||||
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![]() | Interchange; no direct westbound exit and eastbound entrance (signed at Presidential Boulevard / Cardinal Loop) | |||||||
![]() | Interchange; West end of 71 Toll Lanes | |||||||
![]() | Interchange; no direct westbound exit and eastbound entrance (signed at SH 130) | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; SH 130 exit 449 | |||||||
![]() ![]() | SH 130 exit 449; East end of 71 Toll Lanes | |||||||
Bastrop | | ![]() | ||||||
| ![]() | Interchange; west end of SH 21 overlap | ||||||
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![]() ![]() | Interchange; east end of SH 21 overlap; west end of SH 95 overlap | |||||||
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Smithville | Colorado Street (County Road 319) | Interchange | ||||||
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| ![]() ![]() | West end of freeway | ||||||
La Grange | ![]() ![]() | Access to St Mark's Medical Center | ||||||
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| ![]() ![]() | East end of freeway | ||||||
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Ellinger | ![]() | |||||||
Colorado | Hillcrest | ![]() | ||||||
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Columbus | Round House Road | Interchange | ||||||
![]() | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||||||
| ![]() | Interchange; west end of I-10 overlap, exit 693 eastbound, 695 westbound; no eastbound entrance | ||||||
Columbus | ![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of I-10 overlap, exit 696 | ||||||
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Matagorda | | ![]() | ||||||
Midfield | ![]() ![]() | |||||||
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Blessing | ![]() | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 71". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
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(help) - ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 71-E". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 329". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 71-F". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
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