Texas State Highway Loop 79
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Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 12.00 mi[2] (19.31 km) | |||
Existed | April 2012[1]–present | |||
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Counties | Val Verde | |||
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Texas State Highway Loop 79 (Loop 79) is a state highway loop in Val Verde County in the U.S. state of Texas.[2] 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.
Route description[]
Loop 79 begins at an intersection with US 277 southeast of Del Rio. 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.[3] Loop 79 then briefly enters Del Rio city limits, where it has an interchange with US 90, before curving to the northwest and intersecting , known locally as Hamilton Lane. 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.[2]
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.[2]
The present Loop 79 was designated by TxDOT on June 26, 2008.[2] Construction on the route began in March 2010 and the roadway opened to traffic in April 2012.[1] 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.
Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Southern terminus | |
| 1.1 | 1.8 | ![]() | Interchange | |
Del Rio | 2.9 | 4.7 | ![]() | Interchange | |
| 4.2 | 6.8 | ![]() | ||
| 11.5 | 18.5 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange | |
| 12.0 | 19.3 | ![]() | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also[]
Texas portal
U.S. Roads portal
References[]
- ^ a b Gleason, Karen (April 18, 2012). "State Loop 79 opens". Del Rio News-Herald. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 79". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 317". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Google (January 24, 2014). "Texas State Highway Loop 79" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- State highway loops in Texas
- Transportation in Val Verde County, Texas