Texas State Highway Spur 95

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State Highway Spur 95 marker
State Highway Spur 95
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length1.053 mi[1] (1.695 km)
ExistedMay 9, 1940[1]–present
Major junctions
South end SH 97 at Cost
North endGonzales battlefield
Location
CountiesGonzales
Highway system
← Spur 94→ Loop 96
← SH 225SH 226→ SH 227

State Highway Spur 95 or Spur 95 is a short spur route maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The spur was originally designated as a state highway and branches off of State Highway 97 near Cost between Nixon and Gonzales in Gonzales County. The road ends near a monument by the Guadalupe River where the first shot was fired during the Texas war of independence from Mexico. TxDOT regards the road as the Lexington of Texas Spur.[1]

History[]

Spur 95 was originally designated State Highway 226 which was built between 1936[2] and 1938.[3] The road was reclassified with its current spur designation on May 9, 1940.[1][4] The portion of SH 97 from SH 80 north of Nixon to Gonzales at the spur's south end was originally designated as part of SH 112 before 1939[3] and then as SH 200 until 1952.[5][6]

Route description[]

Spur 95 begins at SH 97 on the eastern edge of Cost. The 1.1-mile (1.8 km)[1] rural route proceeds northward along gentle grades to a point near the confluence of Stevens Creek with the Guadalupe River where a monument commemorates the first shot fired in the Texas Revolution during the Battle of Gonzales. The road has a turnaround loop at its northern end.[7]

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Gonzales County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Cost00.0 SH 97 – Nixon, GonzalesSouthern terminus
​1.11.8Dead endNorthern terminus at battlefield
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 95". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  2. ^ Official Map of the Highway System of Texas (Map) (Centennial ed.). 1"=29 mi. Cartography by R. M. Stene. Texas State Highway Commission. Corrected to March 1, 1936. Retrieved 2010-10-13. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b Texas Highway Map (Map) (1938 ed.). 1"=30 mi. Cartography by R. M. Stene. Texas State Highway Commission. Corrected to April 1, 1938. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 226". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  5. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 200". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  6. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 97". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  7. ^ Cost Quadrangle, Texas-Gonzales Co (Map) (1959 ed.). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. Photorevised 1987. Retrieved 2010-10-13. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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